Jack Myers
John Melvin Myers
Born: October 8, 1924
St. Louis, MO USA
Deceased: December 24, 2014
Position: FB-QB-LB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
College: UCLA
High School: Ventura (CA)
Career: 1948-1952
Drafted: 1948 in Round 5, #33 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Jack Myers played from 1948 to 1952 during his career with the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles. Myers ran for 541 yards in his career on 125 attempts, scoring 3 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 28 passes for 360 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 21 | 118 | 5.6 | 29 | 1 |
| 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 48 | 182 | 3.8 | 12 | 1 |
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 29 | 159 | 5.5 | 42 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 27 | 82 | 3.0 | 14 | 1 |
| Totals | 125 | 541 | 4.3 | 42 | 3 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 31 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 98 | 14.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 204 | 17.0 | 39 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 360 | 12.9 | 39 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 21 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1952 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 7 |
| 1949 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 3 |
| 1950 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 |
