1937 NFL Receiving

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League Champion: Washington Redskins

Passing Leader: Sammy Baugh, 1127 Yds

Rushing Leader: Cliff Battles, 874 Yds

Receiving Leader: Gaynell Tinsley, 675 Yds

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Receiving

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Receiving Table
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
1	Don Hutson	GNB	24	LE	11	5	41	552	13.5	7	78		3.7	50.2	0
2	Gaynell Tinsley+	CRD	22	LE	11	11	36	675	18.8	5	97		3.3	61.4	0
3	Charley Malone	WAS	27	RE	11	11	28	419	15.0	4	61		2.5	38.1	0
4	Jeff Barrett	BKN	24	RE	11	9	20	461	23.1	3	0		1.8	41.9	0
5	Bill Hewitt	PHI	28	LE	11	11	16	197	12.3	5	0		1.5	17.9	0
6	Joe Carter	PHI	28	RE	10	8	15	282	18.8	3	86		1.5	28.2	0
7	Wayne Millner	WAS	24	LE	11	11	14	216	15.4	2	78		1.3	19.6	0
8	Jim Austin	BKN	24	LE	7	6	13	185	14.2	0	0		1.9	26.4	0
9	Sam Busich	RAM	24	RE	10	8	13	136	10.5	0	0		1.3	13.6	0
10	Milt Gantenbein	GNB	27	RE	11	9	12	237	19.8	2	77		1.1	21.5	0
11	Stan Pincura	RAM	24	BB	11	7	12	139	11.6	0	0		1.1	12.6	0
12	Doug Russell	CRD	26	WB	11	10	12	263	21.9	1	37		1.1	23.9	0
13	Tuffy Leemans	NYG	25	FB	9	8	11	157	14.3	1	18		1.2	17.4	0
14	Les McDonald	CHI	23		8	1	11	179	16.3	4	42		1.4	22.4	0
15	Riley Smith	WAS	26		11	11	11	93	8.5	0	0		1.0	8.5	0
16	Johnny Blood	PIT	34		9	2	10	168	16.8	4	0		1.1	18.7	0
17	Dale Burnett	NYG	29		9	2	10	121	12.1	1	0		1.1	13.4	0
18	Johnny Drake	RAM	21	FB	11	9	10	172	17.2	2	0		0.9	15.6	0
19	Joe Laws	GNB	26	HB	11	9	10	121	12.1	0	19		0.9	11.0	0
20	Ernie Pinckert	WAS	30	WB	11	10	10	145	14.5	1	0		0.9	13.2	0
21	Kink Richards	NYG	27		11	4	10	149	14.9	2	50		0.9	13.5	0
22	Cliff Battles	WAS	27	TB	10	8	9	81	9.0	1	0		0.9	8.1	0
23	Ernie Caddel	DET	26	WB	11	11	9	80	8.9	0	0		0.8	7.3	0
24	Red Corzine	NYG	28	BB	11	10	9	75	8.3	1	23		0.8	6.8	0
25	Ed Justice	WAS	25		10	1	9	150	16.7	3	0		0.9	15.0	0
26	Eggs Manske	CHI	25	LE	11	6	9	225	25.0	3	64		0.8	20.5	0
27	Bill Sortet	PIT	25	RE	9	6	9	121	13.4	1	26		1.0	13.4	0
28	Jay Arnold	PHI	25	WB	10	6	8	142	17.8	0	0		0.8	14.2	0
29	Jeep Brett	PIT	23	LE	10	7	8	135	16.9	1	0		0.8	13.5	0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
30	Clarke Hinkle+	GNB	28	FB	11	10	8	116	14.5	2	49		0.7	10.5	0
31	Vern Huffman	DET	23	BB	11	7	8	104	13.0	0	0		0.7	9.5	0
32	Don Irwin	WAS	24	FB	10	9	8	112	14.0	0	0		0.8	11.2	0
33	Ed Klewicki+	DET	25	LE	11	11	8	134	16.8	0	0		0.7	12.2	0
34	Buster Mitchell	BKN	31	LE	11	6	8	115	14.4	1	15		0.7	10.5	0
35	Butch Morse	DET	27	RE	10	6	8	131	16.4	1	38		0.8	13.1	0
36	Bill Karr	CHI	26	RE	10	8	7	188	26.9	2	42		0.7	18.8	0
37	Jack Manders+	CHI	28	RH	11	9	7	163	23.3	4	63		0.6	14.8	0
38	Bernie Scherer	GNB	24		9	2	7	149	21.3	2	78		0.8	16.6	0
39	Lee Shaffer	NYG	25		9	1	7	72	10.3	0	0		0.8	8.0	0
40	Pete Tyler	CRD	22		6	1	7	60	8.6	1	0		1.2	10.0	0
41	Will Walls	NYG	25		11	4	7	55	7.9	0	0		0.6	5.0	0
42	Bill Breeden	PIT	24		9	3	6	59	9.8	0	0		0.7	6.6	0
43	Ed Goddard	2TM	23		8	6	6	61	10.2	0	0		0.8	7.6	0
44	Bob McChesney	WAS	25		10	0	6	50	8.3	0	0		0.6	5.0	0
45	Paul Miller	GNB	24		10	1	6	66	11.0	1	0		0.6	6.6	0
46	Joe Pilconis	PHI	26		11	3	6	59	9.8	0	0		0.5	5.4	0
47	Pug Rentner	CHI	27		10	2	6	101	16.8	1	0		0.6	10.1	0
48	Hank Soar	NYG	23	FB	9	3	6	77	12.8	1	0		0.7	8.6	0
49	Tuffy Thompson	PIT	23		7	4	6	126	21.0	1	55		0.9	18.0	0
50	Julie Alfonse	RAM	26	WB	10	5	5	113	22.6	0	0		0.5	11.3	0
51	Ward Cuff	NYG	25	WB	11	9	5	117	23.4	2	0		0.5	10.6	0
52	Frank Cumiskey	BKN	26		9	2	5	50	10.0	0	0		0.6	5.6	0
53	Harry Ebding	DET	31	RE	10	5	5	89	17.8	1	0		0.5	8.9	0
54	Rabbit Keen	PHI	23		8	0	5	45	9.0	0	0		0.6	5.6	0
55	Ralph Kercheval	BKN	26	WB	9	3	5	57	11.4	0	0		0.6	6.3	0
56	Hal Pangle	CRD	25	FB	11	8	5	58	11.6	0	0		0.5	5.3	0
57	Jim Poole	NYG	22	LE	11	9	5	79	15.8	2	38		0.5	7.2	0
58	Bill Davidson	PIT	22	HB	11	10	4	169	42.3	2	0		0.4	15.4	0
59	Glenn Frey	PHI	25	BB	6	5	4	19	4.8	0	0		0.7	3.2	0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
60	Ray Hanken	NYG	26		11	2	4	51	12.8	0	0		0.4	4.6	0
61	Jim Lee Howell	NYG	23	RE	8	7	4	32	8.0	0	0		0.5	4.0	0
62	Tony Kaska	BKN	26	BB	10	6	4	84	21.0	0	0		0.4	8.4	0
63	Bob Masters	PHI	24		9	3	4	60	15.0	0	0		0.4	6.7	0
64	Keith Molesworth	CHI	32		9	3	4	21	5.3	0	0		0.4	2.3	0
65	Bob Monnett	GNB	27	TB	10	9	4	32	8.0	0	13		0.4	3.2	0
66	Ray Nolting	CHI	24	RH	11	4	4	64	16.0	0	0		0.4	5.8	0
67	Phil Bucklew	RAM	23	LE	11	9	3	51	17.0	0	0		0.3	4.6	0
68	Lloyd Cardwell	DET	24		9	0	3	51	17.0	1	45		0.3	5.7	0
69	Versil Deskin	CRD	24	RE	11	8	3	48	16.0	1	0		0.3	4.4	0
70	Wayne Gift	RAM	22		10	1	3	20	6.7	0	0		0.3	2.0	0
71	Johnny Gildea	PIT	27	TB	11	8	3	47	15.7	0	0		0.3	4.3	0
72	Paul Halleck	RAM	24		11	2	3	57	19.0	0	0		0.3	5.2	0
73	Jimmy Lawrence	CRD	24		11	1	3	32	10.7	0	0		0.3	2.9	0
74	Joe Maniaci	BKN	23	FB	11	8	3	11	3.7	0	0		0.3	1.0	0
75	Tillie Manton	NYG	27		10	0	3	15	5.0	0	0		0.3	1.5	0
76	Dick Plasman	CHI	23		9	2	3	18	6.0	1	0		0.3	2.0	0
77	Bill Smith	CRD	25		9	2	3	52	17.3	0	0		0.3	5.8	0
78	Bob Snyder	RAM	24	TB	10	6	3	20	6.7	0	16		0.3	2.0	0
79	Wayland Becker	GNB	27	LE	10	6	2	13	6.5	0	11		0.2	1.3	0
80	Mac Cara	PIT	23		10	4	2	36	18.0	0	0		0.2	3.6	0
81	Dutch Clark+	DET	31	TB	11	11	2	33	16.5	1	23		0.2	3.0	0
82	By Haines	PIT	23		5	1	2	17	8.5	0	0		0.4	3.4	0
83	Bull Karcis	PIT	29	FB	6	2	2	18	9.0	0	0		0.3	3.0	0
84	Max Krause	WAS	28		8	0	2	13	6.5	0	0		0.3	1.6	0
85	John Kusko	PHI	23		10	4	2	47	23.5	0	0		0.2	4.7	0
86	Buddy Parker	CRD	24		11	3	2	14	7.0	0	0		0.2	1.3	0
87	Rock Reed	CRD	25		8	0	2	26	13.0	0	0		0.3	3.3	0
88	Gene Ronzani	CHI	28		11	3	2	40	20.0	1	21		0.2	3.6	0
89	Herm Schneidman	GNB	25		11	3	2	35	17.5	1	23		0.2	3.2	0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
90	Vinnie Sites	PIT	25		7	1	2	10	5.0	0	0		0.3	1.4	0
91	Ben Smith	WAS	26	BB	11	0	2	37	18.5	0	0		0.2	3.4	0
92	Silvio Zaninelli	PIT	24	BB	10	5	2	12	6.0	0	0		0.2	1.2	0
93	Herb Banet	GNB	24		7	2	1	6	6.0	0	6		0.1	0.9	0
94	Winnie Baze	PHI	23		10	4	1	2	2.0	0	2		0.1	0.2	0
95	John Bettridge	2TM	27		9	1	1	17	17.0	0	17		0.1	1.9	0
96	Tony Blazine	CRD	25	LT	11	6	1	2	2.0	0	2		0.1	0.2	0
97	Ray Buivid	CHI	22		6	0	1	4	4.0	1	4		0.2	0.7	0
98	Bud Cooper	RAM	24		5	2	1	14	14.0	0	14		0.2	2.8	0
99	Dick Crayne	BKN	24		10	4	1	4	4.0	0	4		0.1	0.4	0
100	Max Fiske	PIT	24		7	1	1	0	0.0	0	0		0.1	0.0	0
101	Sam Francis	CHI	24		8	3	1	-9	-9.0	0	-9		0.1	-1.1	0
102	Chuck Gelatka	NYG	23		4	0	1	17	17.0	0	17		0.3	4.3	0
103	Chuck Hanneman	DET	23		10	0	1	9	9.0	0	9		0.1	0.9	0
104	Mel Hein	NYG	28	C	11	11	1	7	7.0	0	7		0.1	0.6	0
105	Ed Jankowski	GNB	24		11	1	1	60	60.0	1	60		0.1	5.5	0
106	Bert Johnson	BKN	25	FB	10	5	1	3	3.0	0	3		0.1	0.3	0
107	Joe Keeble	RAM	28		7	2	1	42	42.0	1	42		0.1	6.0	0
108	Shipwreck Kelly	BKN	27		2	1	1	7	7.0	0	7		0.5	3.5	0
109	Emmett Mortell	PHI	21	TB	11	11	1	0	0.0	0	0		0.1	0.0	0
110	Dave Smukler	PHI	23	FB	11	11	1	-4	-4.0	0	-4		0.1	-0.4	0
111	George Svendsen	GNB	24	C	11	9	1	11	11.0	0	11		0.1	1.0	0
112	Howie Tipton	CRD	26	BB	11	7	1	2	2.0	0	2		0.1	0.2	0
113	Walt Uzdavinis	RAM	26		7	3	1	15	15.0	0	15		0.1	2.1	0
114	Billy Volok	CRD	27		11	4	1	9	9.0	0	9		0.1	0.8	0
115	Billy Wilson	CRD	26		11	1	1	2	2.0	0	2		0.1	0.2	0
116	George Wilson	CHI	23		11	2	1	20	20.0	0	20		0.1	1.8	0

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