1955 NFL Receiving

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League Champion: Cleveland Browns

Passing Leader: Jim Finks, 2270 Yds

Rushing Leader: Alan Ameche, 961 Yds

Receiving Leader: Pete Pihos, 864 Yds

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Receiving

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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	32	RE	12	10	62	864	13.9	7	40		5.2	72.0	0
2	Billy Wilson*	SFO	28	RE	12	12	53	831	15.7	7	72		4.4	69.3	0
3	Lew Carpenter	DET	23	FB/RH	12	12	44	312	7.1	2	34		3.7	26.0	6
4	Tom Fears	RAM	33	LE	12	12	44	569	12.9	2	31		3.7	47.4	0
5	Billy Howton*	GNB	25	RE	12	12	44	697	15.8	5	60		3.7	58.1	2
6	Dave Middleton	DET	22	RH/RE	12	11	44	663	15.1	3	77		3.7	55.3	0
7	Harlon Hill*+	CHI	23	LE	12	12	42	789	18.8	9	86		3.5	65.8	0
8	Ray Mathews*	PIT	26	LH	12	12	42	762	18.1	6	61		3.5	63.5	1
9	Gary Knafelc	GNB	23	LE	12	12	40	613	15.3	8	48		3.3	51.1	0
10	Jim Doran	DET	28	LE	10	9	38	552	14.5	2	38		3.8	55.2	2
11	Bill Stribling	PHI	28	LE	12	8	38	568	14.9	6	56		3.2	47.3	0
12	Elbie Nickel	PIT	33	RE	12	12	36	488	13.6	2	30		3.0	40.7	0
13	Bill McColl	CHI	25	RE	12	8	35	502	14.3	4	42		2.9	41.8	0
14	Pete Brewster*	CLE	25	LE	12	12	34	622	18.3	6	41		2.8	51.8	1
15	Frank Gifford*+	NYG	25	LH	11	11	33	437	13.2	4	54		3.0	39.7	5
16	Jim Mutscheller	BAL	25	RE	12	12	33	518	15.7	7	48		2.8	43.2	0
17	Dante Lavelli	CLE	32	RE	12	12	31	492	15.9	4	49		2.6	41.0	0
18	Kyle Rote*	NYG	27	LE	12	4	31	580	18.7	8	71		2.6	48.3	1
19	Ray Renfro	CLE	26	FL	12	12	29	603	20.8	8	61		2.4	50.3	1
20	Don Stonesifer	CRD	28	LE	12	9	28	330	11.8	5	28		2.3	27.5	0
21	Alan Ameche*+	BAL	22	FB	12	12	27	141	5.2	0	18		2.3	11.8	3
22	Lynn Chandnois	PIT	30	RH	9	9	27	385	14.3	0	51		3.0	42.8	2
23	Bobby Walston	PHI	27	LE	12	8	27	443	16.4	3	63		2.3	36.9	0
24	Gordie Soltau	SFO	30	LE	12	10	26	358	13.8	1	36		2.2	29.8	0
25	Hal Giancanelli	PHI	26	LH	12	8	25	379	15.2	1	59		2.1	31.6	8
26	Elroy Hirsch	RAM	32	FL	9	8	25	460	18.4	2	72		2.8	51.1	0
27	Bob Schnelker	NYG	27	LE	12	12	25	326	13.0	2	31		2.1	27.2	1
28	Fran Rogel	PIT	28	FB	12	12	24	222	9.3	0	28		2.0	18.5	5
29	Ron Waller*	RAM	22	LH	12	12	24	228	9.5	1	30		2.0	19.0	6
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
30	John Carson	WAS	25	LE	12	12	23	443	19.3	3	51		1.9	36.9	1
31	Jug Girard	DET	28	HB	12	6	23	301	13.1	0	34		1.9	25.1	2
32	Ed Bernet	PIT	22	LE	12	11	22	276	12.5	1	38		1.8	23.0	1
33	Bob Boyd	RAM	27	RE	7	6	22	383	17.4	3	74		3.1	54.7	0
34	Howie Ferguson*	GNB	25	FB	12	11	22	153	7.0	0	16		1.8	12.8	8
35	Doak Walker*	DET	28	LH	12	9	22	428	19.5	5	70		1.8	35.7	1
36	Alex Webster	NYG	24	RH	12	11	22	269	12.2	1	48		1.8	22.4	3
37	Lloyd Colteryahn	BAL	24	LE	12	5	21	251	12.0	3	22		1.8	20.9	0
38	Woodley Lewis	RAM	30	E	12	1	19	199	10.5	0	19		1.6	16.6	2
39	Joe Perry	SFO	28	FB	11	11	19	55	2.9	1	19		1.7	5.0	6
40	Skeet Quinlan	RAM	27	RH	6	4	19	245	12.9	0	46		3.2	40.8	2
41	Sid Watson	PIT	23	HB	12	3	19	223	11.7	1	62		1.6	18.6	7
42	Buddy Young	BAL	29	RH	11	10	19	426	22.4	1	82		1.7	38.7	1
43	Ollie Matson*+	CRD	25	LH	12	12	17	237	13.9	2	70		1.4	19.8	7
44	Gene Schroeder	CHI	26	HB	12	5	17	315	18.5	2	51		1.4	26.3	0
45	Al Carmichael	GNB	27	RH	10	6	16	222	13.9	1	32		1.6	22.2	0
46	Rick Casares*	CHI	24	LH	12	5	16	136	8.5	1	29		1.3	11.3	3
47	Dave Mann	CRD	23	RH	12	12	16	137	8.6	1	42		1.3	11.4	6
48	Dorne Dibble	DET	26	RE	8	6	14	179	12.8	2	44		1.8	22.4	0
49	Veryl Switzer	GNB	23	RH	12	4	14	103	7.4	1	22		1.2	8.6	6
50	Bert Zagers	WAS	22	RH	11	11	14	306	21.9	0	57		1.3	27.8	5
51	Joe Arenas	SFO	30	RDH/LH	12	11	13	255	19.6	2	53		1.1	21.3	4
52	Raymond Berry	BAL	22	LE	12	7	13	205	15.8	0	45		1.1	17.1	0
53	Leo Elter	WAS	26	FB	11	3	13	219	16.8	1	70		1.2	19.9	4
54	Ed Modzelewski	CLE	26	FB	12	10	13	113	8.7	2	28		1.1	9.4	3
55	Breezy Reid	GNB	28	LH	12	11	13	138	10.6	1	60		1.1	11.5	4
56	Carroll Hardy	SFO	22	RHB	10	6	12	338	28.2	4	78		1.2	33.8	2
57	Rob Goode	2TM	28	B-FB	11	6	11	152	13.8	0	50		1.0	13.8	4
58	John Hoffman*	CHI	30	LH	12	9	11	153	13.9	1	37		0.9	12.8	3
59	Vic Janowicz	WAS	25	LH	12	11	11	149	13.5	3	48		0.9	12.4	2
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
60	Ken MacAfee	NYG	26	RE	8	8	11	170	15.5	1	40		1.4	21.3	0
61	Hugh McElhenny	SFO	27	RH	12	8	11	203	18.5	2	55		0.9	16.9	3
62	Jerry Norton	PHI	24	LH	12	4	11	125	11.4	1	36		0.9	10.4	6
63	L.G. Dupre	BAL	23	LH	11	7	10	153	15.3	0	30		0.9	13.9	2
64	Dale Atkeson	WAS	25	FB	11	8	9	81	9.0	1	15		0.8	7.4	2
65	Maurice Bassett	CLE	24	FB	12	0	9	83	9.2	0	25		0.8	6.9	3
66	Leon Campbell	PIT	28	FB	12	0	9	76	8.4	0	36		0.8	6.3	1
67	Jimmy Carr	CRD	22	HB	12	1	9	157	17.4	0	59		0.8	13.1	1
68	Leon Hart	DET	27	FB/LDE	11	8	9	54	6.0	1	14		0.8	4.9	2
69	Joe Johnson	GNB	26	HB	12	3	9	71	7.9	1	30		0.8	5.9	4
70	Fred Morrison*	CLE	29	RH	12	8	9	185	20.6	0	49		0.8	15.4	5
71	Jack O'Brien	PIT	23	E	12	1	9	105	11.7	2	38		0.8	8.8	0
72	Johnny Olszewski*	CRD	25	FB	11	9	9	37	4.1	0	9		0.8	3.4	9
73	Ralph Thomas	WAS	28	RE	12	11	9	105	11.7	2	25		0.8	8.8	0
74	Dick Bielski	PHI	23	FB	12	9	8	48	6.0	0	19		0.7	4.0	1
75	Bud Laughlin	SFO	24	FB	10	1	8	54	6.8	0	27		0.8	5.4	4
76	Jim Monachino	WAS	26	HB	7	1	8	74	9.3	0	24		1.1	10.6	1
77	Chick Jagade	CHI	29	FB	12	11	7	16	2.3	0	15		0.6	1.3	3
78	Toy Ledbetter	PHI	28	HB	8	4	7	88	12.6	1	37		0.9	11.0	0
79	Gern Nagler	CRD	23	LE	11	5	7	218	31.1	3	74		0.6	19.8	0
