Ernie Steele
Ernest Raymond Steele
Born: November 2, 1917
Bothell, WA USA
Deceased: October 16, 2006
Seattle, WA
Position: HB-DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 187
College: Washington
High School: Highline (Burien, WA)
Career: 1942-1948
Drafted: 1942 in Round 10, #81 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Ernie Steele played from 1942 to 1948 during his career with the Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers. Steele ran for 1,337 yards in his career on 258 attempts, scoring 14 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 31 passes for 520 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 12 | 29.2 |
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 75.0 | 12 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 24 | 124 | 5.2 | 55 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 85 | 409 | 4.8 | 47 | 4 |
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 59 | 247 | 4.2 | 56 | 5 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 20 | 212 | 10.6 | 46 | 2 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 31 | 108 | 3.5 | 43 | 1 |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 26 | 138 | 5.3 | 49 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 99 | 7.6 | 56 | 1 |
| Totals | 258 | 1337 | 5.2 | 56 | 14 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 114 | 16.3 | 36 | 1 |
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 168 | 18.7 | 60 | 2 |
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 24 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 44 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 32 | 1 |
| Totals | 31 | 520 | 16.8 | 60 | 4 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 51 |
| Totals | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 51 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 184 | 20.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 152 | 12.7 | 19 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 181 | 16.5 | 25 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 82 | 9.1 | 18 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 183 | 16.6 | 42 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 55 | 809 | 14.7 | 42 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 140 | 23.3 | 36 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 236 | 21.5 | 28 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 51 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 120 | 15.0 | 51 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 743 | 20.1 | 51 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 29 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 62 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 30 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 43 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 33 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 404 | 16.8 | 62 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 0 | ||
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |||||
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| Totals | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 1 |
| 1943 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 1 |
| 1944 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 2 |
| 1945 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 1 |
| 1946 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 4 |
| 1947 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 5 |
| 1948 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 2 |
Honors
1943 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
