Bert Rechichar
Albert Daniel Rechichar
Born: July 16, 1930
Belle Vernon, PA USA
Deceased: July 19, 2019
Position: DB-LB-HB-E
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 209
College: Tennessee
High School: Rostraver Township (PA)
Career: 1952-1961
Drafted: 1952 in Round 1, #10 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Bert Rechichar played from 1952 to 1961 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns, New York Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers. Rechichar ran for -1 yards in his career on 1 attempts, scoring 0 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 7 passes for 185 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 151 | 50.3 | 66 | 2 |
| 1958 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 12 | 1 |
| NFL | 7 | 185 | 26.4 | 66 | 3 | |
| Totals | 7 | 185 | 26.4 | 66 | 3 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 15 | |||
| 1954 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 19 |
| 1955 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 26 | 25 | 96.2 | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 55 |
| 1956 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 10 | 8 | 80.0 | 13 | 3 | 23.1 | 17 |
| 1957 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 25 | 22 | 88.0 | 13 | 3 | 23.1 | 31 |
| 1958 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 3 | |||
| 1959 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 15 |
| NFL | 68 | 62 | 91.2 | 88 | 31 | 35.2 | 155 | |
| Totals | 68 | 62 | 91.2 | 88 | 31 | 35.2 | 155 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 33 | 1276 | 38.7 | 56 |
| 1957 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 5 | 157 | 31.4 | 51 |
| NFL | 38 | 1433 | 37.7 | 56 | |
| Totals | 38 | 1433 | 37.7 | 56 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 16 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 30 | 121 | 4.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 22 | 71 | 3.2 | 22 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 11 | 0 |
| NFL | 85 | 311 | 3.7 | 24 | 0 | |
| Totals | 85 | 311 | 3.7 | 24 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 19 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 9 | 235 | 26.1 | 59 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 22 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 27 | 0 |
| NFL | 23 | 448 | 19.5 | 59 | 0 | |
| Totals | 23 | 448 | 19.5 | 59 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 25 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 36 | 1 |
| 1954 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 21 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 40 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 42 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 31 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| NFL | 31 | 385 | 12.4 | 42 | 1 | |
| Totals | 31 | 385 | 12.4 | 42 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1953 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | |||||
| 1954 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| 1955 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 55 | ||||||
| 1956 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| 1957 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| 1958 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | |
| Totals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 11 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 10 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 10 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL | New York Titans | 2 | 0 |
Honors
1953 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1953 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1955 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1955 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
