 Pritchard on a 1948 Bowman football card | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback | ||||||||||||
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| Born | (1919-09-10)September 10, 1919 Windsor, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | November 7, 1996(1996-11-07) (aged 77) North Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 164 lb (74 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia) | ||||||||||||
| College | VMI Georgia Tech | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1942: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Abisha Collins "Bosh" Pritchard (September 10, 1919 – November 7, 1996) was an American professionalfootballhalfback in theNational Football League (NFL) who played for ten seasons for theCleveland Rams, thePhiladelphia Eagles and theNew York Giants. He appeared in 60 NFL games, scored 25 touchdowns, and compiled 1,730 rushing yards, 1,168 receiving yards, 1,072 punt return yards, and 938 kickoff return yards. He led the NFL in 1949 with an average of 6.0 yards per rushing carry and in 1946 with an average of 11.3 yards per touch. He also led the NFL in 1948 with five fumble recoveries.[1] He attendedGeorgia Tech and theVirginia Military Institute.
Pritchard served as a commentator on Eagles television broadcasts forCBS in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
He was inducted into theVirginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.
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