80	Corky Taylor	RAM	22	DB	10	6	7	47	6.7	1	17		0.7	4.7	1
81	Dick Brubaker	CRD	23	RE	10	6	6	125	20.8	0	43		0.6	12.5	0
82	Jack Hoffman	CHI	25	LDE	12	12	6	86	14.3	0	32		0.5	7.2	0
83	Buford Long	NYG	24	E	4	2	6	64	10.7	1	34		1.5	16.0	0
84	Dan Towler	RAM	27	FB	7	3	6	25	4.2	0	11		0.9	3.6	2
85	Bobby Watkins	CHI	23	RH	12	8	6	79	13.2	0	34		0.5	6.6	5
86	Tank Younger*	RAM	27	FB	8	7	6	51	8.5	0	13		0.8	6.4	3
87	Billy Cox	WAS	26	E	4	0	5	71	14.2	0	28		1.3	17.8	0
88	Bobby Epps	NYG	23	FB	9	7	5	8	1.6	0	5		0.6	0.9	1
89	Mal Hammack	CRD	22	FB	9	3	5	13	2.6	0	10		0.6	1.4	5
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
90	Bob Hoernschemeyer	DET	30	B	5	2	5	36	7.2	0	15		1.0	7.2	1
91	Bill Stits	DET	24	RDH	12	12	5	17	3.4	0	14		0.4	1.4	4
92	Frank Bernardi	CRD	22	FS	12	12	4	77	19.3	1	39		0.3	6.4	2
93	Charlie Jones	WAS	26	DE	10	1	4	58	14.5	0	21		0.4	5.8	1
94	Dicky Moegle*	SFO	21	FS/LH	11	10	4	94	23.5	0	53		0.4	8.5	2
95	Harry Babcock	SFO	25	E	8	0	3	31	10.3	0	16		0.4	3.9	1
96	Max Boydston	CRD	23	E	9	3	3	79	26.3	1	67		0.3	8.8	0
97	Norb Hecker	WAS	28	FS	12	8	3	31	10.3	1	13		0.3	2.6	0
98	Harry Hugasian	2TM	26	DB	6	1	3	32	10.7	0	13		0.5	5.3	1
99	Dub Jones	CLE	31	RH	12	6	3	115	38.3	1	46		0.3	9.6	1
100	Tom McCormick	RAM	25	HB	6	2	3	-1	-0.3	0	4		0.5	-0.2	0
101	Burrell Shields	BAL	26	HB	8	3	3	27	9.0	0	19		0.4	3.4	0
102	George Taliaferro	PHI	28	HB	3	0	3	17	5.7	0	14		1.0	5.7	2
103	Mel Triplett	NYG	24	FB	12	3	3	9	3.0	0	12		0.3	0.8	3
104	Ted Wegert	PHI	23	RH	7	4	3	17	5.7	0	12		0.4	2.4	2
105	Ralph Goldston	PHI	26	HB	10	0	2	8	4.0	0	9		0.2	0.8	2
106	John Henry Johnson	SFO	26	LH	7	3	2	6	3.0	0	11		0.3	0.9	0
107	Don Kindt	CHI	30	RDH	12	4	2	15	7.5	0	10		0.2	1.3	0
108	Night Train Lane*	CRD	27	LDH	12	12	2	110	55.0	1	98		0.2	9.2	0
109	Bob Smith	CLE	22	HB	10	0	2	12	6.0	0	10		0.2	1.2	1
110	Dick Young	BAL	25	FB	11	0	2	15	7.5	0	11		0.2	1.4	2
111	Bibbles Bawel	PHI	25	FS	12	12	1	6	6.0	0	6		0.1	0.5	2
112	Fred Cone	GNB	29	FB	12	1	1	7	7.0	0	7		0.1	0.6	0
113	Chuck Drazenovich*	WAS	28	MLB	12	12	1	-3	-3.0	0	-3		0.1	-0.3	0
114	Ron Drzewiecki	CHI	22	HB	12	2	1	1	1.0	0	1		0.1	0.1	3
115	Jack McClairen	PIT	24	E	12	0	1	13	13.0	0	13		0.1	1.1	0
116	Jim Parmer	PHI	28	FB	12	1	1	-4	-4.0	0	-4		0.1	-0.3	0
117	Bill Pellington	BAL	28	LLB	12	12	1	10	10.0	0	10		0.1	0.8	0
118	Pete Perini	2TM	27	FB	8	0	1	3	3.0	0	3		0.1	0.4	0
119	Eddie Price	NYG	30	FB	6	2	1	2	2.0	0	2		0.2	0.3	1
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
120	Ray Gene Smith	CHI	27	FS	12	12	1	13	13.0	0	13		0.1	1.1	1
121	Carl Taseff	BAL	27	RDH	11	10	1	3	3.0	0	3		0.1	0.3	0
122	Royce Womble	BAL	24	HB	3	2	1	14	14.0	0	14		0.3	4.7	0

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