Steve LachLach, Stephen JohnHeight: 6-1 Weight: 210 Born: August 6, 1920 Altoona, PA Died: July 12, 1961 Altoona, PA High School: Altoona (PA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Duke | |
| 1939 | Duke | Lettered |
| 1940 | Duke | Lettered |
| 1941 | Duke | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (4th overall) 1942 Chicago Cardinals |
| Military Service: United States Navy |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1942 CHIC NFL | 37 | WB-RDH | 9 | 6 |
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 37 | FB-LB | 11 | 3 |
| 1947 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1947 PIT NFL | 37 | FB-LB | 12 | 8 |
| 3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL | 32 | 17 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/22/1941 | 1942 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1942 CHIC NFL |
| Signed | 1942 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1942 CHIC NFL | |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1943 | 1942 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1942 CHIC NFL |
| Signed | 1/21/1946 | 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)1946 BKN AAFC |
| Released | 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)1946 BKN AAFC | |
| Signed | 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1948 | 1947 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1947 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 7/28/1948 | 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1948 PIT NFL |
| Released | 9/;21/1948 | 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1948 PIT NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1942 CHIC NFL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 25 | |
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | |
| 1947 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1947 PIT NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 18 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 109 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1942 CHIC NFL | 30 | 97 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 42 | 111 | 2.6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1947 PIT NFL | 120 | 372 | 3.1 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 192 | 580 | 3.0 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||||
| 1947 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1947 PIT NFL | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 3 | 12 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 4 | 12 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.9 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1942 CHIC NFL | 18 | 261 | 14.5 | 53 | 4 | |||||||
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1947 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1947 PIT NFL | 11 | 77 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 32 | 360 | 11.3 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1942 CHIC NFL | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 26 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1942 CHIC NFL | 31 | 1245 | 40.2 | 59 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 31 | 1245 | 40.2 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1942 CHIC NFL | 13 | 178 | 13.7 | 44 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 178 | 13.7 | 44 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1942 CHIC NFL | 7 | 164 | 23.4 | 55 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1947 PIT NFL | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 223 | 22.3 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1947 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1947 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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