Eugene O. "Choo-Choo" Roberts (January 20, 1923 – July 6, 2009) was an American footballhalfback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) from 1947 to 1950. Roberts played college football at Chattanooga, leading the NCAA in scoring in 1946 with 117 points. He set the NFL and the New York Giants single game rushing record with 218 yards on November 12, 1950 against the Chicago Cardinals.[1] The NFL record was broken by Thomas Wilson of the Los Angeles Rams on December 16, 1956. The Giants single game rushing record stood for over 55 years, until it was broken by Tiki Barber on December 17, 2005.
gene, roberts, american, football, eugene, choo, choo, roberts, january, 1923, july, 2009, american, football, halfback, york, giants, national, football, league, from, 1947, 1950, roberts, played, college, football, chattanooga, leading, ncaa, scoring, 1946, . Eugene O Choo Choo Roberts January 20 1923 July 6 2009 was an American football halfback for the New York Giants of the National Football League NFL from 1947 to 1950 Roberts played college football at Chattanooga leading the NCAA in scoring in 1946 with 117 points He set the NFL and the New York Giants single game rushing record with 218 yards on November 12 1950 against the Chicago Cardinals 1 The NFL record was broken by Thomas Wilson of the Los Angeles Rams on December 16 1956 The Giants single game rushing record stood for over 55 years until it was broken by Tiki Barber on December 17 2005 Gene RobertsNo 35Position HalfbackPersonal informationBorn 1923 01 20 January 20 1923Kansas U S Died July 6 2009 2009 07 06 aged 86 Independence Missouri U S Height 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m Weight 188 lb 85 kg Career informationHigh school East Kansas City Missouri College ChattanoogaNFL draft 1946 Round 8 Pick 65Career historyNew York Giants 1947 1950 Montreal Alouettes 1951 Ottawa Rough Riders 1952 1954 Career highlights and awardsPro Bowl 1950 NFL scoring leader 1949 2 CFL All Star 1952 1953 First team Little All American 1946 Career NFL statisticsRushing yards 1 904Rushing touchdowns 14Receptions 64Receiving yards 1 135Receiving touchdowns 12Player stats at NFL com PFR Roberts left the Giants in 1950 and played in the Canadian Football League for the Montreal Alouettes in 1951 and the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1952 to 1954 Roberts is the only person to lead the NCAA the NFL 102 points in 1949 and the CFL 88 points in 1953 in scoring See also editList of NCAA major college football yearly scoring leadersReferences edit Roberts Conerly Lead Giant Win The Pantagraph November 13 1950 p 9 Retrieved August 24 2016 via Newspapers com nbsp External links editMocs Legend Gene Roberts Passes Obituary from the July 7 2009 Kansas City Star nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football running back born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gene Roberts American football amp oldid 1208129825, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
