LEON HARTHart, Leon JosephHeight: 6-5 Weight: 257 Born: November 2, 1928 Pittsburgh, PA Died: September 24, 2002 South Bend, IN High School: Turtle Creek (PA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Notre Dame | Played |
| 1947 | Notre Dame | Played |
| 1948 | Notre Dame | Played |
| 1949 | Notre Dame | Played |
| Draft: Bonus Pick (1st overall) 1950 Detroit Lions |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Detroit Lions (NFL)1950 DET NFL | 82 | ROE-LDE-LLB | 12 | 1 |
| 1951 Detroit Lions (NFL)1951 DET NFL | 82 | ROE-RDE | 12 | 12 |
| 1952 Detroit Lions (NFL)1952 DET NFL | 80 | ROE | 11 | 11 |
| 1953 Detroit Lions (NFL)1953 DET NFL | 82 | ROE | 12 | 12 |
| 1954 Detroit Lions (NFL)1954 DET NFL | 82 | ROE-LOE | 12 | 10 |
| 1955 Detroit Lions (NFL)1955 DET NFL | 82 | FB-LDE-RDE | 11 | 7 |
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | 82 | FB-LOH | 11 | 7 |
| 1957 Detroit Lions (NFL)1957 DET NFL | 82 | FB-LOH | 11 | 1 |
| 8 Years (NFL) | 92 | 61 |
| Date | Team | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 1/22/1950 | 1950 Detroit Lions (NFL)1950 DET NFL | Draft |
| 1950 Detroit Lions (NFL)1950 DET NFL | Signed | |
| 5/1/1958 | 1957 Detroit Lions (NFL)1957 DET NFL | Free Agent |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Detroit Lions (NFL)1950 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1951 Detroit Lions (NFL)1951 DET NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 72 | ||
| 1952 Detroit Lions (NFL)1952 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1953 Detroit Lions (NFL)1953 DET NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1954 Detroit Lions (NFL)1954 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1955 Detroit Lions (NFL)1955 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 32 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 192 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Detroit Lions (NFL)1951 DET NFL | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952 Detroit Lions (NFL)1952 DET NFL | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 Detroit Lions (NFL)1953 DET NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 Detroit Lions (NFL)1955 DET NFL | 35 | 159 | 4.5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | 76 | 348 | 4.6 | 40 | 5 | ||||
| 1957 Detroit Lions (NFL)1957 DET NFL | 24 | 99 | 4.1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 143 | 612 | 4.3 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Detroit Lions (NFL)1950 DET NFL | 31 | 505 | 16.3 | 66t | 1 | ||||||
| 1951 Detroit Lions (NFL)1951 DET NFL | 35 | 544 | 15.5 | 33t | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1952 Detroit Lions (NFL)1952 DET NFL | 32 | 376 | 11.8 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1953 Detroit Lions (NFL)1953 DET NFL | 25 | 472 | 18.9 | 49t | 7 | ||||||
| 1954 Detroit Lions (NFL)1954 DET NFL | 24 | 377 | 15.7 | 40 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1955 Detroit Lions (NFL)1955 DET NFL | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | 14 | 116 | 8.3 | 29 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1957 Detroit Lions (NFL)1957 DET NFL | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 174 | 2499 | 14.4 | 66t | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Detroit Lions (NFL)1951 DET NFL | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 Detroit Lions (NFL)1955 DET NFL | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Detroit Lions (NFL)1950 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | |
| 1953 Detroit Lions (NFL)1953 DET NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 Detroit Lions (NFL)1954 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| 1955 Detroit Lions (NFL)1955 DET NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 Detroit Lions (NFL)1957 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 1 |
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