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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   (school history)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 13 (6138th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. 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 AV
1953 24 PIT 39 12 26 81 0 10 3.1 6.8 2.2 3 29 9.7 0 15 0.3 2.4 110 0 0 1
1954 25 PIT 39 11 13 54 0 12 4.2 4.9 1.2 4 16 4.0 0 26 0.4 1.5 70 0 1 1
1955 26 WAS 32 11 97 361 3 33 3.7 32.8 8.8 13 219 16.8 1 70 1.2 19.9 580 4 4 3
1956* 27 WAS FB 32 12 145 544 2 48 3.8 45.3 12.1 11 99 9.0 0 17 0.9 8.3 643 2 7 6
1957 28 WAS 32 12 45 211 2 22 4.7 17.6 3.8 6 94 15.7 1 49 0.5 7.8 305 3 2 1
1958 29 PIT 34 7 37 104 2 18 2.8 14.9 5.3 6 68 11.3 0 22 0.9 9.7 172 2 2 1
1959 30 PIT 34 8 8 25 0 9 3.1 3.1 1.0 3 31 10.3 0 28 0.4 3.9 56 0 1 1
Career 73 371 1380 9 48 3.7 18.9 5.1 46 556 12.1 2 70 0.6 7.6 1936 11 17 14
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 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 10

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
1953 24 PIT 39 12 1 23 0 23 23.0 133
1954 25 PIT 39 11 2 32 0 16 16.0 102
1956* 27 WAS FB 32 12 4 87 0 29 21.8 730
Career 73 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

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
1954 25 PIT 39 11 0 1 1 0 0
1955 26 WAS 32 11 0 4 1 0 0
1956* 27 WAS FB 32 12 0 7 2 0 0
1957 28 WAS 32 12 0 2 1 0 0
1958 29 PIT 34 7 0 2 0 0 0
1959 30 PIT 34 8 0 1 1 0 0
Career 73 0 17 6 0 0
4 yrs PIT 38 0 0 4 2 0 0
3 yrs WAS 35 0 0 13 4 0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1955 26 WAS 32 11 3 1 4 24
1956* 27 WAS FB 32 12 2 2 12
1957 28 WAS 32 12 2 1 3 18
1958 29 PIT 34 7 2 2 12
Career 73 9 2 11 66
4 yrs PIT 38 0 2 2 12
3 yrs WAS 35 0 7 2 9 54

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1956

Rushing Att
1956 NFL 145 (9)

Rushing Yds
1956 NFL 544 (10)

Long Rush
1956 NFL 48 (9)

Touches
1956 NFL 160 (9)

Fumbles
1956 NFL 7 (4)