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Alan Ameche

Alan Dante Ameche

Position: FB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 218 lbs.
Born: June 1, 1933 in Kenosha, WI
College: Wisconsin

4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1955 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1955*+ 22 BAL FB 12 0 213 961 9 79 4.5 80.1 17.8 27 141 5.2 0 18 2.3 11.8 1102 9 3
1956* 23 BAL FB 12 0 178 858 8 43 4.8 71.5 14.8 26 189 7.3 0 22 2.2 15.8 1047 8 3
1957* 24 BAL FB 12 0 144 493 5 49 3.4 41.1 12.0 15 137 9.1 2 40 1.3 11.4 630 7 3
1958* 25 BAL FB 12 0 171 791 8 28 4.6 65.9 14.3 13 81 6.2 1 18 1.1 6.8 872 9 1
1959 26 BAL FB 12 0 178 679 7 26 3.8 56.6 14.8 13 129 9.9 1 30 1.1 10.8 808 8 3
1960 27 BAL FB 10 0 80 263 3 16 3.3 26.3 8.0 7 56 8.0 0 19 0.7 5.6 319 3 0
Career 70 0 964 4045 40 79 4.2 57.8 13.8 101 733 7.3 4 40 1.4 10.5 4778 44 13

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1955*+ 22 BAL FB 12 0 4 60 0 19 15.0 1162
1956* 23 BAL FB 12 0 2 38 0 25 19.0 1085
Career 70 0 6 98 0 25 16.3 4876

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1955*+ 22 BAL FB 12 0 3 1 0 0
1956* 23 BAL FB 12 0 3 0 0 0
1957* 24 BAL FB 12 0 3 0 0 0
1958* 25 BAL FB 12 0 1 0 0 0
1959 26 BAL FB 12 0 3 0 0 0
Career 70 0 13 1 0 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1955*+ 22 BAL FB 12 0 9 54
1956* 23 BAL FB 12 0 8 48
1957* 24 BAL FB 12 0 5 2 42
1958* 25 BAL FB 12 0 8 1 54
1959 26 BAL FB 12 0 7 1 48
1960 27 BAL FB 10 0 3 18
Career 70 0 40 4 264

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1955
1956
1957
1958

1st-team All-Pro

1955

Rushing Att

1955 NFL 213 (1)
1956 NFL 178 (5)
1957 NFL 144 (5)
1958 NFL 171 (3)
1959 NFL 178 (5)
Career 964 (178)

Rushing Yds

1955 NFL 961 (1)
1956 NFL 858 (4)
1958 NFL 791 (2)
1959 NFL 679 (9)
Career 4045 (163)

Rushing TD

1955 NFL 9 (1)
1956 NFL 8 (3)
1957 NFL 5 (6)
1958 NFL 8 (3)
1959 NFL 7 (4)
Career 40 (89)

Long Rush

1955 NFL 79 (2)

Yds/Rushing Att

1955 NFL 4.5 (8)
1956 NFL 4.8 (5)
1958 NFL 4.6 (9)
Career 4.2 (151)

Rushing Yds/Game

1955 NFL 80.1 (2)
1956 NFL 71.5 (4)
1958 NFL 65.9 (2)
1959 NFL 56.6 (9)
Career 57.8 (70)

Touchdowns

1955 NFL 9 (1)
1956 NFL 8 (8)
1957 NFL 7 (6)
1958 NFL 9 (7)
1959 NFL 8 (8)

Points Scored

1955 NFL 54 (10)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1955 NFL 9 (1)
1956 NFL 8 (8)
1957 NFL 7 (6)
1958 NFL 9 (6)
1959 NFL 8 (8)

Yds From Scrimmage

1955 NFL 1102 (1)
1956 NFL 1047 (7)

All-Purpose Yds

1955 NFL 1162 (3)
1956 NFL 1085 (10)

Touches

1955 NFL 244 (1)
1956 NFL 206 (6)
1957 NFL 159 (9)
1958 NFL 184 (6)
1959 NFL 191 (8)

   

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1955 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1955 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1955 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1955 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1955 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1956 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1956 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1956 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1956 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1958 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1958 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1958 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1958 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1959 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1959 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL