Dante Lavelli
Dante Bert Joseph Lavelli "Gluefingers"
Born: February 23, 1923
Hudson, OH USA
Deceased: January 20, 2009
Cleveland, OH
Position: E-DE
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 191
College: Ohio St.
High School: Hudson (OH)
Career: 1946-1956
Drafted: 1947 in Round 12, #103 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1975
Dante Lavelli played from 1946 to 1956 during his career with the Cleveland Browns. Lavelli caught 386 passes for 6,488 yards and 62 receiving touchdowns in his career. He also ran for 23 yards in his career on 2 attempts.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1946 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 1948 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAFC | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1946 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 40 | 843 | 21.1 | 63 | 8 | 1947 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 49 | 799 | 16.3 | 72 | 9 | 1948 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 25 | 463 | 18.5 | 54 | 5 | 1949 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 28 | 475 | 17.0 | 67 | 7 | 1950 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 37 | 565 | 15.3 | 43 | 5 | 1951 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 43 | 586 | 13.6 | 47 | 6 | 1952 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 21 | 336 | 16.0 | 41 | 4 | 1953 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 45 | 783 | 17.4 | 55 | 6 | 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 47 | 802 | 17.1 | 64 | 7 | 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 31 | 492 | 15.9 | 49 | 4 | 1956 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 20 | 344 | 17.2 | 68 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAFC | 142 | 2580 | 18.2 | 72 | 29 | |
| NFL | 244 | 3908 | 16.0 | 68 | 33 | |
| Totals | 386 | 6488 | 16.8 | 72 | 62 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1947 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 1948 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAFC | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1950 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1953 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1956 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 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 | 1946 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1947 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1948 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1949 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1950 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1951 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1952 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1953 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1956 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| AAFC | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | |
| NFL | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | |
| Totals | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 372 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1946 | AAFC | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 8 | 1947 | AAFC | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 6 | 1948 | AAFC | Cleveland Browns | 8 | 7 | 1949 | AAFC | Cleveland Browns | 9 | 7 | 1950 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 12 | 1951 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 12 | 1952 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 8 | 7 | 1953 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 12 | 1954 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 12 | 1955 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 12 | 1956 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 11 | 11 |
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Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1940s Team
Honors
1946 - AAFC AAFC All-AAFC (1st Team)
1946 - AAFC United Press International All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1946 - AAFC New York Daily News All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1946 - AAFC Associated Press All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1947 - AAFC AAFC All-AAFC (1st Team)
1948 - AAFC United Press International All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1948 - AAFC AAFC All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1948 - AAFC New York Daily News All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1949 - AAFC AAFC All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1949 - AAFC New York Daily News All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1949 - AAFC United Press International All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1951 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1951 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1953 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1953 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
