Horace King (American football)

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Horace King

No. 25
Position	Running back
Personal information
Born	(1953-03-05) March 5, 1953 (age 72) Athens, Georgia, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school	Clark Central (Athens)
College	Georgia
NFL draft	1975: 6th round, 141st overall pick
Career history
Detroit Lions (1975–1983)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts 549 Rushing yards 2,081 Rushing TDs 9 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Horace Edward King (born March 5, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) from 1975 to 1983. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs from 1972 to 1974.

A native of Athens, Georgia, he played high school football at Clarke Central High School in that city. He next played at the University of Georgia from 1972 to 1974, totaling 1,673 yards from scrimmage. ^[1] On October 12, 1974, he gained 134 yards and tied a Georgia record with four touchdowns against Ole Miss. ^[2]

King was selected by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 1975 NFL draft and played nine years for the Lions from 1975 to 1983. He was the Lions' leading rusher in 1977 when he totaled 521 rushing yards. His best season was 1978 when he started 15 games at fullback and totaled 1,056 yards from scrimmage (660 rushing and 396 receiving) and scored six touchdowns. In his nine-year NFL career, King totaled 2,081 rushing yards and 3,660 yards from scrimmage. ^[3] He was cut by the Lions in late August 1984. ^[4]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving
		GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1975	DET	14	0	61	260	4.3	26	2	13	81	6.2	22	0
1976	DET	7	7	93	325	3.5	22	0	21	163	7.8	19	0
1977	DET	14	13	155	521	3.4	35	1	40	238	6.0	30	0
1978	DET	15	15	155	660	4.3	75	4	48	396	8.3	34	2
1979	DET	16	4	39	160	4.1	23	1	18	150	8.3	30	0
1980	DET	16	0	18	57	3.2	8	1	19	184	9.7	29	1
1981	DET	16	0	7	25	3.6	7	0	21	217	10.3	41	1
1982	DET	9	1	18	67	3.7	25	0	9	74	8.2	14	1
1983	DET	16	1	3	6	2.0	4	0	9	76	8.4	14	0
		123	41	549	2,081	3.8	75	9	198	1,579	8.0	41	5

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving
		GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1982	DET	1	0	4	10	2.5	9	0	2	8	4.0	5	0
1983	DET	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
		2	0	4	10	2.5	9	0	2	8	4.0	5	0

References

1. "Horace King Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
2. Johnathan McGinty (May 14, 2000). "Horace King". OnlineAthens.
3. "Horace King". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
4. "Horace King cut". Detroit Free Press. August 22, 1984. p. D1.