Lester Junior Hoerner
Position: FB
Height: 6-4 Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: July 25, 1922 in Dubuque, IA
College: Iowa
Career AV: 25 (3641st overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
Drafted by the Cleveland Rams in the 17th round (169th overall) of the 1945 NFL Draft.
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| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1947 | 25 | RAM | 4 | 0 | 30 | 124 | 2 | 23 | 4.1 | 31.0 | 7.5 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 144 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1948 | 26 | RAM | FB | 12 | 5 | 76 | 354 | 4 | 23 | 4.7 | 29.5 | 6.3 | 18 | 227 | 12.6 | 2 | 45 | 1.5 | 18.9 | 581 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 1949 | 27 | RAM | FB | 12 | 12 | 155 | 582 | 6 | 37 | 3.8 | 48.5 | 12.9 | 17 | 213 | 12.5 | 0 | 29 | 1.4 | 17.8 | 795 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 1950* | 28 | RAM | FB | 31 | 12 | 0 | 95 | 381 | 10 | 64 | 4.0 | 31.8 | 7.9 | 26 | 446 | 17.2 | 1 | 48 | 2.2 | 37.2 | 827 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 1951 | 29 | RAM | FB | 31 | 12 | 0 | 94 | 569 | 6 | 43 | 6.1 | 47.4 | 7.8 | 8 | 102 | 12.8 | 1 | 21 | 0.7 | 8.5 | 671 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| 1952 | 30 | DTX | fb | 31 | 11 | 5 | 56 | 162 | 2 | 14 | 2.9 | 14.7 | 5.1 | 10 | 172 | 17.2 | 0 | 54 | 0.9 | 15.6 | 334 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Career | 63 | 22 | 506 | 2172 | 30 | 64 | 4.3 | 34.5 | 8.0 | 80 | 1180 | 14.8 | 4 | 54 | 1.3 | 18.7 | 3352 | 34 | 23 | 26 | ||||
| 5 yrs | RAM | 52 | 17 | 450 | 2010 | 28 | 64 | 4.5 | 38.7 | 8.7 | 70 | 1008 | 14.4 | 4 | 48 | 1.3 | 19.4 | 3018 | 32 | 20 | 23 | |||
| 1 yr | DTX | 11 | 5 | 56 | 162 | 2 | 14 | 2.9 | 14.7 | 5.1 | 10 | 172 | 17.2 | 0 | 54 | 0.9 | 15.6 | 334 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1947 | 25 | RAM | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1948 | 26 | RAM | FB | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
| 1949 | 27 | RAM | FB | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1950* | 28 | RAM | FB | 31 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1951 | 29 | RAM | FB | 31 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1952 | 30 | DTX | fb | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 63 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 5 yrs | RAM | 52 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 yr | DTX | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1948 | 26 | RAM | FB | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 20 | 17.5 | 622 | |
| 1951 | 29 | RAM | FB | 31 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 693 | |||||
| 1952 | 30 | DTX | fb | 31 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 | 367 | |||||
| Career | 63 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 4 | 90 | 0 | 33 | 22.5 | 3448 | ||||
| 5 yrs | RAM | 52 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 22 | 19.0 | 3081 | |||
| 1 yr | DTX | 11 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 | 367 | ||||||||
| 0-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Tot | PAT | Punting | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | XPA | XPM | Pnt | Yds | Lng | Blck | |||
| 1949 | 27 | RAM | FB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 43.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Career | 63 | 22 | 1 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 43.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1947 | 25 | RAM | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 1948 | 26 | RAM | FB | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1949 | 27 | RAM | FB | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 1950* | 28 | RAM | FB | 31 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 66 | |||||||||
| 1951 | 29 | RAM | FB | 31 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1952 | 30 | DTX | fb | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Career | 63 | 22 | 30 | 4 | 34 | 204 | |||||||||||||
| 5 yrs | RAM | 52 | 17 | 28 | 4 | 32 | 192 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | DTX | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
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| 1949 | NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL |
| UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| 1950 | Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL |
| NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL |