Elbie Nickel
Elbert Everett Nickel
Born: December 28, 1922
Fullerton, KY USA
Deceased: February 27, 2007
Chillicothe, OH
Position: E-DE
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 196
College: Cincinnati
Career: 1947-1957
Drafted: 1947 in Round 17, #149 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Elbie Nickel played from 1947 to 1957 during his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Nickel caught 329 passes for 5,131 yards and 37 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 22 | 324 | 14.7 | 35 | 1 |
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 26 | 633 | 24.3 | 52 | 3 |
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 22 | 527 | 24.0 | 65 | 4 |
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 28 | 447 | 16.0 | 77 | 3 |
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 55 | 884 | 16.1 | 54 | 9 |
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 62 | 743 | 12.0 | 40 | 4 |
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 40 | 584 | 14.6 | 52 | 5 |
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 36 | 488 | 13.6 | 30 | 2 |
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 27 | 376 | 13.9 | 47 | 5 |
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 115 | 11.5 | 31 | 1 |
| Totals | 329 | 5131 | 15.6 | 77 | 37 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 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 Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1949 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1950 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1951 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||||
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 7 |
| 1949 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 10 |
| 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 | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
