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Johnny Olszewski

John Peter Olszewski

Position: FB-HB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: December 21, 1930 in Washington, DC
College: California

2-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1953 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1953* 23 CRD FB 12 0 106 386 4 34 3.6 32.2 8.8 21 210 10.0 1 77 1.8 17.5 596 5 6
1954 24 CRD RH 11 0 106 352 1 23 3.3 32.0 9.6 12 133 11.1 1 25 1.1 12.1 485 2 5
1955* 25 CRD FB 11 0 84 326 1 41 3.9 29.6 7.6 9 37 4.1 0 9 0.8 3.4 363 1 9
1956 26 CRD FB 11 0 157 598 2 34 3.8 54.4 14.3 17 182 10.7 0 31 1.5 16.5 780 2 13
1957 27 CRD FB 11 0 83 271 2 38 3.3 24.6 7.5 3 36 12.0 0 24 0.3 3.3 307 2 5
1958 28 WAS FB 10 0 98 505 2 45 5.2 50.5 9.8 11 102 9.3 0 36 1.1 10.2 607 2 6
1959 29 WAS 10 0 65 432 1 65 6.6 43.2 6.5 7 62 8.9 0 15 0.7 6.2 494 1 3
1960 30 WAS LH 11 0 75 227 3 15 3.0 20.6 6.8 10 62 6.2 0 31 0.9 5.6 289 3 3
1961 31 DET 14 0 30 109 0 15 3.6 7.8 2.1 1 14 14.0 0 14 0.1 1.0 123 0 0
1962 32 DEN 12 0 33 114 0 46 3.5 9.5 2.8 13 150 11.5 1 26 1.1 12.5 264 1 3
Career 113 0 837 3320 16 65 4.0 29.4 7.4 104 988 9.5 3 77 0.9 8.7 4308 19 53
5 yrs ARI 56 0 536 1933 10 41 3.6 34.5 9.6 62 598 9.6 2 77 1.1 10.7 2531 12 38
3 yrs WAS 31 0 238 1164 6 65 4.9 37.5 7.7 28 226 8.1 0 36 0.9 7.3 1390 6 12
1 yr DEN 12 0 33 114 0 46 3.5 9.5 2.8 13 150 11.5 1 26 1.1 12.5 264 1 3
1 yr DET 14 0 30 109 0 15 3.6 7.8 2.1 1 14 14.0 0 14 0.1 1.0 123 0 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
1953* 23 CRD FB 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 17 0 17 17.0 613
1954 24 CRD RH 11 0 1 21 0 21 21.0 506
1955* 25 CRD FB 11 0 2 26 0 19 13.0 389
1956 26 CRD FB 11 0 3 25 0 20 8.3 805
1958 28 WAS FB 10 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 1 2 0 2 2.0 609
1959 29 WAS 10 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 494
1960 30 WAS LH 11 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 5 119 0 26 23.8 408
1961 31 DET 14 0 4 59 0 23 14.8 182
1962 32 DEN 12 0 3 66 0 24 22.0 330
Career 113 0 5 0 0 0 0.0 20 348 0 26 17.4 4656
5 yrs ARI 56 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 7 102 0 21 14.6 2633
3 yrs WAS 31 0 4 0 0 0 0.0 6 121 0 26 20.2 1511
1 yr DEN 12 0 3 66 0 24 22.0 330
1 yr DET 14 0 4 59 0 23 14.8 182

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1953* 23 CRD FB 12 0 6 1 0 0
1954 24 CRD RH 11 0 5 0 0 0
1955* 25 CRD FB 11 0 9 0 0 0
1956 26 CRD FB 11 0 13 1 0 0
1957 27 CRD FB 11 0 5 1 0 0
1958 28 WAS FB 10 0 6 0 0 0
1959 29 WAS 10 0 3 1 0 0
1960 30 WAS LH 11 0 3 1 0 0
1962 32 DEN 12 0 3 0 0 0
Career 113 0 53 5 0 0
5 yrs ARI 56 0 38 3 0 0
3 yrs WAS 31 0 12 2 0 0
1 yr DEN 12 0 3 0 0 0

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1953* 23 CRD FB 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
Career 113 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1953* 23 CRD FB 12 0 4 1 30
1954 24 CRD RH 11 0 1 1 12
1955* 25 CRD FB 11 0 1 6
1956 26 CRD FB 11 0 2 12
1957 27 CRD FB 11 0 2 12
1958 28 WAS FB 10 0 2 12
1959 29 WAS 10 0 1 6
1960 30 WAS LH 11 0 3 18
1962 32 DEN 12 0 1 6
Career 113 0 16 3 114
5 yrs ARI 56 0 10 2 72
3 yrs WAS 31 0 6 36
1 yr DEN 12 0 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1953
1955

Rushing Att

1953 NFL 106 (9)
1954 NFL 106 (10)
1956 NFL 157 (8)

Rushing Yds

1956 NFL 598 (9)
1958 NFL 505 (10)

Long Rush

1959 NFL 65 (7)

Yds/Rushing Att

1958 NFL 5.2 (5)

Rushing Yds/Game

1956 NFL 54.4 (9)
1958 NFL 50.5 (8)

Long Reception

1953 NFL 77 (4)

Touches

1953 NFL 129 (9)
1956 NFL 177 (8)

Fumbles

1955 NFL 9 (2)
1956 NFL 13 (1-- 64)
Career 53 (99)

     

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)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1953 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1956 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL