1945 NFL Receiving

League Champion: Cleveland Rams

Passing Leader: Sid Luckman, 1727 Yds

Rushing Leader: Steve Van Buren, 832 Yds

Receiving Leader: Jim Benton, 1067 Yds

Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

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	32		10	0	47	834	17.7	9	75		4.7	83.4	1
2	Jim Benton+	RAM	29	LE	9	4	45	1067	23.7	8	84		5.0	118.6	2
3	Steve Bagarus+	WAS	26	LH	10	8	34	617	18.1	5	70		3.4	61.7	2
4	George Wilson	CHI	31	RE	9	5	28	259	9.3	3	18		3.1	28.8	1
5	Billy Dewell	CRD	28	LE	9	5	26	370	14.2	1	70		2.9	41.1	1
6	John Greene	DET	25	LE	10	10	26	550	21.2	5	63		2.6	55.0	0
7	Ken Kavanaugh	CHI	29		10	2	25	543	21.7	6	64		2.5	54.3	0
8	Bob Margarita	CHI	25	LH	10	8	23	394	17.1	2	47		2.3	39.4	4
9	Ed Rucinski	CRD	29	RE	8	7	23	400	17.4	2	62		2.9	50.0	0
10	Frank Liebel	NYG	26		10	0	22	593	27.0	10	54		2.2	59.3	0
11	Jack Ferrante	PHI	29	LE	10	8	21	464	22.1	7	74		2.1	46.4	0
12	Jack Matheson	DET	25	RE	9	9	19	241	12.7	1	34		2.1	26.8	1
13	Steve Pritko	RAM	25	RE	10	10	19	255	13.4	4	35		1.9	25.5	0
14	Doug Turley	WAS	27	RE	10	8	17	185	10.9	1	29		1.7	18.5	0
15	Joe Aguirre	WAS	27	LE	10	9	16	189	11.8	0	28		1.6	18.9	1
16	Don Currivan	BOS	25	RE	10	5	16	397	24.8	4	80		1.6	39.7	0
17	Tony Bova	PIT	28	HB	10	5	15	215	14.3	0	52		1.5	21.5	1
18	Larry Cabrelli	PHI	28	RE	10	8	15	140	9.3	0	19		1.5	14.0	0
19	Leo Cantor	CRD	26	LH	10	8	15	159	10.6	0	33		1.5	15.9	2
20	Bob Masterson	BOS	30	LE	10	5	15	186	12.4	0	21		1.5	18.6	0
21	Howie Livingston	NYG	23	FB	10	6	14	250	17.9	2	47		1.4	25.0	3
22	Wayne Millner	WAS	32		10	1	13	130	10.0	2	27		1.3	13.0	0
23	Wilbur Moore	WAS	29	RH	7	5	13	115	8.8	1	32		1.9	16.4	0
24	Connie Mack Berry	CHI	30		7	3	12	202	16.8	0	51		1.7	28.9	0
25	Ward Cuff	NYG	33	WB	9	5	12	172	14.3	0	34		1.3	19.1	5
26	Bob Westfall+	DET	26	FB	9	4	12	209	17.4	3	43		1.3	23.2	3
27	John Lucente	PIT	23	FB	10	5	11	45	4.1	0	23		1.1	4.5	8
28	Fred Meyer	PHI	26		8	0	11	135	12.3	1	27		1.4	16.9	0
29	Tom Miller	WAS	27		9	1	11	84	7.6	0	11		1.2	9.3	0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
30	Sam Fox	NYG	27	LE	8	6	10	120	12.0	2	28		1.3	15.0	0
31	Nolan Luhn	GNB	24		9	4	10	151	15.1	1	44		1.1	16.8	0
32	Morgan Tiller	PIT	27		10	0	10	146	14.6	0	35		1.0	14.6	0
33	Steve Van Buren+	PHI	25	LH	10	9	10	123	12.3	2	44		1.0	12.3	7
34	Bob Davis	BOS	31	RH	10	9	9	56	6.2	0	29		0.9	5.6	2
35	Andy Farkas	DET	29	WB	8	3	9	132	14.7	2	29		1.1	16.5	1
36	Frank Akins	WAS	26	FB	10	2	8	57	7.1	0	18		0.8	5.7	3
37	Dick Dolly	PIT	28	LE	10	9	8	122	15.3	0	47		0.8	12.2	0
38	Les Dye	WAS	29		10	1	8	84	10.5	2	25		0.8	8.4	1
39	Fred Gehrke	RAM	27	LH	10	7	8	90	11.3	1	23		0.8	9.0	3
40	Ben Kish	PHI	28	FB	9	5	8	78	9.8	0	18		0.9	8.7	0
41	Flip McDonald	PHI	24		9	2	8	75	9.4	1	21		0.9	8.3	0
42	Ray McLean	CHI	30		5	1	8	117	14.6	0	43		1.6	23.4	1
43	Keith Ranspot	BOS	32	LE	9	7	8	117	14.6	0	30		0.9	13.0	0
44	Bob Seymour	WAS	29		10	2	8	91	11.4	1	27		0.8	9.1	2
45	Tom Colella	RAM	27		10	1	7	64	9.1	2	20		0.7	6.4	4
