Andy Robustelli

Andrew Richard Robustelli

Position: DE
Height: 6-1 Weight: 230 lbs.

Born: December 6, 1925 in Stamford, CT
Died: May 31, 2011 in Stamford, CT
College: Arnold
Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 19th round (228th overall) of the 1951 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 132 (22nd overall since 1950)
7-time Pro Bowler & 6-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1971, finalist in 1970

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Fine Details · Last updated May 21, 2013 4:25PM

All-Time Rank: #63. Joe Greene… #64. Mike Haynes… #65. Willie Brown… #66. ANDY ROBUSTELLI… #67. Yale Lary… #68. Thurman Thomas… #69. John Randle…

All-Time Rank: #63. Joe Greene… #64. Mike Haynes… #65. Willie Brown… #66. ANDY ROBUSTELLI… #67. Yale Lary… #68. Thurman Thomas… #69. John Randle…

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
1951	26	RAM	RDE	84	11								0	0	1	0	0				7
1952	27	RAM	RDE	84	12			1	14	1	14	0	0	0	4	29	1				12
1953*+	28	RAM	RDE	84	12								0	0	2	0	0				17
1954	29	RAM	RDE	84	12								0	0	1	0	0				11
1955*+	30	RAM	RDE	84	12			1	10	1	10	0	0	0	5	18	1				12
1956*+	31	NYG	RDE	81	12								0	0	1	0	0			1	16
1957*	32	NYG	RDE	81	12																14
1958+	33	NYG	RDE	81	12								0	0	2	0	0				18
1959*+	34	NYG	RDE	81	12								0	0	1	33	0				20
1960*+	35	NYG	RDE	81	12																14
1961*	36	NYG	RDE	81	14								0	0	2	0	0				13
1962	37	NYG	RDE	81	14								0	0	2	0	0				13
1963	38	NYG	RDE	81	14																7
1964	39	NYG	RDE	81	14								0	0	1	17	0				5
Career					175			2	24	2	14	0	0	0	22	97	2			1	179
9 yrs		NYG			116	0							0	0	9	50	0			1	120
5 yrs		RAM			59	0		2	24	2	14	0	0	0	13	47	2				59

Receiving & Rushing

							Receiving							Rushing
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	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
1954	29	RAM	RDE	84	12		1	49	49.0	1	49	0.1	4.1								49	1	0
1962	37	NYG	RDE	81	14		1	26	26.0	0	26	0.1	1.9								26	0	0
Career					175		2	75	37.5	1	49	0.0	0.4								75	1	0
9 yrs		NYG			116	0	1	26	26.0	0	26	0.0	0.2								26	0	0
5 yrs		RAM			59	0	1	49	49.0	1	49	0.0	0.8								49	1	0

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
1954	29	RAM	RDE	84	12							1	0	0	0	0.0	49
Career					175							1	0	0	0	0.0	75

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RecTD	FblTD	IntTD	AllTD	Sfty	Pts
1952	27	RAM	RDE	84	12			1	1	2		12
1954	29	RAM	RDE	84	12		1			1		6
1955*+	30	RAM	RDE	84	12			1	1	2		12
1956*+	31	NYG	RDE	81	12						1	2
Career					175		1	2	2	5	1	32
9 yrs		NYG			116	0					1	2
5 yrs		RAM			59	0	1	2	2	5		30

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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Dwight White, Richard Seymour, Mike Reid, Pat Holmes, Haloti Ngata, Julius Peppers, Darrell Russell, Tommie Harris, Otis Sistrunk, Dwight Freeney
4	Wally Chambers, Mike Reid, Charlie Johnson, Richard Seymour, Haloti Ngata, Julius Peppers, Dwight Freeney, Fred Smerlas, Dwight White, Dan Hampton*
5	Dana Stubblefield, Richard Seymour, Julius Peppers, Merlin Olsen, Fred Smerlas, Chris Doleman, Dwight White, Lee Roy Selmon*, Tommie Harris, Trent Cole
6	Richard Seymour, Julius Peppers, Bill Stanfill, Merlin Olsen, Roger Brown, Bruce Smith, Chris Doleman, Dan Hampton, Lee Roy Selmon*, Charlie Johnson
7	Julius Peppers, Dan Hampton, Bill Stanfill, Bob Baumhower, Buck Buchanan, Richard Seymour, Lee Roy Selmon, Cortez Kennedy, Jason Taylor, Bob Lilly*
8	Dan Hampton, Merlin Olsen, Bob Baumhower, Jason Taylor, Julius Peppers, Joe Greene, Deacon Jones, Bob Lilly, Cortez Kennedy, Chris Doleman*
9	Joe Greene, Merlin Olsen, Warren Sapp, Deacon Jones, Jack Youngblood, Jason Taylor, Bob Lilly, Dan Hampton, Reggie White, Chris Doleman*
10	Joe Greene, Merlin Olsen, Jason Taylor, Jack Youngblood, Warren Sapp, Deacon Jones, Dan Hampton, Randy White, Reggie White, Willie Davis*
11	Joe Greene, Merlin Olsen, Jason Taylor, Randy White, Bob Lilly, Jack Youngblood, Bruce Smith, Michael Strahan, Reggie White, Deacon Jones
12	Merlin Olsen, Joe Greene, Bruce Smith, Bob Lilly, Randy White, Jason Taylor, Gino Marchetti, Jack Youngblood, Deacon Jones, Michael Strahan
13	Bruce Smith, Joe Greene, Merlin Olsen, Gino Marchetti, Bob Lilly, Michael Strahan, Randy White, Jack Youngblood, Jason Taylor, Deacon Jones
14	Bruce Smith, Merlin Olsen, Bob Lilly, Joe Greene, Gino Marchetti, Michael Strahan, Jack Youngblood, Randy White, Jason Taylor, Carl Eller
Career	Joe Greene, Gino Marchetti, Michael Strahan, Bob Lilly, Randy White, Jack Youngblood, Jason Taylor, Bruce Smith, Merlin Olsen, Deacon Jones

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Awards 1962 NFL Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)	Pro Bowls 1953 1955 1956 1957 1959 1960 1961	First-Team All-Pro 1953 1955 1956 1958 1959 1960	Approximate Value 1956 NFL 16 (2) 1958 NFL 18 (1) 1959 NFL 20 (1/77) Career 179 (21)
Approximate Value (Weighted) Career 132 (22)	Non-Offensive TDs 1952 NFL 2 (3) 1955 NFL 2 (1) Career 4 (196)	Fumbles Recovered 1952 NFL 4 (5) 1955 NFL 5 (3) Career 22 (67)	Fumble Return Yds 1952 NFL 29 (7) 1959 NFL 33 (8) Career 97 (132)
Fumble Return TD 1952 NFL 1 (2) 1955 NFL 1 (1) Career 2 (39)	Intercept. Ret. TD 1952 NFL 1 (2) 1955 NFL 1 (2)	Safeties 1956 NFL 1 (1/18) Career 1 (72)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1952	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1952	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1953	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1953	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1953	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI
1954	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1954	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1954	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI
1955	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1955	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1955	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1955	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1955	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI
1956	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1956	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1956	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1956	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1956	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1957	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1957	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1957	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1957	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1958	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1958	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1958	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1958	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI
1959	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1959	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1959	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1959	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1959	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1960	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1960	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1960	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1960	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI
1961	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1961	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1961	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1961	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI
1962	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1962	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI

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3	Dwight White, Richard Seymour, Mike Reid, Pat Holmes, Haloti Ngata, Julius Peppers, Darrell Russell, Tommie Harris, Otis Sistrunk, Dwight Freeney
4	Wally Chambers, Mike Reid, Charlie Johnson, Richard Seymour, Haloti Ngata, Julius Peppers, Dwight Freeney, Fred Smerlas, Dwight White, Dan Hampton*
5	Dana Stubblefield, Richard Seymour, Julius Peppers, Merlin Olsen, Fred Smerlas, Chris Doleman, Dwight White, Lee Roy Selmon*, Tommie Harris, Trent Cole
6	Richard Seymour, Julius Peppers, Bill Stanfill, Merlin Olsen, Roger Brown, Bruce Smith, Chris Doleman, Dan Hampton, Lee Roy Selmon*, Charlie Johnson
7	Julius Peppers, Dan Hampton, Bill Stanfill, Bob Baumhower, Buck Buchanan, Richard Seymour, Lee Roy Selmon, Cortez Kennedy, Jason Taylor, Bob Lilly*
8	Dan Hampton, Merlin Olsen, Bob Baumhower, Jason Taylor, Julius Peppers, Joe Greene, Deacon Jones, Bob Lilly, Cortez Kennedy, Chris Doleman*
9	Joe Greene, Merlin Olsen, Warren Sapp, Deacon Jones, Jack Youngblood, Jason Taylor, Bob Lilly, Dan Hampton, Reggie White, Chris Doleman*
10	Joe Greene, Merlin Olsen, Jason Taylor, Jack Youngblood, Warren Sapp, Deacon Jones, Dan Hampton, Randy White, Reggie White, Willie Davis*
11	Joe Greene, Merlin Olsen, Jason Taylor, Randy White, Bob Lilly, Jack Youngblood, Bruce Smith, Michael Strahan, Reggie White, Deacon Jones
12	Merlin Olsen, Joe Greene, Bruce Smith, Bob Lilly, Randy White, Jason Taylor, Gino Marchetti, Jack Youngblood, Deacon Jones, Michael Strahan
13	Bruce Smith, Joe Greene, Merlin Olsen, Gino Marchetti, Bob Lilly, Michael Strahan, Randy White, Jack Youngblood, Jason Taylor, Deacon Jones
14	Bruce Smith, Merlin Olsen, Bob Lilly, Joe Greene, Gino Marchetti, Michael Strahan, Jack Youngblood, Randy White, Jason Taylor, Carl Eller
Career	Joe Greene, Gino Marchetti, Michael Strahan, Bob Lilly, Randy White, Jack Youngblood, Jason Taylor, Bruce Smith, Merlin Olsen, Deacon Jones