{{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<br/>(Kannapolis, North Carolina) |college=Tennessee |draftyear=1974 |draftround=5 |draftpick=110 |pastteams= * Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1974}})* * Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1974|1979}}) |highlights = * 2× Second-team All-SEC (1972, 1973) |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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 1974 NFL draft after attending the University of Tennessee.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In his NFL career, he rushed for 2,662 yards and 25 touchdowns from 1974 to 1979.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He was enshrined into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==NFL career statistics== {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" |- ! colspan="2"| Legend |- | '''Bold''' | Career high |}
===Regular season=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! 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=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! 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 |- ! 1978 !! ATL | '''2''' || '''2''' || '''25''' || '''120''' || '''4.8''' || '''14''' || 0 || '''2''' || '''7''' || '''3.5''' || '''7''' || 0 |- ! colspan="2"| !! 2 !! 2 !! 25 !! 120 !! 4.8 !! 14 !! 0 !! 2 !! 7 !! 3.5 !! 7 !! 0 |}
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==External links== *[https://tshf.net/halloffame/haskel-stanback/ Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame bio]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stanback, Haskel}} Category:1952 births Category:Living people 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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