Eugene O. "Choo-Choo" Roberts (January 20, 1923 – July 6, 2009) was an American professional football player who was a halfback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) from 1947 to 1950. Roberts played college football for the Chattanooga Mocs, leading the NCAA in scoring in 1946 with 117 points. He set the NFL's and the New York Giants' single-game rushing record with 218 yards on November 12, 1950, against the Chicago Cardinals. 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.
Roberts left the Giants in 1950 and played in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU) 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 Canadian pro leagues (88 points in 1953) in scoring.
NFL career statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Games Rushing Receiving GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1947 NYG 9 0 86 296 3.4 46 1 4 58 14.5 30 0 1948 NYG 11 1 145 491 3.4 27 0 14 222 15.9 49 3 1949 NYG 12 10 152 634 4.2 63 9 35 711 20.3 85 8 1950 NYG 12 10 116 483 4.2 62 4 11 144 13.1 47 1 Career 44 21 499 1,904 3.8 63 14 64 1,135 17.7 85 12
Playoffs Year Team Games Rushing Receiving GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1950 NYG 1 0 12 76 6.3 32 0 1 17 17.0 17 0 Career 44 21 499 1,904 3.8 63 14 64 1,135 17.7 85 12
See also List of NCAA major college football yearly scoring leaders
References
External links Mocs Legend Gene Roberts Passes Obituary from the July 7, 2009 Kansas City Star