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Elbie Nickel

Elbert Everett Nickel

Position: E-DE
Height: 6-1    Weight: 196 lbs.
Born: December 28, 1922 in Fullerton, KY
College: Cincinnati

3-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 17th round (149th overall) of the 1947 Draft

Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1947 25 PIT 11 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.1 0.9 10 0 0
1948 26 PIT RE 12 7 22 324 14.7 1 35 1.8 27.0 324 1 2
1949 27 PIT RE 12 10 26 633 24.3 3 52 2.2 52.8 633 3 0
1950 28 PIT RE 12 0 22 527 24.0 4 65 1.8 43.9 527 4 0
1951 29 PIT RE 12 0 28 447 16.0 3 77 2.3 37.3 447 3 0
1952* 30 PIT RE 12 0 55 884 16.1 9 54 4.6 73.7 884 9 1
1953* 31 PIT RE 12 0 62 743 12.0 4 40 5.2 61.9 743 4 1
1954 32 PIT RE 12 0 40 584 14.6 5 52 3.3 48.7 584 5 1
1955 33 PIT RE 12 0 36 488 13.6 2 30 3.0 40.7 488 2 0
1956* 34 PIT LH 12 0 27 376 13.9 5 47 2.3 31.3 376 5 0
1957 35 PIT RH 12 0 10 115 11.5 1 31 0.8 9.6 115 1 0
Career 131 18 329 5131 15.6 37 77 2.5 39.2 5131 37 5

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1948 26 PIT RE 12 7 2 3 5 0
1952* 30 PIT RE 12 0 1 0 0 0
1953* 31 PIT RE 12 0 1 0 0 0
1954 32 PIT RE 12 0 1 1 0 0
Career 131 18 5 4 5 0

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1949 27 PIT RE 12 10 1 20 0 20 20.0 653
Career 131 18 1 20 0 20 20.0 5151

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1948 26 PIT RE 12 7 1 6
1949 27 PIT RE 12 10 3 18
1950 28 PIT RE 12 0 4 24
1951 29 PIT RE 12 0 3 18
1952* 30 PIT RE 12 0 9 54
1953* 31 PIT RE 12 0 4 24
1954 32 PIT RE 12 0 5 30
1955 33 PIT RE 12 0 2 12
1956* 34 PIT LH 12 0 5 30
1957 35 PIT RH 12 0 1 6
Career 131 18 37 222

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1952
1953
1956

Receptions

1952 NFL 55 (3)
1953 NFL 62 (2)

Receiving Yds

1949 NFL 633 (8)
1952 NFL 884 (6)
1953 NFL 743 (7)

Receiving TD

1952 NFL 9 (4)
1956 NFL 5 (7)
Career 37 (183)

Long Reception

1951 NFL 77 (8)

Yds/Reception

1949 NFL 24.3 (1)
1951 NFL 16.0 (10)
Career 15.6 (197)

Receiving Yds/Game

1949 NFL 52.8 (8)
1952 NFL 73.7 (6)
1953 NFL 61.9 (7)

Touchdowns

1952 NFL 9 (6)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1952 NFL 9 (5)

Yds From Scrimmage

1952 NFL 884 (9)

   

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)