John Panelli
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John Panelli (John Rocco Panelli) was born on May 7, 1926 in Morristown, New Jersey. After going to high school at Chesire Academy (Morristown, NJ), Panelli attended the University of Notre Dame. Panelli made his professional debut in the NFL in 1949 with the Detroit Lions. He played for the Chicago Cardinals and Detroit Lions over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that 1952 was John Panelli's best year, as he picked off 3 passes.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1949
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 10
| 37
| 3.7
| 0
| 9
|
| 1950
| DET
| NFL
| 8
| 32
| 82
| 2.6
| 0
| 14
|
| 1951
| CHC
| NFL
| 12
| 13
| 38
| 2.9
| 0
| 18
|
| 1952
| CHC
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| CHC
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 54
| 55
| 157
| 2.9
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Interception Stats
| 1949
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
|
| 1950
| DET
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| CHC
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| CHC
| NFL
| 12
| 3
| 5
| 5
| 0
|
| 1953
| CHC
| NFL
| 11
| 1
| 22
| 22
| 0
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 54
| 5
| 29
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1949
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 1
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 13
|
| 1950
| DET
| NFL
| 8
| 2
| 9
| 4.5
| 0
| 7
|
| 1951
| CHC
| NFL
| 12
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 5
|
| 1952
| CHC
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| CHC
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 54
| 4
| 27
| 6.8
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1949
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 1
| 16
| 16
| 16
| 0
|
| 1950
| DET
| NFL
| 8
| 2
| 48
| 24
| 25
| 0
|
| 1951
| CHC
| NFL
| 12
| 2
| 57
| 28.5
| 37
| 0
|
| 1952
| CHC
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| CHC
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 54
| 5
| 121
| 24.2
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1949
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| DET
| NFL
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| CHC
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| CHC
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| CHC
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 54
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
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