Ed Vereb
Edward John Vereb
Born: May 21, 1934
Pittsburgh, PA USA
Deceased: December 18, 2014
Bowie, MD
Position: HB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
College: Maryland
High School: Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, PA)
Career: 1956-1961
Drafted: 1956 in Round 1, #12 overall by the Washington Redskins
Ed Vereb played from 1956 to 1961 during his career with the BC Lions and Washington Redskins. Vereb ran for 1,696 yards in his career on 339 attempts, scoring 9 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 80 passes for 1,089 yards and 13 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 125 | 11.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 46 | 49.4 |
| 1958 | CFL BC Lions | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 12 | 6.9 |
| 1959 | CFL BC Lions | 15 | 4 | 26.7 | 94 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 48 | 53.2 |
| 1960 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1961 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| CFL | 30 | 10 | 33.3 | 231 | 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6.7 | 48 | ||
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 10 | 32.3 | 231 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6.5 | 48 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 95 | 514 | 5.4 | 52 | 6 |
| 1958 | CFL BC Lions | 80 | 424 | 5.3 | 24 | 2 |
| 1959 | CFL BC Lions | 129 | 648 | 5.0 | 40 | 1 |
| 1960 | NFL Washington Redskins | 19 | 38 | 2.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL BC Lions | 16 | 72 | 4.5 | 15 | 0 |
| CFL | 320 | 1658 | 5.2 | 52 | 9 | |
| NFL | 19 | 38 | 2.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Totals | 339 | 1696 | 5.0 | 52 | 9 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 17 | 178 | 10.5 | 41 | 7 |
| 1958 | CFL BC Lions | 19 | 174 | 9.2 | 29 | 3 |
| 1959 | CFL BC Lions | 31 | 544 | 17.5 | 91 | 3 |
| 1960 | NFL Washington Redskins | 9 | 119 | 13.2 | 26 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL BC Lions | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 29 | 0 |
| CFL | 71 | 970 | 13.7 | 91 | 13 | |
| NFL | 9 | 119 | 13.2 | 26 | 0 | |
| Totals | 80 | 1089 | 13.6 | 91 | 13 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 12 | 90 | 7.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFL | 12 | 90 | 7.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 13 | 90 | 6.9 | 16 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 15 | 281 | 18.7 | 44 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL BC Lions | 10 | 250 | 25.0 | 49 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 46 | 0 |
| CFL | 25 | 531 | 21.2 | 49 | 0 | |
| NFL | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 46 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 650 | 21.7 | 49 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1960 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||
| 1958 | CFL BC Lions | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1959 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| CFL | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | |
| Totals | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL | BC Lions | 15 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL | BC Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL | BC Lions | 16 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 9 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL | BC Lions | 4 | 0 |
Honors
1956 - CFL CFL West All-Star
