Sam Etcheverry
Samuel Etcheverry
Born: May 20, 1930
Carlsbad, NM USA
Deceased: August 29, 2009
Montreal, QC Canada
Position: QB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190
College: Denver
High School: Carlsbad (NM)
Career: 1952-1962
Coaching record
Sam Etcheverry played from 1952 to 1962 during his career with the Montreal Alouettes and St. Louis Cardinals. Etcheverry threw for 32,363 yards in his career, completing 2,091 of 3,709 passes with 202 touchdowns and 234 interceptions. He also ran for 1,559 yards in 541 attempts with 20 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 235 | 140 | 59.6 | 2084 | 8.9 | 9 | 3.8 | 18 | 7.7 | 0 | 69.5 |
| 1953 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 343 | 166 | 48.4 | 2714 | 7.9 | 24 | 7.0 | 32 | 9.3 | 0 | 59.8 |
| 1954 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 372 | 206 | 55.4 | 3610 | 9.7 | 25 | 6.7 | 29 | 7.8 | 105 | 78.6 |
| 1955 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 400 | 227 | 56.8 | 3657 | 9.1 | 30 | 7.5 | 24 | 6.0 | 84 | 87.5 |
| 1956 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 446 | 276 | 61.9 | 4723 | 10.6 | 32 | 7.2 | 23 | 5.2 | 109 | 100.2 |
| 1957 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 408 | 215 | 52.7 | 3341 | 8.2 | 14 | 3.4 | 22 | 5.4 | 88 | 69.1 |
| 1958 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 423 | 247 | 58.4 | 3548 | 8.4 | 18 | 4.3 | 25 | 5.9 | 87 | 75.3 |
| 1959 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 402 | 231 | 57.5 | 3133 | 7.8 | 10 | 2.5 | 21 | 5.2 | 80 | 69.0 |
| 1960 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 378 | 229 | 60.6 | 3571 | 9.4 | 24 | 6.3 | 19 | 5.0 | 98 | 92.2 |
| 1961 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 196 | 96 | 49.0 | 1275 | 6.5 | 14 | 7.1 | 11 | 5.6 | 78 | 70.4 |
| 1962 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 106 | 58 | 54.7 | 707 | 6.7 | 2 | 1.9 | 10 | 9.4 | 68 | 42.5 |
| CFL | 3407 | 1937 | 56.9 | 30381 | 8.9 | 186 | 5.5 | 213 | 6.3 | 109 | ||
| NFL | 302 | 154 | 51.0 | 1982 | 6.6 | 16 | 5.3 | 21 | 7.0 | 78 | ||
| Totals | 3709 | 2091 | 56.4 | 32363 | 8.7 | 202 | 5.4 | 234 | 6.3 | 109 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | ||||
| 1953 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | ||||
| 1954 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 53 | 298 | 5.6 | 23 | 2 |
| 1955 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 79 | 371 | 4.7 | 24 | 2 |
| 1956 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 80 | 442 | 5.5 | 19 | 3 |
| 1957 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 54 | 209 | 3.9 | 15 | 2 |
| 1958 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 107 | -274 | -2.6 | 15 | 3 |
| 1959 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 64 | 190 | 3.0 | 15 | 2 |
| 1960 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 63 | 245 | 3.9 | 22 | 2 |
| 1961 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 73 | 2.2 | 44 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | 13 | 0 |
| CFL | 500 | 1481 | 3.0 | 24 | 20 | |
| NFL | 41 | 78 | 1.9 | 44 | 0 | |
| Totals | 541 | 1559 | 2.9 | 44 | 20 |
Receiving:
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 12 | 11 | 91.7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 1955 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| CFL | 14 | 13 | 92.9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| Totals | 14 | 13 | 92.9 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 60 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 19 | 733 | 38.6 | 51 | 1 |
| 1956 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 48 | 1968 | 41.0 | 56 | 3 |
| 1957 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 66 | 2634 | 39.9 | 55 | 4 |
| 1958 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 145 | 5668 | 39.1 | 80 | 3 |
| 1959 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 131 | 4937 | 37.7 | 60 | 6 |
| 1960 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 102 | 4196 | 41.1 | 61 | 10 |
| 1962 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 59 | 2259 | 38.3 | 61 | |
| CFL | 514 | 20267 | 39.4 | 80 | 27 | |
| NFL | 59 | 2259 | 38.3 | 61 | 0 | |
| Totals | 573 | 22526 | 39.3 | 80 | 27 |
Punt Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 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 |
| 1952 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||
| 1953 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||
| 1954 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||
| 1955 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||
| 1956 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | ||||||||
| 1957 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | |||||||
| 1958 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | ||||||||
| 1959 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1960 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 | |||||||
| CFL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 160 | |
| Totals | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 160 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 12 | 12 |
| 1953 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 14 |
| 1954 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 14 |
| 1955 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 12 | 12 |
| 1956 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 14 |
| 1957 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 14 |
| 1958 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 14 |
| 1959 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 14 |
| 1960 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 14 |
| 1961 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 5 |
| 1962 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 3 |
Awards
1954 - CFL Most Outstanding Player
Honors
1953 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1953 - CFL Ted Reeves All-Star
1954 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1954 - CFL Ted Reeves All-Star
1955 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1955 - CFL Ted Reeves All-Star
1955 - CFL Shrine East All-Star
1956 - CFL Shrine East All-Star
1956 - CFL Ted Reeves All-Star
1956 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1957 - CFL Coaches All-Star
1957 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1957 - CFL Shrine East All-Star
1958 - CFL Shrine East All-Star
1960 - CFL CFL East All-Star
