# Don Calhoun

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This article is about the American football player. For the spectator who made a 75-foot basketball shot, see [The Calhoun Shot](/source/The_Calhoun_Shot).

**Donald Clevester Calhoun** (April 29, 1952 – December 14, 2020) was an American professional [football](/source/American_football) [running back](/source/Running_back) who played for nine seasons in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) for the [Buffalo Bills](/source/Buffalo_Bills), [New England Patriots](/source/New_England_Patriots).[1] and [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles). He later played for the [New Jersey Generals](/source/New_Jersey_Generals) of the [United States Football League](/source/United_States_Football_League) (USFL).

Prior to playing in the NFL, Calhoun played football at [Wichita High School North](/source/Wichita_High_School_North) and [Kansas State University](/source/Kansas_State_University). He was selected in the tenth round of the [1974 NFL draft](/source/1974_NFL_draft) by Buffalo. In 2009, he was inducted into both the Wichita Sports Hall of Fame[2] and the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame;[3] and in 2010, was chosen and awarded entry into the Wichita North High School Hall of Fame.

In 1976, while playing for the New England Patriots, Calhoun led the NFL in rushing yards per attempt, with 5.6. He rushed for 721 yards that year.

He died on December 14, 2020, at age 68, in [Derby, Kansas](/source/Derby,_Kansas).[4]

## 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 1974 BUF 14 1 21 88 4.2 15 0 2 10 5.0 7 0 1975 BUF 6 0 19 80 4.2 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 NWE 5 1 23 104 4.5 38 1 5 111 22.2 62 1 1976 NWE 14 3 129 721 5.6 54 1 12 56 4.7 12 0 1977 NWE 14 14 198 727 3.7 25 4 13 152 11.7 47 0 1978 NWE 14 2 76 391 5.1 73 1 3 29 9.7 15 0 1979 NWE 16 6 137 456 3.3 29 5 15 66 4.4 14 1 1980 NWE 16 16 200 787 3.9 22 9 27 129 4.8 12 0 1981 NWE 14 7 57 205 3.6 33 2 7 71 10.1 20 0 1982 PHI 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 114 50 860 3,559 4.1 73 23 84 624 7.4 62 2

### Playoffs

Year Team Games Rushing Receiving GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1974 BUF 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1976 NWE 1 0 5 17 3.4 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 5 17 3.4 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

## References

1. ["44 Don Calhoun RB"](http://www.patriots.com/alumni/index.cfm?ac=alumnibiosdetail&bio=11375&print=yes). New England Patriots. Retrieved 2011-01-03.[dead link]

1. ["Don Calhoun - athlete"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110718043041/http://www.wichitahof.com/Inductees.htm). *Inductees*. Wichita Sports Hall of Fame. 2009. Archived from [the original](http://www.wichitahof.com/Inductees.htm) on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-01-03.

1. ["Don Calhoun"](http://www.kshof.org/siteresources/apps/records/halloffamer.asp?id=182). *Inductees*. Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. 2009. Retrieved 2011-01-03.[dead link]

1. ["Donald Clevester Calhoun, Sr. of Wichita, Kansas"](https://www.thejacksonmortuary.com/obituary/donald-calhoun). Thejacksonmortuary.com. Retrieved 2021-01-26.

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