DANNY LEWISLewis, Daniel NathanHeight: 6-1 Weight: 199 Born: February 14, 1936 Freehold, NJ Died: March 6, 2015 Detroit, MI High School: Freehold Township (NJ) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Wisconsin | Freshmen Team |
| 1955 | Wisconsin | Lettered |
| 1956 | Wisconsin | Lettered |
| 1957 | Wisconsin | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Detroit Lions (NFL)1958 DET NFL | 45 | ROH-LOH | 11 | 1 |
| 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL)1959 DET NFL | 45 | ROH | 12 | 10 |
| 1960 Detroit Lions (NFL)1960 DET NFL | 45 | HB | 12 | 7 |
| 1961 Detroit Lions (NFL)1961 DET NFL | 45 | HB | 13 | 11 |
| 1962 Detroit Lions (NFL)1962 DET NFL | 45 | HB | 12 | 8 |
| 1963 Detroit Lions (NFL)1963 DET NFL | 45 | HB-FB | 14 | 11 |
| 1964 Detroit Lions (NFL)1964 DET NFL | 45 | HB-FL | 11 | 7 |
| 1965 Washington Redskins (NFL)1965 WAS NFL | 22 | FB | 13 | 10 |
| 1966 New York Giants (NFL)1966 NYG NFL | 41 | HB | 13 | 0 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 111 | 65 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/28/1958 | 1958 Detroit Lions (NFL)1958 DET NFL |
| Signed | 1958 Detroit Lions (NFL)1958 DET NFL | |
| Obtained | 9/11/1965 | 1965 Washington Redskins (NFL)1965 WAS NFL |
| Expansion Draft | 2/15/1966 | 1966 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1966 ATL NFL |
| Released | 8/30/1966 | 1966 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1966 ATL NFL |
| Signed | 9/15/1966 | 1966 New York Giants (NFL)1966 NYG NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1967 | 1966 New York Giants (NFL)1966 NYG NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL)1959 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1960 Detroit Lions (NFL)1960 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1961 Detroit Lions (NFL)1961 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1962 Detroit Lions (NFL)1962 DET NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1963 Detroit Lions (NFL)1963 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1964 Detroit Lions (NFL)1964 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1965 Washington Redskins (NFL)1965 WAS NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1966 New York Giants (NFL)1966 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 24 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 144 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Detroit Lions (NFL)1958 DET NFL | 25 | 131 | 5.2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL)1959 DET NFL | 49 | 199 | 4.1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1960 Detroit Lions (NFL)1960 DET NFL | 92 | 438 | 4.8 | 74t | 1 | ||||
| 1961 Detroit Lions (NFL)1961 DET NFL | 110 | 451 | 4.1 | 27 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1962 Detroit Lions (NFL)1962 DET NFL | 120 | 488 | 4.1 | 64t | 6 | ||||
| 1963 Detroit Lions (NFL)1963 DET NFL | 133 | 528 | 4.0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1964 Detroit Lions (NFL)1964 DET NFL | 122 | 463 | 3.8 | 28 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1965 Washington Redskins (NFL)1965 WAS NFL | 117 | 343 | 2.9 | 23 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1966 New York Giants (NFL)1966 NYG NFL | 32 | 164 | 5.1 | 57 | 1 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 800 | 3205 | 4.0 | 74t | 19 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Detroit Lions (NFL)1962 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1964 Detroit Lions (NFL)1964 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1965 Washington Redskins (NFL)1965 WAS NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 26 | 13.0 | 26.0 | 26t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 135.4 |
| 1966 New York Giants (NFL)1966 NYG NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 3 | 30 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 26t | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Detroit Lions (NFL)1958 DET NFL | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL)1959 DET NFL | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 1960 Detroit Lions (NFL)1960 DET NFL | 12 | 192 | 16.0 | 55t | 1 | ||||||
| 1961 Detroit Lions (NFL)1961 DET NFL | 8 | 118 | 14.8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1962 Detroit Lions (NFL)1962 DET NFL | 16 | 158 | 9.9 | 34 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1963 Detroit Lions (NFL)1963 DET NFL | 15 | 115 | 7.7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1964 Detroit Lions (NFL)1964 DET NFL | 11 | 129 | 11.7 | 92t | 1 | ||||||
| 1965 Washington Redskins (NFL)1965 WAS NFL | 25 | 276 | 11.0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1966 New York Giants (NFL)1966 NYG NFL | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 99 | 1162 | 11.7 | 92t | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Detroit Lions (NFL)1958 DET NFL | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL)1959 DET NFL | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 Detroit Lions (NFL)1960 DET NFL | 10 | 202 | 20.2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 New York Giants (NFL)1966 NYG NFL | 13 | 214 | 16.5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 30 | 535 | 17.8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Detroit Lions (NFL)1958 DET NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL)1959 DET NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 Detroit Lions (NFL)1960 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 Detroit Lions (NFL)1961 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 Detroit Lions (NFL)1962 DET NFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 Detroit Lions (NFL)1963 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 Detroit Lions (NFL)1964 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 Washington Redskins (NFL)1965 WAS NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 New York Giants (NFL)1966 NYG NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 27 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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