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1952 Player Debuts

1952 Player Debuts Table
			Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Player	Pos	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	Solo	Int	Sk
Dick Alban	DB	1959	0	1	8	0	96	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		30
Rudy Andabaker	G	1954	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cliff Anderson	E	1953	0	0	1	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	457	2
Billy Baggett	HB-DB	1952	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	19	65	0	3	41	1		1
Byron Bailey	HB	1953	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	32	103	2	10	147	0
Roy Barni	DB	1956	0	0	3	0	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11
Bibbles Bawel	DB	1956	0	0	3	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	66	0		18
Ray Beck	G	1957	0	0	2	0	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Fred Benners	QB	1952	0	0	0	0	6	25	58	320	0	5	5	16	0	0	0	0
Bill Bishop	DT-T	1961	0	1	9	9	117	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2
Chuck Boerio	LB	1952	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Brady	QB-K	1954	0	0	0	0	36	1	4	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Brandt	DB-HB	1954	0	0	1	0	33	0	1	0	0	0	61	188	4	3	24	0
John Brewer	FB	1953	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	67	273	3	9	62	0
Pete Brewster	E	1960	0	2	8	0	104	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	210	3758	21
Tom Calvin	HB	1955	0	0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	32	136	0	7	51	0
Joe Campanella	LB-DT-T	1957	0	0	4	0	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3
Stan Campbell	G	1962	0	0	5	17	92	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Cannamela	LB	1952	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Carey	E	1958	0	0	1	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	47	663	2
Ken Casner	DT	1952	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Herman Clark	G-MG-LB	1957	0	0	4	0	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Jim Clark	T-G-DT-LB	1953	0	0	1	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Cross	T-DT	1960	0	0	5	2	87	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim David	DB	1959	0	6	8	0	96	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		36
Andy Davis	DB	1952	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Dees	DT-T	1952	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Dillon	DB	1959	4	4	8	0	94	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		52
Jim Dooley	B-E-FL-TE	1961	0	0	6	5	81	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	211	3172	16		5
Steve Dowden	T	1952	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Dublinski	QB	1960	0	0	0	0	29	93	177	1300	8	13	28	118	1	0	0	0
Blaine Earon	DE	1953	0	0	1	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Endriss	DE-E	1952	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Faverty	LB-DE-C	1952	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Felker	E	1952	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	63	1
Keith Flowers	C-LB	1952	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Bobby Jack Floyd	FB	1953	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	77	306	1	20	192	0
Dick Fugler	T-DT	1954	0	0	1	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Gain	DT-DE-MG-T	1964	0	5	9	38	126	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	14.0
Sonny Gandee	LB-DE	1956	0	0	4	0	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4
Bill George	LB-G-MG-DT	1966	8	8	14	62	173	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18	28.5
Frank Gifford	HB-FL-DB-WR	1964	4	8	12	27	136	29	63	823	14	6	840	3609	34	367	5434	43		2
Ralph Goldston	HB-DB	1955	0	0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	79	203	3	4	20	0
Dave Hanner	DT	1964	0	2	11	36	160	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	18.0
Robert Hecker	DB	1952	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Helluin	DT	1960	0	0	5	6	80	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2.5
Claude Hipps	DB	1953	0	0	1	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		5
Jack Hoffman	DE	1958	0	0	5	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	86	0		2
Bill Horrell	G	1952	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Howton	E	1963	2	4	12	24	142	0	0	0	0	0	5	29	0	503	8459	61
John Huzvar	FB	1954	0	0	2	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	243	893	6	19	92	1
Ken Jackson	T-G	1957	0	0	3	0	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keever Jankovich	LB-DE	1953	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Johnson	DT	1952	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Karras	HB	1952	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	24	42	0	5	63	1
George Kennard	G	1955	0	0	3	0	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Kerkorian	QB	1956	0	0	1	0	32	139	259	1862	12	18	30	76	2	0	0	0
Ed Kissell	DB	1954	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		6
Don Klosterman	QB	1952	0	0	0	0	2	3	10	47	0	3	1	-9	0	0	0	0
Pat Knight	LB	1955	0	0	2	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		5
Pete Ladygo	G-LB	1954	0	0	2	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Night Train Lane	DB-E	1965	3	7	12	55	157	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	253	1		68
Jim Lansford	T	1952	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yale Lary	DB	1964	3	9	11	64	133	0	4	0	0	0	10	153	0	0	0	0		50
