Deacon Turner
David L. Turner
Born: January 2, 1955
Jackson, MS USA
Deceased: July 10, 2011
Bakersfield, CA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 212
College: San Diego St.
High School: Shafter (CA)
Career: 1978-1980
Drafted: 1978 in Round 2, #45 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals
Deacon Turner played from 1978 to 1980 during his career with the Cincinnati Bengals. Turner ran for 549 yards in his career on 142 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 25 passes for 141 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 84 | 333 | 4.0 | 65 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 28 | 86 | 3.1 | 10 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 30 | 130 | 4.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Totals | 142 | 549 | 3.9 | 65 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 73 | 6.1 | 15 | 1 |
| Totals | 25 | 141 | 5.6 | 15 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 55 | 1149 | 20.9 | 36 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 173 | 19.2 | 31 | 0 |
| Totals | 65 | 1346 | 20.7 | 36 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1979 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1980 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 5 |
| 1979 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 1 |
