Elbie Nickel
Elbert Everett Nickel
Position: E-DE
Height: 6-1 Weight: 196 lbs.
Born: December 28, 1922 in Fullerton, KY
Died: February 27, 2007 in Chillicothe, OH
College: Cincinnati (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 17th round (149th overall) of the 1947 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 43 (2047th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #1497. Glen Ray Hines… #1498. Dick Hoak… #1499. Luke Owens… #1500. ELBIE NICKEL… #1501. Dale Hackbart… #1502. Jim Colvin… #1503. Bob Schnelker… |
| Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1947 | 25 | PIT | e | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1948 | 26 | PIT | RE | 12 | 7 | 22 | 324 | 14.7 | 1 | 35 | 1.8 | 27.0 | 324 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1949 | 27 | PIT | RE | 12 | 10 | 26 | 633 | 24.3 | 3 | 52 | 2.2 | 52.8 | 633 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1950 | 28 | PIT | RE | 81 | 12 | 22 | 527 | 24.0 | 4 | 65 | 1.8 | 43.9 | 527 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1951 | 29 | PIT | RE | 81 | 12 | 28 | 447 | 16.0 | 3 | 77 | 2.3 | 37.3 | 447 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1952* | 30 | PIT | RE | 81 | 12 | 55 | 884 | 16.1 | 9 | 54 | 4.6 | 73.7 | 884 | 9 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||
| 1953* | 31 | PIT | RE | 81 | 12 | 62 | 743 | 12.0 | 4 | 40 | 5.2 | 61.9 | 743 | 4 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1954 | 32 | PIT | RE | 81 | 12 | 40 | 584 | 14.6 | 5 | 52 | 3.3 | 48.7 | 584 | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1955 | 33 | PIT | RE | 81 | 12 | 36 | 488 | 13.6 | 2 | 30 | 3.0 | 40.7 | 488 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1956* | 34 | PIT | LH | 81 | 12 | 27 | 376 | 13.9 | 5 | 47 | 2.3 | 31.3 | 376 | 5 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1957 | 35 | PIT | RH | 81 | 12 | 10 | 115 | 11.5 | 1 | 31 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 115 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| Career | 131 | 18 | 329 | 5131 | 15.6 | 37 | 77 | 2.5 | 39.2 | 5131 | 37 | 5 | 50 | |||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 26 | PIT | RE | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | 27 | PIT | RE | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | 28 | PIT | RE | 81 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | 29 | PIT | RE | 81 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1952* | 30 | PIT | RE | 81 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 54 | |||||||||||
| 1953* | 31 | PIT | RE | 81 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | 32 | PIT | RE | 81 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | 33 | PIT | RE | 81 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1956* | 34 | PIT | LH | 81 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | 35 | PIT | RH | 81 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 131 | 18 | 37 | 37 | 222 |
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