Joe Scudero
Joseph Andrew Scudero
Born: July 2, 1930
San Francisco, CA USA
Deceased: September 11, 2019
Position: DB-HB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 173
College: San Francisco
High School: Mission (San Francisco, CA)
Career: 1953-1960
Joe Scudero played from 1953 to 1960 during his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Toronto Argonauts and Washington Redskins. Scudero ran for 139 yards in his career on 43 attempts, scoring 0 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 6 passes for 62 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 21 | 19 | 0.9 | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 13 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 43 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| NFL | 43 | 139 | 3.2 | 43 | 0 | |
| Totals | 43 | 139 | 3.2 | 43 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 5 | ||||
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 13 | 1 |
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 |
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| NFL | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 18 | 1 | |
| Totals | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 18 | 6 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 14 | 53 | 3.8 | 25 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 25 | 241 | 9.6 | 49 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 21 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| NFL | 68 | 458 | 6.7 | 49 | 1 | |
| Totals | 68 | 458 | 6.7 | 49 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 24 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 25 | 699 | 28.0 | 94 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 9 | 157 | 17.4 | 33 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 45 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 122 | 30.5 | 39 | 0 |
| NFL | 44 | 1143 | 26.0 | 94 | 1 | |
| Totals | 44 | 1143 | 26.0 | 94 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 39 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 |
| NFL | 10 | 137 | 13.7 | 39 | 0 | |
| Totals | 10 | 137 | 13.7 | 39 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 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 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |||||||||
| 1954 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1955 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| CFL | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Totals | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 12 | |
| 1954 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 8 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 0 |
Honors
1953 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1955 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
