Earl Lindley
Earl Leishman Lindley
Born: March 13, 1933
Hyrum, UT
Deceased: February 13, 2012
Smithfield, UT
Position: E,HB/FW,HB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210
College: Utah State
High School: South Cache (Hyrum, UT)
Career: 1954-1957
Earl Lindley played from 1954 to 1957 during his career with the Edmonton Eskimos. Lindley ran for 899 yards in his career on 139 attempts, scoring 3 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 41 passes for 737 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 27 | 56.3 |
| 1956 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 17 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 44.8 |
| Totals | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 44 | 7.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 27 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 82 | 542 | 6.6 | 73 | 1 |
| 1956 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 57 | 357 | 6.3 | 24 | 2 |
| Totals | 139 | 899 | 6.5 | 73 | 3 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 12 | 135 | 11.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 12 | 290 | 24.2 | 55 | 1 |
| 1956 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 17 | 312 | 18.4 | 51 | 4 |
| Totals | 41 | 737 | 18.0 | 55 | 5 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1956 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 22 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 14 | 284 | 20.3 | 43 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 351 | 18.5 | 43 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 40 | 1 |
| 1955 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 26 | 1 |
| 1956 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 66 | 2 |
| 1957 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 1 |
| Totals | 10 | 210 | 21.0 | 66 | 5 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1954 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| 1955 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||
| 1956 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||
| 1957 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | |
| 1955 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 14 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 2 |
Honors
1956 - CFL CFL West All-Star
