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Leo Nomellini

Leo Joseph Nomellini (The Lion)

Position: DT-T
Height: 6-3    Weight: 259 lbs.

Born: June 19, 1924 in Lucca, Italy
Died: October 17, 2000 in Stanford, CA
College: Minnesota   (school history)
Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1950 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 117 (54th overall since 1950)
10-time Pro Bowler & 6-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1969

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 25, 2013 10:25PM
All-Time Rank: #23. LaDainian Tomlinson… #24. Joe Montana… #25. Bill George… #26. LEO NOMELLINI… #27. Willie Roaf… #28. Alan Page… #29. Ronnie Lott… 

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 AV
1950* 26 SFO RDT 42 12 12 0 0 3 10 0 10
1951*+ 27 SFO RDT/RT 42 12 12 0 0 2 0 0 23
1952*+ 28 SFO RT 73 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 13
1953*+ 29 SFO RDT 73 12 12 0 0 2 0 0 15
1954+ 30 SFO LDT 73 12 12 0 0 1 0 0 14
1955 31 SFO LT 73 12 12 6
1956* 32 SFO LDT 73 12 12 0 0 1 0 0 8
1957*+ 33 SFO LDT 73 12 12 0 0 1 0 0 1 11
1958* 34 SFO LDT 73 12 12 8
1959*+ 35 SFO LDT 73 12 12 0 0 1 0 0 14
1960* 36 SFO LDT 73 12 11 1 13
1961* 37 SFO LDT 73 14 14 0 0 1 0 0 11
1962 38 SFO LDT 73 14 14 0 0 1 0 0 6
1963 39 SFO ldt 73 14 7 3
Career 174 166 0 1 13 10 0 2 155

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
1951*+ 27 SFO RDT/RT 42 12 12 1 20 1 20 20.0 2 27 0 16 13.5 47
1952*+ 28 SFO RT 73 12 12 1 18 0 18 18.0 23
1953*+ 29 SFO RDT 73 12 12 1 5 0 5 5.0 5
Career 174 166 1 20 1 20 20.0 4 50 0 18 12.5 75

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
1952*+ 28 SFO RT 73 12 12 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.4 0.1 5 0 1
Career 174 166 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.0 0.0 5 0 1

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1951*+ 27 SFO RDT/RT 42 12 12 1 1 6
1957*+ 33 SFO LDT 73 12 12 1 2
1960* 36 SFO LDT 73 12 11 1 2
Career 174 166 1 1 2 10

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?
NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Alan Page*, Reggie White*, Michael Dean Perry, Darrell Russell, Roger Brown, Tommie Harris, Otis Sistrunk, Cortez Kennedy*, Bryant Young, Andy Robustelli*
4 Joe Greene*, Bill Stanfill, Roger Brown, Michael Dean Perry, Cortez Kennedy*, Alan Page*, Reggie White*, Wally Chambers, Mike Reid, Keith Millard
5 Joe Greene*, Bill Stanfill, Warren Sapp*, Cortez Kennedy*, Roger Brown, Merlin Olsen*, Julius Peppers, Keith Millard, Fred Smerlas, Alex Karras
6 Richard Seymour, Warren Sapp*, Bill Stanfill, Cortez Kennedy*, Jason Taylor, Roger Brown, Andy Robustelli*, Bob Baumhower, Kevin Williams, Joe Greene*
7 Dan Hampton*, Michael Dean Perry, Bill Stanfill, Buck Buchanan*, Bob Baumhower, Jason Taylor, Julius Peppers, Bob Lilly*, Kevin Williams, Warren Sapp*
8 Jason Taylor, Dan Hampton*, Roger Brown, Michael Dean Perry, Buck Buchanan*, Julius Peppers, Bob Baumhower, Richard Seymour, Ernie Stautner*, Bill Stanfill
9 Jason Taylor, Michael Dean Perry, Buck Buchanan*, Ernie Stautner*, Chris Doleman*, Roger Brown, Ray Childress, Gino Marchetti*, Dan Hampton*, Bryant Young
10 Ernie Stautner*, Jason Taylor, Buck Buchanan*, Gino Marchetti*, Ray Childress, Cortez Kennedy*, Bob Lilly*, Michael Dean Perry, Dan Hampton*, Bob Baumhower
11 Ernie Stautner*, Jason Taylor, Buck Buchanan*, Cortez Kennedy*, Doug Atkins*, Gino Marchetti*, Deacon Jones*, Bob Lilly*, Warren Sapp*, Richard Dent*
12 Ernie Stautner*, Jason Taylor, Buck Buchanan*, Joe Greene*, Deacon Jones*, Gino Marchetti*, Chris Doleman*, Doug Atkins*, Alex Karras, Warren Sapp*
13 Ernie Stautner*, Jason Taylor, Buck Buchanan*, Chris Doleman*, Doug Atkins*, Alex Karras, Joe Greene*, Deacon Jones*, Warren Sapp*, John Randle*
14 Ernie Stautner*, Jason Taylor, Chris Doleman*, Doug Atkins*, Buck Buchanan*, Deacon Jones*, Alex Karras, Joe Greene*, John Randle*, Warren Sapp*
Career Ernie Stautner*, Jason Taylor, Buck Buchanan*, Alex Karras, Joe Greene*, Deacon Jones*, Warren Sapp*, John Randle*, Chris Doleman*, Doug Atkins*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Pro Bowls
1950
1951
1952
1953
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961

First-Team All-Pro
1951
1952
1953
1954
1957
1959

Approximate Value
1951 NFL 23 (1/14)
Career 155 (53)

Approximate Value (Weighted)
Career 117 (54)

Non-Offensive TDs
1951 NFL 1 (9)

Punt Return TD
1951 NFL 1 (3/97)
Career 1 (155)

Safeties
1957 NFL 1 (1/18)
1960 NFL 1 (1/18)
Career 2 (22)

 

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19511st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19512nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19512nd TeamAll-NFLUPI
19521st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19521st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19521st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19531st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19531st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19531st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19541st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19541st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19542nd TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19541st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19571st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19572nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19572nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19571st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19591st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19591st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19591st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19591st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19591st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19602nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19602nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19601st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19612nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19622nd TeamAll-NFLUPI