Haskel Stanback
{{Short description|American football player (born 1952)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Haskel Stanback
|number=24
|position=Running back
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1952|03|19}}
|birth_place=Kannapolis, North Carolina, U.S.
|height_ft=6
|height_in=0
|weight_lbs=210
|high_school=A.L. Brown
(Kannapolis, North Carolina)
|college=Tennessee
|draftyear=1974
|draftround=5
|draftpick=110
|pastteams=
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1974}})*
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1974|1979}})
|highlights =
|statlabel1=Rushing attempts
|statvalue1=728
|statlabel2=Rushing yards
|statvalue2=2,662
|statlabel3=Rushing TDs
|statvalue3=25
|pfr=StanHa00
}}
Haskel LaVon Stanback (born March 19, 1952) is an American former professional football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Atlanta Falcons.{{Cite web |date=February 27, 2017 |title=Haskel Stanback, Kannapolis Football Legend |url=https://independenttribune.com/haskel-stanback-kannapolis-football-legend/image_c608120e-fd3a-11e6-a52b-4bf02eeff71b.html |access-date=March 16, 2024 |website=The Independent Tribune |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Choate |first=Dave |date=July 25, 2021 |title=Forgotten Falcons: Haskel Stanback |url=https://www.thefalcoholic.com/2021/7/25/22592273/forgotten-falcons-haskel-stanback |access-date=March 16, 2024 |website=The Falcoholic|publisher=SB Nation |language=en}} He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 1974 NFL draft after attending the University of Tennessee.{{Cite web |title=Haskel Stanback Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StanHa00.htm |access-date=March 16, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=1974 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1974/draft.htm |access-date=March 16, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} In Week 14 of the 1977 season, he had 22 carries for 129 yards and two touchdowns in a 35–7 win over the New Orleans Saints.{{Cite web |title=New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons - December 18th, 1977 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197712180atl.htm |access-date=March 16, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} In his NFL career, he rushed for 2,662 yards and 25 touchdowns from 1974 to 1979.{{Cite web |title=Haskel Stanback Career Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StanHa00/gamelog/ |access-date=March 16, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He was enshrined into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.{{Cite web |title=Haskel Stanback |url=https://tshf.net/halloffame/haskel-stanback/ |access-date=March 16, 2024 |website=Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame |language=en-US}}
NFL career statistics
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| colspan="2"| Legend |
|---|
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
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| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Rushing ! colspan="5"| Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |
| 1974 | ATL
| 13 || 3 || 57 || 235 || 4.1 || 23 || 1 || 8 || 39 || 4.9 || 18 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1975 | ATL
| 14 || 10 || 105 || 440 || 4.2 || 26 || 5 || 14 || 115 || 8.2 || 14 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1976 | ATL
| 14 || 7 || 95 || 324 || 3.4 || 30 || 3 || 21 || 174 || 8.3 || 28 || 1 | |||||||||||
| 1977 | ATL
| 14 || 14 || 247 || 873 || 3.5 || 35 || 6 || 30 || 261 || 8.7 || 36 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1978 | ATL
| 15 || 15 || 188 || 588 || 3.1 || 26 || 5 || 12 || 108 || 9.0 || 20 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1979 | ATL
| 13 || 3 || 36 || 202 || 5.6 || 55 || 5 || 13 || 89 || 6.8 || 22 || 0 | |||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 83 | 52 | 728 | 2,662 | 3.7 | 55 | 25 | 98 | 786 | 8.0 | 36 | 1 |
=Playoffs=
References
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External links
- [https://tshf.net/halloffame/haskel-stanback/ Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame bio]
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Category:American football running backs
Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:Tennessee Volunteers football players
Category:Players of American football from Rowan County, North Carolina
Category:Sportspeople from Kannapolis, North Carolina
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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