Emerson Boozer
Emerson Y. Boozer Jr.
Born: July 4, 1943
Augusta, GA USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 195
College: Md-Eastern Shore
High School: Lucy Craft Laney (Augusta, GA)
Career: 1966-1975
Drafted: 1966 in Round 6, #46 overall (AFL) by the New York Jets
Drafted: 1966 in Round 7, #98 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Emerson Boozer played from 1966 to 1975 during his career with the New York Jets. Boozer ran for 5,135 yards in his career on 1,291 attempts, scoring 52 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 139 passes for 1,488 yards and 12 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | AFL New York Jets | 97 | 455 | 4.7 | 54 | 5 |
| 1967 | AFL New York Jets | 119 | 442 | 3.7 | 48 | 10 |
| 1968 | AFL New York Jets | 143 | 441 | 3.1 | 33 | 5 |
| 1969 | AFL New York Jets | 130 | 604 | 4.6 | 50 | 4 |
| 1970 | NFL New York Jets | 139 | 581 | 4.2 | 27 | 5 |
| 1971 | NFL New York Jets | 188 | 618 | 3.3 | 19 | 5 |
| 1972 | NFL New York Jets | 120 | 549 | 4.6 | 37 | 11 |
| 1973 | NFL New York Jets | 182 | 831 | 4.6 | 52 | 3 |
| 1974 | NFL New York Jets | 153 | 563 | 3.7 | 20 | 4 |
| 1975 | NFL New York Jets | 20 | 51 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| AFL | 489 | 1942 | 4.0 | 54 | 24 | |
| NFL | 802 | 3193 | 4.0 | 52 | 28 | |
| Totals | 1291 | 5135 | 4.0 | 54 | 52 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | AFL New York Jets | 8 | 133 | 16.6 | 26 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL New York Jets | 12 | 205 | 17.1 | 49 | 3 |
| 1968 | AFL New York Jets | 12 | 101 | 8.4 | 23 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL New York Jets | 20 | 222 | 11.1 | 29 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL New York Jets | 28 | 258 | 9.2 | 33 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL New York Jets | 11 | 120 | 10.9 | 36 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL New York Jets | 11 | 142 | 12.9 | 49 | 3 |
| 1973 | NFL New York Jets | 22 | 130 | 5.9 | 15 | 3 |
| 1974 | NFL New York Jets | 14 | 161 | 11.5 | 29 | 1 |
| 1975 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 1 |
| AFL | 52 | 661 | 12.7 | 49 | 3 | |
| NFL | 87 | 827 | 9.5 | 49 | 9 | |
| Totals | 139 | 1488 | 10.7 | 49 | 12 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | AFL New York Jets | 26 | 659 | 25.3 | 96 | 1 |
| 1967 | AFL New York Jets | 11 | 213 | 19.4 | 28 | 0 |
| AFL | 37 | 872 | 23.6 | 96 | 1 | |
| Totals | 37 | 872 | 23.6 | 96 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | AFL New York Jets | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | AFL New York Jets | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL New York Jets | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL New York Jets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL New York Jets | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL New York Jets | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| AFL | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1966 | AFL New York Jets | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1967 | AFL New York Jets | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |||||||
| 1968 | AFL New York Jets | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1969 | AFL New York Jets | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1970 | NFL New York Jets | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1971 | NFL New York Jets | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1972 | NFL New York Jets | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||||||||
| 1973 | NFL New York Jets | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL New York Jets | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1975 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| AFL | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | |
| NFL | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | |
| Totals | 52 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 390 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | AFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | New York Jets | 8 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | New York Jets | 12 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | New York Jets | 10 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | New York Jets | 11 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | New York Jets | 13 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | New York Jets | 13 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | New York Jets | 9 | 4 |
Honors
1967 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (2nd Team)
