Elmer Madarik
Elmer Laurence Madarik
Born: July 15, 1922
Joliet, IL USA
Deceased: February 3, 1974
Position: HB-WB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 200
College: Detroit Mercy
High School: Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL)
Career: 1945-1948
Drafted: 1944 in Round 18, #178 overall by the Detroit Lions
Elmer Madarik played from 1945 to 1948 during his career with the Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins. Madarik ran for 48 yards in his career on 31 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 10 passes for 113 yards.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 104 | 7.4 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 47 | 98.5 |
| Totals | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 104 | 7.4 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 47 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 4 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 19 | 29 | 1.5 | 9 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 48 | 1.5 | 9 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 20 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Totals | 10 | 113 | 11.3 | 26 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 21 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 131 | 26.2 | 40 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 19 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 200 | 22.2 | 40 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 115 | 28.8 | 40 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 6 |
| 1947 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 8 | 5 |
| 1948 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 3 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 |
