Al Pollard
Alfred Lee Pollard
Born: September 7, 1928
Los Angeles, CA USA
Deceased: March 3, 2002
Devon , PA
Position: HB-FB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 196
College: Loyola Marymount, Army
High School: Loyola (Los Angeles, CA)
Career: 1951-1957
Drafted: 1951 in Round 21, #251 overall by the New York Yanks
Al Pollard played from 1951 to 1957 during his career with the BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders, New York Yanks and Philadelphia Eagles. Pollard ran for 1,942 yards in his career on 449 attempts, scoring 8 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 70 passes for 660 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL BC Lions | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 95 | 8.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | 28.8 |
| 1955 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| CFL | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 95 | 7.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 95 | 7.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL New York Yanks | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 24 | 119 | 5.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 55 | 186 | 3.4 | 23 | 1 |
| 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 23 | 44 | 1.9 | 11 | 0 |
| 1954 | CFL BC Lions | 122 | 431 | 3.5 | 41 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL BC Lions | 90 | 557 | 6.2 | 56 | 4 |
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 102 | 468 | 4.6 | 35 | 2 |
| 1957 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 31 | 135 | 4.4 | 23 | 1 |
| NFL | 104 | 351 | 3.4 | 28 | 1 | |
| CFL | 345 | 1591 | 4.6 | 56 | 7 | |
| Totals | 449 | 1942 | 4.3 | 56 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL New York Yanks | 18 | 0 | |||
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 8 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 14 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 24 | 0 |
| 1954 | CFL BC Lions | 29 | 323 | 11.1 | 67 | 2 |
| 1955 | CFL BC Lions | 10 | 99 | 9.9 | 24 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 23 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 9 | 0 |
| NFL | 18 | 127 | 7.1 | 24 | 0 | |
| CFL | 52 | 533 | 10.2 | 67 | 2 | |
| Totals | 70 | 660 | 9.4 | 67 | 2 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1954 | CFL BC Lions | 14 | 11 | 78.6 | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 0 | 31 | 1681 | 54.2 | 69 | 0 | 29 |
| 1955 | CFL BC Lions | 18 | 17 | 94.4 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 22 | 1254 | 57.0 | 77 | 0 | 23 |
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 2 | 43 | 2430 | 56.5 | 85 | 1 | 11 |
| 1957 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 249 | 49.8 | 70 | 0 | 3 |
| NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| CFL | 47 | 35 | 74.5 | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 3 | 101 | 5614 | 55.6 | 85 | 1 | 66 | |
| Totals | 48 | 36 | 75.0 | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 3 | 101 | 5614 | 55.6 | 85 | 1 | 67 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL BC Lions | 9 | 389 | 43.2 | 61 |
| CFL | 9 | 389 | 43.2 | 61 | |
| Totals | 9 | 389 | 43.2 | 61 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL New York Yanks | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 114 | 7.6 | 23 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 20 | 106 | 5.3 | 20 | 0 |
| 1954 | CFL BC Lions | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| NFL | 38 | 254 | 6.7 | 23 | 0 | |
| CFL | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 | |
| Totals | 45 | 270 | 6.0 | 23 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL New York Yanks | 5 | 138 | 27.6 | 45 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 326 | 23.3 | 36 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 21 | 528 | 25.1 | 66 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 301 | 23.2 | 49 | 0 |
| 1954 | CFL BC Lions | 19 | 550 | 28.9 | 62 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL BC Lions | 8 | 248 | 31.0 | 52 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 53 | 1293 | 24.4 | 66 | 0 | |
| CFL | 28 | 798 | 28.5 | 62 | 0 | |
| Totals | 81 | 2091 | 25.8 | 66 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NFL | 0 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1954 | CFL BC Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 39 | |||||
| 1955 | CFL BC Lions | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 44 | |||||
| 1956 | CFL BC Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 23 | |||||
| 1957 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| CFL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 121 | |
| Totals | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 128 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL | New York Yanks | 6 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | CFL | BC Lions | 16 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL | BC Lions | 9 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL | BC Lions | 13 | |
| 1957 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 5 |
Honors
1955 - CFL Ted Reeves All-Star
