Bob Celeri
Robert Laverne Celeri
Born: June 1, 1927
Fort Bragg, CA USA
Deceased: March 9, 1975
Buffalo, NY
Position: QB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180
College: California
High School: Fort Bragg (CA)
Career: 1951-1953
Drafted: 1950 in Round 10, #127 overall by the San Francisco 49ers
Bob Celeri played from 1951 to 1953 during his career with the Dallas Texans, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and New York Yanks. Celeri threw for 2,287 yards in his career, completing 133 of 313 passes with 15 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. He also ran for 242 yards in 53 attempts.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL New York Yanks | 238 | 102 | 42.9 | 1797 | 7.6 | 12 | 5.0 | 15 | 6.3 | 75 | 59.8 |
| 1952 | NFL Dallas Texans | 75 | 31 | 41.3 | 490 | 6.5 | 3 | 4.0 | 3 | 4.0 | 78 | 60.4 |
| NFL | 313 | 133 | 42.5 | 2287 | 7.3 | 15 | 4.8 | 18 | 5.8 | 78 | ||
| Totals | 313 | 133 | 42.5 | 2287 | 7.3 | 15 | 4.8 | 18 | 5.8 | 78 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL New York Yanks | 36 | 107 | 3.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Dallas Texans | 17 | 135 | 7.9 | 31 | 0 |
| NFL | 53 | 242 | 4.6 | 31 | 0 | |
| Totals | 53 | 242 | 4.6 | 31 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL New York Yanks | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 51 | 1 |
| 1952 | NFL Dallas Texans | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 13 | 1 |
| NFL | 6 | 108 | 18.0 | 51 | 2 | |
| Totals | 6 | 108 | 18.0 | 51 | 2 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL New York Yanks | 5 | 224 | 44.8 | 54 |
| 1952 | NFL Dallas Texans | 21 | 876 | 41.7 | 57 |
| NFL | 26 | 1100 | 42.3 | 57 | |
| Totals | 26 | 1100 | 42.3 | 57 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL New York Yanks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1952 | NFL Dallas Texans | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1951 | NFL New York Yanks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1952 | NFL Dallas Texans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL | New York Yanks | 11 | 8 |
| 1952 | NFL | Dallas Texans | 8 | 4 |
| 1953 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 |
