Johnny OlszewskiOlszewski, John PeterHeight: 5-11 Weight: 200 Born: December 21, 1930 Washington, DC Died: December 8, 1996 Long Beach, CA High School: St. Anthony (Long Beach, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | California | |
| 1950 | California | Lettered |
| 1951 | California | Lettered |
| 1952 | California | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1953 CHIC NFL | 33 | FB-ROH | 12 | 12 |
| 1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL | 36 | ROH | 11 | 11 |
| 1955 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1955 CHIC NFL | 36 | FB | 11 | 9 |
| 1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL | 36 | FB | 11 | 11 |
| 1957 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1957 CHIC NFL | 36 | FB | 12 | 11 |
| 1958 Washington Redskins (NFL)1958 WAS NFL | 0 | FB | 11 | 9 |
| 1959 Washington Redskins (NFL)1959 WAS NFL | 0 | FB-ROH | 10 | 6 |
| 1960 Washington Redskins (NFL)1960 WAS NFL | 0 | FB | 12 | 2 |
| 1961 Detroit Lions (NFL)1961 DET NFL | 0 | HB-FB | 14 | 1 |
| 1962 Denver Broncos (AFL)1962 DEN AFL | 0 | HB-FB | 12 | 3 |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 116 | 75 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/22/1953 | 1953 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1953 CHIC NFL |
| Signed | 1953 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1953 CHIC NFL | |
| Traded | 7/15/1958 | 1958 Washington Redskins (NFL)1958 WAS NFL |
| Traded | 9/5/1961 | 1961 Detroit Lions (NFL)1961 DET NFL |
| Released | 9/11/1962 | 1962 Detroit Lions (NFL)1962 DET NFL |
| Signed | 9/19/1962 | 1962 Denver Broncos (AFL)1962 DEN AFL |
| Traded | 7/1/1963 | 1963 New York Jets (AFL)1963 NYJ AFL |
| Released | 1963 New York Jets (AFL)1963 NYJ AFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1953 CHIC NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1955 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1955 CHIC NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1957 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1957 CHIC NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1958 Washington Redskins (NFL)1958 WAS NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1959 Washington Redskins (NFL)1959 WAS NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1960 Washington Redskins (NFL)1960 WAS NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1962 Denver Broncos (AFL)1962 DEN AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 114 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1953 CHIC NFL | 106 | 386 | 3.6 | 34 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL | 106 | 352 | 3.3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1955 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1955 CHIC NFL | 84 | 326 | 3.9 | 41t | 1 | ||||
| 1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL | 157 | 598 | 3.8 | 34 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1957 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1957 CHIC NFL | 83 | 271 | 3.3 | 38 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1958 Washington Redskins (NFL)1958 WAS NFL | 98 | 505 | 5.2 | 45t | 2 | ||||
| 1959 Washington Redskins (NFL)1959 WAS NFL | 65 | 432 | 6.6 | 65 | 1 | ||||
| 1960 Washington Redskins (NFL)1960 WAS NFL | 75 | 227 | 3.0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 Detroit Lions (NFL)1961 DET NFL | 30 | 109 | 3.6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 Denver Broncos (AFL)1962 DEN AFL | 33 | 114 | 3.5 | 46 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 837 | 3320 | 4.0 | 65 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1953 CHIC NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1953 CHIC NFL | 21 | 210 | 10.0 | 77 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL | 12 | 133 | 11.1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 1955 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1955 CHIC NFL | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL | 17 | 182 | 10.7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1957 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1957 CHIC NFL | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1958 Washington Redskins (NFL)1958 WAS NFL | 11 | 102 | 9.3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1959 Washington Redskins (NFL)1959 WAS NFL | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1960 Washington Redskins (NFL)1960 WAS NFL | 10 | 62 | 6.2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1961 Detroit Lions (NFL)1961 DET NFL | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 Denver Broncos (AFL)1962 DEN AFL | 13 | 150 | 11.5 | 26 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 104 | 988 | 9.5 | 77 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1953 CHIC NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 Washington Redskins (NFL)1958 WAS NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 Washington Redskins (NFL)1959 WAS NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 Washington Redskins (NFL)1960 WAS NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1953 CHIC NFL | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1955 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1955 CHIC NFL | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1957 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1957 CHIC NFL | 0 | 13 | 13L | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 Washington Redskins (NFL)1958 WAS NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 Washington Redskins (NFL)1960 WAS NFL | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 Detroit Lions (NFL)1961 DET NFL | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 Denver Broncos (AFL)1962 DEN AFL | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 20 | 348 | 17.4 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1953 CHIC NFL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1955 CHIC NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1957 CHIC NFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 Washington Redskins (NFL)1958 WAS NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 Washington Redskins (NFL)1959 WAS NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 Washington Redskins (NFL)1960 WAS NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 Denver Broncos (AFL)1962 DEN AFL | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 53 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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