Y.A. Tittle

Full Name: Yelberton Abraham Tittle Primary Position: B/QB Height/Weight: 6' 0"/182 College: Louisiana State University Birthdate: October 24, 1926 High School: Marshall (TX) Birthplace: Marshall, Texas Nickname: Ya-Ya, The Bald Eagle Pro Experience: 17 years Hall of Fame

Biography

Y.A. Tittle (Yelberton Abraham Tittle) was born on October 24, 1926 in Marshall, Texas. After going to high school at Marshall (TX), Tittle attended Louisiana State University. Tittle made his professional debut in the AAFC in 1948 with the Baltimore Colts. He played in the AAFC for 2 years, playing for the Baltimore Colts the entire time. Tittle also played in the NFL for 15 years, playing for the San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants and Baltimore Colts over the course of his 15 year NFL career.

Most people believe that 1963 was Y.A. Tittle's best year, as he threw for 3145 yards, tossed 36 TDs and put up a 104.8 passer rating.

Statistics

Passing Stats

year	team	league	games	ATT	CMP	PCT	YDS	YPA	TD	INT	SKD	SKY	RAT
1948	BAL	AAFC	14	289	161	55.7	2522	8.73	16	9	0	0	90.3
1949	BAL	AAFC	11	289	148	51.2	2209	7.64	14	18	0	0	66.8
1950	BLC	NFL	12	315	161	51.1	1884	5.98	8	19	0	0	52.9
1951	SFO	NFL	12	114	63	55.3	808	7.09	8	9	0	0	68.2
1952	SFO	NFL	12	208	106	51	1407	6.76	11	12	0	0	66.3
1953	SFO	NFL	10	259	149	57.5	2121	8.19	20	16	0	0	84.1
1954	SFO	NFL	12	295	170	57.6	2205	7.47	9	9	0	0	78.7
1955	SFO	NFL	12	287	147	51.2	2185	7.61	17	28	0	0	56.6
1956	SFO	NFL	10	218	124	56.9	1641	7.53	7	12	0	249	68.6
1957	SFO	NFL	12	279	176	63.1	2157	7.73	13	15	0	362	80
1958	SFO	NFL	11	208	120	57.7	1467	7.05	9	15	0	149	63.9
1959	SFO	NFL	10	199	102	51.3	1331	6.69	10	15	0	0	58
1960	SFO	NFL	9	127	69	54.3	694	5.46	4	3	0	0	70.8
1961	NYG	NFL	13	285	163	57.2	2272	7.97	17	12	0	161	85.3
1962	NYG	NFL	14	375	200	53.3	3224	8.6	33	20	0	92	89.5
1963	NYG	NFL	13	367	221	60.2	3145	8.57	36	14	24	205	104.8
1964	NYG	NFL	14	281	147	52.3	1798	6.4	10	22	30	243	51.6
2 year AAFC career			25	578	309	53.5	4731	8.19	30	27	0	0	78.6
15 year NFL career			176	3817	2118	55.5	28339	7.42	212	221	54	1461	73.6

Rushing Stats

year	team	league	games	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1948	BAL	AAFC	14	52	157	3	4	0
1949	BAL	AAFC	11	29	89	3.1	2	0
1950	BLC	NFL	12	20	77	3.9	2	33
1951	SFO	NFL	12	13	18	1.4	1	5
1952	SFO	NFL	12	11	-11	-1	0	4
1953	SFO	NFL	10	14	41	2.9	6	14
1954	SFO	NFL	12	28	68	2.4	4	10
1955	SFO	NFL	12	23	114	5	0	35
1956	SFO	NFL	10	24	67	2.8	4	13
1957	SFO	NFL	12	40	220	5.5	6	45
1958	SFO	NFL	11	22	35	1.6	2	12
1959	SFO	NFL	10	11	24	2.2	0	22
1960	SFO	NFL	9	10	61	6.1	0	28
1961	NYG	NFL	13	25	85	3.4	3	17
1962	NYG	NFL	14	17	108	6.4	2	23
1963	NYG	NFL	13	18	99	5.5	2	18
1964	NYG	NFL	14	15	-7	-0.5	1	7t
2 year AAFC career			25	81	246	3	6	0
15 year NFL career			176	291	999	3.4	33	0

Fumble Recovery Stats

year	team	league	games	TOT	OWR	OPR	YDS	TD
1948	BAL	AAFC	14	0	0	0	0	0
1949	BAL	AAFC	11	0	0	0	0	0
1950	BLC	NFL	12	2	0	0	0	0
1951	SFO	NFL	12	3	1	0	0	0
1952	SFO	NFL	12	3	1	0	0	0
1953	SFO	NFL	10	3	2	0	0	0
1954	SFO	NFL	12	4	2	0	0	0
1955	SFO	NFL	12	2	0	0	0	0
1956	SFO	NFL	10	3	1	0	0	0
1957	SFO	NFL	12	0	1	0	0	0
1958	SFO	NFL	11	5	1	0	0	0
1959	SFO	NFL	10	7	3	0	0	0
1960	SFO	NFL	9	2	1	0	0	0
1961	NYG	NFL	13	0	1	0	0	0
1962	NYG	NFL	14	6	2	0	0	0
1963	NYG	NFL	13	5	4	0	0	0
1964	NYG	NFL	14	11	4	0	0	0
2 year AAFC career			25	0	0	0	0	0
15 year NFL career			176	56	24	0	0	0

Receiving Stats

year	team	league	games	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1948	BAL	AAFC	14	0	0	0	0	0
1949	BAL	AAFC	11	0	0	0	0	0
1950	BLC	NFL	12	0	0	0	0	0
1951	SFO	NFL	12	0	0	0	0	0
1952	SFO	NFL	12	0	0	0	0	0
1953	SFO	NFL	10	0	0	0	0	0
1954	SFO	NFL	12	0	0	0	0	0
1955	SFO	NFL	12	0	0	0	0	0
1956	SFO	NFL	10	0	0	0	0	0
1957	SFO	NFL	12	0	0	0	0	0
1958	SFO	NFL	11	0	0	0	0	0
1959	SFO	NFL	10	1	4	4	0	4
1960	SFO	NFL	9	0	0	0	0	0
1961	NYG	NFL	13	0	0	0	0	0
1962	NYG	NFL	14	0	0	0	0	0
1963	NYG	NFL	13	0	0	0	0	0
1964	NYG	NFL	14	0	0	0	0	0
2 year AAFC career			25	0	0	0	0	0
15 year NFL career			176	1	4	4	0	0

Awards

• Won the UPI MVP in 1957 and 1962
• Won the AP NFL MVP in 1963