Bobby Watkins
Robert Archibald Watkins, Jr.
Born: March 30, 1932
New Bedford, MA USA
Deceased: September 25, 2022
Position: HB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 198
College: Ohio St.
High School: New Bedford (MA)
Career: 1955-1958
Drafted: 1955 in Round 2, #23 overall by the Chicago Bears
Bobby Watkins played from 1955 to 1958 during his career with the Chicago Bears and Chicago Cardinals. Watkins ran for 1,058 yards in his career on 238 attempts, scoring 11 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 15 passes for 234 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1955 | NFL Chicago Bears | 110 | 553 | 5.0 | 33 | 8 | 1956 | NFL Chicago Bears | 68 | 276 | 4.1 | 25 | 2 | 1957 | NFL Chicago Bears | 57 | 212 | 3.7 | 19 | 1 | 1958 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 238 | 1058 | 4.4 | 33 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1955 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 34 | 0 | 1956 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 | 1957 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 74 | 1 | 1958 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 48 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 15 | 234 | 15.6 | 74 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1955 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 145 | 29.0 | 64 | 0 | 1958 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 169 | 28.2 | 64 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1955 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1956 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1957 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 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 | 1955 | NFL Chicago Bears | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1956 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1957 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1958 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1955 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 9 | 1956 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 9 | 7 | 1957 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 2 | 1958 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 4 |
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