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Lou Groza

Louis Roy Groza

Position: T-C-DT-K
Height: 6-3    Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: January 25, 1924 in Martins Ferry, OH
College: Ohio State

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1974

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

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Kicking Punting
Year Age Tm Pos G GS FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1946 22 CLE c 14 5 29 13 44.8% 47 45 95.7%
1947 23 CLE rt 12 5 19 7 36.8% 42 39 92.9%
1948 24 CLE LT 14 14 19 8 42.1% 52 51 98.1%
1949 25 CLE LT 12 12 9 2 22.2% 35 34 97.1%
1950* 26 CLE LT 10 0 19 13 68.4% 29 29 100.0%
1951*+ 27 CLE LT 12 0 23 10 43.5% 43 43 100.0%
1952*+ 28 CLE LT 12 0 33 19 57.6% 32 32 100.0%
1953*+ 29 CLE LT 12 0 26 23 88.5% 40 39 97.5%
1954*+ 30 CLE LT 12 0 24 16 66.7% 38 37 97.4%
1955*+ 31 CLE LT 12 0 22 11 50.0% 45 44 97.8%
1956 32 CLE LT 12 0 20 11 55.0% 18 18 100.0%
1957*+ 33 CLE LT 12 0 22 15 68.2% 32 32 100.0%
1958* 34 CLE LT 12 0 19 8 42.1% 38 36 94.7%
1959* 35 CLE LT 12 0 16 5 31.3% 37 33 89.2%
1961 37 CLE K 14 0 23 16 69.6% 38 37 97.4%
1962 38 CLE K 14 0 31 14 45.2% 35 33 94.3%
1963 39 CLE K 14 0 23 15 65.2% 43 40 93.0%
1964 40 CLE K 14 0 33 22 66.7% 49 49 100.0%
1965 41 CLE K 14 0 25 16 64.0% 45 45 100.0%
1966 42 CLE K 14 0 23 9 39.1% 52 51 98.1%
1967 43 CLE K 14 0 23 11 47.8% 43 43 100.0%
Career 268 36 481 264 54.9% 833 810 97.2%

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS 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%
1950* 26 CLE LT 10 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1963 39 CLE K 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
1965 41 CLE K 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1966 42 CLE K 14 0 1 1 100.0 -7 0 0.0 0 0.0 -7 -7.0 -7.0 -7.0 -0.5 79.2
Career 268 36 1 4 25.0 -7 0 0.0 1 25.0 0 -1.8 -13.0 -7.0 0.0 0.0

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
1950* 26 CLE LT 10 0 0 1 -1 0
1951*+ 27 CLE LT 12 0 0 1 16 0
1952*+ 28 CLE LT 12 0 0 1 0 0
1953*+ 29 CLE LT 12 0 0 1 0 0
1958* 34 CLE LT 12 0 0 1 0 0
1961 37 CLE K 14 0 0 1 0 0
1965 41 CLE K 14 0 0 1 0 0
Career 268 36 0 7 15 0

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1950* 26 CLE LT 10 0 1 23 23.0 1 23 0.1 2.3 23 1 0
Career 268 36 1 23 23.0 1 23 0.0 0.1 23 1 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 CLE LT 12 12 1 2 0 2 2.0 2
Career 268 36 1 2 0 2 2.0 25

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
1946 22 CLE c 14 5 45 13 84
1947 23 CLE rt 12 5 39 7 60
1948 24 CLE LT 14 14 51 8 75
1949 25 CLE LT 12 12 34 2 40
1950* 26 CLE LT 10 0 1 29 13 74
1951*+ 27 CLE LT 12 0 43 10 73
1952*+ 28 CLE LT 12 0 32 19 89
1953*+ 29 CLE LT 12 0 39 23 108
1954*+ 30 CLE LT 12 0 37 16 85
1955*+ 31 CLE LT 12 0 44 11 77
1956 32 CLE LT 12 0 18 11 51
1957*+ 33 CLE LT 12 0 32 15 77
1958* 34 CLE LT 12 0 36 8 60
1959* 35 CLE LT 12 0 33 5 48
1961 37 CLE K 14 0 37 16 85
1962 38 CLE K 14 0 33 14 75
1963 39 CLE K 14 0 40 15 85
1964 40 CLE K 14 0 49 22 115
1965 41 CLE K 14 0 45 16 93
1966 42 CLE K 14 0 51 9 78
1967 43 CLE K 14 0 43 11 76
Career 268 36 1 810 264 1608

