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1953 NFL Receiving

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League Champion: Detroit Lions

Passing Leader: Otto Graham, 2722 Yds

Rushing Leader: Joe Perry, 1018 Yds

Receiving Leader: Pete Pihos, 1049 Yds

Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Receiving Table
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
1	Pete Pihos*+	PHI	30	RE	12	12	63	1049	16.7	10	59		5.3	87.4	0
2	Elbie Nickel*	PIT	31	RE	12	12	62	743	12.0	4	40		5.2	61.9	1
3	Elroy Hirsch*+	RAM	30	LE/RE	12	12	61	941	15.4	4	70		5.1	78.4	2
4	Don Stonesifer	CRD	26	RE	12	12	56	684	12.2	2	46		4.7	57.0	1
5	Jim Dooley	CHI	23	LE	12	11	53	841	15.9	4	72		4.4	70.1	1
6	Billy Wilson	SFO	26	RE	12	12	51	840	16.5	10	61		4.3	70.0	1
7	Dante Lavelli*	CLE	30	RE	12	12	45	783	17.4	6	55		3.8	65.3	1
8	Lynn Chandnois*	PIT	28	RH	12	11	43	412	9.6	0	55		3.6	34.3	9
9	Gern Nagler	CRD	21	LE	11	11	43	610	14.2	6	41		3.9	55.5	0
10	Gordie Soltau*	SFO	28	LE	12	12	43	620	14.4	6	54		3.6	51.7	1
11	Bobby Walston	PHI	25	LE	12	9	41	750	18.3	5	62		3.4	62.5	0
12	Ray Renfro*	CLE	24	FL	12	0	39	722	18.5	4	70		3.3	60.2	4
13	Bill McColl	CHI	23	RE	12	12	36	453	12.6	4	55		3.0	37.8	2
14	Dan Edwards	BAL	27	RE	12	12	35	312	8.9	3	32		2.9	26.0	0
15	Hugh Taylor	WAS	30	LE	12	12	35	703	20.1	8	71		2.9	58.6	0
16	Billy Stone	CHI	28	LH/RH	12	9	34	376	11.1	4	51		2.8	31.3	7
17	Pete Brewster	CLE	23	LE	12	12	32	632	19.8	4	45		2.7	52.7	1
18	Jerry Williams	PHI	30	LH	12	3	31	438	14.1	1	40		2.6	36.5	2
19	Hugh McElhenny*+	SFO	25	RH	12	12	30	474	15.8	2	71		2.5	39.5	6
20	Doak Walker*+	DET	26	LH	12	12	30	502	16.7	3	83		2.5	41.8	2
21	John Hoffman*	CHI	28	RH	12	10	28	341	12.2	1	40		2.3	28.4	2
22	Ray Mathews	PIT	24	LH	12	12	27	346	12.8	4	77		2.3	28.8	5
23	Eddie Price	NYG	28	FB	12	9	26	233	9.0	1	31		2.2	19.4	4
24	Kyle Rote*	NYG	25	RH	9	7	26	440	16.9	5	75		2.9	48.9	0
25	Leon Hart	DET	25	RE	12	12	25	472	18.9	7	49		2.1	39.3	1
26	Billy Howton	GNB	23	RE	8	8	25	463	18.5	4	80		3.1	57.9	1
27	Bob Boyd	RAM	25	RE	12	7	24	548	22.8	4	70		2.0	45.7	0
28	Dub Jones	CLE	29	RH	12	6	24	373	15.5	0	58		2.0	31.1	3
29	Mel Embree	BAL	26	LE	12	8	23	272	11.8	1	24		1.9	22.7	0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
30	Tom Fears	RAM	31	LE	8	5	23	278	12.1	4	31		2.9	34.8	1
31	Bob Hoernschemeyer	DET	28	RH	12	12	23	282	12.3	2	35		1.9	23.5	3
32	Bob Mann	GNB	29	LE	10	9	23	327	14.2	2	45		2.3	32.7	0
33	Charlie Justice	WAS	29	LH	12	12	22	434	19.7	2	54		1.8	36.2	9
34	Johnny Olszewski*	CRD	23	FB	12	12	21	210	10.0	1	77		1.8	17.5	6
35	Hal Giancanelli	PHI	24	HB	12	0	20	346	17.3	5	47		1.7	28.8	5
36	Chick Jagade*	CLE	27	FB	12	12	20	193	9.7	0	37		1.7	16.1	0
37	George Taliaferro*	BAL	26	LH/QB	11	11	20	346	17.3	2	54		1.8	31.5	10
38	Tank Younger*	RAM	25	FB	12	3	20	259	13.0	1	48		1.7	21.6	4
