Joe Sulaitis
Joseph Sulaitis
Born: June 20, 1921
Hoboken, NJ
Deceased: February 8, 1980
Point Pleasant, NJ
High School: William L. Dickinson (Jersey City, NJ)
Position(s): B-G-DE-E
Height: 6'2" Weight: 212
College: none
Career: 1943-1953
Joe Sulaitis played from 1943 to 1953 with the New York Giants and Boston Yanks. Sulaitis ran for 141 yards in his career on 39 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 48 passes for 469 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
| 1944 | NFL New York | 17 | 4 | 23.5 | 53 | 3.1 | 1 | 5.9 | 4 | 23.5 | 22 | 79.6 | ||
| 1945 | NFL New York | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 126 | 9.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 107.1 | ||
| 1948 | NFL New York | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 11 | 35.5 | 179 | 5.8 | 1 | 3.2 | 4 | 12.9 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
| 1943 | NFL New York | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL New York | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 16 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL New York | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 10 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL New York | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 10 | 1 |
| 1949 | NFL New York | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 141 | 3.6 | 16 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
| 1943 | NFL New York | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL New York | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL New York | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 16 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL New York | 26 | 298 | 11.5 | 26 | 1 |
| 1949 | NFL New York | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 18 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL New York | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL New York | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL New York | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 48 | 469 | 9.8 | 26 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
| 1945 | NFL New York | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 19 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL New York | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL New York | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL New York | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL New York | 4 | 112 | 28.0 | 33 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL New York | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL New York | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 45 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL New York | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 421 | 21.1 | 45 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
| 1947 | NFL New York | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL New York | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Tackles | Fumbles | Kicks | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Assist | Def | ST | TFL | TFL Yds | Brup | QBH | Fum | F Rec | F Rec Yds | FR TD | FF | K Blk |
| 1945 | NFL New York | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1948 | NFL New York | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | NFL New York | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | NFL New York | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG R | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2 Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1948 | NFL New York | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | G | GS |
| 1943 | NFL | New York Giants | 7 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL | New York Giants | 6 | 2 |
| 1945 | NFL | New York Giants | 8 | 4 |
| 1946 | NFL | Boston Yanks | 3 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL | New York Giants | 11 | 10 |
| 1948 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 4 |
| 1949 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 6 |
| 1950 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |