Nicholas Vincent Pietrosante
Position: FB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: September 10, 1937 in Ansonia, CT
Died: February 6, 1988 in Royal Oak, MI
College: Notre Dame (school history)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1959 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 52 (1417th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #1140. Ike Lassiter… #1141. Frank Lewis… #1142. Shaun Rogers… #1143. NICK PIETROSANTE… #1144. Lyle Blackwood… #1145. Keith Sims… #1146. Clendon Thomas… |
| 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 | ||||||
| 1959 | 22 | DET | FB | 33 | 10 | 76 | 447 | 3 | 37 | 5.9 | 44.7 | 7.6 | 16 | 140 | 8.8 | 0 | 20 | 1.6 | 14.0 | 587 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1960* | 23 | DET | FB | 33 | 12 | 161 | 872 | 8 | 57 | 5.4 | 72.7 | 13.4 | 13 | 129 | 9.9 | 0 | 28 | 1.1 | 10.8 | 1001 | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| 1961* | 24 | DET | FB | 33 | 14 | 201 | 841 | 5 | 42 | 4.2 | 60.1 | 14.4 | 26 | 315 | 12.1 | 0 | 76 | 1.9 | 22.5 | 1156 | 5 | 7 | 11 | |
| 1962 | 25 | DET | FB | 33 | 13 | 134 | 445 | 2 | 22 | 3.3 | 34.2 | 10.3 | 26 | 251 | 9.7 | 2 | 26 | 2.0 | 19.3 | 696 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1963 | 26 | DET | 33 | 12 | 112 | 418 | 5 | 22 | 3.7 | 34.8 | 9.3 | 16 | 173 | 10.8 | 0 | 24 | 1.3 | 14.4 | 591 | 5 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1964 | 27 | DET | FB | 33 | 14 | 147 | 536 | 4 | 21 | 3.6 | 38.3 | 10.5 | 19 | 152 | 8.0 | 0 | 20 | 1.4 | 10.9 | 688 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1965 | 28 | DET | FB | 33 | 14 | 6 | 107 | 374 | 1 | 12 | 3.5 | 26.7 | 7.6 | 18 | 163 | 9.1 | 0 | 54 | 1.3 | 11.6 | 537 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1966 | 29 | CLE | 36 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1967 | 30 | CLE | 36 | 14 | 10 | 73 | 0 | 31 | 7.3 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 0 | 23 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Career | 116 | 6 | 955 | 4026 | 28 | 57 | 4.2 | 34.7 | 8.2 | 141 | 1391 | 9.9 | 2 | 76 | 1.2 | 12.0 | 5417 | 30 | 29 | 60 | ||||
| 7 yrs | DET | 89 | 6 | 938 | 3933 | 28 | 57 | 4.2 | 44.2 | 10.5 | 134 | 1323 | 9.9 | 2 | 76 | 1.5 | 14.9 | 5256 | 30 | 29 | 56 | |||
| 2 yrs | CLE | 27 | 0 | 17 | 93 | 0 | 31 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 0 | 23 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 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 |
| 1959 | 22 | DET | FB | 33 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1960* | 23 | DET | FB | 33 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1961* | 24 | DET | FB | 33 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1962 | 25 | DET | FB | 33 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1963 | 26 | DET | 33 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1964 | 27 | DET | FB | 33 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1965 | 28 | DET | FB | 33 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 116 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
| 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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| 1959 | 22 | DET | FB | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1960* | 23 | DET | FB | 33 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 48 | |||||||||||
| 1961* | 24 | DET | FB | 33 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1962 | 25 | DET | FB | 33 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1963 | 26 | DET | 33 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 1964 | 27 | DET | FB | 33 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1965 | 28 | DET | FB | 33 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 116 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 30 | 180 |
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