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Gene Brito

Genaro Herman Brito

Position: DE-E
Height: 6-1    Weight: 226 lbs.
Born: October 23, 1925 in Los Angeles, CA
College: Loyola Marymount

Career AV: 78 (389th overall since 1950)

5-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 17th round (196th overall) of the 1951 NFL Draft.

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Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1951 26 WAS RE/RDE 80 12 0 24 313 13.0 0 38 2.0 26.1 313 0 0 8
1952 27 WAS RE 80 12 0 21 270 12.9 2 28 1.8 22.5 270 2 0 7
1953* 28 WAS LDE 80 12 0 2 35 17.5 0 24 0.2 2.9 35 0 0 11
1955*+ 30 WAS LDE 80 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 16
1956*+ 31 WAS LDE 80 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 16
1957*+ 32 WAS LDE 80 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 14
1958* 33 WAS LDE 80 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 12
1959 34 RAM 80 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1
1960 35 RAM LDE 80 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 6
Career 97 0 47 618 13.1 2 38 0.5 6.4 618 2 0 91

Defense & Fumbles

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
1953* 28 WAS LDE 80 12 0 0 3 16 0
1955*+ 30 WAS LDE 80 12 0 0 6 7 0
1956*+ 31 WAS LDE 80 12 0 1 6 0 6 0 1 0 0
1957*+ 32 WAS LDE 80 12 0 0 1 0 0
Career 97 0 1 6 0 6 0 11 23 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1951 26 WAS RE/RDE 80 12 0 4 39 0 14 9.8 352
1952 27 WAS RE 80 12 0 2 5 0 5 2.5 275
1953* 28 WAS LDE 80 12 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 41
Career 97 0 7 50 0 14 7.1 668

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1952 27 WAS RE 80 12 0 2 2 12
Career 97 0 2 2 12

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1953
1955
1956
1957
1958

First-Team All-Pro

1955
1956
1957

Fumbles Recovered

1955 NFL 6 (2/44)

Fumble Return Yds

1953 NFL 16 (8)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

1955Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1956Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1957Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1958Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1960UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL