Bob Hoernschemeyer

Robert James Hoernschemeyer

Position: B
Height: 5-11 Weight: 194 lbs.

Born: September 24, 1925 in Cincinnati, OH
Died: June 17, 1980 in Detroit, MI
College: Indiana, Navy (school history)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 11th round (94th overall) of the 1947 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 38 (2477th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Rushing & Receiving

							Rushing							Receiving
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	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	AV
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	0
1947	22	2TM			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	0
		CHR	b		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	0
		BDA	TB		12	5	147	702	5	84	4.8	58.5	12.3								702	5	0	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	0
1949	24	CHH	b		12	12	133	456	2	0	3.4	38.0	11.1								456	2	0	0
1950	25	DET	RH	14	10		84	471	1	96	5.6	47.1	8.4	8	78	9.8	1	41	0.8	7.8	549	2	1	6
1951*	26	DET	RH	14	11		132	678	2	85	5.1	61.6	12.0	23	263	11.4	3	48	2.1	23.9	941	5	3	10
1952*	27	DET	RH	14	10		106	457	4	41	4.3	45.7	10.6	17	139	8.2	0	28	1.7	13.9	596	4	3	11
1953	28	DET	RH	14	12		101	482	7	49	4.8	40.2	8.4	23	282	12.3	2	35	1.9	23.5	764	9	3	6
1954	29	DET	RH	14	11		94	242	2	35	2.6	22.0	8.5	20	153	7.7	1	26	1.8	13.9	395	3	3	6
1955	30	DET		14	5		36	109	1	10	3.0	21.8	7.2	5	36	7.2	0	15	1.0	7.2	145	1	1	3
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	42
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	42
3 yrs		CHR-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	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	0

Passing

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	4QC	GWD
1946	21	CHR	TB		14	10	95	193	49.2	1266	14	7.3	14	7.3	0	6.6	4.7	13.3	90.4	64.4	0	0
1947	22	2TM			14	7	73	173	42.2	926	4	2.3	11	6.4	0	5.4	3.0	12.7	66.1	40.8	0	0
		CHR	b		2	2	9	22	40.9	143	1	4.5	0	0.0	0	6.5	7.4	15.9	71.5	78.4	0	0
		BDA	TB		12	5	64	151	42.4	783	3	2.0	11	7.3	0	5.2	2.3	12.2	65.3	35.3	0	0
1948	23	BDA	tb		14	6	71	155	45.8	854	8	5.2	15	9.7	0	5.5	2.2	12.0	61.0	40.8	0	0
1949	24	CHH	b		12	12	69	167	41.3	1063	6	3.6	11	6.6	0	6.4	4.1	15.4	88.6	47.6	0	0
1950	25	DET	RH	14	10		1	4	25.0	19	1	25.0	1	25.0	19	4.8	-1.5	19.0	1.9	46.9	0	0
1951*	26	DET	RH	14	11		2	4	50.0	46	2	50.0	0	0.0	30	11.5	21.5	23.0	4.2	131.2	0	0
1952*	27	DET	RH	14	10		2	4	50.0	14	2	50.0	1	25.0	10	3.5	2.3	7.0	1.4	58.3
1953	28	DET	RH	14	12		2	5	40.0	16	1	20.0	1	20.0	8	3.2	-1.8	8.0	1.3	48.7
1954	29	DET	RH	14	11		3	7	42.9	81	3	42.9	1	14.3	66	11.6	13.7	27.0	7.4	86.0
1955	30	DET		14	5		1	2	50.0	17	1	50.0	1	50.0	17	8.5	-4.0	17.0	3.4	79.2	0	0
Career					113	35	319	714	44.7	4302	42	5.9	56	7.8	66	6.0	3.7	13.5	38.1	51.3	0	0
6 yrs		DET			59	0	11	26	42.3	193	10	38.5	5	19.2	66	7.4	6.5	17.5	3.3	68.3	0	0
3 yrs		CHR-CHH			28	24	173	382	45.3	2472	21	5.5	25	6.5	0	6.5	4.6	14.3	88.3	57.8	0	0
2 yrs		BDA			26	11	135	306	44.1	1637	11	3.6	26	8.5	0	5.3	2.2	12.1	63.0	37.7	0	0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Advanced Passing

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Att	Y/A+	NY/A+	AY/A+	ANY/A+	Cmp%+	TD%+	Int%+	Sack%+	Rate+
1946	21	CHR	TB	14	10	193	94		99		100	108	102		102
1947	22	2TM		14	7	173	74		81		76	72	107		79
		BDA	TB	12	5	151
1948	23	BDA	tb	14	6	155	77		73		90	94	70		79
1949	24	CHH	b	12	12	167	88		90		71	86	102		85
Career				113	35	714	84	0	86	0	85	90	96	0	87

Kick & Punt Returns

							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	21	CHR	TB		14	10	6	91	0	0	15.2	9	275	0	0	30.6	752
1947	22	2TM			14	7	1	19	0	19	19.0	1	11	0	11	11.0	738
		CHR	b		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	b		12	12	1	4	0	4	4.0	14	373	0	0	26.6	833
1951*	26	DET	RH	14	11		2	16	0	11	8.0	3	78	0	41	26.0	1035
1952*	27	DET	RH	14	10							1	23	0	23	23.0	619
1953	28	DET	RH	14	12							1	10	0	10	10.0	774
1954	29	DET	RH	14	11							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-CHR			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

Kicking & Punting

							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	21	CHR	TB		14	10																	11	484	0	0	44.0
1947	22	2TM			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	b		12	12																	4	195	0	0	48.8
1950	25	DET	RH	14	10																		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		CHR-CHH			28	24																	15	679	0	0	45.3
2 yrs		BDA			26	11																	3	96	40	1	32.0

Defense & Fumbles

								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	21	CHR	TB		14	10		1	10	0	10	0
1947	22	2TM			14	7		1	8	0	8	0
		BDA	TB		12	5		1	8	0	8	0
1950	25	DET	RH	14	10								0	1	0	0	0
1951*	26	DET	RH	14	11								0	3	2	0	0
1952*	27	DET	RH	14	10								0	3	1	0	0
1953	28	DET	RH	14	12								0	3	1	0	0
1954	29	DET	RH	14	11								0	3	0	0	0
1955	30	DET		14	5								0	1	0	0	0
Career					113	35		2	18	0	10	0	0	14	4	0	0
6 yrs		DET			59	0							0	14	4	0	0
3 yrs		CHR-CHH			28	24		1	10	0	10	0
2 yrs		BDA			26	11		1	8	0	8	0

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	OthTD	AllTD	Pts
1947	22	2TM			14	7	5	1		6	36
		CHR	b		2	2		1		1	6
		BDA	TB		12	5	5			5	30
1948	23	BDA	tb		14	6	3	3	1	7	42
1949	24	CHH	b		12	12	2			2	12
1950	25	DET	RH	14	10		1	1		2	12
1951*	26	DET	RH	14	11		2	3		5	30
1952*	27	DET	RH	14	10		4			4	24
1953	28	DET	RH	14	12		7	2		9	54
1954	29	DET	RH	14	11		2	1		3	18
1955	30	DET		14	5		1			1	6
Career					113	35	27	11	1	39	234
6 yrs		DET			59	0	17	7		24	144
3 yrs		CHR-CHH			28	24	2	1		3	18
2 yrs		BDA			26	11	8	3	1	12	72

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6	Joe Delaney, Steve Slaton, David Sims, John Settle, Jamaal Charles, Kevin Smith, Tim Hightower, Jim Podoley, Mack Lee Hill, Toy Ledbetter
7	Bobby Humphrey, Ryan Grant, Skeet Quinlan, Duane Thomas, Marshawn Lynch, Vic Washington, Ken Carpenter, Rueben Mayes, DeAngelo Williams, Matt Forte
8	Ken Carpenter, Rueben Mayes, Reggie Bush, DeAngelo Williams, Vic Washington, Cookie Gilchrist, Brandon Jacobs, Kevin Jones, Ernie Koy, Roland Harper
9	Johnny Johnson, Tom Sullivan, Wilbur Jackson, Roland Harper, Cookie Gilchrist, Lynn Chandnois, Benny Malone, Willie Galimore, Marion Barber, Walter Abercrombie
10	Wilbur Jackson, Lynn Chandnois, Willis McGahee, Willie Galimore, Gerry Ellis, Christian Okoye, Kevan Barlow, Keith Lincoln, Jim Braxton, Marion Butts
Career	Ken Carpenter, Johnny Johnson, Tom Sullivan, Wilbur Jackson, Roland Harper, Cookie Gilchrist, Lynn Chandnois, Benny Malone, Willie Galimore, Marion Barber

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls 1951 1952	Passes Completed 1946 AAFC 95 (4) 1947 AAFC 73 (8) 1948 AAFC 71 (9) 1949 AAFC 69 (5)	Pass Attempts 1946 AAFC 193 (3) 1947 AAFC 173 (7) 1948 AAFC 155 (9) 1949 AAFC 167 (5)	Passing Yds 1946 AAFC 1266 (4) 1947 AAFC 926 (8) 1948 AAFC 854 (9) 1949 AAFC 1063 (5)
Passing TD 1946 AAFC 14 (2) 1947 AAFC 4 (10) 1948 AAFC 8 (8) 1949 AAFC 6 (5)	Passes Intercepted 1946 AAFC 14 (2) 1947 AAFC 11 (7) 1948 AAFC 15 (4) 1949 AAFC 11 (7) Career 56 (200)	Passing Yds/Game 1946 AAFC 90.4 (4) 1947 AAFC 65.3 (9) 1949 AAFC 88.6 (5)	Pass Attempts/Game 1946 AAFC 13.8 (3) 1947 AAFC 12.6 (7) 1949 AAFC 13.9 (5)
Passes Completed/Game 1946 AAFC 6.8 (4) 1947 AAFC 5.3 (9) 1948 AAFC 5.1 (10) 1949 AAFC 5.8 (5)	Rushing Att 1946 AAFC 111 (4) 1947 AAFC 152 (2) 1948 AAFC 110 (8) 1949 AAFC 133 (1) 1951 NFL 132 (4) 1952 NFL 106 (4) Career 1059 (158)	Rushing Yds 1946 AAFC 375 (9) 1947 AAFC 704 (6) 1948 AAFC 574 (9) 1949 AAFC 456 (10) 1951 NFL 678 (4) 1952 NFL 457 (5) 1953 NFL 482 (9) Career 4548 (146)	Rushing TD 1947 AAFC 5 (7) 1952 NFL 4 (6) 1953 NFL 7 (3)
Long Rush 1946 AAFC 57 (4) 1947 AAFC 84 (1/54) 1948 AAFC 61 (3) 1950 NFL 96 (1/5) 1951 NFL 85 (1/44)	Yds/Rushing Att 1946 AAFC 3.4 (5) 1947 AAFC 4.8 (6) 1948 AAFC 5.2 (7) 1950 NFL 5.6 (3) 1951 NFL 5.1 (6) 1952 NFL 4.3 (5) 1953 NFL 4.8 (7) Career 4.3 (122)	Rushing Yds/Game 1947 AAFC 58.5 (5) 1948 AAFC 41.0 (10) 1950 NFL 47.1 (10) 1951 NFL 61.6 (4) 1952 NFL 45.7 (6) 1953 NFL 40.2 (10)	Touchdowns 1953 NFL 9 (4)
Rushing/Receiving TD 1953 NFL 9 (4)	Non-Offensive TDs 1948 AAFC 1 (3)	Yds From Scrimmage 1951 NFL 941 (6)	All-Purpose Yds 1951 NFL 1035 (10)
Touches 1946 AAFC 127 (5) 1947 AAFC 155 (7) 1949 AAFC 148 (2) 1951 NFL 160 (3) Career 1218 (191)	Yds/Touch 1948 AAFC 6.9 (10)	Kick Returns 1949 AAFC 14 (3)	Kick Return Yds 1946 AAFC 275 (8) 1949 AAFC 373 (4)
Yds/Kick Return 1949 AAFC 26.6 (2)	Long Punt Return 1947 AAFC 19 (9)	Kick & Punt Return Yds 1946 AAFC 366 (9) 1949 AAFC 377 (7)	Long Punt 1948 AAFC 40 (3)
Punts Blocked 1947 AAFC 1 (7)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1946	2nd Team	All-AAFC	AAFC
1946	2nd Team	All-AAFC	NY Daily News
1946	2nd Team	All-AAFC	UPI
1949	2nd Team	All-AAFC	AAFC
1949	2nd Team	All-AAFC	UPI
1951	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1952	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1952	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1952	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI
1953	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1953	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI

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