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1951 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 3-9-0, Finished 5th in NFL National Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 254 points (21.2/g), 6th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 375 points (31.2/g), 11th.
Differential of -121 points (-10.1/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 3.4-8.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.8/g), 10th.
Coached by Gene Ronzani (3-9-0)
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1951 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Tobin Rote | 23 | 1 | 11 | 106 for 256, 1,540 yards, 15 td, 20 int, & 76 rushes for 523 yards and 3 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1950 |
| QB | Bobby Thomason | 23 | 2 | 1 | 125 for 221, 1,306 yards, 11 td, 9 int, & 5 rushes for -5 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1949 |
| FB | Fred Cone | 25 | Rook | 0 | 56 rushes for 190 yards, 1 td, & 28 catches for 315 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 27th pick / 1951 |
| LH | Tony Canadeo | 32 | 10 | 0 | 54 rushes for 131 yards, 1 td, & 22 catches for 226 yards and 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 77th pick / 1941 |
| RH | Billy Grimes* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 44 rushes for 123 yards, 1 td, & 15 catches for 170 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1949 |
| LE | Bob Mann | 27 | 3 | 0 | 50 catches for 696 yards, 8 td, & 2 rushes for 9 yards and 0 td | |
| LE | Carl Elliott | 24 | Rook | 0 | 35 catches for 317 yards, 5 td | Green Bay Packers / 13th / 160th pick / 1950 |
| LT | Dick Wildung* | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 8th pick / 1943 |
| LG | Buddy Burris | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 31st pick / 1947 |
| C | Jay Rhodemyre | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 51st pick / 1948 |
| RG | Hamilton Nichols | 27 | 4 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 26th pick / 1946 |
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| RT | Joe Spencer | 28 | 3 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 19th / 195th pick / 1945 |
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| RE | Ab Wimberly | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 catch for 10 yards, 0 td | Boston Yanks / 12th / 99th pick / 1948 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Dan Orlich | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 74th pick / 1949 |
| LDT | Dick Wildung* | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 8th pick / 1943 |
| MG | Dick Afflis | 22 | Rook | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 16th / 186th pick / 1951 |
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| RDT | Howie Ruetz | 24 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 26th / 313th pick / 1951 |
| RDE | John Martinkovic | 24 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 6th / 65th pick / 1951 |
| LLB | Bill Schroll | 25 | 2 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 120th pick / 1948 |
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| MLB | Bob Summerhays | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 34th pick / 1949 |
| RLB | Walt Michaels | 22 | Rook | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 86th pick / 1951 |
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| LDH | Rebel Steiner | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 114th pick / 1949 |
| RDH | Ace Loomis | 23 | Rook | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 62nd pick / 1951 |
| S | Harper Davis | 26 | 2 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1949 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Fred Cone | 25 | Rook | 0 | 5 of 7 field goals & 29 of 35 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 27th pick / 1951 |
| P | Jug Girard | 24 | 3 | 0 | 52 punts for a 40.4 average, 0 blocked | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1948 |
| PR | Billy Grimes* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 16 punt returns for a 6.2 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1949 |
| KR | Billy Grimes* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 23 kick returns for a 25.3 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1949 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Dick Afflis | 22 | T-DG-G | 12 | 0 | 251 | 6-0 | Nevada-Reno,Purdue | 6/27/1929 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 16th / 186th pick / 1951 |
| Buddy Burris | 28 | G-LB | 7 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | Oklahoma,Tulsa | 1/20/1923 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 31st pick / 1947 |
| Tony Canadeo | 32 | HB-TB-FB-DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Gonzaga | 5/5/1919 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 77th pick / 1941 |
| Jack Cloud | 26 | LB-FB | 4 | 0 | 220 | 5-10 | William & Mary | 1/1/1925 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 69th pick / 1950 |
| Rip Collins | 25 | HB-FB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | LSU | 11/9/1926 | 2 | New York Bulldogs / 6th / 53rd pick / 1949 |
| Fred Cone | 25 | FB-K | 12 | 0 | 199 | 5-11 | Clemson | 6/21/1926 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 27th pick / 1951 |
