Harry Gilmer
Harry Vincent Gilmer Jr.
Born: April 14, 1926
Birmingham, AL USA
Deceased: August 20, 2016
Position: QB-HB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 169
College: Alabama
High School: Woodlawn (Birmingham, AL)
Career: 1948-1956
Drafted: 1948 in Round 1, #1 overall by the Washington Redskins
Coaching record
Harry Gilmer played from 1948 to 1956 during his career with the Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins. Gilmer threw for 3,786 yards in his career, completing 263 of 579 passes with 23 touchdowns and 45 interceptions. He also ran for 923 yards in 201 attempts with 1 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 69 | 13.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 45 | 87.5 |
| 1949 | NFL Washington Redskins | 132 | 49 | 37.1 | 869 | 6.6 | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 11.4 | 61 | 31.0 |
| 1950 | NFL Washington Redskins | 141 | 63 | 44.7 | 948 | 6.7 | 8 | 5.7 | 12 | 8.5 | 74 | 50.8 |
| 1951 | NFL Washington Redskins | 68 | 31 | 45.6 | 391 | 5.8 | 1 | 1.5 | 6 | 8.8 | 47 | 32.2 |
| 1952 | NFL Washington Redskins | 58 | 31 | 53.4 | 555 | 9.6 | 4 | 6.9 | 4 | 6.9 | 61 | 80.7 |
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 10 | 0.0 |
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 122 | 58 | 47.5 | 633 | 5.2 | 2 | 1.6 | 4 | 3.3 | 34 | 55.1 |
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 46 | 27 | 58.7 | 303 | 6.6 | 4 | 8.7 | 3 | 6.5 | 41 | 80.3 |
| Totals | 579 | 263 | 45.4 | 3786 | 6.5 | 23 | 4.0 | 45 | 7.8 | 74 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Washington Redskins | 31 | 167 | 5.4 | 25 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Washington Redskins | 22 | 145 | 6.6 | 20 | 1 |
| 1951 | NFL Washington Redskins | 19 | 141 | 7.4 | 37 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Washington Redskins | 100 | 365 | 3.6 | 30 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 15 | 67 | 4.5 | 19 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 201 | 923 | 4.6 | 37 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 13 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Washington Redskins | 15 | 143 | 9.5 | 37 | 1 |
| Totals | 20 | 180 | 9.0 | 37 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 132 | 22.0 | 37 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 160 | 17.8 | 37 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 2 | -6 | 0 | |||
| 1951 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1950 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1952 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 3 |
| 1950 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 5 |
| 1951 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 3 |
| 1952 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 8 | 2 |
| 1956 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 0 |
