Jerry Nuzum
Jerry Hanson Nuzum
Born: September 8, 1923
Clovis, NM USA
Deceased: April 23, 1997
Monroeville, PA
Position: HB-FB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 199
College: New Mexico St.
Career: 1948-1951
Drafted: 1948 in Round 3, #20 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Jerry Nuzum played from 1948 to 1951 during his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Nuzum ran for 930 yards in his career on 249 attempts, scoring 7 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 14 passes for 303 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 118.8 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 26 | 109 | 4.2 | 20 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 139 | 611 | 4.4 | 64 | 5 |
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 57 | 154 | 2.7 | 32 | 1 |
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 27 | 56 | 2.1 | 9 | 1 |
| Totals | 249 | 930 | 3.7 | 64 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 32 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 81 | 20.2 | 63 | 2 |
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 142 | 23.7 | 68 | 1 |
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 303 | 21.6 | 68 | 3 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 122 | 20.3 | 32 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Totals | 10 | 184 | 18.4 | 32 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 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 |
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 1 |
| 1949 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 3 |
| 1950 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 0 |
