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Myron Pottios

Myron Joseph Pottios

Position: LB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 232 lbs.

Born: January 18, 1939 in Van Voorhis, PA
College: Notre Dame   (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2nd round (19th overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 3rd round (20th overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 78 (438th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 23, 2013 6:25AM
All-Time Rank: #598. Joe Ferguson… #599. Greg Koch… #600. Chester McGlockton… #601. MYRON POTTIOS… #602. Larry Stallings… #603. Duane Bickett… #604. MacArthur Lane… 

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
1961* 22 PIT MLB 66 14 2 40 0 22 0 0 0 1 0 0 13
1963* 24 PIT MLB 66 14 4 78 0 38 0 12
1964* 25 PIT MLB 66 7 1 8 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 10
1965 26 PIT MLB 66 6 6
1966 27 RAM 66 12 1
1967 28 RAM MLB 66 11 1 24 0 24 0 0 0 1 0 0 10
1968 29 RAM MLB 66 14 14 0 0 4 0 0 11
1969 30 RAM 66 5 1 16 0 16 0 1
1970 31 RAM MLB 66 14 14 2 27 0 14 0 0 0 2 0 0 11
1971 32 WAS MLB 66 14 14 1 31 0 31 0 11
1972 33 WAS mlb 66 12 7 0 0 2 0 0 6
1973 34 WAS mlb 66 6 6 4
Career 129 55 12 224 0 38 0 0 0 11 0 0 96
5 yrs RAM 56 28 4 67 0 24 0 0 0 7 0 0 34
4 yrs PIT 41 0 7 126 0 38 0 0 0 2 0 0 41
3 yrs WAS 32 27 1 31 0 31 0 0 0 2 0 0 21

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Pro Bowls
1961
1963
1964

Fumbles Recovered
1968 NFL 4 (3)

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19631st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19632nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19631st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.