Robert James Hoernschemeyer
Position: B
Height: 5-11 Weight: 194 lbs.
Born: September 24, 1925 in Cincinnati, OH
College: Indiana, Navy
2-time Pro Bowler
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 11th round (94th overall) of the 1947 Draft
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View Details For: 39 Regular Season and 1 Playoff TDs Scored / 41 Regular Season TDs Thrown
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1946 | 21 | CHR | TB | 14 | 10 | 111 | 375 | 0 | 57 | 3.4 | 26.8 | 7.9 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 386 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | 22 | 2TM | TB/ | 14 | 7 | 152 | 704 | 5 | 84 | 4.6 | 50.3 | 10.9 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 708 | 6 | 0 |
| CHR | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||
| BDA | TB | 12 | 5 | 147 | 702 | 5 | 84 | 4.8 | 58.5 | 12.3 | 702 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1948 | 23 | BDA | tb | 14 | 6 | 110 | 574 | 3 | 61 | 5.2 | 41.0 | 7.9 | 11 | 173 | 15.7 | 3 | 42 | 0.8 | 12.4 | 747 | 6 | 0 |
| 1949 | 24 | CHH | TB | 12 | 12 | 133 | 456 | 2 | 0 | 3.4 | 38.0 | 11.1 | 456 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 1950 | 25 | DET | RH | 10 | 0 | 84 | 471 | 1 | 96 | 5.6 | 47.1 | 8.4 | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 1 | 41 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 549 | 2 | 1 |
| 1951* | 26 | DET | RH | 11 | 0 | 132 | 678 | 2 | 85 | 5.1 | 61.6 | 12.0 | 23 | 263 | 11.4 | 3 | 48 | 2.1 | 23.9 | 941 | 5 | 3 |
| 1952* | 27 | DET | RH | 10 | 0 | 106 | 457 | 4 | 41 | 4.3 | 45.7 | 10.6 | 17 | 139 | 8.2 | 0 | 28 | 1.7 | 13.9 | 596 | 4 | 3 |
| 1953 | 28 | DET | RH | 12 | 0 | 101 | 482 | 7 | 49 | 4.8 | 40.2 | 8.4 | 23 | 282 | 12.3 | 2 | 35 | 1.9 | 23.5 | 764 | 9 | 3 |
| 1954 | 29 | DET | RH | 11 | 0 | 94 | 242 | 2 | 35 | 2.6 | 22.0 | 8.5 | 20 | 153 | 7.7 | 1 | 26 | 1.8 | 13.9 | 395 | 3 | 3 |
| 1955 | 30 | DET | rh | 5 | 0 | 36 | 109 | 1 | 10 | 3.0 | 21.8 | 7.2 | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 15 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 145 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 113 | 35 | 1059 | 4548 | 27 | 96 | 4.3 | 40.2 | 9.4 | 109 | 1139 | 10.4 | 11 | 48 | 1.0 | 10.1 | 5687 | 38 | 14 | |||
| 6 yrs | DET | 59 | 0 | 553 | 2439 | 17 | 96 | 4.4 | 41.3 | 9.4 | 96 | 951 | 9.9 | 7 | 48 | 1.6 | 16.1 | 3390 | 24 | 14 | ||
| 3 yrs | CHH | 28 | 24 | 249 | 833 | 2 | 57 | 3.3 | 29.8 | 8.9 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 11 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 848 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2 yrs | BDA | 26 | 11 | 257 | 1276 | 8 | 84 | 5.0 | 49.1 | 9.9 | 11 | 173 | 15.7 | 3 | 42 | 0.4 | 6.7 | 1449 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 21 | CHR | TB | 14 | 10 | 95 | 193 | 49.2 | 1266 | 14 | 7.3 | 14 | 7.3 | 0 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 13.3 | 90.4 | 64.4 | ||||||
| 1947 | 22 | 2TM | TB/ | 14 | 7 | 73 | 173 | 42.2 | 926 | 4 | 2.3 | 11 | 6.4 | 0 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 12.7 | 66.1 | 40.8 | ||||||
| BDA | TB | 12 | 5 | 64 | 151 | 42.4 | 783 | 3 | 2.0 | 11 | 7.3 | 0 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 12.2 | 65.3 | 35.3 | ||||||||
| CHR | 2 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 40.9 | 143 | 1 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 15.9 | 71.5 | 78.4 | |||||||||
| 1948 | 23 | BDA | tb | 14 | 6 | 71 | 155 | 45.8 | 854 | 8 | 5.2 | 15 | 9.7 | 0 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 12.0 | 61.0 | 40.8 | ||||||
| 1949 | 24 | CHH | TB | 12 | 12 | 69 | 167 | 41.3 | 1063 | 6 | 3.6 | 11 | 6.6 | 0 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 15.4 | 88.6 | 47.6 | ||||||
| 1950 | 25 | DET | RH | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 19 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 19 | 4.8 | -4.0 | 19.0 | 1.9 | 46.9 | ||||||
| 1951* | 26 | DET | RH | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 46 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 11.5 | 16.5 | 23.0 | 4.2 | 131.2 | ||||||
| 1952* | 27 | DET | RH | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 14 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 10 | 3.5 | -2.8 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 58.3 | ||||||
| 1953 | 28 | DET | RH | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 16 | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 8 | 3.2 | -3.8 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 48.7 | ||||||
| 1954 | 29 | DET | RH | 11 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 81 | 3 | 42.9 | 1 | 14.3 | 66 | 11.6 | 9.4 | 27.0 | 7.4 | 86.0 | ||||||
| 1955 | 30 | DET | rh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 17 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 17 | 8.5 | -9.0 | 17.0 | 3.4 | 79.2 | ||||||
| Career | 113 | 35 | 319 | 714 | 44.7 | 4302 | 42 | 5.9 | 56 | 7.8 | 66 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 13.5 | 38.1 | 51.3 | |||||||||
| 6 yrs | DET | 59 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 42.3 | 193 | 10 | 38.5 | 5 | 19.2 | 66 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 17.5 | 3.3 | 68.3 | ||||||||
| 3 yrs | CHH | 28 | 24 | 173 | 382 | 45.3 | 2472 | 21 | 5.5 | 25 | 6.5 | 0 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 14.3 | 88.3 | 57.8 | ||||||||
| 2 yrs | BDA | 26 | 11 | 135 | 306 | 44.1 | 1637 | 11 | 3.6 | 26 | 8.5 | 0 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 12.1 | 63.0 | 37.7 |
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1946 | 21 | CHR | TB | 14 | 10 | 6 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 9 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 30.6 | 752 |
| 1947 | 22 | 2TM | TB/ | 14 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 738 |
| CHR | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 17 | ||||||||
| BDA | TB | 12 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 721 | |||||||
| 1948 | 23 | BDA | tb | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 6 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 888 |
| 1949 | 24 | CHH | TB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 14 | 373 | 0 | 0 | 26.6 | 833 |
| 1951* | 26 | DET | RH | 11 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 8.0 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 41 | 26.0 | 1035 |
| 1952* | 27 | DET | RH | 10 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 619 | |||||
| 1953 | 28 | DET | RH | 12 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 774 | |||||
| 1954 | 29 | DET | RH | 11 | 0 | 4 | 73 | 0 | 20 | 18.3 | 468 | |||||
| Career | 113 | 35 | 11 | 133 | 0 | 19 | 12.1 | 39 | 981 | 0 | 41 | 25.2 | 6801 | |||
| 6 yrs | DET | 59 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 8.0 | 9 | 184 | 0 | 41 | 20.4 | 3590 | ||
| 3 yrs | CHH | 28 | 24 | 7 | 95 | 0 | 4 | 13.6 | 24 | 659 | 0 | 11 | 27.5 | 1602 | ||
| 2 yrs | BDA | 26 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 11.0 | 6 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 1609 | ||
| 0--19 | 20--29 | 30--39 | 40--49 | 50+ | Tot | PAT | Punting | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | XPA | XPM | Pnt | Yds | Lng | Blck | |||
| 1946 | 21 | CHR | TB | 14 | 10 | 11 | 484 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1947 | 22 | 2TM | TB/ | 14 | 7 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 28.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| BDA | TB | 12 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 28.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1948 | 23 | BDA | tb | 14 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 40.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1949 | 24 | CHH | TB | 12 | 12 | 4 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 48.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | 25 | DET | RH | 10 | 0 | 4 | 147 | 42 | 0 | 36.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Career | 113 | 35 | 22 | 922 | 42 | 1 | 41.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 yrs | DET | 59 | 0 | 4 | 147 | 42 | 0 | 36.8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | CHH | 28 | 24 | 15 | 679 | 0 | 0 | 45.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | BDA | 26 | 11 | 3 | 96 | 40 | 1 | 32.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1946 | 21 | CHR | TB | 14 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1947 | 22 | 2TM | TB/ | 14 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| BDA | TB | 12 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 1950 | 25 | DET | RH | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1951* | 26 | DET | RH | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1952* | 27 | DET | RH | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | 28 | DET | RH | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | 29 | DET | RH | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | 30 | DET | rh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 113 | 35 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 yrs | DET | 59 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | CHH | 28 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | BDA | 26 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1947 | 22 | 2TM | TB/ | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 36 | |||||||||
| CHR | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| BDA | TB | 12 | 5 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 1948 | 23 | BDA | tb | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1949 | 24 | CHH | TB | 12 | 12 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1950 | 25 | DET | RH | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1951* | 26 | DET | RH | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1952* | 27 | DET | RH | 10 | 0 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | 28 | DET | RH | 12 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 54 | |||||||||
| 1954 | 29 | DET | RH | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1955 | 30 | DET | rh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 113 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 234 | |||||||||||
| 6 yrs | DET | 59 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 144 | |||||||||||
| 3 yrs | CHH | 28 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 2 yrs | BDA | 26 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 72 |
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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)
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1946 - AAFC: 2nd team all-AAFC 1946 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-AAFC 1946 - UPI: 2nd team all-AAFC 1949 - AAFC: 2nd team all-AAFC 1949 - UPI: 2nd team all-AAFC 1951 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1952 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1952 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1952 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL 1953 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1953 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |