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Ernie Stautner

Ernest Alfred Stautner

Position: DT-DE-G
Height: 6-1    Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: April 20, 1925 in Prinzing-by-Cham, Germany
College: Boston College

Career AV: 112 (60th overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1969

9-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2nd round (22nd overall) of the 1950 NFL Draft.

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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
1950 25 PIT LDT 63 12 0 0 2 0 0 1 10
1951 26 PIT RDT 70 12 0 0 1 0 0 10
1952* 27 PIT RDT 70 12 0 0 1 10 0 12
1953* 28 PIT RDT 70 11 0 10
1954 29 PIT RDT 70 12 0 1 3 0 3 0 3 5 0 12
1955* 30 PIT RG 70 12 0 0 2 0 0 7
1956* 31 PIT RDT 70 12 0 0 2 0 0 14
1957* 32 PIT RDT 70 12 0 0 1 0 0 16
1958*+ 33 PIT RDE 70 12 0 0 1 0 0 1 18
1959* 34 PIT RDE 70 12 0 0 2 0 0 11
1960* 35 PIT LDT 70 12 0 0 1 0 0 9
1961* 36 PIT RDE 70 14 0 0 4 0 0 13
1962 37 PIT RDE 70 14 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 6
1963 38 PIT 70 14 0 0 1 0 0 1
Career 173 0 2 5 0 3 0 23 15 0 3 149

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1950 25 PIT LDT 63 12 0 1 2
1958*+ 33 PIT RDE 70 12 0 1 2
1962 37 PIT RDE 70 14 0 1 2
Career 173 0 3 6

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1952
1953
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961

First-Team All-Pro

1958

Fumbles Recovered

1954 NFL 3 (10)
1961 NFL 4 (8)
Career 23 (51)

Safeties

1950 NFL 1 (1/18)

1958 NFL 1 (1/18)

1962 NFL 1 (2/18)
Career 3 (3)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

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