Art Malone (American football)

American football player (1948–2012)

American football player

Art Malone

Malone in 1972

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Position:| Running back
Personal information
Born:| (1948-03-20)March 20, 1948
Tyler, Texas, U.S.
Died:| July 27, 2012(2012-07-27) (aged 64)
Tempe, Arizona, U.S.
Height:| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:| 211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:| Santa Cruz Valley Union (Eloy, Arizona)
College:| Arizona State
NFL draft:| 1970 / round: 2 / pick: 39
Career history

* Atlanta Falcons (1970–1974)
* Philadelphia Eagles (1975–1976)

Career NFL statistics
| Games played:| 80

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Starts:| 63
Rushing yards:| 2,457 (3.9 average)
Rushing TDs:| 19
Receiving yards:| 1,465 (9.1 average)
Receiving TDs:| 6
Player stats at PFR

Arthur Lee Malone (March 20, 1948 – July 27, 2012) was an American professional football player who was a running back for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils and was selected in the second round of the 1970 NFL draft.

He is the older brother of Benny Malone.

Malone died on July 27, 2012.[1]

## NFL career statistics

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Legend

Bold | Career high
Year  | Team  | Games  | Rushing  | Receiving

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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD
1970 | ATL | 14 | 3 | 40 | 136 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 9 | 1
1971 | ATL | 13 | 13 | 120 | 438 | 3.7 | 19 | 6 | 34 | 380 | 11.2 | 46 | 2
1972 | ATL | 14 | 14 | 180 | 798 | 4.4 | 27 | 8 | 50 | 585 | 11.7 | 57 | 2
1973 | ATL | 10 | 8 | 76 | 336 | 4.4 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 177 | 9.3 | 33 | 1
1974 | ATL | 13 | 12 | 116 | 410 | 3.5 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 168 | 6.0 | 13 | 0
1975 | PHI | 13 | 13 | 101 | 325 | 3.2 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 120 | 6.0 | 15 | 0
1976 | PHI | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0
| 80 | 63 | 635 | 2,457 | 3.9 | 27 | 19 | 161 | 1,465 | 9.1 | 57 | 6

## References

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1. ^ "Former NFL player Art Malone dies". ESPN. Associated Press. August 1, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

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Atlanta Falcons 1970 NFL draft selections

* John Small
* Art Malone
* Andy Maurer
* Todd Snyder
* Paul Reed
* Bruce Van Ness
* Ken Mendenhall
* Mack Herron
* Jade Butcher
* Randy Marshall
* Gary Orcutt
* Larry Brewer
* Seth Miller
* Roy Robinson
* Jim Hatcher
* Mike Brunson
* Lonnie Holton
* Rich Stepanek
* Chuck Wald
* Keith Mauney
* Steve Parnell
* Bill Bell

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