Ernie SteeleSteele, Ernest RaymondHeight: 6-0 Weight: 187 Born: November 2, 1917 Bothell, WA Died: October 16, 2006 Seattle, WA High School: Highline (Burien, WA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Washington | |
| 1939 | Washington | Lettered |
| 1940 | Washington | Lettered |
| 1941 | Washington | Lettered |
| Draft: 10th round (81st overall) 1942 Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1942 PHI NFL | 37 | LOH-LDH | 10 | 1 |
| 1943 Philadelphia Eagles-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1943 P-P NFL | 37 | LOH-LDH | 10 | 1 |
| 1944 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1944 PHI NFL | 37 | LOH-LDH | 9 | 2 |
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1945 PHI NFL | 37 | ROH-RDH | 7 | 1 |
| 1946 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1946 PHI NFL | 37 | ROH-LOH-LDH | 10 | 4 |
| 1947 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1947 PHI NFL | 37 | S-LOH | 12 | 12 |
| 1948 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1948 PHI NFL | 37 | LS-LOH | 12 | 12 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 70 | 33 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/22/1941 | 1942 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1942 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 1942 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1942 PIT NFL | |
| Traded | 8/17/1942 | 1942 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1942 PHI NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1948 | 1947 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1947 PHI NFL |
| Signed | 8/1/1948 | 1948 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1948 PHI NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1949 | 1948 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1948 PHI NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1942 PHI NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 13 | |
| 1943 Philadelphia Eagles-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1943 P-P NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1944 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1944 PHI NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1945 PHI NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1946 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1946 PHI NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1947 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1947 PHI NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1948 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1948 PHI NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 121 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1942 PHI NFL | 24 | 124 | 5.2 | 55 | 0 | ||||
| 1943 Philadelphia Eagles-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1943 P-P NFL | 85 | 409 | 4.8 | 47t | 4 | ||||
| 1944 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1944 PHI NFL | 59 | 247 | 4.2 | 56t | 5 | ||||
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1945 PHI NFL | 20 | 212 | 10.6 | 46 | 1 | ||||
| 1946 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1946 PHI NFL | 31 | 108 | 3.5 | 43 | 1 | ||||
| 1947 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1947 PHI NFL | 26 | 138 | 5.3 | 49 | 1 | ||||
| 1948 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1948 PHI NFL | 13 | 99 | 7.6 | 56 | 1 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 258 | 1337 | 5.2 | 56t | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Philadelphia Eagles-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1943 P-P NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1945 PHI NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | |||
| 1948 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1948 PHI NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 12 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1942 PHI NFL | 7 | 114 | 16.3 | 36 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1943 Philadelphia Eagles-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1943 P-P NFL | 9 | 168 | 18.7 | 60t | 2 | ||||||
| 1944 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1944 PHI NFL | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1945 PHI NFL | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1946 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1946 PHI NFL | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1947 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1947 PHI NFL | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 44 | 0 | ||||||
| 1948 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1948 PHI NFL | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 32t | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 31 | 520 | 16.8 | 60t | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1942 PHI NFL | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 29 | 0 |
| 1944 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1944 PHI NFL | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 62 | 0 |
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1945 PHI NFL | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1946 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1946 PHI NFL | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 30 | 0 |
| 1947 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1947 PHI NFL | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 42 | 0 |
| 1948 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1948 PHI NFL | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 33 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 24 | 404 | 16.8 | 62 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1942 PHI NFL | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 51 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1942 PHI NFL | 10 | 264 | 26.4 | 80t | 1 | ||||
| 1943 Philadelphia Eagles-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1943 P-P NFL | 12 | 152 | 12.7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1944 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1944 PHI NFL | 11 | 181 | 16.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1945 PHI NFL | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1946 PHI NFL | 9 | 82 | 9.1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1947 PHI NFL | 11 | 183 | 16.6 | 42 | 0 | ||||
| 1948 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1948 PHI NFL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 56 | 889 | 15.9 | 80t | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1942 PHI NFL | 7 | 160 | 22.9 | 36 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1943 Philadelphia Eagles-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1943 P-P NFL | 11 | 236 | 21.5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1944 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1944 PHI NFL | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 51 | 0 | ||||
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1945 PHI NFL | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1946 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1946 PHI NFL | 8 | 120 | 15.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1947 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1947 PHI NFL | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1948 PHI NFL | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 38 | 763 | 20.1 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1945 PHI NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1946 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1946 PHI NFL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1947 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1947 PHI NFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | |
| 1948 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1948 PHI NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
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