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Joe Geri

Joseph Steven Geri

Position: TB-HB
Height: 5-10    Weight: 185 lbs.

Born: October 20, 1924 in Phoenixville, PA
College: Georgia   (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 4th round (36th overall) of the 1949 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 17 (5061st overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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All-Pro

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
1949 25 PIT TB/P 12 1 133 543 5 25 4.1 45.3 11.1 543 5 4 0
1950*+ 26 PIT TB/P/K 35 12 0 188 705 2 47 3.8 58.8 15.7 1 33 33.0 1 33 0.1 2.8 738 3 12 10
1951* 27 PIT TB/P/K 35 12 0 90 252 3 17 2.8 21.0 7.5 3 59 19.7 1 49 0.3 4.9 311 4 5 6
1952 28 CRD K 37 12 0 20 50 0 21 2.5 4.2 1.7 50 0 0 1
Career 48 1 431 1550 10 47 3.6 32.3 9.0 4 92 23.0 2 49 0.1 1.9 1642 12 21 17
3 yrs PIT 36 1 411 1500 10 47 3.6 41.7 11.4 4 92 23.0 2 49 0.1 2.6 1592 12 21 16
1 yr CRD 12 0 20 50 0 21 2.5 4.2 1.7 50 0 0 1

Kicking & Punting

0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1949 25 PIT TB/P 12 1 1 1 100.0% 13 12 92.3% 43 1856 82 0 43.2
1950*+ 26 PIT TB/P/K 35 12 0 14 8 57.1% 22 22 100.0% 55 2237 60 0 40.7
1951* 27 PIT TB/P/K 35 12 0 14 7 50.0% 23 22 95.7% 73 2787 72 0 38.2
1952 28 CRD K 37 12 0 18 2 11.1% 24 22 91.7% 29 1094 47 0 37.7
Career 48 1 47 18 38.3% 82 78 95.1% 200 7974 82 0 39.9
3 yrs PIT 36 1 29 16 55.2% 58 56 96.6% 171 6880 82 0 40.2
1 yr CRD 12 0 18 2 11.1% 24 22 91.7% 29 1094 47 0 37.7

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
1949 25 PIT TB/P 12 1 31 77 40.3 554 5 6.5 5 6.5 63 7.2 5.6 17.9 46.2 60.2 0 0
1950*+ 26 PIT TB/P/K 35 12 0 41 113 36.3 866 6 5.3 15 13.3 78 7.7 2.8 21.1 72.2 42.4 0 0
1951* 27 PIT TB/P/K 35 12 0 29 90 32.2 506 2 2.2 7 7.8 77 5.6 2.6 17.4 42.2 27.4 0 0
Career 48 1 101 280 36.1 1926 13 4.6 27 9.6 78 6.9 3.5 19.1 40.1 36.7 0 0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Advanced Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
1949 25 PIT TB/P 12 1 77 107 109 82 107 109 104
1950*+ 26 PIT TB/P/K 35 12 0 113 113 86 71 102 53 88
1951* 27 PIT TB/P/K 35 12 0 90 83 82 53 72 98 69
Career 48 1 280 102 0 91 0 68 94 83 0 86

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
1949 25 PIT TB/P 12 1 0 4 3 0 0
1950*+ 26 PIT TB/P/K 35 12 0 0 12 3 0 0
1951* 27 PIT TB/P/K 35 12 0 0 5 4 2 0
Career 48 1 0 21 10 2 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
1949 25 PIT TB/P 12 1 2 28 0 17 14.0 571
1951* 27 PIT TB/P/K 35 12 0 2 108 0 86 54.0 419
Career 48 1 2 28 0 17 14.0 2 108 0 86 54.0 1778

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1949 25 PIT TB/P 12 1 5 5 12 1 45
1950*+ 26 PIT TB/P/K 35 12 0 2 1 3 22 8 64
1951* 27 PIT TB/P/K 35 12 0 3 1 4 22 7 67
1952 28 CRD K 37 12 0 22 2 28
Career 48 1 10 2 12 78 18 204
3 yrs PIT 36 1 10 2 12 56 16 176
1 yr CRD 12 0 22 2 28

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Pro Bowls
1950
1951

First-Team All-Pro
1950

Long Pass
1949 NFL 63 (8)
1950 NFL 78 (6)
1951 NFL 77 (8)

Passes Intercepted
1950 NFL 15 (10)

Rushing Att
1949 NFL 133 (6)
1950 NFL 188 (1)

Rushing Yds
1949 NFL 543 (8)
1950 NFL 705 (3)

Rushing TD
1949 NFL 5 (8)

Yds/Rushing Att
1949 NFL 4.1 (10)

Rushing Yds/Game
1949 NFL 45.3 (9)
1950 NFL 58.8 (5)

Points Scored
1950 NFL 64 (9)
1951 NFL 67 (10)

Touches
1949 NFL 135 (8)
1950 NFL 189 (3)

Long Kick Return
1951 NFL 86 (3)

Extra Pt Made
1949 NFL 12 (10)
1951 NFL 22 (10)
1952 NFL 22 (10)
Career 78 (184)

Extra Pt Att
1949 NFL 13 (10)
1951 NFL 23 (10)
1952 NFL 24 (10)
Career 82 (183)

Total Field Goals Made
1950 NFL 8 (2)
1951 NFL 7 (5)

Field Goals Att
1950 NFL 14 (6)
1951 NFL 14 (6)
1952 NFL 18 (6)
Career 47 (198)

Field Goal %
1950 NFL 57.143% (2)
1951 NFL 50.000% (5)
1952 NFL 11.111% (10)

Punts
1949 NFL 43 (8)
1950 NFL 55 (8)
1951 NFL 73 (2)
Career 200 (189)

Punting Yds
1949 NFL 1856 (7)
1950 NFL 2237 (7)
1951 NFL 2787 (4)
Career 7974 (194)

Long Punt
1949 NFL 82 (1/18)
1951 NFL 72 (3)

Yds/Punt
1949 NFL 43.2 (5)
1950 NFL 40.7 (9)

Fumbles
1950 NFL 12 (2)

Fumbles Recovered
1951 NFL 4 (2)

 

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19501st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19501st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19501st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19512nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19512nd TeamAll-NFLUPI