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Tony Adamle
Anthony Adamle
Position: LB-FB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: May 15, 1924 in Fairmont, WV
College: Ohio State
Career AV: 32 (2803rd overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 12th round (105th overall) of the 1947 NFL Draft.
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| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1947 | 23 | CLE | 14 | 1 | 23 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 117 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1948 | 24 | CLE | 14 | 0 | 17 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 88 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1949 | 25 | CLE | 12 | 2 | 17 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 77 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1950* | 26 | CLE | RLB | 74 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 | |||||||
| 1951* | 27 | CLE | LLB | 74 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||
| 1954 | 30 | CLE | 54 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| Career | 75 | 3 | 60 | 255 | 2 | 3 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 290 | 2 | 2 | 33 | ||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1947 | 23 | CLE | 14 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | 25 | CLE | 12 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1950* | 26 | CLE | RLB | 74 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1951* | 27 | CLE | LLB | 74 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 75 | 3 | 7 | 96 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1947 | 23 | CLE | 14 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 175 | |||||||
| 1950* | 26 | CLE | RLB | 74 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 22 | 13.3 | 61 | |||||
| Career | 75 | 3 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 22 | 15.0 | 401 | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 23 | CLE | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1948 | 24 | CLE | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 75 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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Long Punt Return |
Fumbles Recovered |
Interceptions |
All-Pro Teams
| 1950 | NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL |
| 1951 | NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL |
| UPI: 1st Team All-NFL |