Jack Christiansen
John LeRoy Christiansen
Born: December 20, 1928
Sublette, KS USA
Deceased: June 29, 1986
Stanford, CA
Position: DB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205
College: Colorado St.
High School: Canon City (CO)
Career: 1951-1958
Drafted: 1951 in Round 6, #69 overall by the Detroit Lions
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1970
Coaching record
Jack Christiansen played from 1951 to 1958 during his career with the Detroit Lions. Christiansen intercepted 46 passes for 717 yards in his career.
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Rushing:
Receiving:
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 18 | 343 | 19.1 | 89 | 4 |
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 15 | 322 | 21.5 | 79 | 2 |
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 10 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 23 | 225 | 9.8 | 61 | 1 |
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 12 | 87 | 7.2 | 42 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 66 | 1 |
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 85 | 1084 | 12.8 | 89 | 8 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 11 | 270 | 24.5 | 45 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 16 | 409 | 25.6 | 46 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 10 | 183 | 18.3 | 34 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 27 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 169 | 24.1 | 35 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 22 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Totals | 59 | 1329 | 22.5 | 46 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 53 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 32 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 12 | 238 | 19.8 | 92 | 1 |
| 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 84 | 10.5 | 30 | 1 |
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 29 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 109 | 13.6 | 33 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 10 | 137 | 13.7 | 52 | 1 |
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 717 | 15.6 | 92 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 88 | 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 Detroit Lions | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1950s Team
Honors
1952 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1952 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1953 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1953 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1953 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1954 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1954 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1954 - The Sporting News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1954 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
