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Lou Michaels

Louis Andrew Michaels

Position: DE-K

6-2, 243lb (188cm, 110kg)

Born: September 28, 1935 in Swoyersville, PA

Died: January 19, 2016 in Swoyersville, PA

College: Kentucky (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 72 (583rd overall since 1960)

High School: Swoyersville (PA)

Draft: Los Angeles Rams in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1958 NFL Draft.

Relatives: Brother Walt Michaels

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SUMMARY

Career

G

171

AV

85

FGM

187

FGA

341

XPM

386

XPA

402

Kicking & Punting

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Kicking & Punting Table
					Games		0-19		20-29		30-39		40-49		50+		Scoring			Scoring				Kickoffs					Punting
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	Lng	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	KO	KOYds	TB	TB%	KOAvg	Pnt	Yds	Lng	Blck	Y/P	AV
1958	23	RAM	RDE	55	12	12
1959	24	RAM	RDE	83	12	12											17	8	40	47.1%	14	12	85.7%
1960	25	RAM	lt	55	11	4									3	2	3	2	51	66.7%	1	1	100.0%											4
1961	26	PIT	LDE	79	14	14	8	7	4	3	4	3	11	2			26	15	47	57.7%	29	27	93.1%											14
1962*	27	PIT	LDE	79	14	14	11	9	6	6	12	8	11	3	2		42	26	46	61.9%	33	32	97.0%											13
1963*	28	PIT	LDE	79	14	13	10	10	8	5	6	1	15	4	2	1	41	21	50	51.2%	35	32	91.4%											11
1964	29	BAL		79	14	0	1		11	6	10	6	9	5	4		35	17	44	48.6%	54	53	98.1%											2
1965	30	BAL	LDE	79	14	14	5	5	4	4	7	4	8	3	4	1	28	17	50	60.7%	48	48	100.0%											13
1966	31	BAL	LDE	79	14	14	7	4	6	5	9	6	12	6	5		39	21	47	53.8%	36	35	97.2%											13
1967	32	BAL	lde	79	14	5	7	6	7	5	10	3	9	4	4	2	37	20	53	54.1%	48	46	95.8%											9
1968	33	BAL		79	14	0	8	7	9	6	4	4	5	1	2		28	18	43	64.3%	50	48	96.0%											3
1969	34	BAL		79	14	0	5	5	3	3	9	3	11	3	3		31	14	49	45.2%	34	33	97.1%											2
1971	36	GNB		75	10	0	3	3	5	2	4	2	2	1			14	8	44	57.1%	20	19	95.0%											1
Career					171	102	65	56	63	45	75	40	93	32	29	6	341	187	53	54.8%	402	386	96.0%											85
6 yrs		BAL			84	33	33	27	40	29	49	26	54	22	22	3	198	107	53	54.0%	270	263	97.4%											42
3 yrs		PIT			42	41	29	26	18	14	22	12	37	9	4	1	109	62	50	56.9%	97	91	93.8%											38
3 yrs		RAM			35	28									3	2	20	10	51	50.0%	15	13	86.7%											4
1 yr		GNB			10	0	3	3	5	2	4	2	2	1			14	8	44	57.1%	20	19	95.0%											1

Kicking & Punting Table
				Games		0-19		20-29		30-39		40-49		50+		Scoring						Kickoffs					Punting
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	KO	KOYds	TB	TB%	KOAvg	Pnt	Yds	Lng	Blck	Y/P
1964	29	BAL	DE	1	0
1965	30	BAL		1	1	1	1					1				2	1	50.0%	1	1	100.0%
1968	33	BAL		3	0	1	1	2	1	2	1	1				6	3	50.0%	8	8	100.0%
Career				5	0	2	2	2	1	2	1	2				8	4	50.0%	9	9	100.0%

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Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1958	23	RAM	RDE	55	12	12	2	6	1	6
1959	24	RAM	RDE	83	12	12							0	1	0	0
1960	25	RAM	lt	55	11	4							0	1	0	0	1.5
1961	26	PIT	LDE	79	14	14	1	30	0	30							12.0
1962*	27	PIT	LDE	79	14	14							1	0	0	0	7.0
1963*	28	PIT	LDE	79	14	13	1	0	0	0			0	1	0	0	7.5
1964	29	BAL		79	14	0							0	1	0	0	4.5
1965	30	BAL	LDE	79	14	14							0	1	0	0	7.5	1
1966	31	BAL	LDE	79	14	14							0	1	0	0	4.0
1967	32	BAL	lde	79	14	5											1.5
1968	33	BAL		79	14	0											1.5
Career					171	102	4	36	1	30			1	6	0	0	47.0	1
6 yrs		BAL			84	33							0	3	0	0	19.0	1
3 yrs		PIT			42	41	2	30	0	30			1	1	0	0	26.5
3 yrs		RAM			35	28	2	6	1	6			0	2	0	0	1.5
1 yr		GNB			10	0											0.0

Defense & Fumbles Table
				Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1968	33	BAL		3	0											0.0
Career				5												0.0

Kick & Punt Returns

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1960	25	RAM	lt	55	11	4						1	15	0	15	15.0	15
1962*	27	PIT	LDE	79	14	14						2	15	0	15	7.5	15
Career					171	102						3	30	0	15	10.0	66
6 yrs		BAL			84	33											0
3 yrs		PIT			42	41						2	15	0	15	7.5	45
3 yrs		RAM			35	28						1	15	0	15	15.0	21
1 yr		GNB			10	0											0

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PR TD	KR TD	FblTD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	2PM	2PA	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
1958	23	RAM	RDE	55	12	12						1		1								6
1959	24	RAM	RDE	83	12	12											12	14	8	17		36
1960	25	RAM	lt	55	11	4											1	1	2	3		7
1961	26	PIT	LDE	79	14	14											27	29	15	26		72
1962*	27	PIT	LDE	79	14	14											32	33	26	42		110
1963*	28	PIT	LDE	79	14	13											32	35	21	41		95
1964	29	BAL		79	14	0											53	54	17	35		104
1965	30	BAL	LDE	79	14	14											48	48	17	28	1	101
1966	31	BAL	LDE	79	14	14											35	36	21	39		98
1967	32	BAL	lde	79	14	5											46	48	20	37		106
1968	33	BAL		79	14	0											48	50	18	28		102
1969	34	BAL		79	14	0											33	34	14	31		75
1971	36	GNB		75	10	0											19	20	8	14		43
Career					171	102						1		1			386	402	187	341	1	955
6 yrs		BAL			84	33											263	270	107	198	1	586
3 yrs		PIT			42	41											91	97	62	109		277
3 yrs		RAM			35	28						1		1			13	15	10	20		49
1 yr		GNB			10	0											19	20	8	14		43

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PR TD	KR TD	FblTD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	2PM	2PA	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
1965	30	BAL		1	1											1	1	1	2		4
1968	33	BAL		3	0											8	8	3	6		17
Career				5	0											9	9	4	8		21

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PFR HOF Monitor: 36.60 (79th among DE, average HOF DE is 104.83)

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