Jack Christiansen
[edit] Biography
Jack Christiansen (John LeRoy Christiansen) was born on December 20, 1928 in Sublette, Kansas. After going to high school at Canon City (CO), Christiansen attended Colorado State University. Christiansen made his professional debut in the NFL in 1951 with the Detroit Lions. He played for the Detroit Lions for his entire 8 year career.
Most people believe that 1952 was Jack Christiansen's best year, as he ran back 2 punts for touchdowns and had 409 kick return yards.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Interception Stats
| 1951
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 2
| 53
| 53
| 0
|
| 1952
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 2
| 47
| 32
| 0
|
| 1953
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 12
| 238
| 92t
| 1
|
| 1954
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 8
| 84
| 30t
| 1
|
| 1955
| DET
| NFL
| 9
| 3
| 49
| 29
| 0
|
| 1956
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 8
| 109
| 33
| 0
|
| 1957
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 10
| 137
| 52
| 1
|
| 1958
| DET
| NFL
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 89
| 46
| 717
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| 1951
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 18
| 343
| 19.1
| 0
| 99t
| 4
|
| 1952
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 15
| 322
| 21.5
| 0
| 79t
| 2
|
| 1953
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 8
| 22
| 2.8
| 0
| 10
| 0
|
| 1954
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 23
| 225
| 9.8
| 0
| 61t
| 1
|
| 1955
| DET
| NFL
| 9
| 12
| 87
| 7.3
| 0
| 42
| 0
|
| 1956
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 6
| 73
| 12.2
| 0
| 66t
| 1
|
| 1957
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 3
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 0
|
| 1958
| DET
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 89
| 85
| 1084
| 12.8
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1951
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 11
| 270
| 24.5
| 45
| 0
|
| 1952
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 16
| 409
| 25.6
| 46
| 0
|
| 1953
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 10
| 183
| 18.3
| 34
| 0
|
| 1954
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 5
| 102
| 20.4
| 27
| 0
|
| 1955
| DET
| NFL
| 9
| 7
| 169
| 24.1
| 35
| 0
|
| 1956
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 6
| 116
| 19.3
| 22
| 0
|
| 1957
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 4
| 80
| 20
| 22
| 0
|
| 1958
| DET
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 89
| 59
| 1329
| 22.5
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1951
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 19
| 148
| 7.8
| 2
| 65t
|
| 1953
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| -5
| 0
| 0
| -5L
|
| 1954
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| DET
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| DET
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 89
| 19
| 143
| 7.5
| 2
| 0
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1951
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 3
| 32
| 10.7
| 0
| 11
|
| 1953
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| DET
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| DET
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 89
| 3
| 32
| 10.7
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1951
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 52
| 0
|
| 1952
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| DET
| NFL
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 36
| 0
|
| 1956
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| DET
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| DET
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 89
| 9
| 2
| 5
| 88
| 0
|
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