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RH · Detroit Lions

Hugh McElhenny

1952 – 1964 · 13 Seasons

  • 2× All-Pro
  • 6× Pro Bowl
  • HOF Hall of Fame

Regular season career

145 Games 13 seasons
3,247 Rec Yds 22.4 / game
20 Rec TD 0.14 / game
264 Rec
2030.8 Catch %
12.3 Y/Rec

0 Tgt249.8 Y/Tgt

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 367 1952'52
  2. 474 1953'53
  3. 162 1954'54
  4. 203 1955'55
  5. 193 1956'56
  6. 458 1957'57
  7. 366 1958'58
  8. 329 1959'59
  9. 114 1960'60
  10. 283 1961'61
  11. 191 1962'62
  12. 91 1963'63
  13. 16 1964'64
  1. 26 1952'52
  2. 30 1953'53
  3. 8 1954'54
  4. 11 1955'55
  5. 16 1956'56
  6. 37 1957'57
  7. 31 1958'58
  8. 22 1959'59
  9. 14 1960'60
  10. 37 1961'61
  11. 16 1962'62
  12. 11 1963'63
  13. 5 1964'64
  1. 3 1952'52
  2. 2 1953'53
  3. 0 1954'54
  4. 2 1955'55
  5. 0 1956'56
  6. 2 1957'57
  7. 2 1958'58
  8. 3 1959'59
  9. 1 1960'60
  10. 3 1961'61
  11. 0 1962'62
  12. 2 1963'63
  13. 0 1964'64
  1. 14.1 1952'52
  2. 15.8 1953'53
  3. 20.2 1954'54
  4. 18.5 1955'55
  5. 12.1 1956'56
  6. 12.4 1957'57
  7. 11.8 1958'58
  8. 15.0 1959'59
  9. 8.1 1960'60
  10. 7.6 1961'61
  11. 11.9 1962'62
  12. 8.3 1963'63
  13. 3.2 1964'64

Latest games · 1964

  1. @ W1 W 26–17 1/– · -13 yds– TD
  2. W4 W 26–3 2/– · 24 yds– TD
  3. W7 L 0–34 1/– · -4 yds– TD
  4. @ W9 L 7–30 1/– · 9 yds– TD

Career bests

Best season 1953 474 yds · 2 TD
Most TDs 1952 3 TD · 26 rec
Most catches 1957 37 rec · 0 tgt
Best Y/Rec 1953 15.8 Y/Rec · 30 rec

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