Lou Zontini
Louis Rogers Zontini
Born: August 30, 1917
Whitesville, WV USA
Deceased: August 6, 1986
Richmond Heights, OH
Position: B
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 189
College: Notre Dame
High School: Sherman (Seth, WV)
Career: 1940-1946
Lou Zontini played from 1940 to 1946 during his career with the Buffalo Bisons, Chicago Cardinals and Cleveland Rams. Zontini ran for 133 yards in his career on 48 attempts, scoring 3 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 4 passes for 110 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 104.2 |
| 1946 | AAFC Buffalo Bisons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| NFL | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | ||
| AAFC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 33 | 105 | 3.2 | 16 | 3 |
| 1946 | AAFC Buffalo Bisons | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 35 | 97 | 2.8 | 16 | 3 | |
| AAFC | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 48 | 133 | 2.8 | 16 | 3 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 53 | 1 |
| NFL | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 53 | 1 | |
| Totals | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 53 | 1 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 16 |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 4 | 0.0 | 5 | |
| 1944 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 16 | 14 | 87.5 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 23 |
| 1946 | AAFC Buffalo Bisons | 31 | 30 | 96.8 | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 42 |
| NFL | 33 | 29 | 87.9 | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 44 | |
| AAFC | 31 | 30 | 96.8 | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 42 | |
| Totals | 64 | 59 | 92.2 | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 86 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 92 | 46.0 | 60 |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 446 | 37.2 | 55 |
| 1946 | AAFC Buffalo Bisons | 44 | 1595 | 36.2 | 0 |
| NFL | 14 | 538 | 38.4 | 60 | |
| AAFC | 44 | 1595 | 36.2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 58 | 2133 | 36.8 | 60 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Buffalo Bisons | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| NFL | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4 | 85 | 21.2 | 34 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Buffalo Bisons | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| NFL | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 20 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 16 | |||||||
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1944 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 47 | ||||
| 1946 | AAFC Buffalo Bisons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 42 | ||||||
| NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | |
| AAFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
| Totals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 8 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 8 | 1 |
| 1944 | NFL | Cleveland Rams | 10 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC | Buffalo Bisons | 14 | 5 |
