Gordy SoltauSoltau, Gordon LeroyHeight: 6-2 Weight: 195 Born: January 25, 1925 Duluth, MN Died: October 26, 2014 Stanford, CA High School: Central (Duluth, MN) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Minnesota | Lettered |
| 1947 | Minnesota | Lettered |
| 1948 | Minnesota | Lettered |
| 1949 | Minnesota | Lettered |
| Draft: 3rd round (30th overall) 1950 Green Bay Packers |
| Military Service: United States Navy |
| Relatives: Brother of Jim Soltau |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1950 SF NFL | 51 | LOE-K | 12 | 7 |
| 1951 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1951 SF NFL | 51 | LOE-K | 12 | 11 |
| 1952 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1952 SF NFL | 82 | LOE-K | 12 | 10 |
| 1953 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1953 SF NFL | 82 | LOE | 12 | 12 |
| 1954 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1954 SF NFL | 82 | LOE-K | 11 | 7 |
| 1955 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1955 SF NFL | 82 | LOE-K | 12 | 10 |
| 1956 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1956 SF NFL | 82 | LOE-K | 12 | 9 |
| 1957 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1957 SF NFL | 82 | K-LOE-ROE | 12 | 4 |
| 1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1958 SF NFL | 82 | K-LOE-ROE | 12 | 1 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 107 | 71 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/21/1950 | 1950 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1950 GB NFL |
| Signed | 1950 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1950 GB NFL | |
| Traded | 8/12/1950 | 1950 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1950 CLE NFL |
| Traded | 8/23/1950 | 1950 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1950 SF NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1959 | 1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1958 SF NFL |
| AWARDS |
|---|
| 1952 Associated Press All-NFL |
| 1952 United Press All-NFL |
| 1952 United Press All-NFL |
| 1952 New York Daily News All-NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1950 SF NFL | 1 | 26 | 28 | 85.7 | - | - | - | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | - | 0 | 44 |
| 1951 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1951 SF NFL | 7 | 30 | 32 | 93.8 | - | - | - | 6 | 18 | 33.3 | - | 0 | 90 |
| 1952 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1952 SF NFL | 7 | 34 | 36 | 94.4 | - | - | - | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | - | 0 | 94 |
| 1953 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1953 SF NFL | 6 | 48 | 49 | 98.0 | - | - | - | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | - | 0 | 114 |
| 1954 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1954 SF NFL | 2 | 31 | 33 | 93.9 | - | - | - | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | - | 0 | 76 |
| 1955 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1955 SF NFL | 1 | 27 | 30 | 90.0 | - | - | - | 3 | 12 | 25.0 | - | 0 | 42 |
| 1956 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1956 SF NFL | 1 | 26 | 28 | 92.9 | - | - | - | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | - | 0 | 71 |
| 1957 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1957 SF NFL | 0 | 33 | 33 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | - | 0 | 60 |
| 1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1958 SF NFL | 0 | 29 | 34 | 85.3 | - | - | - | 8 | 21 | 38.1 | - | 0 | 53 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 25 | 284 | 303 | 93.7 | - | - | - | 70 | 139 | 50.4 | - | 0 | 644 |
| FIELD GOALS | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1950 SF NFL | 1/3 | 3/3 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 26 |
| 1951 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1951 SF NFL | 1/2 | 4/6 | 0/5 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 6 | 18 | 33.3 | 2 | 42 |
| 1952 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1952 SF NFL | 2/3 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 31 |
| 1953 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1953 SF NFL | 4/5 | 3/4 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 2 | 39 |
| 1954 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1954 SF NFL | 4/5 | 6/6 | 1/3 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 1 | 37 |
| 1955 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1955 SF NFL | 1/3 | 2/5 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 12 | 25.0 | 2 | 28 |
| 1956 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1956 SF NFL | 4/5 | 3/5 | 5/8 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 2 | 40 |
| 1957 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1957 SF NFL | 2/3 | 1/3 | 6/6 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1958 SF NFL | 2/6 | 5/5 | 1/4 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 8 | 21 | 38.1 | 4 | 39 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 21/35 | 30/41 | 17/38 | 2/22 | 0/3 | 70 | 139 | 50.4 | 13 | 42 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1951 SF NFL | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1950 SF NFL | 14 | 170 | 12.1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1951 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1951 SF NFL | 59 | 826 | 14.0 | 48t | 7 | ||||||
| 1952 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1952 SF NFL | 55 | 774 | 14.1 | 49t | 7 | ||||||
| 1953 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1953 SF NFL | 43 | 620 | 14.4 | 54t | 6 | ||||||
| 1954 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1954 SF NFL | 22 | 316 | 14.4 | 42 | 2 | ||||||
| 1955 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1955 SF NFL | 26 | 358 | 13.8 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1956 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1956 SF NFL | 18 | 299 | 16.6 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1957 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1957 SF NFL | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1958 SF NFL | 7 | 77 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 249 | 3487 | 14.0 | 54t | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1951 SF NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1952 SF NFL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1953 SF NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1954 SF NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1957 SF NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1958 SF NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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