Leo Elter
Leo William Elter
Born: October 21, 1929
Pittsburgh, PA USA
Deceased: August 23, 2008
Shaler, PA
Position: FB-HB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 201
College: Duquesne, Villanova
High School: Shaler (Shaler Township, PA)
Career: 1953-1959
Leo Elter played from 1953 to 1959 during his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. Elter ran for 1,380 yards in his career on 371 attempts, scoring 9 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 46 passes for 556 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 26 | 81 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 97 | 361 | 3.7 | 33 | 3 |
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 145 | 544 | 3.8 | 48 | 2 |
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 45 | 211 | 4.7 | 22 | 2 |
| 1958 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 37 | 104 | 2.8 | 18 | 2 |
| 1959 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 371 | 1380 | 3.7 | 48 | 9 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 13 | 219 | 16.8 | 70 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 11 | 99 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 49 | 1 |
| 1958 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 22 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 556 | 12.1 | 70 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 142 | 20.3 | 29 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 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 |
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1958 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 0 |
