Pete Pihos
Peter Louis Pihos
Born: October 22, 1923
Orlando, FL USA
Deceased: August 16, 2011
Winston-Salem, NC
Position: E-DE
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 210
College: Indiana
High School: Austin (Chicago, IL)
Career: 1947-1955
Drafted: 1945 in Round 5, #41 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1970
Pete Pihos played from 1947 to 1955 during his career with the Philadelphia Eagles. Pihos caught 373 passes for 5,619 yards and 61 receiving touchdowns in his career. He also ran for -4 yards in his career on 9 attempts.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | -3 | -0.4 | 5 | 0 | 1954 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | -4 | -0.4 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 23 | 382 | 16.6 | 66 | 7 | 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 46 | 766 | 16.7 | 48 | 11 | 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 34 | 484 | 14.2 | 49 | 4 | 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 38 | 447 | 11.8 | 43 | 6 | 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 35 | 536 | 15.3 | 38 | 5 | 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 219 | 18.2 | 47 | 1 | 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 63 | 1049 | 16.7 | 59 | 10 | 1954 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 60 | 872 | 14.5 | 34 | 10 | 1955 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 62 | 864 | 13.9 | 40 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 373 | 5619 | 15.1 | 66 | 61 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 20 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1954 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 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 Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1954 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1955 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Totals | 0 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 378 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1947 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 12 | 1948 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 11 | 1949 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 9 | 1950 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 12 | 1951 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 6 | 1952 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 11 | 1953 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 12 | 1954 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 12 | 1955 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 11 |
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Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1940s Team
Honors
1947 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (2nd Team)
1948 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1948 - The Sporting News All-NFL/AAFC (2nd Team)
1948 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (1st Team)
1948 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1948 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (1st Team)
1948 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1949 - International News Service All-NFL/AAFC (1st Team)
1949 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1949 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1949 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1950 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1950 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1952 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1952 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1952 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1953 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1953 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1953 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1954 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1954 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1954 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1954 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1955 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1955 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
