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Hugh Mcelhenny

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Full Name: Hugh Edward McElhenny Primary Position: HB/OHB
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/197 College: Compton JC, University of Washington
Birthdate: December 31, 1928 High School: George Washington (Los Angeles, CA)
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California Nickname: The King
Pro Experience: 13 years
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Rushing Stats
    • 2.2 Receiving Stats
    • 2.3 Punt Return Stats
    • 2.4 Kick Return Stats
    • 2.5 Passing Stats
    • 2.6 Fumble Recovery Stats
  • 3 Trivia
  • 4 Video Gallery
  • 5 Picture Gallery
  • 6 See Also
  • 7 Awards
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Hugh Mcelhenny (Hugh Edward McElhenny) was born on December 31, 1928 in Los Angeles, California. After going to high school at George Washington (Los Angeles, CA), Mcelhenny attended Compton JC and the University of Washington. Mcelhenny made his professional debut in the NFL in 1952 with the San Francisco 49ers. He played for the San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions and New York Giants over the course of his 13 year career.

Most people believe that 1952 was Hugh Mcelhenny's best year, as he ran for 684 yards, ran in 6 TDs and ran back a punt for a touchdown.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Rushing Stats

year team league games ATT YDS AVG TD LNG
1952 SFO NFL 12 98 684 7 6 89t
1953 SFO NFL 12 112 503 4.5 3 33
1954 SFO NFL 6 64 515 8 6 60t
1955 SFO NFL 12 90 327 3.6 4 44
1956 SFO NFL 12 185 916 5 8 86t
1957 SFO NFL 12 102 478 4.7 1 61
1958 SFO NFL 12 113 451 4 6 34
1959 SFO NFL 10 18 67 3.7 1 18
1960 SFO NFL 9 95 347 3.7 0 38
1961 MIN NFL 13 120 570 4.8 3 41
1962 MIN NFL 11 50 200 4 0 27
1963 NYG NFL 14 55 175 3.2 0 23
1964 DET NFL 8 22 48 2.2 0 14
13 year NFL career 143 1124 5281 4.7 38 0

[edit] Receiving Stats

year team league games REC YDS AVG TD LNG
1952 SFO NFL 12 26 367 14.1 3 77
1953 SFO NFL 12 30 474 15.8 2 71
1954 SFO NFL 6 8 162 20.3 0 53
1955 SFO NFL 12 11 203 18.5 2 55t
1956 SFO NFL 12 16 193 12.1 0 22
1957 SFO NFL 12 37 458 12.4 2 43
1958 SFO NFL 12 31 366 11.8 2 59t
1959 SFO NFL 10 22 329 15 3 62t
1960 SFO NFL 9 14 114 8.1 1 45
1961 MIN NFL 13 37 283 7.6 3 26
1962 MIN NFL 11 16 191 11.9 0 41
1963 NYG NFL 14 11 91 8.3 2 24
1964 DET NFL 8 5 16 3.2 0 27
13 year NFL career 143 264 3247 12.3 20 0

[edit] Punt Return Stats

year team league games RET YDS AVG FC LNG TD
1952 SFO NFL 12 20 284 14.2 0 94t 1
1953 SFO NFL 12 15 104 6.9 0 25 0
1954 SFO NFL 6 8 78 9.8 0 32 0
1955 SFO NFL 12 7 10 1.4 0 10 0
1956 SFO NFL 12 15 38 2.5 0 12 0
1957 SFO NFL 12 10 41 4.1 0 13 0
1958 SFO NFL 12 24 93 3.9 0 49 0
1959 SFO NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 SFO NFL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 MIN NFL 13 8 155 19.4 6 81t 1
1962 MIN NFL 11 5 43 8.6 2 14 0
1963 NYG NFL 14 13 74 5.7 3 13 0
1964 DET NFL 8 1 0 0 0 0 0
13 year NFL career 143 126 920 7.3 11 0 2

[edit] Kick Return Stats

year team league games RET YDS AVG LNG TD
1952 SFO NFL 12 18 396 22 40 0
1953 SFO NFL 12 15 368 24.5 55 0
1954 SFO NFL 6 8 210 26.3 51 0
1955 SFO NFL 12 9 189 21 31 0
1956 SFO NFL 12 13 300 23.1 36 0
1957 SFO NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0
1958 SFO NFL 12 2 31 15.5 18 0
1959 SFO NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0
1960 SFO NFL 9 0 0 0 0 0
1961 MIN NFL 13 2 59 29.5 35 0
1962 MIN NFL 11 7 160 22.9 40 0
1963 NYG NFL 14 6 136 22.7 51 0
1964 DET NFL 8 3 72 24 27 0
13 year NFL career 143 83 1921 23.1 0 0

[edit] Passing Stats

year team league games ATT CMP PCT YDS YPA TD INT SKD SKY RAT
1952 SFO NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 SFO NFL 12 3 2 66.7 13 4.33 1 0 0 0 115.3
1954 SFO NFL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 SFO NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 SFO NFL 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1957 SFO NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
1958 SFO NFL 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39.6
1959 SFO NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 SFO NFL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 MIN NFL 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39.6
1962 MIN NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 NYG NFL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 DET NFL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 year NFL career 143 7 2 28.6 13 1.86 1 1 0 9 39.6

[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats

year team league games TOT OWR OPR YDS TD
1952 SFO NFL 12 5 0 0 0 0
1953 SFO NFL 12 6 1 0 0 0
1954 SFO NFL 6 4 1 1 4 0
1955 SFO NFL 12 3 2 0 0 0
1956 SFO NFL 12 4 1 0 0 0
1957 SFO NFL 12 8 3 0 0 0
1958 SFO NFL 12 10 4 0 0 0
1959 SFO NFL 10 1 1 0 0 0
1960 SFO NFL 9 2 0 0 0 0
1961 MIN NFL 13 8 2 0 2 0
1962 MIN NFL 11 3 1 0 0 0
1963 NYG NFL 14 3 2 0 0 0
1964 DET NFL 8 0 0 0 0 0
13 year NFL career 143 57 18 1 6 0

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[edit] Awards

  • Won the Pro Bowl MVP in 1957

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