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Bert Rechichar

Albert Daniel Rechichar

Position: DB-LB-HB-E
Height: 6-1    Weight: 209 lbs.
Born: July 16, 1930 in Belle Vernon, PA
College: Tennessee

3-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 1st round (10th overall) of the 1952 Draft

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1952 22 CLE RS 12 0
1953 23 BAL LDH 11 0 13 5 38.5%
1954 24 BAL RS 12 0 13 6 46.2% 1 1 100.0%
1955* 25 BAL RS 12 0 24 10 41.7% 26 25 96.2%
1956* 26 BAL RS 10 0 13 3 23.1% 10 8 80.0% 33 1276 56 0 38.7
1957* 27 BAL RS 12 0 13 3 23.1% 25 22 88.0% 5 157 51 0 31.4
1958 28 BAL 12 0 4 1 25.0%
1959 29 BAL 10 0 1 0.0%
1960 30 PIT 6 0 7 3 42.9% 6 6 100.0%
1961 31 NYT 2 0
Career 99 0 88 31 35.2% 68 62 91.2% 38 1433 56 0 37.7
7 yrs IND 79 0 81 28 34.6% 62 56 90.3% 38 1433 56 0 37.7
1 yr PIT 6 0 7 3 42.9% 6 6 100.0%

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1952 22 CLE RS 12 0 14 58 0 16 4.1 4 70 0 19 17.5 128
1953 23 BAL LDH 11 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 28 0 28 28.0 179
1954 24 BAL RS 12 0 6 22 0 9 3.7 3 26 0 12 8.7 48
1955* 25 BAL RS 12 0 30 121 0 24 4.0 9 235 0 59 26.1 356
1956* 26 BAL RS 10 0 5 10 0 7 2.0 9
1957* 27 BAL RS 12 0 22 71 0 22 3.2 1 0 0 0 0.0 71
1958 28 BAL 12 0 7 29 0 11 4.1 3 50 0 22 16.7 113
1959 29 BAL 10 0 2 39 0 27 19.5 39
Career 99 0 85 311 0 24 3.7 23 448 0 59 19.5 943
7 yrs IND 79 0 71 253 0 24 3.6 19 378 0 59 19.9 815
1 yr CLE 12 0 14 58 0 16 4.1 4 70 0 19 17.5 128

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
1952 22 CLE RS 12 0 6 79 0 25 0 1 0 0
1953 23 BAL LDH 11 0 7 64 1 36 0 3 0 0
1954 24 BAL RS 12 0 2 27 0 21 0 1 5 0
1955* 25 BAL RS 12 0 6 109 0 40
1956* 26 BAL RS 10 0 4 63 0 42 1 2 17 0
1957* 27 BAL RS 12 0 5 33 0 31 1 1 0 0
1958 28 BAL 12 0 1 1 0 0
1960 30 PIT 6 0 1 10 0 10
Career 99 0 31 385 1 42 3 9 22 0
7 yrs IND 79 0 24 296 1 42 3 8 22 0
1 yr CLE 12 0 6 79 0 25 0 1 0 0
1 yr PIT 6 0 1 10 0 10

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
1953 23 BAL LDH 11 0 3 151 50.3 2 66 0.3 13.7 151 2 0
1956* 26 BAL RS 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 -1 0 1
1958 28 BAL 12 0 4 34 8.5 1 12 0.3 2.8 34 1 1
Career 99 0 7 185 26.4 3 66 0.1 1.9 1 -1 0 0 -1.0 0.0 0.0 184 3 3

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 BAL LDH 11 0 2 1 5 33
1954 24 BAL RS 12 0 1 6 19
1955* 25 BAL RS 12 0 25 10 55
1956* 26 BAL RS 10 0 8 3 17
1957* 27 BAL RS 12 0 22 3 31
1958 28 BAL 12 0 1 1 9
1960 30 PIT 6 0 6 3 15
Career 99 0 3 1 62 31 179
7 yrs IND 79 0 3 1 56 28 164
1 yr PIT 6 0 6 3 15

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1955
1956
1957

Points Scored

1955 NFL 55 (9)

Non-Offensive TDs

1953 NFL 1 (3)

Long Kick Return

1955 NFL 59 (10)

Punt Returns

1955 NFL 30 (1)
1957 NFL 22 (7)
Career 85 (178)

Punt Return Yds

1955 NFL 121 (8)

Kick & Punt Returns

1955 NFL 39 (7)

Extra Pt Made

1955 NFL 25 (9)
1957 NFL 22 (10)
Career 62 (199)

Extra Pt Att

1955 NFL 26 (9)
1957 NFL 25 (8)
Career 68 (192)

Total Field Goals Made

1953 NFL 5 (8)
1954 NFL 6 (9)
1955 NFL 10 (5)
Career 31 (175)

Field Goals Att

1953 NFL 13 (9)
1954 NFL 13 (9)
1955 NFL 24 (1)
1956 NFL 13 (8)
Career 88 (143)

Field Goal %

1953 NFL 38.462% (6)
1954 NFL 46.154% (9)
1955 NFL 41.667% (8)
Career 35.227% (184)

Long Punt

1956 NFL 56 (10)

Fumble Return Yds

1956 NFL 17 (8)

Interceptions

1952 NFL 6 (10)
1953 NFL 7 (8)
1955 NFL 6 (7)
1957 NFL 5 (8)
Career 31 (171)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1955 NFL 109 (4)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1953 NFL 1 (1)

Long Intercep. Return

1955 NFL 40 (8)
1956 NFL 42 (7)

   

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
1953 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1955 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1955 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1955 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1955 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL