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Jack Christiansen

John LeRoy Christiansen

Position: DB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: December 20, 1928 in Sublette, KS
College: Colorado State

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1970

5-time Pro Bowler & 6-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 6th round (69th overall) of the 1951 Draft

Coaching Record

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
1951 23 DET S 12 0 18 343 4 89 19.1 11 270 0 45 24.5 613
1952+ 24 DET RS 11 0 15 322 2 79 21.5 16 409 0 46 25.6 911
1953*+ 25 DET LS 12 0 8 22 0 10 2.8 10 183 0 34 18.3 200
1954*+ 26 DET LS 11 0 23 225 1 61 9.8 5 102 0 27 20.4 327
1955*+ 27 DET LS 9 0 12 87 0 42 7.3 7 169 0 35 24.1 256
1956*+ 28 DET LS 12 0 6 73 1 66 12.2 6 116 0 22 19.3 189
1957*+ 29 DET RS 12 0 3 12 0 8 4.0 4 80 0 22 20.0 92
1958 30 DET RS 10 0 0
Career 89 0 85 1084 8 89 12.8 59 1329 0 46 22.5 2588

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
1951 23 DET S 12 0 2 53 0 53 1 1 52 0
1952+ 24 DET RS 11 0 2 47 0 32 2 1 0 0
1953*+ 25 DET LS 12 0 12 238 1 92 3 3 0 0
1954*+ 26 DET LS 11 0 8 84 1 30 1 0 0 0
1955*+ 27 DET LS 9 0 3 49 0 29 2 2 36 0
1956*+ 28 DET LS 12 0 8 109 0 33
1957*+ 29 DET RS 12 0 10 137 1 52
1958 30 DET RS 10 0 1 0 0 0
Career 89 0 46 717 3 92 9 7 88 0

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
1952+ 24 DET RS 11 0 19 148 2 65 7.8 13.5 1.7 3 32 10.7 0 11 0.3 2.9 180 2 2
Career 89 0 19 143 2 65 7.5 1.6 0.2 3 32 10.7 0 11 0.0 0.4 175 2 9

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
1951 23 DET S 12 0 4 24
1952+ 24 DET RS 11 0 2 2 24
1953*+ 25 DET LS 12 0 1 6
1954*+ 26 DET LS 11 0 1 1 12
1956*+ 28 DET LS 12 0 1 6
1957*+ 29 DET RS 12 0 1 6
Career 89 0 2 8 3 78

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1953
1954
1955
1956
1957

1st-team All-Pro

1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957

Long Rush

1952 NFL 65 (7)

Non-Offensive TDs

1951 NFL 4 (1-- 4)
1952 NFL 2 (3)
1953 NFL 1 (3)
1954 NFL 2 (1)
1956 NFL 1 (5)
1957 NFL 1 (4)
Career 11 (10)

Kick Returns

1952 NFL 16 (10)

Kick Return Yds

1952 NFL 409 (10)

Yds/Kick Return

1952 NFL 25.6 (6)

Punt Returns

1951 NFL 18 (5)
1954 NFL 23 (4)
Career 85 (179)

Punt Return Yds

1951 NFL 343 (2)
1952 NFL 322 (5)
1954 NFL 225 (2)
Career 1084 (117)

Punt Return TD

1951 NFL 4 (1-- 1)
1952 NFL 2 (1-- 13)
1954 NFL 1 (1-- 85)
1956 NFL 1 (1-- 85)
Career 8 (3)

Long Punt Return

1951 NFL 89 (1-- 50)
1952 NFL 79 (4)
1954 NFL 61 (3)
1955 NFL 42 (8)
1956 NFL 66 (5)

Yds/Punt Return

1951 NFL 19.1 (2-- 7)
1952 NFL 21.5 (1-- 1)
1954 NFL 9.8 (3)
1955 NFL 7.3 (7)
Career 12.8 (6)

Kick & Punt Returns

1951 NFL 29 (8)
1954 NFL 28 (9)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1951 NFL 613 (7)
1952 NFL 731 (4)

Fumble Return Yds

1951 NFL 52 (3)
1955 NFL 36 (5)
Career 88 (149)

Interceptions

1953 NFL 12 (1-- 5)
1954 NFL 8 (3)
1956 NFL 8 (2)
1957 NFL 10 (1-- 28)
Career 46 (47)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1953 NFL 238 (1-- 22)
1956 NFL 109 (9)
1957 NFL 137 (5)
Career 717 (41)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1953 NFL 1 (1)
1954 NFL 1 (3)
1957 NFL 1 (2)
Career 3 (104)

Long Intercep. Return

1951 NFL 53 (7)
1953 NFL 92 (1-- 99)
1957 NFL 52 (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
1952 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1952 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1953 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1953 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1953 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1954 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1954 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1954 - Sporting News: 2nd team all-NFL
1954 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1955 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1955 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st 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: 1st team all-NFL
1956 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1956 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1956 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1956 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL