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Leo Elter
Leo William Elter
Position: FB-HB
Height: 5-10 Weight: 201 lbs.
Born: October 21, 1929 in Pittsburgh, PA
College: Duquesne, Villanova
1-time Pro Bowler
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View Details For: 11 Regular Season TDs Scored
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1953 | 24 | PIT | 12 | 0 | 26 | 81 | 0 | 10 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 15 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 110 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 | 25 | PIT | 11 | 0 | 13 | 54 | 0 | 12 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 70 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1955 | 26 | WAS | fb | 11 | 0 | 97 | 361 | 3 | 33 | 3.7 | 32.8 | 8.8 | 13 | 219 | 16.8 | 1 | 70 | 1.2 | 19.9 | 580 | 4 | 4 |
| 1956* | 27 | WAS | FB | 12 | 0 | 145 | 544 | 2 | 48 | 3.8 | 45.3 | 12.1 | 11 | 99 | 9.0 | 0 | 17 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 643 | 2 | 7 |
| 1957 | 28 | WAS | 12 | 0 | 45 | 211 | 2 | 22 | 4.7 | 17.6 | 3.8 | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 1 | 49 | 0.5 | 7.8 | 305 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1958 | 29 | PIT | 7 | 0 | 37 | 104 | 2 | 18 | 2.8 | 14.9 | 5.3 | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 0 | 22 | 0.9 | 9.7 | 172 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1959 | 30 | PIT | 8 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 28 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 56 | 0 | 1 | |
| Career | 73 | 0 | 371 | 1380 | 9 | 48 | 3.7 | 18.9 | 5.1 | 46 | 556 | 12.1 | 2 | 70 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 1936 | 11 | 17 | |||
| 4 yrs | PIT | 38 | 0 | 84 | 264 | 2 | 18 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 16 | 144 | 9.0 | 0 | 28 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 408 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3 yrs | WAS | 35 | 0 | 287 | 1116 | 7 | 48 | 3.9 | 31.9 | 8.2 | 30 | 412 | 13.7 | 2 | 70 | 0.9 | 11.8 | 1528 | 9 | 13 | ||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1953 | 24 | PIT | 12 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 133 | ||||||
| 1954 | 25 | PIT | 11 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 102 | ||||||
| 1956* | 27 | WAS | FB | 12 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 0 | 29 | 21.8 | 730 | |||||
| Career | 73 | 0 | 7 | 142 | 0 | 29 | 20.3 | 2078 | ||||||||
| 4 yrs | PIT | 38 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 23 | 18.3 | 463 | |||||||
| 3 yrs | WAS | 35 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 0 | 29 | 21.8 | 1615 | |||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1954 | 25 | PIT | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | 26 | WAS | fb | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1956* | 27 | WAS | FB | 12 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | 28 | WAS | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1958 | 29 | PIT | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1959 | 30 | PIT | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 73 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 4 yrs | PIT | 38 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | WAS | 35 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 26 | WAS | fb | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1956* | 27 | WAS | FB | 12 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | 28 | WAS | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1958 | 29 | PIT | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Career | 73 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 4 yrs | PIT | 38 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | WAS | 35 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 54 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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