Leo Nomellini
Leo Joseph Nomellini "The Lion"
Born: June 19, 1924
Lucca, Italy
Deceased: October 17, 2000
Stanford, CA
Position: DT-T
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 259
College: Minnesota
High School: Crane (Chicago, IL)*
Career: 1950-1963
Drafted: 1950 in Round 1, #11 overall by the San Francisco 49ers
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1969
Leo Nomellini played from 1950 to 1963 during his career with the San Francisco 49ers. Nomellini accounted for 10 points in his professional career.
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Rushing:
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 18 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1952 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1951 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1957 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1960 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 12 |
| 1951 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 12 |
| 1952 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 12 |
| 1953 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 12 |
| 1954 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 12 |
| 1955 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 12 |
| 1956 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 12 |
| 1957 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 12 |
| 1958 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 12 |
| 1959 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 12 |
| 1960 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 11 |
| 1961 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
| 1962 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
| 1963 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 7 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1950s Team
Honors
1951 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1951 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1951 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1952 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1952 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1952 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1953 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1953 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1953 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1954 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1954 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1954 - The Sporting News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1954 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1957 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1957 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1960 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1961 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1962 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
