Elroy Hirsch
Career Stats: 127 games played (102 starts), 387 receptions, 7,029 yards, 60 TD
Unquestionably one of the best athletes of his period was Elroy Hirsch, a Hall of Famer. For the Los Angeles Rams as well as the Chicago Rockets, he participated in every position on the field. Hirsch spent the latter half of his career as one of the best wide receivers in the game, while starting off as a player who could do it all (rushing for 226 yards and intercepting six passes as a rookie). Hirsch established an NFL record in 1951 with 1,495 receiving yards; it wasn’t surpassed for another 20 years.
Elroy Hirsch
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