Lenny Moore – NFL Past Players

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Some late 1950s NFL action between the 49ers and Colts as San Francisco Pro Bowler Abe Woodson has a leg-hold on Lenny Moore.

Colt Lenny Moore carries against the Washington Redskins in 1958. That's Redskin Dick James moving in to stop him. Word is this play was a 12-yard touchdown in the 35-10 Colts win.

2 of the greats from the Old School NFL of the 1950s and early 1960s - Baltimore Colts legends Raymond Berry and Lenny Moore. Both are enshrined in the Pro Football Players Hall of Fame.

Baltimore Colts Greats Offensive Tackle Jim Parker and Running Back Lenny Moore, both Hall of Famers. Moore had 7 Pro Bowls & 5 All Pro selections while Parker had 8 Pro Bowls and All Pro selections. Bothg Players named to the NFL 1950s Hall of Fame Team.

Classic 1959 Baltimore Colts vs New York Giants. Johnny Unitas led the Colts to a 31-16 win over the Giants in the NFL Title Game that year. Unitas was named league MVP completing 193 of 367 passes for 2899 yards and 32 touchdown passes. Other Colts here are lineman George Preas and Lenny Moore.

Colt Hall of Famer Lenny Moore looks like he's going for a long run against the Rams defense. That looks like offensive lineman George Preas leading the way against Ram defender Clendon Thomas of Oklahoma. This reportedly comes from the 1959 NFL season.

The Colts receiving legend Ray Berry is brought down by Lions defensive legend Dick LeBeau. In 1965, Berry, at 32 years old, was the Colts leading receiver with 58 catches while LeBeau had the second most interceptions in the league with 7. Lions Safety Wayne Rasmussen along with Colt Lenny Moore are also seen.

Early 1960s NFL - The Colts Lenny Moore is met at the goal line by a pair of Lions. #77 is Hall of Fame tackle Jim Parker. Any idea who the Lion defender coming up to meet Moore is?

Baltimore Colts Great Lenny Moore.

A stunning photo by legendary sports photographer Robert Riger in Yankee Stadium during the 1958 NFL Championship game - Colts runner Lenny Moore goes wide around a diving Carl Karilivacz

Johnny Unitas comes under a heavy Detroit Lions rush in this Rob Riger photo. At left Lenny Moore does what he can to keep Wayne Walker away but Joe Schmidt and Darris McCord are coming in hot.

Versatile Lenny Moore, sometime around the mid-1960s. When he left the NFL in 1967, after 12 seasons and 143 games he ranked #5 in Career All-Purpose Yards.

A nice pic of Colt greats Lenny Moore and Johnny Unitas in 1963. Unitas had the most passing yards that year, 3481. Unfortunately Moore saw his playing time limited with injuries.

Lenny Moore hits paydirt aided by end John Mackey's (#88) block. The mighty Colts halfback led the league with 16 rushing touchdowns and 1 receiving in 1964. #52 to the right is long-time Colt's center Dick Szymanski.

One of the most electrifying ball carriers of his time. The Colts Lenny Moore. Even after almost 60 years he still ranks #5 on the Colts All Time Yards from Scrimmage franchise list.

Hall of Fame Colts runningback Lenny Moore - after almost 60 years he still ranks #5 in Colts All-Time Career Rushing Yards with 5174 yards on the ground.

The Colts legend Lenny Moore shown here in 1957 against the Rams. The story behind this picture is that Moore is on the receiving end of a lateral pass executed on a kickoff return from teammate Francis Davidson that resulted in a 92-yard touchdown.

Colts - Rams in 1964. Colts Super Star Lenny Moore (#24) is held up by Rams linebacker Cliff Livingston (#85) as Merlin Olsen (#74) gets around the block of Dick Szymanski (#52) as it appears to bode unwell for the unprotected Colts runner.

Colts Hall of Famer Lenny Moore (#24) gets behind the blocking of offensive lineman Buzz Nutter (#50).

Two Hall of Famers - Willie Wood of the Green Bay Packers and Lenny Moore of the Baltimore Colts.

The Colts Lenny Moore (#24) works to break the grasp of Lions defender Tom Vaughan (#48). As of the 2022 season Moore still ranks as the #2 All Time leading touchdown scorer in Colts franchise history with 113.

1960s NFL action - Johnny Unitas hands off to Colts runningback Lenny Moore as Rams great Deacon Jones moves in to disrupt their intentions.

Colt running back Lenny Moore (#24) is brought down immediately by defender Jimmy Patton (#20) after taking in a slant pass. Other players are Colt Jim Mutscheller (#84). Giants pictured are Dick Lynch (#22) & Lindon Crow (#41).

One of the most exciting All-Purpose players of his era. Led the NFL in average Yards-per-Touch 6 times during his 12 year career.

Colts great Lenny Moore (#24) gets behind the blocking of Alex Sandusky (#68) against the Vikings defense in 1960s NFL action. Pictured for the Vikings are Jim Marshall (#70) and Jim Prestel (#79).

