Nick PietrosantePietrosante, Nicholas VincentHeight: 6-2 Weight: 225 Born: September 10, 1937 Derby, CT Died: February 6, 1988 Royal Oak, MI High School: Notre Dame (West Haven, CT) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Notre Dame | |
| 1956 | Notre Dame | Played |
| 1957 | Notre Dame | Played |
| 1958 | Notre Dame | Played |
| Draft: 1st round (6th overall) 1959 Detroit Lions |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL)1959 DET NFL | 33 | FB | 10 | 6 |
| 1960 Detroit Lions (NFL)1960 DET NFL | 33 | FB | 12 | 11 |
| 1961 Detroit Lions (NFL)1961 DET NFL | 33 | FB | 14 | 14 |
| 1962 Detroit Lions (NFL)1962 DET NFL | 33 | FB | 13 | 11 |
| 1963 Detroit Lions (NFL)1963 DET NFL | 33 | FB | 12 | 11 |
| 1964 Detroit Lions (NFL)1964 DET NFL | 33 | FB | 14 | 14 |
| 1965 Detroit Lions (NFL)1965 DET NFL | 33 | FB | 14 | 8 |
| 1966 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1966 CLE NFL | 36 | FB | 13 | 0 |
| 1967 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1967 CLE NFL | 36 | FB | 14 | 0 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 116 | 75 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/2/1958 | 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL)1959 DET NFL |
| Signed | 1/8/1959 | 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL)1959 DET NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 2/13/1959 | 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL)1959 DET NFL |
| Released | 9/5/1966 | 1966 Detroit Lions (NFL)1966 DET NFL |
| Signed | 9/8/1966 | 1966 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1966 CLE NFL |
| Retired | 7/2/1968 | 1967 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1967 CLE NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL)1959 DET NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1960 Detroit Lions (NFL)1960 DET NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1961 Detroit Lions (NFL)1961 DET NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1962 Detroit Lions (NFL)1962 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1963 Detroit Lions (NFL)1963 DET NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1964 Detroit Lions (NFL)1964 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1965 Detroit Lions (NFL)1965 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 30 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 180 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL)1959 DET NFL | 76 | 447 | 5.9 | 37 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1960 Detroit Lions (NFL)1960 DET NFL | 161 | 872 | 5.4 | 57 | 8 | ||||
| 1961 Detroit Lions (NFL)1961 DET NFL | 201 | 841 | 4.2 | 42 | 5 | ||||
| 1962 Detroit Lions (NFL)1962 DET NFL | 134 | 445 | 3.3 | 22t | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1963 Detroit Lions (NFL)1963 DET NFL | 112 | 418 | 3.7 | 22 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1964 Detroit Lions (NFL)1964 DET NFL | 147 | 536 | 3.6 | 21 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1965 Detroit Lions (NFL)1965 DET NFL | 107 | 374 | 3.5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1966 CLE NFL | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1967 CLE NFL | 10 | 73 | 7.3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 955 | 4026 | 4.2 | 57 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Detroit Lions (NFL)1963 DET NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| 1964 Detroit Lions (NFL)1964 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56.3 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL)1959 DET NFL | 16 | 140 | 8.8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1960 Detroit Lions (NFL)1960 DET NFL | 13 | 129 | 9.9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1961 Detroit Lions (NFL)1961 DET NFL | 26 | 315 | 12.1 | 76 | 0 | ||||||
| 1962 Detroit Lions (NFL)1962 DET NFL | 26 | 251 | 9.7 | 26 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1963 Detroit Lions (NFL)1963 DET NFL | 16 | 173 | 10.8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1964 Detroit Lions (NFL)1964 DET NFL | 19 | 152 | 8.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1965 Detroit Lions (NFL)1965 DET NFL | 18 | 163 | 9.1 | 54 | 0 | ||||||
| 1966 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1966 CLE NFL | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1967 CLE NFL | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 141 | 1391 | 9.9 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL)1959 DET NFL | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 Detroit Lions (NFL)1960 DET NFL | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1966 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1966 CLE NFL | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 165 | 18.3 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL)1959 DET NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 Detroit Lions (NFL)1960 DET NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1961 Detroit Lions (NFL)1961 DET NFL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 Detroit Lions (NFL)1962 DET NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 Detroit Lions (NFL)1963 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 Detroit Lions (NFL)1964 DET NFL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 Detroit Lions (NFL)1965 DET NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 29 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
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