News: Les Bingaman – AP (first-team All-NFL); UPI (first-team All-NFL) Jack Christiansen – AP (first-team All-NFL); UPI (first-team All-NFL) Lou Creekmur – AP (first-team All-NFL); UPI (first-team All-NFL) Bob Hoernschemeyer – NY Daily News (first-team All-NFL); UPI (second-team All-NFL) Bobby Layne – UPI (second-team All-NFL) Thurman McGraw – NY Daily News (first-team All-NFL); UPI (second-team All-NFL) Dick Stanfel – AP (first-team All-NFL); UPI (first-team All-NFL) Doak Walker – AP (first-team All-NFL); UPI (second-team All-NFL) Pro Bowl In addition, seven Lions players were selected 1954 Pro Bowl: Les Bingaman Jack Christiansen Lou Creekmur Yale Lary Bobby Layne Dick Stanfel Doak Walker NFL leaders Several Lions players were also among the NFL leaders in various statistical categories, including the following: Jack Christiansen 12 interceptions (1st) 238 interception return yards (1st) Bob Hoernschemeyer 482 rushing yards (9th) 7 rushing touchdowns (3rd) 4.8 yards/rush (7th) Bobby Layne 2,431 yards total offense (3rd) 2,088 passing yards (6th) 16 passing touchdowns (5th) 21 passes intercepted (3rd) 45.8% pass completion (7th) Yale Lary 115 punt return yards (7th) 8.8 yards/punt return (4th) Bob Smith 41.2 yards/punt (8th) 119 interception return yards (7th) Doak Walker 93 points scored (3rd) 12 field goals (2nd) 27 extra points made (5th) Pro Football Hall of Fame Six members of the team were later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. They are: Bobby Layne (inducted 1967) Jack Christiansen (inducted 1970) Joe Schmidt (inducted 1973) Yale Lary (inducted 1979) Doak Walker (inducted 1986) Lou Creekmur (inducted 1996) Dick Stanfel (inducted 2016) References External links Detroit Lions on Pro Football Reference 1953 Detroit Lions at jt-sw.com Detroit Lions Detroit Lions seasons National Football League championship seasons Detroit Lions