Hank Lauricella	HB	1952	0	0	0	0	11	11	22	177	4	2	19	55	0	0	0	0
Eddie LeBaron	QB	1963	0	4	8	19	134	898	1796	13399	104	141	202	650	9	0	0	0
Jimmy Lesane	DB-HB	1954	0	0	0	0	17	0	2	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0
Lou Levanti	C-LB	1952	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Listopad	G	1952	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Logan	G-DT	1953	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Macon	DB-HB	1960	0	0	1	10	37	0	1	0	0	0	70	324	2	14	49	2		9
Gino Marchetti	DE-T-DT	1966	7	11	13	59	161	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	36	1		1	56.0
Ollie Matson	RB-FL	1966	5	6	9	17	171	5	15	119	0	1	1170	5173	40	222	3285	23		3
Carl Mayes	HB	1952	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0
Bill McColl	E	1959	0	0	3	0	96	2	6	138	1	2	0	0	0	201	2815	25
Hugh McElhenny	HB	1964	2	6	10	20	145	2	7	13	1	1	1124	5281	38	264	3247	20
Bud McFadin	DT-DG-LB-G	1965	3	5	8	46	125	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	13.5
Dick McKissack	DB	1952	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Don Menasco	DB	1954	0	0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		5
Mike Mergen	T-DT	1952	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Meyers	HB	1952	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0
Bob Miller	DT-T	1958	0	0	4	0	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Denver Mills	LB	1952	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Mitchell	T-G	1952	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Modzelewski	FB	1959	0	0	2	0	66	0	0	0	0	0	393	1292	11	38	277	3
Joe Moss	T	1952	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maury Nipp	G	1956	0	0	2	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pat O'Donahue	DE	1955	0	0	1	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Babe Parilli	QB	1969	1	3	7	60	189	1552	3330	22681	178	220	383	1522	23	1	0	0
Robert Patton	G	1952	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Volney Peters	DT-T-DE	1961	0	1	8	8	104	0	0	0	0	0	1	-7	0	0	0	0			1.0
Johnny Petitbon	DB-HB	1957	0	0	4	0	47	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	0	1	11	0		8
Gordon Polofsky	LB-G	1954	0	0	1	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eli Popa	LB	1952	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charley Powell	DE-LB-E	1961	0	0	7	12	83	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	27	0			10.0
Duane Putnam	G	1962	3	5	8	11	121	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Skeet Quinlan	HB	1956	0	1	3	0	49	3	10	94	0	2	258	1514	9	75	1181	6
Bert Rechichar	DB-LB-HB-E	1961	0	3	6	3	99	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	0	7	185	3		31
Bill Reichardt	FB	1952	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	39	121	1	5	18	0
Ray Renfro	HB-FL	1963	0	3	9	26	142	1	6	36	1	1	137	682	4	281	5508	50
Joe Restic	E	1952	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Robinson	HB	1960	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0
Wayne Robinson	LB-C	1956	0	2	5	0	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		5
George Robison	G	1952	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Ruzich	G-LB-T-DT	1954	0	0	2	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Schmidt	DE-C-LB	1953	0	0	1	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Will Sherman	DB	1961	1	2	6	5	87	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	40	0		29
Bud Sherrod	E-DE	1952	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Sikora	G	1952	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Skibinski	G	1956	0	0	2	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Smail	LB	1952	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Smith	G-LB	1956	0	0	2	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lum Snyder	T	1958	0	2	5	0	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Spinks	T-G-FB-DT	1957	0	0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	28	94	0	3	28	0
Dick Stanfel	G	1958	5	5	6	0	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Don Stevens	HB	1954	0	0	1	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	33	95	0	13	174	0
Bob Stringer	LB-FB	1953	0	0	1	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	0	1	4	0		2
George Sulima	E-DE	1954	0	0	2	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	49	746	2
Pat Summerall	DE-E-K	1961	0	0	2	5	111	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	47	0		1
Bob Sykes	FB	1952	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	0	1	5	0
George Tarasovic	DE-LB-C	1966	0	0	9	31	155	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12	22.5
Len Teeuws	DT-T	1957	0	0	4	0	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Deral Teteak	LB-G	1956	0	1	3	0	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		6
Ralph Thomas	E-DE	1956	0	0	2	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	105	2
Bob Toneff	DT-DE-T-LB-G	1964	1	4	12	31	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	6.5
Joe Tyrrell	G	1952	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Venuto	HB	1952	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	1	0	0	0
Fred Williams	DT-G	1965	0	4	12	28	168	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	2.5
Johnny Williams	DB-HB	1954	0	1	3	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	13	0		14
Stan Williams	DB-E	1952	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	123	0		5
Dick Yelvington	T-G	1957	0	0	6	0	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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