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1957
1958
1959

1st-team All-Pro

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1957

Points Scored

1946 AAFC 84 (1)
1947 AAFC 60 (6)
1948 AAFC 75 (5)
1950 NFL 74 (4)
1951 NFL 73 (6)
1952 NFL 89 (3)
1953 NFL 108 (2)
1954 NFL 85 (3)
1955 NFL 77 (5)
1957 NFL 77 (1)
1961 NFL 85 (7)
1962 NFL 75 (9)
1963 NFL 85 (6)
1964 NFL 115 (2)
1965 NFL 93 (7)
1967 NFL 76 (9)
Career 1608 (11)

Games

Career 268 (16)

Playoff Games

Career 17 (124)

Playoff Games Started

Career 13 (145)

Extra Pt Made

1946 AAFC 45 (1)
1947 AAFC 39 (2)
1948 AAFC 51 (2-- 42)
1949 AAFC 34 (2)
1950 NFL 29 (9)
1951 NFL 43 (1)
1952 NFL 32 (5)
1953 NFL 39 (3)
1954 NFL 37 (3)
1955 NFL 44 (1)
1956 NFL 18 (9)
1957 NFL 32 (3)
1958 NFL 36 (3)
1959 NFL 33 (2)
1961 NFL 37 (6)
1962 NFL 33 (10)
1963 NFL 40 (4)
1964 NFL 49 (2-- 67)
1965 NFL 45 (4)
1966 NFL 51 (2-- 42)
1967 NFL 43 (4)
Career 810 (4)

Extra Pt Att

1946 AAFC 47 (1)
1947 AAFC 42 (3)
1948 AAFC 52 (2-- 43)
1949 AAFC 35 (2)
1950 NFL 29 (9)
1951 NFL 43 (2)
1952 NFL 32 (6)
1953 NFL 40 (3)
1954 NFL 38 (3)
1955 NFL 45 (1)
1956 NFL 18 (10)
1957 NFL 32 (3)
1958 NFL 38 (3)
1959 NFL 37 (2)
1961 NFL 38 (6)
1962 NFL 35 (10)
1963 NFL 43 (4)
1964 NFL 49 (2-- 85)
1965 NFL 45 (4)
1966 NFL 52 (2-- 43)
1967 NFL 43 (4)
Career 833 (3)

Extra Point %

Career 97.239% (71)

Field Goals Made

1946 AAFC 13 (1)
1947 AAFC 7 (2)
1948 AAFC 8 (2)
1949 AAFC 2 (7)
1950 NFL 13 (1)
1951 NFL 10 (3)
1952 NFL 19 (1)
1953 NFL 23 (1)
1954 NFL 16 (1)
1955 NFL 11 (3)
1956 NFL 11 (5)
1957 NFL 15 (1)
1958 NFL 8 (7)
1961 NFL 16 (2)
1962 NFL 14 (3)
1963 NFL 15 (5)
1964 NFL 22 (2)
1965 NFL 16 (6)
Career 264 (26)

Field Goals Att

1946 AAFC 29 (1)
1947 AAFC 19 (3)
1948 AAFC 19 (1)
1949 AAFC 9 (5)
1950 NFL 19 (1)
1951 NFL 23 (1)
1952 NFL 33 (1)
1953 NFL 26 (1)
1954 NFL 24 (2)
1955 NFL 22 (5)
1956 NFL 20 (4)
1957 NFL 22 (3)
1958 NFL 19 (8)
1961 NFL 23 (9)
1962 NFL 31 (2)
1963 NFL 23 (8)
1964 NFL 33 (4)
1965 NFL 25 (9)
1967 NFL 23 (9)
Career 481 (9)

Field Goal %

1946 AAFC 44.828% (2)
1947 AAFC 36.842% (2)
1948 AAFC 42.105% (2)
1949 AAFC 22.222% (5)
1950 NFL 68.421% (1)
1951 NFL 43.478% (7)
1952 NFL 57.576% (3)
1953 NFL 88.462% (1-- 71)
1954 NFL 66.667% (1)
1955 NFL 50.000% (6)
1956 NFL 55.000% (4)
1957 NFL 68.182% (3)
1958 NFL 42.105% (8)
1961 NFL 69.565% (1)
1962 NFL 45.161% (8)
1963 NFL 65.217% (1)
1964 NFL 66.667% (2)
1965 NFL 64.000% (4)
1967 NFL 47.826% (8)
Career 54.886% (142)

Fumble Return Yds

1951 NFL 16 (10)

     

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
1946 - UPI: 2nd team all-AAFC
1951 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1951 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1952 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1952 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1952 - UPI: 1st 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: 1st 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: 2nd team all-NFL
1956 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1956 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1957 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1957 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1957 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1964 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1965 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.