ELROY HIRSCHHirsch, Elroy Leon (Crazy Legs)Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Born: June 17, 1923 Wausau, WI Died: January 28, 2004 Madison, WI High School: Wausau (WI) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Wisconsin | Lettered |
| 1943 | Michigan | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (5th overall) 1945 Cleveland Rams |
| Military Service: United States Marine Corps |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1946 CHI AAFC | 80 | LDH-LOH-FB | 14 | 14 |
| 1947 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1947 CHI AAFC | 80 | DB-LOH | 7 | 7 |
| 1948 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1948 CHI AAFC | 80 | LOH-S? | 5 | 3 |
| 1949 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1949 LARM NFL | 40 | LOH | 12 | 3 |
| 1950 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1950 LARM NFL | 40 | ROE-LDH | 12 | 12 |
| 1951 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1951 LARM NFL | 40 | ROE-LOH | 12 | 12 |
| 1952 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1952 LARM NFL | 40 | ROE | 10 | 7 |
| 1953 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1953 LARM NFL | 40 | ROE-LOE | 12 | 12 |
| 1954 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1954 LARM NFL | 40 | ROH-ROE-LOE-LOH | 12 | 10 |
| 1955 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1955 LARM NFL | 40 | ROE-ROH | 9 | 8 |
| 1956 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1956 LARM NFL | 40 | LOE-ROE | 12 | 11 |
| 1957 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1957 LARM NFL | 40 | LOE | 12 | 7 |
| 12 Years (NFL)12 Years NFL | 129 | 106 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/6/1945 | 1945 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1945 CLE NFL |
| Signed | 1946 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1946 CHI AAFC | |
| Free Agent | 1948 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1948 CHI AAFC | |
| Signed | 7/20/1949 | 1949 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1949 LARM NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1958 | 1957 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1957 LARM NFL |
| AWARDS |
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| 1951 Associated Press All-NFL |
| 1951 United Press All-NFL |
| 1951 United Press All-NFL |
| 1951 New York Daily News All-NFL |
| 1953 Associated Press All-NFL |
| 1968 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1946 CHI AAFC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | |
| 1947 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1947 CHI AAFC | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1948 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1948 CHI AAFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1949 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1949 LARM NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1950 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1950 LARM NFL | 7 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 47 | |
| 1951 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1951 LARM NFL | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 102 | |
| 1952 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1952 LARM NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1953 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1953 LARM NFL | 4 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 28 | |
| 1954 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1954 LARM NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1955 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1955 LARM NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1956 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1956 LARM NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1957 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1957 LARM NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 66 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 405 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1946 CHI AAFC | 87 | 226 | 2.6 | 1 | |||||
| 1947 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1947 CHI AAFC | 23 | 51 | 2.2 | 1 | |||||
| 1948 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1948 CHI AAFC | 23 | 93 | 4.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1949 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1949 LARM NFL | 68 | 287 | 4.2 | 51 | 2 | ||||
| 1950 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1950 LARM NFL | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1951 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1951 LARM NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1953 LARM NFL | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1954 LARM NFL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1957 LARM NFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 207 | 687 | 3.3 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1946 CHI AAFC | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 6 | 156 | 7.8 | 13.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 61.7 | ||||||
| 1947 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1947 CHI AAFC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||||
| 1950 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1950 LARM NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 8 | 156 | 7.1 | 13.0 | 1 | 4.5 | 2 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.4 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1946 CHI AAFC | 27 | 347 | 12.9 | 68t | 3 | ||||||
| 1947 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1947 CHI AAFC | 10 | 282 | 28.2 | 76t | 3 | ||||||
| 1948 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1948 CHI AAFC | 7 | 101 | 14.4 | 1 | |||||||
| 1949 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1949 LARM NFL | 22 | 326 | 14.8 | 48t | 4 | ||||||
| 1950 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1950 LARM NFL | 42 | 687 | 16.4 | 58t | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 1951 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1951 LARM NFL | 66 | 1495 | 22.7 | 91t | 17 | 0 | |||||
| 1952 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1952 LARM NFL | 25 | 590 | 23.6 | 84t | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 1953 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1953 LARM NFL | 61 | 941 | 15.4 | 70 | 4 | ||||||
| 1954 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1954 LARM NFL | 35 | 720 | 20.6 | 66 | 3 | ||||||
| 1955 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1955 LARM NFL | 25 | 460 | 18.4 | 72t | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1956 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1956 LARM NFL | 35 | 603 | 17.2 | 76t | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 1957 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1957 LARM NFL | 32 | 477 | 14.9 | 45 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 387 | 7029 | 18.2 | 91t | 60 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1946 CHI AAFC | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 0 | |
| 1948 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1948 CHI AAFC | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 40 | 0 |
| 1949 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1949 LARM NFL | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 32 | 0 |
| 1950 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1950 LARM NFL | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1954 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1954 LARM NFL | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 15 | 251 | 16.7 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1946 CHI AAFC | 17 | 235 | 13.8 | 54t | 1 | ||||
| 1947 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1947 CHI AAFC | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1948 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1948 CHI AAFC | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 21 | 286 | 13.6 | 54t | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1946 CHI AAFC | 14 | 384 | 27.4 | 88t | 1 | ||||
| 1947 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1947 CHI AAFC | 6 | 172 | 28.7 | 0 | |||||
| 1948 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1948 CHI AAFC | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 21 | 566 | 27.0 | 88t | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1949 LARM NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1951 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1951 LARM NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1953 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1953 LARM NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1954 LARM NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
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