An on-field clash of NFL legends of the mid-60s. Falcons middle linebacker Tommy Nobis wraps up Colts runner Lenny Moore. Also pictured are Chuck Sieminski, #77 of the Falcons and Bob Vogel, #72 of the Colts.

The Colts Hall of Famer makes a 17-yard gain against the Rams in a 1957 contest. Moving in to stop him are defenders Will Sherman (#43) and Art Hauser (#65).

Hall of Fame Running Back was a 1st round draft pick from Penn State in 1956. That year he was named the NFL's Rookie of the Year after averaging 7.5 yards a carry (86 attempts - 649) and scoring a total of 9 touchdowns. He played his entire 12-year career with the Baltimore Colts.

Rushed for 5174 yards during his 12 year career.

Lenny Moore Football Cards, Covers & Art

A Lenny Moore portrait done by the renowned sports artist Merv Corning.

The Baltimore Colts leading rusher for 1962 with 470 yards - Pro Bowler Lenny Moore on his Topps Card for that year.

Lenny Moore All Time Career Statistics

Regular Season Career Rushing & Receiving Totals
							Rushing					Receiving					Scrimage Yards
Season	Age	Team	Pos	#	Games	Starts	Carries	Yards	Y/A	Long	TD	Catches	Yards	Y/R	Long	TD	Touches	Y/Tch	YScm	TDs
1956*	23	BAL	RH	24	12	12	86	649	7.5♦	79	8	11	102	9.3	27	1	97	7.7♦	751	9
1957	24	BAL	RH	24	12	12	98	488	5.0♦	55	3	40	687	17.2	82	7	138	8.5♦	1175♦	10♦
1958*+	25	BAL♚	RH	24	12	12	82	598	7.3♦	73	7	50	938	18.8	77	7	132	11.6♦	1536	14
1959*+	26	BAL♚	RH	24	12	12	92	422	4.6	31	2	47	846	18.0	71	6	139	9.1♦	1268	8
1960*+	27	BAL	RHB	24	12	12	91	374	4.1	57	4	45	936	20.8	80	9	136	9.6♦	1310	13
1961*+	28	BAL	RHB	24	13	13	92	648	7.0♦	54	7	49	728	14.9	72	8	141	9.8♦	1376	15
1962*	29	BAL	HB	24	10	7	106	470	4.4	25	2	18	215	11.9	80	2	124	5.5	685	4
1963	30	BAL	LE	24	7	6	27	136	5.0	25	2	21	288	13.7	34	2	48	8.8	424	4
1964*+	31	BAL	HB	24	14	12	157	584	3.7	32	16♦	21	472	22.5	74	3	178	5.9	1056	19♦
1965	32	BAL	HB	24	12	12	133	464	3.5	28	5	27	414	15.3	52	3	160	5.5	878	8
1966	33	BAL	HB	24	13	8	63	209	3.3	18	3	21	260	12.4	36	0	84	5.6	469	3
1967	34	BAL	HB	24	14	0	42	132	3.1	21	4	13	153	11.8	37	0	55	5.2	285	4
12 Seasons		Colts			143	118	1069	5174	4.8	79	63	363	6039	16.6	82	48	1432	7.8	11213	111

Post Season Career Rushing & Receiving Totals
				Rushing					Receiving					Scrimmage Yards
Season	Age	Team	Games	Carries	Yards	Y/A	Long	TD	Catches	Yards	Y/R	Long	TD	Touches	Y/Tch	YScm	TDs
1958*+	25	BAL♚	1	8	23	2.9	10	0	6	101	16.8	60	0	14	8.9♦	124	0
1959*+	26	BAL♚	1	4	8	2.0	3	0	3	126	42.0♦	59♦	1♦	7	19.1♦	134	1♦

1964*+	31	BAL	1	9	40	4.4	15	0	2	4	2.0	9	0	11	4.0	44	0
1965	32	BAL	1	12	33	2.8	10	0	2	15	7.5	9	0	14	3.4	48	0
Total		Colts			4	33	104	3.2	15	0	13	246	18.9	60	1	46	7.6	350	1

Regular Season Career Kick & Punt Returns Totals
			Punt Returns					Kick Returns					All-Purpose Yards
Season	Games	Team	Returns	Yards	Y/Ret	Long	TDs	Returns	Yards	Long	Y/Ret	TDs	All-Purpose Yards
1956	12	BAL	8	38	4.8	15	0	10	129	21	12.9	0	918
1957	12	BAL	2	0	0.0	0	0	0	92	92		1♦	1267
1958*+	12	BAL♚	2	11	5.5	11	0	4	91	25	22.8	0	1638

1960*+	12	BAL	0	0		0	0	1	23	23	23.0	0	1333

1963	7	BAL	2	7	3.5	7	0	0	0	0		0	431

1966	13	BAL	0	0		0	0	18	453	54	25.2	0	922
1967	14	BAL	0	0		0	0	16	392	37	24.5	0	677
12 Seasons	143	Colts	14	56	4.0	15	0	49	1180	92	24.1	1	12451