Wally Triplett
Wallace Triplett III
Born: April 18, 1926
La Mott, PA USA
Deceased: November 8, 2018
Position: HB-DB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 170
College: Penn St.
High School: La Mott (PA)
Career: 1949-1953
Drafted: 1949 in Round 19, #182 overall by the Detroit Lions
Wally Triplett played from 1949 to 1953 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals and Detroit Lions. Triplett ran for 321 yards in his career on 70 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 17 passes for 175 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Detroit Lions | 53 | 221 | 4.2 | 80 | 1 |
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 14 | 92 | 6.6 | 14 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 70 | 321 | 4.6 | 80 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 90 | 11.2 | 32 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 18 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 175 | 10.3 | 32 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Detroit Lions | 21 | 281 | 13.4 | 62 | 1 |
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 11 | 94 | 8.5 | 19 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 401 | 11.8 | 62 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 411 | 51.4 | 97 | 1 |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 10 | 253 | 25.3 | 48 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 664 | 36.9 | 97 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1949 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 5 |
| 1950 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 7 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 4 | 0 |
