HOWARD CASSADYCassady, Howard Albert (Hopalong)Height: 5-10 Weight: 183 Born: March 2, 1934 Columbus, OH Died: September 20, 2019 Tampa, FL High School: Central (Columbus, OH) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| 1953 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| 1954 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| 1955 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (3rd overall) 1956 Detroit Lions |
| Relatives: Father of Craig Cassady |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 40 | LOH-ROH | 12 | 3 |
| 1957 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 40 | ROH-LOH | 12 | 8 |
| 1958 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 40 | ROH-LOH | 10 | 8 |
| 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 40 | LOH | 12 | 12 |
| 1960 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 40 | FL | 12 | 12 |
| 1961 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 40 | HB-FL | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 40 | HB-FL | 5 | 0 |
| 1962 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) | 41 | SE | 5 | 4 |
| 1962 Year (NFL) | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1963 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 40 | HB | 2 | 0 |
| 9 Years (NFL) | 84 | 47 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | |||||
| 1958 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | |||||
| 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | |||||
| 1960 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1961 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1962 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1962 Year (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 144 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 97 | 413 | 4.3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 73 | 250 | 3.4 | 57 | 3 | ||||
| 1958 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 45 | 198 | 4.4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 52 | 203 | 3.9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 17 | 28 | 1.6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 31 | 131 | 4.2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 Year (NFL) | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 316 | 1229 | 3.9 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | G20+ | G40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1961 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 9 | 83 | 9.2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1957 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 25 | 325 | 13.0 | 48 | 3 | ||||||
| 1958 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 23 | 406 | 17.7 | 81t | 7 | ||||||
| 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 15 | 316 | 21.1 | 59t | 4 | ||||||
| 1960 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 20 | 238 | 11.9 | 40t | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1961 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 26 | 1 | ||||||
| 1962 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) | 14 | 188 | 13.4 | 47t | 2 | ||||||
| 1962 Year (NFL) | 14 | 188 | 13.4 | 47t | 2 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 125 | 1789 | 14.3 | 81t | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 13 | 83 | 6.4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1961 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 16 | 159 | 9.9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 7 | 3 | 47 | 6.7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 Year (NFL) | 8 | 7 | 49 | 6.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 43 | 7 | 341 | 7.9 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 16 | 382 | 23.9 | 42 | 0 | ||||
| 1957 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 10 | 232 | 23.2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 6 | 126 | 21.0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 8 | 163 | 20.4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 9 | 127 | 14.1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 10 | 233 | 23.3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) | 14 | 249 | 17.8 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 Year (NFL) | 24 | 482 | 20.1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 77 | 1594 | 20.7 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 Year (NFL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 13 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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