LEO ELTERElter, Leo WilliamHeight: 5-10 Weight: 201 Born: October 21, 1929 Pittsburgh, PA Died: August 23, 2008 Shaler, PA High School: Shaler (Shaler Township, PA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Duquesne | |
| 1949 | Duquesne | Played |
| 1950 | Villanova |
| Military Service: United States Marine Corps |
| NFL Game Logs |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1953 PIT NFL | 39 | FB | 12 | 1 |
| 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1954 PIT NFL | 39 | FB | 11 | 0 |
| 1955 Washington Redskins (NFL)1955 WAS NFL | 32 | FB-LOH | 10 | 3 |
| 1956 Washington Redskins (NFL)1956 WAS NFL | 32 | FB-LOH | 12 | 11 |
| 1957 Washington Redskins (NFL)1957 WAS NFL | 32 | FB-LOH | 12 | 3 |
| 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1958 PIT NFL | 34 | FB | 7 | 5 |
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL | 34 | FB-LOH | 12 | 1 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 76 | 24 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 1/5/1953 | 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1953 PIT NFL |
| Traded | 3/1/1955 | 1955 Washington Redskins (NFL)1955 WAS NFL |
| Signed | 3/30/1955 | 1955 Washington Redskins (NFL)1955 WAS NFL |
| Released | 9/23/1958 | 1958 Washington Redskins (NFL)1958 WAS NFL |
| Signed | 10/21/1958 | 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1958 PIT NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1960 | 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 Washington Redskins (NFL)1955 WAS NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1956 Washington Redskins (NFL)1956 WAS NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1957 Washington Redskins (NFL)1957 WAS NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1958 PIT NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 66 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1953 PIT NFL | 26 | 81 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1954 PIT NFL | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 Washington Redskins (NFL)1955 WAS NFL | 97 | 361 | 3.7 | 33t | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1956 Washington Redskins (NFL)1956 WAS NFL | 145 | 544 | 3.8 | 48 | 2 | ||||
| 1957 Washington Redskins (NFL)1957 WAS NFL | 45 | 211 | 4.7 | 22 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1958 PIT NFL | 37 | 104 | 2.8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 371 | 1380 | 3.7 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1953 PIT NFL | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1954 PIT NFL | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1955 Washington Redskins (NFL)1955 WAS NFL | 13 | 219 | 16.8 | 70 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1956 Washington Redskins (NFL)1956 WAS NFL | 11 | 99 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1957 Washington Redskins (NFL)1957 WAS NFL | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 49t | 1 | ||||||
| 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1958 PIT NFL | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 46 | 556 | 12.1 | 70 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1953 PIT NFL | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1954 PIT NFL | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 Washington Redskins (NFL)1956 WAS NFL | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 142 | 20.3 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1954 PIT NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 Washington Redskins (NFL)1955 WAS NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 Washington Redskins (NFL)1956 WAS NFL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 Washington Redskins (NFL)1957 WAS NFL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1958 PIT NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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