Lynn Chandnois
Lynn Everett Chandnois
Born: February 24, 1925
Fayette, MI USA
Deceased: April 19, 2011
Flint, MI
Position: HB-WB-TB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 198
College: Michigan St.
High School: Central (Flint, MI)
Career: 1950-1956
Drafted: 1950 in Round 1, #8 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Lynn Chandnois played from 1950 to 1956 during his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Chandnois ran for 1,934 yards in his career on 593 attempts, scoring 16 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 162 passes for 2,012 yards and 7 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 43 | 16 | 37.2 | 256 | 6.0 | 2 | 4.7 | 4 | 9.3 | 49 | 34.6 |
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 45.1 |
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 47.9 |
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 59 | 19 | 32.2 | 285 | 4.8 | 2 | 3.4 | 7 | 11.9 | 49 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 71 | 216 | 3.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 108 | 332 | 3.1 | 34 | 2 |
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 97 | 298 | 3.1 | 25 | 1 |
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 123 | 470 | 3.8 | 38 | 3 |
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 45 | 147 | 3.3 | 15 | 1 |
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 105 | 353 | 3.4 | 23 | 5 |
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 44 | 118 | 2.7 | 28 | 4 |
| Totals | 593 | 1934 | 3.3 | 38 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 158 | 22.6 | 51 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 28 | 440 | 15.7 | 55 | 4 |
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 28 | 370 | 13.2 | 48 | 2 |
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 43 | 412 | 9.6 | 55 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 22 | 176 | 8.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 27 | 385 | 14.3 | 36 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 17 | 1 |
| Totals | 162 | 2012 | 12.4 | 55 | 7 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 20 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 111 | 6.5 | 19 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 26 | 101 | 3.9 | 15 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 66 | 312 | 4.7 | 20 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 351 | 29.2 | 60 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 390 | 32.5 | 55 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 599 | 35.2 | 93 | 2 |
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 21 | 610 | 29.0 | 93 | 1 |
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 256 | 19.7 | 34 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 223 | 24.8 | 46 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 291 | 36.4 | 91 | 0 |
| Totals | 92 | 2720 | 29.6 | 93 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 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 |
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Totals | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 0 |
