Pete Retzlaff
Palmer Edward Retzlaff "Baron"
Born: August 21, 1931
Ellendale, ND USA
Deceased: April 10, 2020
Position: E-HB-TE
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 211
College: North Dakota-Ellendale, South Dakota St.
High School: Ellendale (ND)
Career: 1956-1966
Drafted: 1953 in Round 22, #265 overall by the Detroit Lions
Pete Retzlaff played from 1956 to 1966 during his career with the Philadelphia Eagles. Retzlaff ran for -4 yards in his career on 6 attempts, scoring 0 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 452 passes for 7,412 yards and 47 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | -11 | -5.5 | -5 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | -4 | -0.7 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 159 | 13.2 | 20 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 120 | 12.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 56 | 766 | 13.7 | 49 | 2 |
| 1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 34 | 595 | 17.5 | 45 | 1 |
| 1960 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 46 | 826 | 18.0 | 57 | 5 |
| 1961 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 50 | 769 | 15.4 | 61 | 8 |
| 1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 30 | 584 | 19.5 | 84 | 3 |
| 1963 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 57 | 895 | 15.7 | 46 | 4 |
| 1964 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 51 | 855 | 16.8 | 44 | 8 |
| 1965 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 66 | 1190 | 18.0 | 78 | 10 |
| 1966 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 40 | 653 | 16.3 | 40 | 6 |
| Totals | 452 | 7412 | 16.4 | 84 | 47 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 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 |
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1960 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1961 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1963 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1964 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| 1965 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||||
| 1966 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
Awards
1965 - Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
Honors
1958 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1964 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1964 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1965 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1965 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1966 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
