Lou Michaels
Louis Andrew Michaels
Born: September 28, 1935
Swoyersville, PA USA
Deceased: January 19, 2016
Position: DE-K
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 243
College: Kentucky
High School: Swoyersville (PA); Staunton Military Academy (Staunton, VA)
Career: 1958-1971
Drafted: 1958 in Round 1, #4 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Lou Michaels played from 1958 to 1971 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers. Michaels accounted for 955 points in his professional career.
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Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | 1959 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 12 | 85.7 | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 36 | 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 7 | 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 29 | 27 | 93.1 | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 72 | 1962 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 33 | 32 | 97.0 | 42 | 26 | 61.9 | 110 | 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 35 | 32 | 91.4 | 41 | 21 | 51.2 | 95 | 1964 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 54 | 53 | 98.1 | 35 | 17 | 48.6 | 104 | 1965 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 48 | 48 | 100.0 | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 99 | 1966 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 36 | 35 | 97.2 | 39 | 21 | 53.8 | 98 | 1967 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 48 | 46 | 95.8 | 37 | 20 | 54.1 | 106 | 1968 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 50 | 48 | 96.0 | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 102 | 1969 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 34 | 33 | 97.1 | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 75 | 1971 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 20 | 19 | 95.0 | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 43 |
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| Totals | 402 | 386 | 96.0 | 341 | 187 | 54.8 | 947 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 1962 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 1 | 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 30 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1959 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1962 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1964 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1965 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1966 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1959 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 36 | 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 72 | 1962 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 32 | 0 | 110 | 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 32 | 0 | 95 | 1964 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 53 | 0 | 104 | 1965 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 1966 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 35 | 0 | 98 | 1967 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 46 | 0 | 106 | 1968 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 48 | 0 | 102 | 1969 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 75 | 1971 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 43 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 386 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 955 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1958 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 12 | 1959 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 12 | 1960 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 4 | 1961 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 14 | 1962 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 14 | 1963 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 12 | 1964 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 0 | 1965 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 14 | 1966 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 14 | 1967 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 4 | 1968 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 0 | 1969 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 0 | 1971 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 0 |
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Honors
1958 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1959 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1962 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
