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Elroy Hirsch

Elroy Leon Hirsch

Position: E-HB-DE
Height: 6-2    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: June 17, 1923 in Wausau, WI
College: Michigan, Wisconsin

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1968

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

Drafted by the Cleveland Rams in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1945 Draft

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
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
1946 23 CHR HB 14 12 27 347 12.9 3 68 1.9 24.8 87 226 1 0 2.6 16.1 6.2 573 4 0
1947 24 CHR lh 5 4 10 282 28.2 3 76 2.0 56.4 23 51 1 0 2.2 10.2 4.6 333 4 0
1948 25 CHR 5 3 7 101 14.4 1 0 1.4 20.2 23 93 0 0 4.0 18.6 4.6 194 1 0
1949 26 RAM 12 3 22 326 14.8 4 48 1.8 27.2 68 287 1 51 4.2 23.9 5.7 613 5 4
1950 27 RAM RE 12 0 42 687 16.4 7 58 3.5 57.3 2 19 0 15 9.5 1.6 0.2 706 7 0
1951*+ 28 RAM RE 12 0 66 1495 22.7 17 91 5.5 124.6 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.3 0.1 1498 17 0
1952* 29 RAM RE 10 0 25 590 23.6 4 84 2.5 59.0 590 4 0
1953*+ 30 RAM LE 12 0 61 941 15.4 4 70 5.1 78.4 1 -6 0 -6 -6.0 -0.5 0.1 935 4 2
1954 31 RAM RH 12 0 35 720 20.6 3 66 2.9 60.0 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.5 0.1 726 3 1
1955 32 RAM RH 9 0 25 460 18.4 2 72 2.8 51.1 460 2 0
1956 33 RAM LE 12 0 35 603 17.2 6 76 2.9 50.3 603 6 0
1957 34 RAM LE 12 0 32 477 14.9 6 45 2.7 39.8 1 8 0 8 8.0 0.7 0.1 485 6 0
Career 127 22 387 7029 18.2 60 91 3.0 55.3 207 687 3 51 3.3 5.4 1.6 7716 63 7
9 yrs STL 103 3 343 6299 18.4 53 91 3.3 61.2 74 317 1 51 4.3 3.1 0.7 6616 54 7
3 yrs CHH 24 19 44 730 16.6 7 76 1.8 30.4 133 370 2 0 2.8 15.4 5.5 1100 9 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
1946 23 CHR HB 14 12 6 97 0 0
1948 25 CHR 5 3 2 59 0 0
1949 26 RAM 12 3 2 55 0 32 4 0 0 0
1950 27 RAM RE 12 0 4 28 0 23
1951*+ 28 RAM RE 12 0 0 1 3 0
1953*+ 30 RAM LE 12 0 2 1 0 0
1954 31 RAM RH 12 0 1 12 0 12 1 0 0 0
Career 127 22 15 251 0 32 7 2 3 0
9 yrs STL 103 3 7 95 0 32 7 2 3 0
3 yrs CHH 24 19 8 156 0 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
1946 23 CHR HB 14 12 17 235 1 0 13.8 14 384 1 88 27.4 1192
1947 24 CHR lh 5 4 2 24 0 0 12.0 6 172 0 0 28.7 529
1948 25 CHR 5 3 2 27 0 0 13.5 1 10 0 10 10.0 231
Career 127 22 21 286 1 0 13.6 21 566 1 88 27.0 8568

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%
1946 23 CHR HB 14 12 12 20 60.0 156 1 5.0 2 10.0 0 7.8 3.8 13.0 11.1 61.7
1947 24 CHR lh 5 4 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1950 27 RAM RE 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Career 127 22 12 22 54.5 156 1 4.5 2 9.1 0 7.1 3.5 13.0 1.2 54.4
9 yrs STL 103 3 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
3 yrs CHH 24 19 12 21 57.1 156 1 4.8 2 9.5 0 7.4 3.6 13.0 6.5 56.9

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
1946 23 CHR HB 14 12 1 0.0%
1950 27 RAM RE 12 0 5 5 100.0%
1951*+ 28 RAM RE 12 0 1 0.0%
1953*+ 30 RAM LE 12 0 5 4 80.0%
Career 127 22 12 9 75.0%
9 yrs STL 103 3 11 9 81.8%
3 yrs CHH 24 19 1 0.0%

