Defense & Fumbles
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Games | Def Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Sk | Sfty | AV |
| 1955 | 23 | DET | DB | 44 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1956 | 24 | PHI | FS | 22 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1958 | 26 | PHI | FS | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1959 | 27 | PHI | FS | 22 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1960 | 28 | NYG | DB | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | |||
| 1961 | 29 | NYT | SS | 22 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | |||
| 1962 | 30 | NYT | FS | 22 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 122 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | |||
| Career | 83 | 56 | 23 | 286 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | |||||||
| 3 yrs | PHI | 33 | 27 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 2 yrs | NYT | 26 | 25 | 15 | 181 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | |||||||||
| 1 yr | DET | 12 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 1 yr | NYG | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | ||||||
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Kick & Punt Returns
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Games | Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1955 | 23 | DET | DB | 44 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 107 | 0 | 20 | 7.6 | 5 | 111 | 0 | 30 | 22.2 | 256 |
| 1956 | 24 | PHI | FS | 22 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 73 | 0 | 35 | 4.3 | 15 | 381 | 0 | 59 | 25.4 | 521 |
| 1958 | 26 | PHI | FS | 22 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 3.9 | 9 | 205 | 0 | 35 | 22.8 | 240 |
| 1960 | 28 | NYG | DB | 21 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 14 | 4.2 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 24 | 22.3 | 111 |
| Career | 83 | 56 | 48 | 249 | 0 | 35 | 5.2 | 32 | 764 | 0 | 59 | 23.9 | 1309 | ||||
| 3 yrs | PHI | 33 | 27 | 24 | 100 | 0 | 35 | 4.2 | 24 | 586 | 0 | 59 | 24.4 | 761 | |||
| 2 yrs | NYT | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 181 | |||||||||||
| 1 yr | DET | 12 | 3 | 14 | 107 | 0 | 20 | 7.6 | 5 | 111 | 0 | 30 | 22.2 | 256 | |||
| 1 yr | NYG | 12 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 14 | 4.2 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 24 | 22.3 | 111 | |||
Receiving & Rushing
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Games | Receiving | Rushing | Total Yds | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Touch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | |||||||
| 1955 | 23 | DET | DB | 44 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 1956 | 24 | PHI | FS | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 1960 | 28 | NYG | DB | 21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Career | 83 | 56 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3 yrs | PHI | 33 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 yrs | NYT | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 yr | DET | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 yr | NYG | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors
Hall of Fame Monitor
PFR HOF Monitor: -5.50 (1756th among DB, average HOF DB is 98.02)
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Lee Riley born?
Lee Riley was born on August 24, 1932.
Where was Lee Riley born?
Lee Riley was born in Lincoln, NE.
How tall was Lee Riley?
Lee Riley was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.
How much did Lee Riley weigh when playing?
Lee Riley weighed 192 lbs (87 kg) when playing.
Is Lee Riley in the Hall of Fame?
Lee Riley has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
How many games did Lee Riley play?
Lee Riley played 83 games over his career.
How many interception return yards did Lee Riley have?
Lee Riley had 286 interception return yards over his career.
When did Lee Riley retire?
Lee Riley last played in 1962.
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