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Milt Plum

Retired

New York Giants · QB

Milt Plum recorded 138 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with New York Giants, Los Angeles Rams, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns.

▶Best highlights

127.1

pass yds/gm

3.8

rush yds/gm

2

playoff games

138

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Milt Plum's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1962
DETROITLIONS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 30, 1962

Detroit Lions vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 30, 1962

260 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 4 INT

Regular Season
1964
DETROITLIONS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 6, 1964

Detroit Lions vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1964

143 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1965
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 26, 1965

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 26, 1965

158 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1960
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 18, 1960

Cleveland Browns vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 18, 1960

296 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 4 INT

Regular Season
1959
W
WSH
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 25, 1959

WSH vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 25, 1959

253 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Milt Plum's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 347 passing yards

Regular Season
1964
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 1, 1964

Los Angeles Rams vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 1, 1964

347 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 4 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1962
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 23, 1962

San Francisco 49ers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 23, 1962

272 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 68 rushing yards

Regular Season
1957
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 15, 1957

Cleveland Browns vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 15, 1957

229 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Milt Plum's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1956–1965

01
CLEPLUM—Milt Plum
CLEBROWN32Jim Brown
CLERYAN—Frank Ryan

The greatest runner becomes the entire geometry

Cleveland Browns · Jim Brown and the 1964 title

Brown led the league in rushing eight times in nine seasons and powered Cleveland's most recent championship in 1964.

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Franchise era

1959–1988

02
DETPLUM—Milt Plum
DETLEBEAU—Dick LeBeau
DETBARNEY—Lem Barney

Great defenders and Billy Sims cannot sustain a winner

Detroit Lions · The long wait

Detroit produced elite players but only intermittent contention, and Sims's career-altering injury removed the brightest offensive hope.

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Franchise era

1949–1972

03
LARPLUM—Milt Plum
LARBROCKLIN—Norm Van Brocklin
LARJONES—Deacon Jones

Wide-open offense gives way to a legendary line

Los Angeles Rams · Stars and the Fearsome Foursome

Los Angeles produced record crowds, prolific passing and one of football's most feared defensive fronts.

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Franchise era

1964–1978

04
NYGPLUM—Milt Plum
NYGTARKENTON10Fran Tarkenton
NYGTUCKER—Bob Tucker

A proud organization loses its structure

New York Giants · The wilderness

The Giants endured fifteen straight losing seasons and a chaotic stadium transition before new leadership rebuilt football operations.

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Career accomplishments

13 NFL seasons138 career games17,536 career passing yards122 career passing touchdowns531 career rushing yards13 career rushing touchdowns1 career receptions20 career receiving yardsJersey: 02 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 13, 1957Most recent: Sep 28, 1969

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history