Chuck Mercein
[edit] Biography
Chuck Mercein (Charles Schley Mercein) was born on April 9, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After going to high school at New Trier (Winnetka, IL), Mercein attended Yale University. Mercein made his professional debut in the NFL in 1965 with the New York Giants. He played for the New York Giants, Green Bay Packers and New York Jets over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that 1966 was Chuck Mercein's best year.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1965
| NYG
| NFL
| 13
| 18
| 55
| 3.1
| 2
| 15
|
| 1966
| NYG
| NFL
| 13
| 94
| 327
| 3.5
| 0
| 22
|
| 1967
| NYG
| NFL
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| GNB
| NFL
| 11
| 17
| 49
| 2.9
| 1
| 8
|
| 1969
| GNB
| NFL
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| NYJ
| NFL
| 9
| 20
| 44
| 2.2
| 0
| 10
|
| 6 year NFL career
| 58
| 163
| 531
| 3.3
| 4
| 0
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1965
| NYG
| NFL
| 13
| 3
| 14
| 4.7
| 0
| 5
|
| 1966
| NYG
| NFL
| 13
| 27
| 152
| 5.6
| 0
| 20
|
| 1967
| NYG
| NFL
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| GNB
| NFL
| 11
| 3
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 9
|
| 1969
| GNB
| NFL
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| NYJ
| NFL
| 9
| 3
| 27
| 9
| 1
| 15t
|
| 6 year NFL career
| 58
| 37
| 205
| 5.5
| 1
| 0
|
[edit] Kicking Stats
| 1965
| NYG
| NFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| NYG
| NFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| NYG
| NFL
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 1968
| GNB
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 7
| 7
|
| 1969
| GNB
| NFL
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| NYJ
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 6 year NFL career
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 11
| 13
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1965
| NYG
| NFL
| 13
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 4
| 0
|
| 1966
| NYG
| NFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| NYG
| NFL
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| GNB
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| GNB
| NFL
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| NYJ
| NFL
| 9
| 4
| 32
| 8
| 20
| 0
|
| 6 year NFL career
| 58
| 5
| 36
| 7.2
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1965
| NYG
| NFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| NYG
| NFL
| 13
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| NYG
| NFL
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| GNB
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| GNB
| NFL
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| NYJ
| NFL
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 6 year NFL career
| 58
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Trivia
Chuck is featured in one of the most famous pictures in NFL history. During Bart Starr's quarterback sneak in the famous Ice Bowl NFL Championship, you can clearly see Chuck on top of the pile with his arms in the air. Many think he is signaling touchdown but in truth he is showing the referees he is not pushing Starr into the end zone which was against NFL rules.
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