Myron Pottios
Myron Joseph Pottios
Born: January 18, 1939
Van Voorhis, PA USA
Position: LB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 232
College: Notre Dame
High School: Charleroi (PA)
Career: 1961-1973
Drafted: 1961 in Round 2, #19 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Drafted: 1961 in Round 3, #20 overall (AFL) by the Oakland Raiders
Myron Pottios played from 1961 to 1973 during his career with the Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. Pottios intercepted 12 passes for 224 yards in his career.
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Interceptions:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 |
1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 38 | 0 |
1964 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
1967 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
1969 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
1970 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 |
1971 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
Totals | 12 | 224 | 18.7 | 38 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1964 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1967 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1968 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1970 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1972 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
1963 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
1964 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 0 |
1965 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 0 |
1966 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 |
1967 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 0 |
1968 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 14 |
1969 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 0 |
1970 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 14 |
1971 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 14 |
1972 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 7 |
1973 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 6 | 6 |
Honors
1963 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)