Joe Geri
Joseph Steven Geri
Born: October 20, 1924
Phoenixville, PA USA
Deceased: April 20, 2002
Milledgeville, GA
Position: TB-HB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 185
College: Georgia
Career: 1949-1952
Drafted: 1949 in Round 4, #36 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Joe Geri played from 1949 to 1952 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers. Geri ran for 1,550 yards in his career on 431 attempts, scoring 10 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 4 passes for 92 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 77 | 31 | 40.3 | 554 | 7.2 | 5 | 6.5 | 5 | 6.5 | 63 | 60.2 |
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 113 | 41 | 36.3 | 866 | 7.7 | 6 | 5.3 | 15 | 13.3 | 78 | 42.4 |
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 90 | 29 | 32.2 | 506 | 5.6 | 2 | 2.2 | 7 | 7.8 | 77 | 27.4 |
| Totals | 280 | 101 | 36.1 | 1926 | 6.9 | 13 | 4.6 | 27 | 9.6 | 78 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 133 | 543 | 4.1 | 25 | 5 |
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 188 | 705 | 3.8 | 47 | 2 |
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 90 | 252 | 2.8 | 17 | 3 |
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 20 | 50 | 2.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 431 | 1550 | 3.6 | 47 | 10 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 1 |
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 49 | 1 |
| Totals | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 49 | 2 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 12 | 92.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 15 |
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 22 | 22 | 100.0 | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 46 |
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 23 | 22 | 95.7 | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 43 |
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 24 | 22 | 91.7 | 18 | 2 | 11.1 | 28 |
| Totals | 82 | 78 | 95.1 | 47 | 18 | 38.3 | 132 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 43 | 1856 | 43.2 | 82 |
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 55 | 2237 | 40.7 | 60 |
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 73 | 2787 | 38.2 | 72 |
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 29 | 1094 | 37.7 | 47 |
| Totals | 200 | 7974 | 39.9 | 82 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 45 | |||||||
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 64 | |||||||
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 67 | ||||||
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||
| Totals | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 1 |
| 1950 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 0 |
Honors
1950 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1950 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1950 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1951 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1951 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
