Lou Tomasetti
Louis Vincent Tomasetti
Born: January 8, 1916
Old Forge, PA USA
Deceased: March 23, 2004
Doylestown, PA
Position: FB-HB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 198
College: Bucknell
High School: Old Forge (PA)
Career: 1939-1949
Drafted: 1939 in Round 11, #92 overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
Lou Tomasetti played from 1939 to 1949 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Bisons, Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh Steelers. Tomasetti ran for 1,905 yards in his career on 501 attempts, scoring 14 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 69 passes for 702 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
 Pittsburgh Steelers |
 Philadelphia Eagles |
 Detroit Lions |
 Buffalo Bisons |
Buffalo Bills |
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 47 | 13 | 27.7 | 140 | 3.0 | 1 | 2.1 | 7 | 14.9 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 1940 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 25.0 |
| NFL | 53 | 16 | 30.2 | 170 | 3.2 | 1 | 1.9 | 9 | 17.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 53 | 16 | 30.2 | 170 | 3.2 | 1 | 1.9 | 9 | 17.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 49 | 86 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1940 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 68 | 246 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 45 | 102 | 2.3 | 14 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Buffalo Bisons | 43 | 139 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1947 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 92 | 326 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 |
| 1948 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 134 | 716 | 5.3 | 0 | 7 |
| 1949 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 54 | 249 | 4.6 | 0 | 2 |
| NFL | 178 | 475 | 2.7 | 14 | 2 | |
| AAFC | 323 | 1430 | 4.4 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 501 | 1905 | 3.8 | 14 | 14 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 129 | 21.5 | 26 | 1 |
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 40 | 1 |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Buffalo Bisons | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1947 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 13 | 125 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 22 | 213 | 9.7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1949 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 |
| NFL | 19 | 227 | 11.9 | 40 | 2 | |
| AAFC | 50 | 475 | 9.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 69 | 702 | 10.2 | 40 | 5 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 46 |
| NFL | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 46 | |
| Totals | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 46 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 20 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Buffalo Bisons | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 20 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 9 | 151 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 15 | 236 | 15.7 | 20 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 31 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Buffalo Bisons | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| NFL | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 31 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 9 | 192 | 21.3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Totals | 14 | 300 | 21.4 | 31 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Buffalo Bisons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 1 |
| NFL | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 44 | 1 | |
| Totals | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 44 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1939 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1940 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1946 | AAFC Buffalo Bisons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1947 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1948 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 1949 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| AAFC | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |
| Totals | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 11 | 6 |
| 1940 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 9 |
| 1941 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 4 | 2 |
| 1941 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 3 |
| 1942 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 5 |
| 1946 | AAFC | Buffalo Bisons | 14 | 2 |
| 1947 | AAFC | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 6 |
| 1948 | AAFC | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 9 |
| 1949 | AAFC | Buffalo Bills | 12 | 4 |
