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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

Career AV: 73 (501st overall since 1950)

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 NFL Draft.

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Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. 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 AV
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 40 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 8
1951*+ 28 RAM RE 40 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 19
1952* 29 RAM RE 40 10 0 25 590 23.6 4 84 2.5 59.0 590 4 0 11
1953*+ 30 RAM LE 40 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 18
1954 31 RAM RH 40 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 7
1955 32 RAM RH 40 9 0 25 460 18.4 2 72 2.8 51.1 460 2 0 6
1956 33 RAM LE 40 12 0 35 603 17.2 6 76 2.9 50.3 603 6 0 6
1957 34 RAM LE 40 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 8
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 83
9 yrs RAM 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 83
3 yrs CRA 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

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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
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 40 12 0 4 28 0 23
1951*+ 28 RAM RE 40 12 0 0 1 3 0
1953*+ 30 RAM LE 40 12 0 2 1 0 0
1954 31 RAM RH 40 12 0 1 12 0 12 1 0 0 0
Career 127 22 15 251 0 32 7 2 3 0
9 yrs RAM 103 3 7 95 0 32 7 2 3 0
3 yrs CRA 24 19 8 156 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. 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

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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%
1946 23 CHR HB 14 12 12 20 60.0 156 1 5.0 2 10.0 0 7.8 4.3 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 40 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 3.9 13.0 1.2 54.4
9 yrs RAM 103 3 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
3 yrs CRA 24 19 12 21 57.1 156 1 4.8 2 9.5 0 7.4 4.1 13.0 6.5 56.9

Kicking & Punting

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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
1946 23 CHR HB 14 12 1 0.0%
1950 27 RAM RE 40 12 0 5 5 100.0%
1951*+ 28 RAM RE 40 12 0 1 0.0%
1953*+ 30 RAM LE 40 12 0 5 4 80.0%
Career 127 22 12 9 75.0%
9 yrs RAM 103 3 11 9 81.8%
3 yrs CRA 24 19 1 0.0%

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1946 23 CHR HB 14 12 1 3 1 1 6 36
1947 24 CHR lh 5 4 1 3 4 24
1948 25 CHR 5 3 1 1 6
1949 26 RAM 12 3 1 4 1 6 36
1950 27 RAM RE 40 12 0 7 7 5 47
1951*+ 28 RAM RE 40 12 0 17 17 102
1952* 29 RAM RE 40 10 0 4 4 24
1953*+ 30 RAM LE 40 12 0 4 4 4 28
1954 31 RAM RH 40 12 0 3 3 18
1955 32 RAM RH 40 9 0 2 2 12
1956 33 RAM LE 40 12 0 6 6 36
1957 34 RAM LE 40 12 0 6 6 36
Career 127 22 3 60 1 1 1 66 9 405
9 yrs RAM 103 3 1 53 1 55 9 339
3 yrs CRA 24 19 2 7 1 1 11 66

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Derrius Thompson, Tim Smith, Ollie Smith, Jimmy Smith, Sean LaChapelle, Bryan Gilmore, Tim George, Billy Davis, Devard Darling, Sanjay Beach
4 Tim George, Ray Jarvis, Sanjay Beach, Ray Alexander, Warren Wells, Terry Greer, Ron Holliday, Bryan Gilmore, Devard Darling, Louis Clark
5 Eddie Royal, DeSean Jackson, Lowell Perry, Bob Jewett, Chris T. Jones, Billy Davis, Charlie Wade, Sylvester Morris, Paul Dekker, Ed Bernet
6 Richard Johnson, Jimmy Smith, Bob Boyd, Willie Richardson, Calvin Johnson, Patrick Jeffers, Dwayne Bowe, Anthony Gonzalez, Fran Polsfoot, Greg Jennings
7 Devin Hester, Willie Richardson, Yancey Thigpen, Bob Boyd, Marques Colston, Charlie Brown, Jimmy Smith, Brandon Marshall, Vincent Jackson, Greg Jennings
8 Jimmy Smith, Devin Hester, Larry Fitzgerald, Bob Boyd, Wes Welker, Joe Horn, Harlon Hill, George Sauer, Yancey Thigpen, Charlie Brown
9 Larry Fitzgerald, Steve Smith, Jimmy Smith, George Sauer, Harlon Hill, Lee Evans, Yancey Thigpen, Eddie Brown, John Jefferson, Bob Boyd
10 Steve Smith, George Sauer, Harlon Hill, Eddie Brown, John Jefferson, Andre Johnson, Gordie Soltau, Larry Fitzgerald, Antonio Freeman, Anquan Boldin
11 Steve Smith, Eddie Brown, Gordie Soltau, Antonio Freeman, Harlon Hill, John Jefferson, Santana Moss, Otis Taylor, John Taylor, Ed McCaffrey
12 Steve Smith, Otis Taylor, Antonio Freeman, Eddie Brown, Gordie Soltau, John Taylor, Billy Wilson, Wes Chandler, Harlon Hill, Santana Moss
Career Steve Smith, Eddie Brown, Antonio Freeman, Santana Moss, Gordie Soltau, Otis Taylor, Harlon Hill, Sterling Sharpe, John Jefferson, Andre Johnson

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1951
1952
1953

First-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 (193)

Receiving Yds

1946 AAFC 347 (7)
1950 NFL 687 (7)
1951 NFL 1495 (1/28)
1953 NFL 941 (2)
1954 NFL 720 (8)
1956 NFL 603 (7)
Career 7029 (104)

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 (61)

Long Reception

1946 AAFC 68 (3)
1947 AAFC 76 (3)
1951 NFL 91 (1/67)
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 (1/53)
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 (82)

Touchdowns

1946 AAFC 6 (9)
1951 NFL 17 (1/48)
1957 NFL 6 (9)
Career 66 (93)

Points Scored

1951 NFL 102 (1)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1951 NFL 17 (1/47)
1957 NFL 6 (9)
Career 63 (108)

Non-Offensive TDs

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

Yds From Scrimmage

1951 NFL 1498 (1)
1953 NFL 935 (8)
Career 7716 (176)

All-Purpose Yds

1946 AAFC 1192 (4)
1951 NFL 1498 (1)
Career 8568 (193)

Touches

1946 AAFC 145 (2)

Yds/Touch

1946 AAFC 8.2 (7)
Career 13.5 (144)

Kick Returns

1946 AAFC 14 (4)

Kick Return Yds

1946 AAFC 384 (4)

Kick Return TD

1946 AAFC 1 (1/58)
Career 1 (108)

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 (1/89)
Career 1 (143)

Yds/Punt Return

1946 AAFC 13.8 (3/92)

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)

   
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1951Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1952NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1953Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1956NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL