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Wally Triplett

Wallace Triplett III

Position: HB-DB
Height: 5-10    Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: April 18, 1926 in La Mott, PA
College: Penn State

Career AV: 3 (9336th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 19th round (182nd overall) of the 1949 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1949 23 DET RH 11 5 53 221 1 80 4.2 20.1 4.8 8 90 11.3 0 32 0.7 8.2 311 1 3
1950 24 DET 18 7 0 14 92 0 14 6.6 13.1 2.0 6 70 11.7 0 18 0.9 10.0 162 0 1 1
1952 26 CRD 40 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1
1953 27 CRD 47 4 0 3 8 0 16 2.7 2.0 0.8 3 15 5.0 0 6 0.8 3.8 23 0 1 1
Career 24 5 70 321 1 80 4.6 13.4 2.9 17 175 10.3 0 32 0.7 7.3 496 1 5 3
2 yrs CRD 6 0 3 8 0 16 2.7 1.3 0.5 3 15 5.0 0 6 0.5 2.5 23 0 1 2
2 yrs DET 18 5 67 313 1 80 4.7 17.4 3.7 14 160 11.4 0 32 0.8 8.9 473 1 4 1

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1949 23 DET RH 11 5 21 281 1 62 13.4 592
1950 24 DET 18 7 0 11 94 0 19 8.5 8 411 1 97 51.4 667
1952 26 CRD 40 2 0 2 26 0 14 13.0 26
1953 27 CRD 47 4 0 10 253 0 48 25.3 276
Career 24 5 34 401 1 62 11.8 18 664 1 97 36.9 1561
2 yrs CRD 6 0 2 26 0 14 13.0 10 253 0 48 25.3 302
2 yrs DET 18 5 32 375 1 62 11.7 8 411 1 97 51.4 1259

Defense & Fumbles

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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
1949 23 DET RH 11 5 3 1 4 0
1950 24 DET 18 7 0 1 1 18 1
1953 27 CRD 47 4 0 1 1 0 0
Career 24 5 5 3 22 1
2 yrs CRD 6 0 1 1 0 0
2 yrs DET 18 5 4 2 22 1

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1949 23 DET RH 11 5 1 1 2 12
1950 24 DET 18 7 0 1 1 2 12
Career 24 5 1 1 1 1 4 24

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Long Rush

1949 NFL 80 (3/77)

Non-Offensive TDs

1949 NFL 1 (3)
1950 NFL 2 (2)

Kick Return Yds

1950 NFL 411 (7)

Kick Return TD

1950 NFL 1 (2/58)
Career 1 (108)

Long Kick Return

1950 NFL 97 (2)

Punt Returns

1949 NFL 21 (4)

Punt Return Yds

1949 NFL 281 (4)

Punt Return TD

1949 NFL 1 (2)
Career 1 (143)

Long Punt Return

1949 NFL 62 (6)

Yds/Punt Return

1949 NFL 13.4 (4)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1950 NFL 505 (7)

Fumble Return TD

1950 NFL 1 (1)

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