39	Joe Perry*+	SFO	26	FB	12	12	19	191	10.1	3	60		1.6	15.9	8
40	Fran Rogel	PIT	26	FB	12	10	19	95	5.0	0	19		1.6	7.9	2
41	Fred Cone	GNB	27	FB	12	9	18	165	9.2	1	30		1.5	13.8	2
42	Frank Gifford*	NYG	23	FS/LH	12	9	18	292	16.2	4	49		1.5	24.3	2
43	Cliff Anderson	2TM	24	E-LE	9	5	17	266	15.6	0	32		1.9	29.6	0
44	Ed Barker	PIT	22	LE	6	6	17	172	10.1	1	22		2.8	28.7	0
45	Billy Cross	CRD	24	RH	12	8	17	285	16.8	1	51		1.4	23.8	7
46	Ray Pelfrey	NYG	25	LE	12	7	17	233	13.7	3	60		1.4	19.4	1
47	Skeet Quinlan	RAM	25	LH	12	11	17	260	15.3	2	59		1.4	21.7	3
48	Cloyce Box	DET	30	LE	12	11	16	403	25.2	2	97		1.3	33.6	0
49	Dorne Dibble	DET	24	E	12	1	16	274	17.1	3	47		1.3	22.8	0
50	Fred Morrison	CHI	27	FB	12	8	16	214	13.4	0	44		1.3	17.8	2
51	Don Paul*	CRD	27	RDH/S	12	12	16	167	10.4	2	27		1.3	13.9	3
52	Bill Stribling	NYG	26	RE	12	12	16	175	10.9	0	19		1.3	14.6	0
53	Howie Ferguson	GNB	23	FB	11	3	15	86	5.7	0	23		1.4	7.8	4
54	Sonny Grandelius	NYG	24	LH	12	5	15	80	5.3	0	26		1.3	6.7	3
55	Frank Ziegler	PHI	30	RH	12	11	15	211	14.1	0	43		1.3	17.6	2
56	Paul Dekker	WAS	22	RE	11	8	14	182	13.0	1	34		1.3	16.5	0
57	Gene Gedman	DET	21	RH	12	3	14	121	8.6	0	25		1.2	10.1	0
58	Buford Long	NYG	22	RDH	10	10	14	220	15.7	2	55		1.4	22.0	0
59	Jim Parmer	PHI	26	FB	12	3	14	89	6.4	0	45		1.2	7.4	0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
60	Clive Rush	GNB	22	RE	11	4	14	190	13.6	0	24		1.3	17.3	1
61	Carl Elliott	GNB	26	E	12	4	13	150	11.5	0	19		1.1	12.5	0
62	Toy Ledbetter	PHI	26	LH	10	6	13	137	10.5	2	34		1.3	13.7	5
63	Al Carmichael	GNB	25	RH	12	11	12	131	10.9	0	52		1.0	10.9	3
64	Don Johnson	PHI	22	LH	12	4	12	227	18.9	2	41		1.0	18.9	3
65	Ray Ramsey	CRD	32	LDH	12	11	12	118	9.8	0	20		1.0	9.8	1
66	Buddy Young	BAL	27	RH	10	9	12	201	16.8	3	49		1.2	20.1	6
67	Fran Polsfoot	WAS	26	RE	10	4	11	164	14.9	0	66		1.1	16.4	0
68	Dan Towler*	RAM	25	FB	12	9	11	125	11.4	1	49		0.9	10.4	6
69	Charley Trippi*	CRD	32	LH	12	11	11	87	7.9	2	21		0.9	7.3	5
70	Joe Arenas	SFO	28	LH	12	12	10	113	11.3	1	38		0.8	9.4	5
71	Monte Brethauer	BAL	22	LE	12	4	10	133	13.3	0	25		0.8	11.1	1
72	Ollie Cline	DET	28	FB	12	6	10	126	12.6	1	28		0.8	10.5	1
73	Buck McPhail	BAL	24	FB	12	8	10	38	3.8	0	45		0.8	3.2	1
74	Breezy Reid	GNB	26	LH	12	12	10	100	10.0	0	26		0.8	8.3	5
75	Pete Schabarum	SFO	24	HB	10	0	10	96	9.6	0	31		1.0	9.6	1
76	George Sulima	PIT	25	LE	10	5	10	131	13.1	0	17		1.0	13.1	1
77	Ken Carpenter	CLE	27	LH	12	12	9	109	12.1	2	32		0.8	9.1	2
78	Bobby Jack Floyd	CHI	24	FB	8	1	9	63	7.0	0	16		1.1	7.9	1
79	Billy Reynolds	CLE	22	RH	12	6	9	120	13.3	0	55		0.8	10.0	4
80	Byron Bailey	GNB	23	HB	10	0	8	119	14.9	0	50		0.8	11.9	1
81	Paul Barry	WAS	27	FB	12	5	8	70	8.8	0	18		0.7	5.8	2
82	Harry Babcock	SFO	23	E	10	0	7	59	8.4	0	13		0.7	5.9	0
83	Horace Gillom	CLE	32	DE	12	0	7	80	11.4	0	23		0.6	6.7	1
84	Al Pollard	PHI	25	FB	12	9	7	33	4.7	0	24		0.6	2.8	3