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 23 CHR HB 14 12 1 3 1 1 36
1947 24 CHR lh 5 4 1 3 24
1948 25 CHR 5 3 1 6
1949 26 RAM 12 3 1 4 1 36
1950 27 RAM RE 12 0 7 5 47
1951*+ 28 RAM RE 12 0 17 102
1952* 29 RAM RE 10 0 4 24
1953*+ 30 RAM LE 12 0 4 4 28
1954 31 RAM RH 12 0 3 18
1955 32 RAM RH 9 0 2 12
1956 33 RAM LE 12 0 6 36
1957 34 RAM LE 12 0 6 36
Career 127 22 3 60 1 1 1 9 405
9 yrs STL 103 3 1 53 1 9 339
3 yrs CHH 24 19 2 7 1 1 66

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1951
1952
1953

1st-team All-Pro

1951
1953

Rushing Att

1946 AAFC 87 (7)

Receptions

1946 AAFC 27 (5)
1950 NFL 42 (6)
1951 NFL 66 (1)
1953 NFL 61 (3)
Career 387 (185)

Receiving Yds

1946 AAFC 347 (7)
1950 NFL 687 (7)
1951 NFL 1495 (1-- 27)
1953 NFL 941 (2)
1954 NFL 720 (8)
1956 NFL 603 (7)
Career 7029 (100)

Receiving TD

1946 AAFC 3 (10)
1950 NFL 7 (4)
1951 NFL 17 (1-- 5)
1956 NFL 6 (4)
1957 NFL 6 (3)
Career 60 (60)

Long Reception

1946 AAFC 68 (3)
1947 AAFC 76 (3)
1951 NFL 91 (1-- 64)
1952 NFL 84 (2)
1953 NFL 70 (10)
1955 NFL 72 (8)
1956 NFL 76 (3)

Yds/Reception

1946 AAFC 12.9 (5)
1950 NFL 16.4 (9)
1951 NFL 22.7 (1-- 52)
1952 NFL 23.6 (1)
1954 NFL 20.6 (3)
1955 NFL 18.4 (5)
1956 NFL 17.2 (8)
Career 18.2 (36)

Receiving Yds/Game

1946 AAFC 24.8 (9)
1950 NFL 57.3 (8)
1951 NFL 124.6 (1-- 3)
1952 NFL 59.0 (8)
1953 NFL 78.4 (2)
1954 NFL 60.0 (9)
1955 NFL 51.1 (10)
1956 NFL 50.3 (8)
Career 55.3 (78)

Touchdowns

1946 AAFC 6 (9)
1951 NFL 17 (1-- 47)
1957 NFL 6 (9)
Career 66 (90)

Points Scored

1951 NFL 102 (1)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1951 NFL 17 (1-- 46)
1957 NFL 6 (9)
Career 63 (106)

Non-Offensive TDs

1946 AAFC 2 (2)
1949 NFL 1 (3)

Yds From Scrimmage

1951 NFL 1498 (1)
1953 NFL 935 (8)
Career 7716 (169)

All-Purpose Yds

1946 AAFC 1192 (4)
1951 NFL 1498 (1)
Career 8568 (188)

Touches

1946 AAFC 145 (2)

Yds/Touch

1946 AAFC 8.2 (7)
Career 13.5 (141)

Kick Returns

1946 AAFC 14 (4)

Kick Return Yds

1946 AAFC 384 (4)

Kick Return TD

1946 AAFC 1 (1-- 57)
Career 1 (106)

Long Kick Return

1946 AAFC 88 (4)

Yds/Kick Return

1946 AAFC 27.4 (2)

Punt Returns

1946 AAFC 17 (3)

Punt Return Yds

1946 AAFC 235 (4)

Punt Return TD

1946 AAFC 1 (1-- 85)
Career 1 (137)

Yds/Punt Return

1946 AAFC 13.8 (3-- 90)

Kick & Punt Returns

1946 AAFC 31 (3)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1946 AAFC 619 (3)

Interceptions

1946 AAFC 6 (3)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1946 AAFC 97 (7)

   

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
1951 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1951 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1951 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1952 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1952 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1953 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1953 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1953 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1956 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL