| Elroy Hirsch | |
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| Position(s): RB, WR |
Jersey #(s): 40 |
| Born: June 17, 1923 | |
| Died: January 28, 2004 (age 80) | |
| Career Information | |
| Year(s): 1946–1957 | |
| NFL Draft: 1945 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 | |
| College: Wisconsin, Michigan | |
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| Career Stats | |
| Receiving yards | 6,299 |
| Receptions | 343 |
| Touchdowns | 53 |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Career Highlights and Awards | |
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| Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch (June 17, 1923 – January 28, 2004) was an American football running back and receiver for the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Rockets, nicknamed for his unusual running style. In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield. A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " In an organised Sports league, a season is the portion of one Year in which regulated Games of the sport are in session The 1946 NFL season was the 27th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1957 NFL season was the 38th Regular season of the National Football League. The NFL Draft is an annual Sports draft in which NFL teams select newly-eligible players for their rosters The 1945 National Football League Draft was held on April 8 1945 This is a List of Athletic Conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St This is a list of all NFL players who have had outstanding performances throughout the 1950s and have been compiled onto this fantasy group Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The United States of America —commonly referred to as the American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St The Chicago Rockets was an American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949
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Early life
Hirsch was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Green Bay is a city in and the County seat of Brown County in the U Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States
Hirsch played his first college season with the Wisconsin Badgers in 1942. The Wisconsin Badgers are the collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His nickname was permanently affixed to him by Chicago Daily News sportswriter Francis Powers who, upon witnessing him play for the Badgers against the Great Lakes Naval Station in 1942, wrote "His crazy legs were gyrating in six different directions, all at the same time; he looked like a demented duck. "
His commitment to the United States Navy V-12 program in United States Marine Corps required him to transfer to the University of Michigan. The V-12 Navy College Training Program was designed to supplement the force of commissioned officers in the United States Navy during World War II. The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research He played two intercollegiate football seasons at the Michigan Wolverines where during the 1943-4 year he earned the distinction of being the only athlete at the school to letter in four sports (football, basketball, track and baseball) in a single year. The Michigan Wolverines comprise 24 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan which compete in the NCAA 's Division I and in the Big Ten Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974. The College Football Hall of Fame, located in South Bend Indiana, USA is a hall of fame and museum devoted to College football.
Professional career
Hirsch was drafted by Chicago Rockets of the All-America Football Conference, where he played from 1946 to 1948, in three injury-prone seasons. The Chicago Rockets was an American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949 The All-America Football Conference (AAFC was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League (NFL from 1946 After the Rockets and the AAFC merged with the NFL, he joined the Los Angeles Rams through 1957, where he gained his fame and notoriety. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St Coach Clark Shaughnessy made Hirsch the first full-time "flanker" in NFL history, splitting the talented receiver outside from his previous halfback position. Clark Daniel Shaughnessy ( March 6, 1892 &ndash May 15, 1970) was an American Football coach He was key to the Rams victory in the 1951 NFL championship with NFL record 1,495 yards receiving, which stood for 19 years. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. He also had 66 catches, and 17 touchdowns that same year. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968 with a career 387 receptions, 7,029 yards, and 60 touchdowns. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL
Later years
He served as the Director of Athletics for the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1969 to 1987. He died of natural causes at an assisted living home in Madison, Wisconsin on January 28, 2004. Madison is the capital of the US state of Wisconsin and the County seat of Dane County. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
Honors
- The UW has retired his number 40; it was added to the facade of Camp Randall Stadium on 28 October 2006. Camp Randall Stadium is an outdoor stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- In 1999, he was ranked number 89 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports
- He was named to the NFL all-time all-star team.
- Since 1981, the Crazylegs Classic, an 8-kilometer race leading through downtown Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, has been held in his honor each spring. The Crazylegs Classic is an annual 8 kilometer running race and 2 mile walk held each spring in Madison Wisconsin.
In popular culture
He starred in the eponymous film of his life in 1953, Crazylegs All American. He also starred in the movies Unchained and Zero Hour!, a 1957 airline disaster movie. Unchained is a 1955 Prison film based on the Non-fiction book Prisoners are People by Kenyon J Zero Hour! is a 1957 movie written by Arthur Hailey, starring Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, and Sterling Hayden. An airline provides air transport services for Passengers or Freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license
See also
External links
- Pro Football Hall of Fame: Member profile
- UWBadgers. The University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor, founded in 1978 by the University of Michigan 's "M" Club recognizes athletes coaches and administrators who have com: Elroy Hirsch tribute
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