85	Julie Rykovich	WAS	30	RH	12	12	7	73	10.4	1	39		0.6	6.1	2
86	J.R. Boone	GNB	28	HB	8	2	6	55	9.2	1	18		0.8	6.9	1
87	Jim Doran	DET	26	DE	7	0	6	75	12.5	0	30		0.9	10.7	0
88	John Huzvar	BAL	24	FB	12	8	6	55	9.2	1	30		0.5	4.6	5
89	Eddie Macon	CHI	26	LDH	12	11	6	24	4.0	2	10		0.5	2.0	2
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
90	Marion Motley	CLE	33	FB	12	0	6	47	7.8	0	23		0.5	3.9	1
91	Vitamin Smith	RAM	30	HB	11	3	6	151	25.2	3	54		0.5	13.7	1
92	Leon Campbell	CHI	26	FB	12	1	5	74	14.8	0	47		0.4	6.2	3
93	Randy Clay	NYG	25	RH	12	7	5	51	10.2	1	33		0.4	4.3	0
94	John Dottley	CHI	25	FB	10	5	5	21	4.2	0	8		0.5	2.1	4
95	Leon Heath	WAS	25	FB	9	6	5	45	9.0	0	17		0.6	5.0	4
96	Tom McCormick	RAM	23	RH	11	9	5	72	14.4	0	20		0.5	6.5	3
97	John Brewer	PHI	25	FB	6	0	4	43	10.8	0	16		0.7	7.2	1
98	Tom Calvin	PIT	27	HB	10	1	4	28	7.0	0	16		0.4	2.8	0
99	Dick Hensley	CHI	26	DE	11	1	4	117	29.3	0	50		0.4	10.6	0
100	Lloyd Lowe	CHI	25	DB	7	1	4	34	8.5	0	11		0.6	4.9	1
101	Brad Myers	RAM	24	HB	12	1	4	13	3.3	0	9		0.3	1.1	1
102	Bob Schnelker	PHI	25	E	8	3	4	34	8.5	0	12		0.5	4.3	0
103	Billy Anderson	CHI	24	RDH	12	9	3	33	11.0	0	16		0.3	2.8	0
104	Leo Elter	PIT	24	FB	12	2	3	29	9.7	0	15		0.3	2.4	0
105	Tommy Kalmanir	BAL	27	HB	9	2	3	31	10.3	1	22		0.3	3.4	1
106	Tom Keane*+	BAL	27	FS	12	12	3	61	20.3	0	37		0.3	5.1	0
107	Bert Rechichar	BAL	23	LDH	11	11	3	151	50.3	2	66		0.3	13.7	0
108	Wally Triplett	CRD	27	HB	4	0	3	15	5.0	0	6		0.8	3.8	1
109	Butch Avinger	NYG	25	FB	12	0	2	8	4.0	0	4		0.2	0.7	1
110	Sam Baker	WAS	24	FB	11	0	2	21	10.5	0	11		0.2	1.9	2
111	Don Barton	GNB	23	HB	5	0	2	51	25.5	1	42		0.4	10.2	0
112	Jim Brandt	PIT	24	S	12	9	2	15	7.5	0	11		0.2	1.3	1
113	Gene Brito*	WAS	28	LDE	12	12	2	35	17.5	0	24		0.2	2.9	0
114	Jack Butler	PIT	26	RDH	12	12	2	43	21.5	1	33		0.2	3.6	0
115	Jug Girard	DET	26	HB	11	0	2	24	12.0	0	15		0.2	2.2	0
116	Norb Hecker	RAM	26	SS	12	11	2	25	12.5	0	16		0.2	2.1	0
117	Merwin Hodel	NYG	22	FB	2	2	2	-15	-7.5	0	0		1.0	-7.5	1
118	Jim Monachino	SFO	24	FB	5	0	2	9	4.5	0	9		0.4	1.8	1
119	Bill Wightkin	CHI	26	LDE	12	12	2	22	11.0	0	13		0.2	1.8	0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
120	George Connor*+	CHI	28	LT	12	12	1	17	17.0	0	17		0.1	1.4	0
121	Larry Coutre	2TM	25	HB	10	3	1	-4	-4.0	0	0		0.1	-0.4	0
122	Pat Harder	DET	31	FB	5	1	1	19	19.0	0	19		0.2	3.8	1
123	Doug Hogland	SFO	22	LT	12	12	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2		0.1	-0.2	0
124	Billy Mixon	SFO	24	HB	12	5	1	7	7.0	0	7		0.1	0.6	0
125	Johnny Papit	2TM	25	HB	7	0	1	9	9.0	0	9		0.1	1.3	1
126	Joe Scott	NYG	27	HB	3	1	1	10	10.0	0	10		0.3	3.3	0
127	Don Shula	BAL	23	RDH	12	12	1	6	6.0	0	6		0.1	0.5	0
128	Bob Smith	DET	24	FB	3	1	1	11	11.0	0	11		0.3	3.7	1
129	Jack Spinks	CRD	23	FB	3	1	1	6	6.0	0	6		0.3	2.0	0

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