| Harper Davis | 26 | DB | 12 | 0 | 173 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 12/11/1925 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1949 |
| Ray DiPierro | 25 | G | 6 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 8/22/1926 | 1 | |
| Ed Ecker | 28 | DT-T | 7 | 0 | 276 | 6-7 | John Carroll | 1/21/1923 | 4 | |
| Carl Elliott | 24 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Virginia | 11/12/1927 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 13th / 160th pick / 1950 |
| Jug Girard | 24 | E-HB-QB-DB | 12 | 0 | 176 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 1/25/1927 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1948 |
| Billy Grimes* | 24 | HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Oklahoma State | 7/27/1927 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1949 |
| Val Jansante | 31 | E-DE | 3 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Duquesne,Villanova | 9/27/1920 | 5 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 10th / 91st pick / 1944 |
| Ace Loomis | 23 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 6/12/1928 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 62nd pick / 1951 |
| Willie Manley | 25 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 5/20/1926 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 82nd pick / 1950 |
| Bob Mann | 27 | E | 11 | 0 | 172 | 5-11 | Michigan | 4/8/1924 | 3 | |
| John Martinkovic | 24 | DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | Xavier (OH) | 2/4/1927 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 6th / 65th pick / 1951 |
| Walt Michaels | 22 | LB | 12 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Washington & Lee | 10/16/1929 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 86th pick / 1951 |
| Dick Moje | 24 | E | 2 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Loyola Marymount | 5/8/1927 | Rook | |
| Dom Moselle | 25 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Wisconsin-Superior | 6/23/1926 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 23rd / 299th pick / 1950 |
| Ed Neal | 33 | MG-C-G-T | 1 | 0 | 285 | 6-4 | LSU,Ouachita Baptist,Tulane | 12/31/1918 | 6 | |
| Hamilton Nichols | 27 | G-LB | 9 | 0 | 209 | 5-11 | Rice | 10/18/1924 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 26th pick / 1946 |
| Bob Nussbaumer | 27 | HB | 4 | 0 | 172 | 5-11 | Michigan | 4/23/1924 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 21st pick / 1946 |
| Dan Orlich | 27 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-5 | Northwestern,Penn State,UNLV | 12/21/1924 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 74th pick / 1949 |
| Ray Pelfrey | 23 | E-HB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Auburn,Eastern Kentucky | 1/11/1928 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 17th / 197th pick / 1951 |
| Breezy Reid | 24 | HB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Georgia | 9/14/1927 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 107th pick / 1950 |
| Jay Rhodemyre | 29 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 12/16/1922 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 51st pick / 1948 |
| Charley Robinson | 24 | G-LB | 2 | 0 | 240 | 5-11 | Morgan State | 5/30/1927 | Rook | |
| Tobin Rote | 23 | QB | 12 | 11 | 211 | 6-3 | Rice | 1/18/1928 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1950 |
| Howie Ruetz | 24 | DT | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Loras | 8/18/1927 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 26th / 313th pick / 1951 |
| Bill Schroll | 25 | LB-FB | 12 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | LSU | 1/24/1926 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 120th pick / 1948 |
| Carl Schuette | 29 | LB-C-DB | 12 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Marquette | 4/4/1922 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 196th pick / 1947 |
| Joe Spencer | 28 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 239 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 8/15/1923 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 19th / 195th pick / 1945 |
| Don Stansauk | 26 | DT-T | 4 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | Denver | 4/2/1925 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 18th / 226th pick / 1950 |
| Rebel Steiner | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Alabama | 8/27/1927 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 114th pick / 1949 |
| Dave Stephenson | 26 | G-C-DG | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Tennessee,West Virginia | 10/22/1925 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 194th pick / 1950 |
| Bob Summerhays | 24 | LB-FB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Army,Utah | 3/19/1927 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 34th pick / 1949 |
| Bobby Thomason | 23 | QB | 11 | 1 | 196 | 6-1 | VMI | 3/26/1928 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1949 |
| Dick Wildung* | 30 | T-DT-G | 12 | 0 | 221 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 8/16/1921 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 8th pick / 1943 |
| Ab Wimberly | 25 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | LSU | 5/4/1926 | 2 | Boston Yanks / 12th / 99th pick / 1948 |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 12 | 212.9 | 6-0.8 | 2.0 |