Abisha Collins "Bosh" Pritchard (September 10, 1919 – November 7, 1996) was an American footballhalfback in the National Football League who played for ten seasons for the Cleveland Rams, the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants. He appeared in 60 NFL games, scored 25 touchdowns, and compiled 1,730 rushing yards, 1,168 receiving yards, 1,072 punt return yards, and 938 kickoff return yards. He led the NFL in 1949 with an average of 6.0 yards per rushing carry and in 1946 with an average of 11.3 yards per touch. He also led the NFL in 1948 with five fumble recoveries.[1] He attended Georgia Tech and the Virginia Military Institute.
bosh, pritchard, abisha, collins, bosh, pritchard, september, 1919, november, 1996, american, football, halfback, national, football, league, played, seasons, cleveland, rams, philadelphia, eagles, york, giants, appeared, games, scored, touchdowns, compiled, r. Abisha Collins Bosh Pritchard September 10 1919 November 7 1996 was an American football halfback in the National Football League who played for ten seasons for the Cleveland Rams the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants He appeared in 60 NFL games scored 25 touchdowns and compiled 1 730 rushing yards 1 168 receiving yards 1 072 punt return yards and 938 kickoff return yards He led the NFL in 1949 with an average of 6 0 yards per rushing carry and in 1946 with an average of 11 3 yards per touch He also led the NFL in 1948 with five fumble recoveries 1 He attended Georgia Tech and the Virginia Military Institute Bosh PritchardNo 56 30 35Pritchard on a 1948 Bowman football cardBorn 1919 09 10 September 10 1919Windsor North Carolina U S Died November 7 1996 1996 11 07 aged 77 Fort Myers Florida U S Career informationPosition s HalfbackHeight5 ft 11 in 180 cm Weight164 lb 74 kg CollegeGeorgia TechVA Military InstituteCareer historyAs player1942Cleveland Rams1942 1951Philadelphia Eagles1951New York GiantsCareer highlights and awardsPro Bowls1 1942 Career statsPlaying stats at NFL comPritchard served as a commentator on Eagles television broadcasts for CBS in the late 1950s and early 1960s He was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1997 See also EditList of NCAA major college football yearly punt and kickoff return leadersReferences Edit Boss Pritchard Pro Football Reference com Sports Reference LLC Retrieved September 20 2021 External links EditBosh Pritchard at Find a Grave nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football running back born in the 1910s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bosh Pritchard amp oldid 1148497388, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
