John Panelli

Panelli, John Rocco
Position: LB-FB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 200
Born: May 7, 1926 Morristown, NJ
Died: March 2, 2012 Royal Oak, MI
High School: Cheshire Academy (Cheshire, CT)

Year	College	Participation
1945	Notre Dame	Played
1946	Notre Dame	Played
1947	Notre Dame	Played
1948	Notre Dame	Played

Draft: 26th round (184th overall) 1948 New York Yankees; 29th round (271st overall) 1948 Green Bay Packers; 2nd round (13th overall) 1949 New York Yankees; 2nd round (12th overall) 1949 Detroit Lions

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL	33	LLB-FB	11	11
1950 Detroit Lions (NFL)1950 DET NFL	33	LLB-FB	8	8
1951 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1951 CHIC NFL	34	LLB-FB	12	8
1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL	34	LLB	12	12
1953 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1953 CHIC NFL	34	MLB	11	11
5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL			54	50

Team	Date	Transaction
1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)New York Yankees	12/16/1947	Draft
1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)New York Yankees		Selection Declared Ineligible
1948 Green Bay Packers (NFL)Green Bay Packers	12/19/1947	Draft
1948 Green Bay Packers (NFL)Green Bay Packers		Selection Declared Ineligible
1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	12/21/1948	Draft
1949 New York Yankees (AAFC)New York Yankees	12/21/1948	Draft
1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	1/15/1949	Signed
1951 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)Chicago Cardinals	9/18/1951	Traded
1953 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)Chicago Cardinals	5/1/1954	Free Agent

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL	10	37	3.7	9	0		0	0
1950 Detroit Lions (NFL)1950 DET NFL	32	82	2.6	14	0		0	0
1951 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1951 CHIC NFL	13	38	2.9	18	0		0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	55	157	2.9	18	0		0	0	0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	YAC	FUM
1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL		1		13	13.0	13	0		0	0
1950 Detroit Lions (NFL)1950 DET NFL		2		9	4.5	7	0		0	0
1951 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1951 CHIC NFL		1		5	5.0	5	0		0	0		0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL		4		27	6.8	13	0		0	0		0

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL	1	2	2.0	2	0
1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL	3	5	1.7	5	0
1953 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1953 CHIC NFL	1	22	22.0	22	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	5	29	5.8	22	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL	1		16	16.0	16	0	0	0
1950 Detroit Lions (NFL)1950 DET NFL	2		48	24.0	25	0	2	0
1951 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1951 CHIC NFL	2		57	28.5	37	0	2	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	5		121	24.2	37	0	4	0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL	1		0	0	0	0	0
1950 Detroit Lions (NFL)1950 DET NFL	1		1	0	1	0	0
1951 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1951 CHIC NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
1953 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1953 CHIC NFL	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	2	0	1	5	6	0	0