Ed Modzelewski
Edward Walter Modzelewski "Big Mo"
Born: January 13, 1929
West Natrona, PA USA
Deceased: February 27, 2015
Position: FB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 217
College: Maryland
High School: Har-Brack (Natrona Heights, PA)
Career: 1952-1959
Drafted: 1952 in Round 1, #6 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Ed Modzelewski played from 1952 to 1959 during his career with the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers. Modzelewski ran for 1,292 yards in his career on 393 attempts, scoring 11 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 38 passes for 277 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
Click on column headings to sort.
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 82 | 195 | 2.4 | 14 | 3 |
| 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 185 | 619 | 3.3 | 25 | 6 |
| 1956 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 107 | 431 | 4.0 | 23 | 2 |
| 1957 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 393 | 1292 | 3.3 | 25 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 109 | 9.9 | 23 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 13 | 113 | 8.7 | 28 | 2 |
| 1956 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Totals | 38 | 277 | 7.3 | 28 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 18 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 111 | 12.3 | 19 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 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 |
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1956 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1959 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 8 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
