Nick Pietrosante

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Full Name: Nicholas Vincent Pietrosante	Primary Position: FB/RB
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/225	College: University of Notre Dame
Birthdate: September 10, 1937	High School: Notre Dame (West Haven, CT)
Birthplace: Derby, Connecticut
Pro Experience: 9 years

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[edit] Biography

Nick Pietrosante (Nicholas Vincent Pietrosante) was born on September 10, 1937 in Derby, Connecticut. After going to high school at Notre Dame (West Haven, CT), Pietrosante attended the University of Notre Dame. Pietrosante made his professional debut in the NFL in 1959 with the Detroit Lions. He played for the Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns over the course of his 9 year career.

Most people believe that 1960 was Nick Pietrosante's best year, as he ran for 872 yards, ran in 8 TDs and ran for an average of 5.4 yards per carry.

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[edit] Rushing Stats

year	team	league	games	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1959	DET	NFL	10	76	447	5.9	3	37
1960	DET	NFL	12	161	872	5.4	8	57
1961	DET	NFL	14	201	841	4.2	5	42
1962	DET	NFL	13	134	445	3.3	2	22t
1963	DET	NFL	12	112	418	3.7	5	22
1964	DET	NFL	14	147	536	3.6	4	21
1965	DET	NFL	14	107	374	3.5	1	12
1966	CLE	NFL	13	7	20	2.9	0	8
1967	CLE	NFL	14	10	73	7.3	0	31
9 year NFL career			116	955	4026	4.2	28	0

[edit] Receiving Stats

year	team	league	games	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1959	DET	NFL	10	16	140	8.8	0	20
1960	DET	NFL	12	13	129	9.9	0	28
1961	DET	NFL	14	26	315	12.1	0	76
1962	DET	NFL	13	26	251	9.7	2	26
1963	DET	NFL	12	16	173	10.8	0	24
1964	DET	NFL	14	19	152	8	0	20
1965	DET	NFL	14	18	163	9.1	0	54
1966	CLE	NFL	13	1	12	12	0	12
1967	CLE	NFL	14	6	56	9.3	0	23
9 year NFL career			116	141	1391	9.9	2	0

[edit] Kick Return Stats

year	team	league	games	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
1959	DET	NFL	10	5	98	19.6	24	0
1960	DET	NFL	12	2	58	29	36	0
1961	DET	NFL	14	0	0	0	0	0
1962	DET	NFL	13	0	0	0	0	0
1963	DET	NFL	12	0	0	0	0	0
1964	DET	NFL	14	0	0	0	0	0
1965	DET	NFL	14	0	0	0	0	0
1966	CLE	NFL	13	2	9	4.5	8	0
1967	CLE	NFL	14	0	0	0	0	0
9 year NFL career			116	9	165	18.3	0	0

[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats

year	team	league	games	TOT	OWR	OPR	YDS	TD
1959	DET	NFL	10	4	1	0	0	0
1960	DET	NFL	12	4	1	0	12	0
1961	DET	NFL	14	7	1	0	0	0
1962	DET	NFL	13	3	0	0	0	0
1963	DET	NFL	12	4	0	0	0	0
1964	DET	NFL	14	4	2	0	0	0
1965	DET	NFL	14	3	0	0	0	0
1966	CLE	NFL	13	0	0	0	0	0
1967	CLE	NFL	14	0	0	0	0	0
9 year NFL career			116	29	5	0	12	0

[edit] Passing Stats

year	team	league	games	ATT	CMP	PCT	YDS	YPA	TD	INT	SKD	SKY	RAT
1959	DET	NFL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960	DET	NFL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1961	DET	NFL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1962	DET	NFL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1963	DET	NFL	12	1	1	100	37	37	0	0	0	0	118.8
1964	DET	NFL	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1965	DET	NFL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1966	CLE	NFL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1967	CLE	NFL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9 year NFL career			116	2	1	50	37	18.5	0	1	0	0	56.3

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