Alan Ameche
Alan Dante Ameche
Born: June 1, 1933
Kenosha, WI USA
Deceased: August 8, 1988
Houston, TX
Position: FB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 218
College: Wisconsin
High School: Kenosha (WI)
Career: 1955-1960
Drafted: 1955 in Round 1, #3 overall by the Baltimore Colts
Alan Ameche played from 1955 to 1960 during his career with the Baltimore Colts. Ameche ran for 4,045 yards in his career on 964 attempts, scoring 40 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 101 passes for 733 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 213 | 961 | 4.5 | 79 | 9 |
| 1956 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 178 | 858 | 4.8 | 43 | 8 |
| 1957 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 144 | 493 | 3.4 | 49 | 5 |
| 1958 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 171 | 791 | 4.6 | 28 | 8 |
| 1959 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 178 | 679 | 3.8 | 26 | 7 |
| 1960 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 80 | 263 | 3.3 | 16 | 3 |
| Totals | 964 | 4045 | 4.2 | 79 | 40 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 27 | 141 | 5.2 | 18 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 26 | 189 | 7.3 | 22 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 15 | 137 | 9.1 | 40 | 2 |
| 1958 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 18 | 1 |
| 1959 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 13 | 129 | 9.9 | 30 | 1 |
| 1960 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 101 | 733 | 7.3 | 40 | 4 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 98 | 16.3 | 25 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1955 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| 1956 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 1957 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1958 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1959 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1960 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Totals | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 10 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1950s Team
Honors
1955 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1956 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1956 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1956 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1959 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1959 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
