By BaileyBailey, Byron LedarePosition: HB-DB Height: 5-10 Weight: 192 Born: October 12, 1930 Omaha, NE Died: January 18, 1998 Lake Country, BC High School: West (Seattle, WA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Washington State | Freshmen Team |
| 1949 | Washington State | Lettered |
| 1950 | Washington State | Lettered |
| 1951 | Washington State | Lettered |
| Draft: 25th round (298th overall) 1952 Detroit Lions |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Detroit Lions (NFL)1952 DET NFL | 45 | ROH | 8 | 1 |
| 1953 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1953 GB NFL | 20 | ROH | 9 | 0 |
| 1954 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1954 BC WIFU | 88 | FB | 14 | |
| 1955 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1955 BC WIFU | 88 | HB | 14 | |
| 1956 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1956 BC WIFU | 88 | FB | 16 | |
| 1957 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1957 BC WIFU | 88 | OHB-DB | 15 | |
| 1958 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1958 BC WIFU | 88 | FB | 11 | |
| 1959 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1959 BC WIFU | 88 | FB | 7 | |
| 1960 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1960 BC WIFU | 88 | FB | 16 | |
| 1961 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1961 BC CFL | 38 | FB | 14 | |
| 1962 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1962 BC CFL | 38 | DB | 16 | |
| 1963 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1963 BC CFL | 38 | DB | 14 | |
| 1964 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1964 BC CFL | 38 | DB | 16 | |
| 2 Years (NFL)2 Years NFL | 17 | 1 | ||
| 11 Years (CFL)11 Years CFL | 153 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/17/1952 | 1952 Detroit Lions (NFL)1952 DET NFL |
| Signed | 4/15/1952 | 1952 Detroit Lions (NFL)1952 DET NFL |
| Traded | 9/21/1952 | 1952 Washington Redskins (NFL)1952 WAS NFL |
| Trade Voided | 9/23/1952 | 1952 Washington Redskins (NFL)1952 WAS NFL |
| Signed | 10/23/1952 | 1952 Detroit Lions (NFL)1952 DET NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1954 | 1953 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1953 GB NFL |
| Signed | 1954 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1954 BC WIFU | |
| Released | 8/23/1959 | 1959 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1959 BC WIFU |
| Signed | 1959 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1959 BC WIFU | |
| Free Agent | 1964 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1964 BC CFL |
| AWARDS |
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| 1975 CANADIAN FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Detroit Lions (NFL)1952 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1954 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1954 BC WIFU | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 1955 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1955 BC WIFU | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1956 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1956 BC WIFU | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1957 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1957 BC WIFU | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
| 1958 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1958 BC WIFU | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1959 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1959 BC WIFU | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1960 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1960 BC WIFU | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1961 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1961 BC CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Detroit Lions (NFL)1952 DET NFL | 19 | 74 | 3.9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1953 GB NFL | 13 | 29 | 2.2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1954 BC WIFU | 102 | 376 | 3.7 | 25 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1955 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1955 BC WIFU | 79 | 384 | 4.9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1956 BC WIFU | 134 | 620 | 4.6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1957 BC WIFU | 184 | 885 | 4.8 | 30 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 1958 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1958 BC WIFU | 99 | 489 | 4.9 | 45 | 4 | ||||
| 1959 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1959 BC WIFU | 33 | 142 | 4.3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1960 BC WIFU | 68 | 342 | 5.0 | 33 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1961 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1961 BC CFL | 76 | 386 | 5.1 | 36 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1962 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1962 BC CFL | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 32 | 103 | 3.2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Detroit Lions (NFL)1952 DET NFL | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1953 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1953 GB NFL | 8 | 119 | 14.9 | 50 | 0 | ||||||
| 1954 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1954 BC WIFU | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1955 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1955 BC WIFU | 12 | 158 | 13.2 | 63 | 0 | ||||||
| 1956 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1956 BC WIFU | 14 | 294 | 21.0 | 72 | 2 | ||||||
| 1957 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1957 BC WIFU | 24 | 188 | 7.8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1958 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1958 BC WIFU | 16 | 131 | 8.2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1959 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1959 BC WIFU | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1960 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1960 BC WIFU | 14 | 156 | 11.1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1961 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1961 BC CFL | 12 | 125 | 10.4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1962 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1962 BC CFL | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 147 | 14.7 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 101 | 1161 | 11.5 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1962 BC CFL | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 32 | 0 |
| 1963 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1963 BC CFL | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 20 | 0 |
| 1964 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1964 BC CFL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 12 | 149 | 12.4 | 32 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1964 BC CFL | 1 | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Detroit Lions (NFL)1952 DET NFL | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1953 GB NFL | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1954 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1954 BC WIFU | 4 | - | 44 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1955 BC WIFU | 3 | - | 71 | 23.7 | 44 | 0 | |||
| 1956 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1956 BC WIFU | 24 | - | 680 | 28.3 | 96 | 1 | |||
| 1957 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1957 BC WIFU | 22 | - | 585 | 26.6 | 51 | 0 | |||
| 1958 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1958 BC WIFU | 24 | - | 569 | 23.7 | 68 | 0 | |||
| 1959 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1959 BC WIFU | 13 | - | 336 | 25.8 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1960 BC WIFU | 12 | - | 332 | 27.7 | 59 | 0 | |||
| 1961 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1961 BC CFL | 16 | - | 312 | 19.5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1962 BC CFL | 10 | - | 185 | 18.5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 128 | 3114 | 24.3 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1953 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1955 BC WIFU | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1956 BC WIFU | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1957 BC WIFU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1958 BC WIFU | 3 | ||||||
| 1960 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1960 BC WIFU | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1962 BC CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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