Gene Gedman
Eugene William Gedman
Born: January 9, 1932
Duquesne, PA USA
Deceased: August 19, 1974
Chicago, IL
Position: HB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 195
College: Indiana
High School: Duquesne (PA)
Career: 1953-1958
Drafted: 1953 in Round 2, #25 overall by the Detroit Lions
Gene Gedman played from 1953 to 1958 during his career with the Detroit Lions. Gedman ran for 1,221 yards in his career on 377 attempts, scoring 17 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 53 passes for 504 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 111 | 37.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 81 | 149.3 |
| Totals | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 111 | 22.2 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 81 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 83 | 255 | 3.1 | 27 | 3 |
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 135 | 479 | 3.5 | 33 | 7 |
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 67 | 278 | 4.1 | 59 | 3 |
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 92 | 209 | 2.3 | 17 | 4 |
| Totals | 377 | 1221 | 3.2 | 59 | 17 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 14 | 121 | 8.6 | 25 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 15 | 142 | 9.5 | 43 | 1 |
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 10 | 135 | 13.5 | 47 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 14 | 106 | 7.6 | 24 | 3 |
| Totals | 53 | 504 | 9.5 | 47 | 4 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 25 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 158 | 26.3 | 45 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 131 | 18.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 336 | 22.4 | 45 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| Totals | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 0 |
