Alan Ameche 1st round draft pick of the Baltimore Colts in 1955 from Wisconsin. Led the NFL in rushing his rookie year with 961 yards and 9 touchdowns on the ground. Named All Pro that season as well. Played until 1960 finishing with 4045 yards, averaging 4.2 yards a carry during his 6-year career. Selected to 4 Pro Bowls. Named to the Hall of Fame All-1950s Team.
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Alan Ameche All-Time Career Statistics
| Rushing | Receiving | Totals | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Team | # | Games | Carries | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Catches | Yards | Y/R | Long | TD | Touches | Y/Tch | YScm | Total Touchdowns | Fumbles |
| 1955*+ | 22 | BAL | 35 | 12 | 213♦ | 961♦ | 4.5 | 79 | 9♦ | 27 | 141 | 5.2 | 18 | 0 | 240♦ | 4.6 | 1102♦ | 9♦ | 3 |
| 1956* | 23 | BAL | 35 | 12 | 178 | 858 | 4.8 | 43 | 8 | 26 | 189 | 7.3 | 22 | 0 | 204 | 5.1 | 1047 | 8 | 3 |
| 1957* | 24 | BAL | 35 | 12 | 144 | 493 | 3.4 | 49 | 5 | 15 | 137 | 9.1 | 40 | 2 | 159 | 4.0 | 630 | 7 | 3 |
| 1958* | 25 | BAL | 35 | 12 | 171 | 791 | 4.6 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 18 | 1 | 184 | 4.7 | 872 | 9 | 1 |
| 1959 | 26 | BAL | 35 | 12 | 178 | 679 | 3.8 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 129 | 9.9 | 30 | 1 | 191 | 4.2 | 808 | 8 | 3 |
| 1960 | 27 | BAL | 35 | 10 | 80 | 263 | 3.3 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 19 | 0 | 87 | 3.7 | 319 | 3 | 0 |
| 6-Year NFL Career | 70 | 964 | 4045 | 4.2 | 79 | 40 | 101 | 733 | 7.3 | 40 | 4 | 1065 | 4.5 | 4778 | 44 | 13 | |||
| Rushing | Receiving | Totals | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Team | G | Carries | Yards | Y/A | Long | TD | Catches | Yareds | Y/R | Long | TD | Touch | Y/Tch | YScm | Total Touchdowns | Fumbles |
| 1958* | 25 | BAL♚ | 1 | 14 | 65 | 4.6 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 4.8 | 82 | 2 | 0 |
| 1959 | 26 | BAL♚ | 1 | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 4.4 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| Post Season Career Totals | 2 | 23 | 96 | 4.2 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 | 27 | 4.7 | 126 | 2 | |||
- + – All-Pro Selection
- * – Pro Bowl Selection
- ♦ – Led the League
- ♚ – NFL Champion
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