American football player and executive (1923–2004)
American football player
Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch
Hirsch as Wisconsin's athletic director in 1977
No. 80, 40
Position:
Halfback End Flanker
Personal information
Born:
(1923-06-17)June 17, 1923 Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died:
January 28, 2004(2004-01-28) (aged 80) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:
190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:
Wausau (WI)
College:
Wisconsin (1941–42) Michigan (1943–44)
NFL draft:
1945 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5
Career history
As a player:
Chicago Rockets (1946–1948)
Los Angeles Rams (1949–1957)
As an administrator:
Los Angeles Rams (1960–1969) General manager
Wisconsin (1969–1987) Athletic director
Career highlights and awards
NFL champion (1951)
2× First-team All-Pro (1951, 1953)
3× Pro Bowl (1951–1953)
NFL receptions leader (1951)
NFL receiving yards leader (1951)
NFL receiving touchdowns leader (1951)
NFL scoring leader (1951)
NFL 1950s All-Decade Team
NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
St. Louis Football Ring of Fame
First-team All-Big Ten (1942)
Second-team All-Big Ten (1943)
Wisconsin Badgers No. 40 retired
Career professional statistics
Receptions:
387
Receiving yards:
7,029
Receiving touchdowns:
60
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
Elroy Leon "Crazylegs" Hirsch (June 17, 1923 – January 28, 2004) was an American professional football player, sport executive and actor. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974. He was also named to the all-time All-Pro team selected in 1968 and to the National Football League (NFL) 1950s All-Decade Team.
A native of Wausau, Wisconsin, Hirsch played college football as a halfback at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Michigan, helping to lead both the 1942 Badgers and the 1943 Wolverines to No. 3 rankings in the final AP Polls. He received the nickname "Crazylegs" (sometimes "Crazy Legs") for his unusual running style.
Hirsch served in the United States Marine Corps from 1944 to 1946 and then played professional football in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Chicago Rockets from 1946 to 1948 and in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams from 1949 to 1957. During the 1951 season, Hirsch helped lead the Rams to the NFL championship and tied or broke multiple NFL records with 1,495 receiving yards, an average of 124.6 receiving yards per game (still the third-highest season average in NFL history), and 17 touchdown receptions.
Hirsch had a brief career as a motion picture actor in the 1950s and served as the general manager for the Rams from 1960 to 1969 and as the athletic director for the University of Wisconsin from 1969 to 1987.
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in franchise history to earn three consecutive Pro Bowl invitations (ElroyHirsch 1951–53, Jim Phillips 1960–62). Bruce was voted offensive captain and...
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