1941 NFL Defense

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League Champion: Chicago Bears

Passing Leader: Cecil Isbell, 1479 Yds

Rushing Leader: Pug Manders, 486 Yds

Receiving Leader: Don Hutson, 738 Yds

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Defense

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Defense Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
1	Bob Adkins	GNB	24	/	6	0	2	79	0	54						0	0.0
2	Ki Aldrich	WAS	25	/	11	1	2	46	0	40						0	0.0
3	Warren Alfson	BKN	26	LG	11	11	2	49	0	45						0	0.0
4	Ray Apolskis*	CRD	22	C	11	7	1	4	0	4						0	0.0
5	Jay Arnold	PIT	29		10	4	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
6	Len Barnum	PHI	29	QB	11	8	2	20	0	20						0	0.0
7	Sam Bartholomew	PHI	24		9	2	1	5	0	5						0	0.0
8	Nick Basca	PHI	24		11	0	3	27	0	12						0	0.0
9	Sammy Baugh*	WAS	27	TB	11	1	4	83	0	35						0	0.0
10	Steve Belichick	DET	22		6	3	1	10	0	10						0	0.0
11	Dick Booth	DET	23	WB	11	5	1	18	0	18						0	0.0
12	Lou Brock	GNB	24		11	4	2	3	0	3						0	0.0
13	Young Bussey*	CHI	24		10	0	2	5	0	5						0	0.0
14	Tony Canadeo	GNB	22		9	4	2	30	0	22						0	0.0
15	Victor Carroll	WAS	29		10	0	2	38	1	25						0	0.0
16	Jim Castiglia	PHI	23	FB	11	6	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
17	Tony Cemore	PHI	24		10	1	1	6	0	6						0	0.0
18	Chuck Cherundolo*	PIT	25	C	11	9	1	13	0	13						0	0.0
19	Andy Chisick	CRD	25		11	4	1	7	0	7						0	0.0
20	Harry Clarke*	CHI	25		10	3	2	62	0	35						0	0.0
21	Merl Condit	BKN	24	HB	11	11	3	15	0	5						0	0.0
22	Bill Conkright	RAM	27	C	11	7	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
23	Ward Cuff*	NYG	29	WB	11	10	4	152	0	43						0	0.0
24	Dan DeSantis	PHI	23		11	4	2	37	0	10						0	0.0
25	Al Donelli	PIT	24		7	0	1	18	0	18						0	0.0
26	Johnny Drake	RAM	25	FB	11	8	2	66	0	54						0	0.0
27	Kay Eakin	NYG	24		11	1	2	33	0	33						0	0.0
28	Nello Falaschi*	NYG	28	BB	11	11	1	10	0	10						0	0.0
29	Andy Farkas	WAS	25	FB	11	2	4	27	0	26						0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
30	John Federovitch*	CHI	24		11	0	1	8	0	8						0	0.0
31	Bernie Feibish	PHI	22		3	0	1	9	0	9						0	0.0
32	Danny Fortmann*+	CHI	25	LG	11	11	3	7	0	5						0	0.0
33	George Franck	NYG	23		11	3	4	94	0	45						0	0.0
34	Tony Furst	DET	23	RT	10	6	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
35	Hugh Gallarneau*	CHI	24	RH	11	8	1	46	1	46						0	0.0
36	Lee Gentry	WAS	23		5	0	1	9	0	9						0	0.0
37	Chet Gladchuk	NYG	24		7	0	1	16	0	16						0	0.0
38	Marshall Goldberg	CRD	24	FB	11	10	7	54	0	16						0	0.0
39	Buckets Goldenberg	GNB	31		8	3	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
40	Owen Goodnight	RAM	24		9	1	2	13	0	11						0	0.0
41	Lyle Graham	PHI	26	C	11	7	2	39	0	18						0	0.0
42	Parker Hall	RAM	25	TB	10	8	2	0	0	0						0	0.0
43	Jack Haman	RAM	23		10	3	1	6	0	6						0	0.0
44	Cece Hare*	WAS	22	BB	11	9	1	4	0	4						0	0.0
45	Mel Hein*	NYG	32	C	11	11	1	9	0	9						0	0.0
46	Clarke Hinkle	GNB	32	FB	11	8	1	2	0	2						0	0.0
47	Harry Hopp	DET	23	FB	10	6	1	3	0	3						0	0.0
48	Billy Hughes*	CHI	26		6	0	1	3	0	3						0	0.0
49	Dick Humbert*	PHI	23	RE	11	8	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
50	Don Hutson*+	GNB	28	LE	11	4	1	32	0	32						0	0.0
51	Cecil Isbell*+	GNB	26	TB	11	4	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
52	Pop Ivy	CRD	25	RE	11	9	1	20	1	20						1	0.0
53	Len Janiak	RAM	26		10	4	1	19	0	19						0	0.0
54	Ed Jankowski	GNB	28		11	0	1	33	0	33						0	0.0
55	Billy Jefferson	DET	23		11	2	1	12	0	12						0	0.0
56	Bert Johnson	CRD	29		10	3	1	30	0	30						0	0.0
57	Smiley Johnson	GNB	25		11	0	1	10	0	10						0	0.0
58	Art Jones*	PIT	22	WB	11	9	7	35	0	12						0	0.0
59	Ed Justice	WAS	29		8	2	2	13	0	13						0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
60	Ken Kavanaugh*	CHI	25		11	0	1	6	0	6						0	0.0
61	Ben Kish	BKN	24		5	0	1	9	0	9						0	0.0
62	George Kracum	BKN	23		11	0	1	27	0	27						0	0.0
63	Al Krueger	WAS	22		7	0	1	12	0	12						0	0.0
64	Joe Kuharich*+	CRD	24	RG	10	9	1	20	0	20						0	0.0
65	Mort Landsberg	PHI	22	RH	11	7	2	45	0	37						0	0.0
66	Joe Laws	GNB	30		11	4	2	36	0	36						0	0.0
67	Bill Leckonby	BKN	24		11	2	3	22	0	0						0	0.0
68	Tuffy Leemans*	NYG	29	TB	11	11	3	35	0	26						0	0.0
69	Augie Lio*	DET	23	LG	11	7	3	12	0	8						1	0.0
70	Sid Luckman*+	CHI	25	QB	11	11	3	52	0	0						0	0.0
71	Kayo Lunday	NYG	29		11	0	1	5	0	5						0	0.0
72	Dante Magnani	RAM	24	WB	9	8	2	6	0	4						0	0.0
73	Pug Manders*+	BKN	28	FB	11	11	4	73	1	65						0	0.0
74	Andy Marefos	NYG	24		10	0	2	48	0	40						0	0.0
75	Johnny Martin	CRD	23		9	3	1	2	0	2						0	0.0
76	Bob Masterson	WAS	26	LE	11	9	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
77	Riley Matheson	RAM	27	RG	9	6	1	1	0	1						0	0.0
78	Ned Mathews	DET	23		9	1	5	128	1	42						0	0.0
79	Al Matuza*	CHI	23		10	1	2	9	0	9						0	0.0
80	Dean McAdams	BKN	24		11	0	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
81	George McAfee*+	CHI	23		11	2	6	78	0	43						0	0.0
82	Clint McClain	NYG	23		6	0	1	34	0	34						0	0.0
83	Ray McLean*	CHI	26		10	0	3	79	0	45						0	0.0
84	Bob Morrow	CRD	23		9	0	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
85	Robert Nelson	DET	21		9	2	1	41	0	41						0	0.0
86	Doug Oldershaw	NYG	26	RG	10	6	1	26	1	26						0	0.0
87	Bill Osmanski*	CHI	26	FB	10	7	3	19	0	19						0	0.0
88	Ernie Pannell	GNB	24		10	3	1	0	0	0						1	0.0
89	Ace Parker	BKN	29	TB	11	9	1	5	0	5						0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
90	Buddy Parker	CRD	28	BB	11	7	2	8	0	0						0	0.0
91	George Paskvan	GNB	23		7	3	2	6	0	4						0	0.0
92	John Patrick	PIT	23	BB	11	8	1	25	0	25						0	0.0
93	Win Pedersen	NYG	26	RT	9	5	1	3	0	3						0	0.0
94	Hank Piro	PHI	24		10	1	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
95	Rocco Pirro	PIT	25		11	1	1	2	0	2						0	0.0
96	Jim Poole	NYG	26	LE	11	11	1	16	0	16						0	0.0
97	Frank Reagan	NYG	22		5	2	1	28	0	28						0	0.0
98	Dick Riffle*	PIT	26	FB	10	7	6	93	0	29						0	0.0
99	Hank Rockwell	RAM	24		10	3	1	9	0	9						0	0.0
100	Herm Rohrig	GNB	23		10	0	1	17	0	17						0	0.0
101	John Schiechl	PIT	24		4	2	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
102	Bob Seymour	WAS	25		10	2	2	36	0	20						0	0.0
103	Lee Shaffer	NYG	29		10	0	1	4	0	4						0	0.0
104	Rhoten Shetley	BKN	23	BB	11	10	1	22	0	22						0	0.0
105	John Shonk	PHI	23		10	0	1	1	0	1						0	0.0
106	Steve Slivinski	WAS	24		11	1	1	20	0	20						0	0.0
107	Gaylon Smith	RAM	25		4	0	1	16	0	16						0	0.0
108	Bob Snyder*	CHI	28		11	0	1	24	0	24						0	0.0
109	Hank Soar	NYG	27		11	0	2	31	0	0						0	0.0
110	Norm Standlee*	CHI	22	FB	10	3	2	31	0	27						0	0.0
111	Joe Stydahar*	CHI	29		8	2	1	55	0	55						0	0.0
112	Bud Svendsen	BKN	26	C	11	11	1	1	0	1						0	0.0
113	George Svendsen	GNB	28	C	11	8	1	42	0	42						0	0.0
114	Bob Swisher*	CHI	27		11	3	1	60	1	60						0	0.0
115	Tommy Thompson	PHI	25	QB	11	5	3	24	0	14						0	0.0
116	Wilfred Thorpe	RAM	24		5	2	1	5	0	5						0	0.0
117	Pete Tinsley	GNB	28	RG	9	7	1	24	0	24						0	0.0
118	Bob Titchenal	WAS	24		11	4	2	3	0	3						0	0.0
119	Si Titus	BKN	23		6	0	2	5	0	3						0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
120	Lou Tomasetti	2TM	25		10	5	1	13	0	13						0	0.0
121	Bulldog Turner*+	CHI	22	C	11	10	1	12	0	12						0	0.0
122	Andy Uram	GNB	26		11	3	2	37	0	28						0	0.0
123	Hal Van Every	GNB	23		11	3	3	104	1	86						0	0.0
124	Whizzer White	DET	24	TB	11	8	1	82	1	82						0	0.0
125	Socko Wiethe	DET	29	RG	8	5	2	8	0	8						0	0.0
126	Len Younce	NYG	24	RG	11	5	2	25	0	18						0	0.0

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