Joe Geri
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| No. 35, 37 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Positions | Quarterback, running back | ||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 20, 1924 Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | April 20, 2002 (aged 77) Milledgeville, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||
| College | Georgia (1946–1948) | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1949: 4th round, 36th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||||||||
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Joe Geri (October 20, 1924 – April 20, 2002) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback and running back for four seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League (NFL). He was a two-time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951. He is a member of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.
Geri played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the Steelers in the fourth round of the 1949 NFL draft. Geri also played punter in his short professional career.
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1949 | PIT | 12 | 1 | 133 | 543 | 4.1 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | PIT | 12 | 8 | 188 | 705 | 3.8 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 1 |
| 1951 | PIT | 12 | 12 | 90 | 252 | 2.8 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 49 | 1 |
| 1952 | CRD | 12 | 4 | 20 | 50 | 2.5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | 25 | 431 | 1,550 | 3.6 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 49 | 2 | ||
References
- ↑ "1949 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 15, 2026.
- ↑ "Joe Geri". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
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