Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing & Receiving Table
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1945 26 CRD NFL 8 3 24 111 0 52 4.6 13.9 3.0 2 1 0.5 0 1 0.3 0.1 26 4.3 112 0 1
1946 27 LAD AAFC 9 3 40 111 0 2.8 12.3 4.4 5 61 12.2 1 0.6 6.8 45 3.8 172 1 0
1947 28 BCL AAFC FB 14 10 95 321 2 3.4 22.9 6.8 2 28 14.0 0 0.1 2.0 97 3.6 349 2 0
1948 29 BCL AAFC FB 14 12 155 680 4 4.4 48.6 11.1 6 56 9.3 0 0.4 4.0 161 4.6 736 4 0
1949 30 2TM 2LG 10 3 27 54 0 19 2.0 5.4 2.7 4 36 9.0 1 13 0.4 3.6 31 2.9 90 1 3
1949 30 BCL AAFC 2 2 11 8 0 0.7 4.0 5.5 2 22 11.0 1 1.0 11.0 13 2.3 30 1 0
1949 30 NYG NFL 8 1 16 46 0 19 2.9 5.8 2.0 2 14 7.0 0 13 0.3 1.8 18 3.3 60 0 3
5 Yrs 55 31 341 1277 6 52 3.7 23.2 6.2 19 182 9.6 2 13 0.3 3.3 360 4.1 1459 8 4
17 Game Avg 17 10 105 395 2 52 3.7 23.2 6.2 6 56 9.6 1 13 0.3 3.3 111 1.3 451 2 1
BCL (3 Yrs) 30 24 261 1009 6 3.9 33.6 8.7 10 106 10.6 1 0.3 3.5 271 4.1 1115 7 0
LAD (1 Yr) 9 3 40 111 0 2.8 12.3 4.4 5 61 12.2 1 0.6 6.8 45 3.8 172 1 0
CRD (1 Yr) 8 3 24 111 0 52 4.6 13.9 3.0 2 1 0.5 0 1 0.3 0.1 26 4.3 112 0 1
NYG (1 Yr) 8 1 16 46 0 19 2.9 5.8 2.0 2 14 7.0 0 13 0.3 1.8 18 3.3 60 0 3
AAFC (4 Yrs) 39 27 301 1120 6 3.7 28.7 7.7 15 167 11.1 2 0.4 4.3 316 4.1 1287 8 0
NFL (2 Yrs) 16 4 40 157 0 52 3.9 9.8 2.5 4 15 3.8 0 13 0.3 0.9 44 3.9 172 0 4
Rushing & Receiving Table
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1948 29 BCL AAFC FB 1 1 15 73 2 4.9 73.0 15.0 1 12 12.0 0 12 1.0 12.0 16 5.3 85 2 0
1 Yr 1 1 15 73 2 4.9 73.0 15.0 1 12 12.0 0 12 1.0 12.0 16 5.3 85 2 0
17 Game Avg 17 17 255 1241 34 4.9 73.0 15.0 17 204 12.0 0 12 1.0 12.0 272 90.3 1445 34 0
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Defense & Fumbles

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Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Sfty Awards
1946 27 LAD AAFC 9 3 1 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
5 Yrs 55 31 1 14 0 14 4 0 0 0 0.0 0
17 Game Avg 17 10 0 4 0 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
BCL (3 Yrs) 30 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
LAD (1 Yr) 9 3 1 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
CRD (1 Yr) 8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
NYG (1 Yr) 8 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0
AAFC (4 Yrs) 39 27 1 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
NFL (2 Yrs) 16 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

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Regular Season
Kick & Punt Returns Table
Games Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd AV
194526CRD518317077.011201212.0131
194627LAD909302350017.5221
194829BCLFB731412011501515.0751
Career553117077.046201515.51542
3 yrsBCL3024011501515.01130
1 yrCRD8317077.011201212.0131
1 yrLAD9302350017.5221
1 yrNYG810060
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Scoring Summary

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PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1946 27 LAD AAFC 9 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.7
1947 28 BCL AAFC FB 14 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.9
1948 29 BCL AAFC FB 14 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 1.7
1949 30 2TM 2LG 10 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.6
1949 30 BCL AAFC 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.0
5 Yrs 55 31 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0.9
17 Game Avg 17 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0.9
BCL (3 Yrs) 30 24 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 1.4
LAD (1 Yr) 9 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.7
CRD (1 Yr) 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
NYG (1 Yr) 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
AAFC (4 Yrs) 39 27 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 1.2
NFL (2 Yrs) 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Scoring Summary Table
PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1948 29 BCL AAFC FB 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12.0
1 Yr 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12.0
17 Game Avg 17 17 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 204 12.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Bus Mertes born?

Bus Mertes was born on October 7, 1919.

Where was Bus Mertes born?

Bus Mertes was born in Chicago, IL.

How tall was Bus Mertes?

Bus Mertes was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Bus Mertes weigh when playing?

Bus Mertes weighed 201 lbs (91 kg) when playing.

Is Bus Mertes in the Hall of Fame?

Bus Mertes has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Bus Mertes play?

Bus Mertes played 55 games over his career.

How many rushing attempts did Bus Mertes have?

Bus Mertes had 341 rushing attempts over his career.

How many rushing yards did Bus Mertes have?

Bus Mertes had 1,277 rushing yards over his career.

When did Bus Mertes retire?

Bus Mertes last played in 1949.