Val Jansante
Valerio Richard Jansante
Born: September 27, 1920
LaBelle, PA USA
Deceased: October 1, 2008
Monongahela, PA
Position: E-DE
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
College: Duquesne, Villanova
Career: 1946-1951
Drafted: 1944 in Round 10, #91 overall by the Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers
Drafted: 1944 in Round 10, #91 overall by the Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers
Val Jansante played from 1946 to 1951 during his career with the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers. Jansante caught 155 passes for 2,356 yards and 14 receiving touchdowns in his career. He also ran for 2 yards in his career on 3 attempts.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 136 | 13.6 | 34 | 1 |
| 1947 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 35 | 599 | 17.1 | 46 | 5 |
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 39 | 623 | 16.0 | 66 | 3 |
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 29 | 445 | 15.3 | 47 | 4 |
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 26 | 353 | 13.6 | 40 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 194 | 12.9 | 46 | 1 |
| Totals | 155 | 2356 | 15.2 | 66 | 14 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 22 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 1947 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1946 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1947 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | |||||||
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 86 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 7 |
| 1947 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 8 |
| 1948 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 5 |
| 1949 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 10 |
| 1950 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 3 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 0 |
Honors
1947 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1947 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
