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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

2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 4th round (36th overall) of the 1949 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
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
1949 25 PIT TB 12 1 133 543 5 25 4.1 45.3 11.1 543 5 4
1950*+ 26 PIT TB 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
1951* 27 PIT TB 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
1952 28 CRD K 12 0 20 50 0 21 2.5 4.2 1.7 50 0 0
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
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
1 yr ARI 12 0 20 50 0 21 2.5 4.2 1.7 50 0 0

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos 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 12 1 1 1 100.0% 13 12 92.3% 43 1856 82 0 43.2
1950*+ 26 PIT TB 12 0 14 8 57.1% 22 22 100.0% 55 2237 60 0 40.7
1951* 27 PIT TB 12 0 14 7 50.0% 23 22 95.7% 73 2787 72 0 38.2
1952 28 CRD K 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 ARI 12 0 18 2 11.1% 24 22 91.7% 29 1094 47 0 37.7

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos 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%
1949 25 PIT TB 12 1 31 77 40.3 554 5 6.5 5 6.5 63 7.2 4.9 17.9 46.2 60.2
1950*+ 26 PIT TB 12 0 41 113 36.3 866 6 5.3 15 13.3 78 7.7 2.2 21.1 72.2 42.4
1951* 27 PIT TB 12 0 29 90 32.2 506 2 2.2 7 7.8 77 5.6 2.3 17.4 42.2 27.4
Career 48 1 101 280 36.1 1926 13 4.6 27 9.6 78 6.9 3.0 19.1 40.1 36.7

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
1949 25 PIT TB 12 1 4 3 0 0
1950*+ 26 PIT TB 12 0 12 3 0 0
1951* 27 PIT TB 12 0 5 4 2 0
Career 48 1 21 10 2 0

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
1949 25 PIT TB 12 1 2 28 0 17 14.0 571
1951* 27 PIT TB 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

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
1949 25 PIT TB 12 1 5 12 1 45
1950*+ 26 PIT TB 12 0 2 1 22 8 64
1951* 27 PIT TB 12 0 3 1 22 7 67
1952 28 CRD K 12 0 22 2 28
Career 48 1 10 2 78 18 204
3 yrs PIT 36 1 10 2 56 16 176
1 yr ARI 12 0 22 2 28

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1950
1951

1st-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 (177)

Extra Pt Att

1949 NFL 13 (10)
1951 NFL 23 (10)
1952 NFL 24 (10)
Career 82 (176)

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 (190)

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 (178)

Punting Yds

1949 NFL 1856 (7)
1950 NFL 2237 (7)
1951 NFL 2787 (4)
Career 7974 (183)

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)

 

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
1950 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1950 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1950 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1951 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1951 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL