JOE GERIGeri, Joseph StevenHeight: 5-10 Weight: 185 Born: October 20, 1923 Phoenixville, PA Died: April 20, 2002 Milledgeville, GA High School: |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Georgia | Lettered |
| 1947 | Georgia | Lettered |
| 1948 | Georgia | Lettered |
| Draft: 6th round (42nd overall) 1949 Los Angeles Dons; 4th round (36th overall) 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Military Service: United States Marine Corps |
| NFL Game Logs |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1949 PIT NFL | 35 | TB-LDH-K | 12 | 6 |
| 1950 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1950 PIT NFL | 35 | TB-P-K | 12 | 8 |
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 35 | TB-P-K | 12 | 12 |
| 1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL | 37 | LOH-K | 12 | 1 |
| 4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL | 48 | 27 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/21/1948 | 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1949 PIT NFL |
| Draft | 12/21/1948 | 1949 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)1949 LA AAFC |
| Signed | 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1949 PIT NFL | |
| Traded | 9/4/1952 | 1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL |
| Released | 9/22/1953 | 1953 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1953 CHIC NFL |
| AWARDS |
|---|
| 1950 Associated Press All-NFL |
| 1950 United Press All-NFL |
| 1950 United Press All-NFL |
| 1950 New York Daily News All-NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1949 PIT NFL | 5 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | - | 0 | 45 |
| 1950 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1950 PIT NFL | 3 | 22 | 22 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | - | 0 | 64 |
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 4 | 22 | 23 | 95.7 | - | - | - | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | - | 0 | 67 |
| 1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL | 0 | 22 | 24 | 91.7 | - | - | - | 2 | 18 | 11.1 | - | 0 | 28 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 78 | 82 | 95.1 | - | - | - | 18 | 47 | 38.3 | - | 0 | 204 |
| FIELD GOALS | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1949 PIT NFL | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 34 |
| 1950 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1950 PIT NFL | 3/5 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 1 | 40 |
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 1/4 | 4/6 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 0 | 40 |
| 1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL | 0/10 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 18 | 11.1 | 0 | 40 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4/19 | 6/11 | 5/10 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 18 | 47 | 38.3 | 1 | 40 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1949 PIT NFL | 133 | 543 | 4.1 | 25 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1950 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1950 PIT NFL | 188 | 705 | 3.8 | 47 | 2 | ||||
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 90 | 252 | 2.8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL | 20 | 50 | 2.5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 431 | 1550 | 3.6 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1949 PIT NFL | 77 | 31 | 40.3 | 41 | 554 | 7.2 | 17.9 | 63t | 5 | 6.5 | 5 | 6.5 | 7 | 60.2 | ||||
| 1950 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1950 PIT NFL | 113 | 41 | 36.3 | 57 | 866 | 7.7 | 21.1 | 78t | 6 | 5.3 | 15 | 13.3 | 37 | 42.4 | ||||
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 90 | 29 | 32.2 | 54 | 506 | 5.6 | 17.4 | 77t | 2 | 2.2 | 7 | 7.8 | 24 | 27.4 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 280 | 101 | 36.1 | 152 | 1926 | 6.9 | 19.1 | 78t | 13 | 4.6 | 27 | 9.6 | 68 | 36.7 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1950 PIT NFL | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33t | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 49t | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 49t | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1949 PIT NFL | 43 | 1856 | 43.2 | 82 | 0 | |||||||
| 1950 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1950 PIT NFL | 55 | 2237 | 40.7 | 60 | 0 | |||||||
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 73 | 2787 | 38.2 | 72 | 0 | |||||||
| 1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL | 29 | 1094 | 37.7 | 47 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 200 | 7974 | 39.9 | 82 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1949 PIT NFL | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 2 | 108 | 54.0 | 86 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 108 | 54.0 | 86 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1949 PIT NFL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1950 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1950 PIT NFL | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 21 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
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