46	Hugh Gallarneau	CHI	28	RH	8	7	7	58	8.3	1	36		0.9	7.3	3
47	Clyde Goodnight	GNB	21	LE	10	9	7	283	40.4	3	75		0.7	28.3	1
48	Frank Seno	CRD	24	RH	9	8	7	129	18.4	0	36		0.8	14.3	3
49	John Doolan	2TM	26		6	0	6	50	8.3	0	23		1.0	8.3	1
50	Al Drulis	CRD	24	FB	9	7	6	49	8.2	0	17		0.7	5.4	1
51	Jim Gillette	RAM	28	RH	10	7	6	48	8.0	0	15		0.6	4.8	2
52	Dick Humbert	PHI	27		4	2	6	53	8.8	0	12		1.5	13.3	0
53	Jim Poole	2TM	30		12	5	6	82	13.7	2	29		0.5	6.8	0
54	John Grigas	BOS	25	LH	10	8	5	59	11.8	0	29		0.5	5.9	4
55	Al Grygo	CHI	27		10	2	5	68	13.6	1	33		0.5	6.8	1
56	Art Jones	PIT	26		7	2	5	8	1.6	0	6		0.7	1.1	1
57	Abe Karnofsky	PHI	23		8	2	5	113	22.6	0	38		0.6	14.1	3
58	Lou Brock	GNB	28		10	4	4	87	21.8	0	46		0.4	8.7	0
59	Bill Callihan	DET	29	LT	10	10	4	88	22.0	1	29		0.4	8.8	2
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
60	Billy deCorrevont	WAS	27	RH	10	6	4	36	9.0	0	27		0.4	3.6	2
61	Gary Famiglietti	CHI	32		10	0	4	42	10.5	0	13		0.4	4.2	2
62	Steve Filipowicz	NYG	24	FB	10	5	4	49	12.3	1	26		0.4	4.9	1
63	Jim Fordham	CHI	29	FB	9	5	4	34	8.5	0	19		0.4	3.8	0
64	Ray Hamilton	RAM	29		9	0	4	50	12.5	0	14		0.4	5.6	0
65	Red Hickey	RAM	28		8	2	4	76	19.0	0	33		0.5	9.5	0
66	Frank Martin	2TM	26	LH	6	0	4	67	16.8	1	53		0.7	11.2	0
67	Ned Mathews	BOS	27		9	0	4	56	14.0	1	23		0.4	6.2	3
68	Hal Springer	NYG	23		7	2	4	63	15.8	0	36		0.6	9.0	2
69	John Weiss	NYG	23	RE	10	10	4	82	20.5	1	39		0.4	8.2	0
70	Mel Bleeker	PHI	25	RH	4	4	3	32	10.7	0	15		0.8	8.0	2
71	Ernie Bonelli	CRD	26		7	2	3	9	3.0	0	7		0.4	1.3	4
72	Dick Booth	DET	27		4	0	3	90	30.0	1	54		0.8	22.5	1
73	Joe Carter	CRD	36		10	4	3	17	5.7	0	10		0.3	1.7	0
74	Merl Condit	WAS	28		5	0	3	16	5.3	0	12		0.6	3.2	1
75	Frank Filchock	WAS	29		10	0	3	33	11.0	0	17		0.3	3.3	0
76	George Franck	NYG	27		5	0	3	39	13.0	0	18		0.6	7.8	2
77	Ted Fritsch	GNB	25	FB	10	9	3	13	4.3	0	9		0.3	1.3	2
78	Don Greenwood	RAM	24	FB	9	6	3	72	24.0	0	42		0.3	8.0	6
79	Cece Hare	WAS	26		9	3	3	83	27.7	0	66		0.3	9.2	1
80	George McAfee	CHI	27		3	0	3	85	28.3	1	65		1.0	28.3	1
81	Carl Mulleneaux	GNB	31		5	1	3	31	10.3	0	13		0.6	6.2	0
82	Walt Rankin	CRD	26		6	3	3	25	8.3	0	9		0.5	4.2	1
83	Ernie Steele	PHI	28		7	1	3	42	14.0	0	31		0.4	6.0	2
84	Art Van Tone	DET	27		2	2	3	67	22.3	0	41		1.5	33.5	1
85	Bob Brumley	DET	26		1	0	2	27	13.5	0	29		2.0	27.0	1
86	Johnny Butler	PHI	27		7	0	2	14	7.0	0	9		0.3	2.0	0
87	George Cafego	BOS	30	QB	7	5	2	20	10.0	0	15		0.3	2.9	2
88	Abe Croft	CHI	25		1	0	2	12	6.0	0	10		2.0	12.0	0
89	Chuck DeShane	DET	27	WB	9	5	2	29	14.5	0	17		0.2	3.2	2
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
90	Ed Frutig	2TM	27		9	0	2	5	2.5	1	3		0.2	0.6	1
91	Harvey Jones	RAM	24		9	2	2	36	18.0	1	44		0.2	4.0	0
92	Frank Kimble	PIT	28		9	3	2	16	8.0	0	13		0.2	1.8	0
93	Joe Laws	GNB	34	HB	10	6	2	11	5.5	0	7		0.2	1.1	2
94	Johnny Martin	BOS	27		6	5	2	20	10.0	0	17		0.3	3.3	4
95	Bus Mertes	CRD	26		8	3	2	1	0.5	0	1		0.3	0.1	1
96	Mike Micka	2TM	24		9	1	2	74	37.0	0	64		0.2	8.2	0
97	Tipp Mooney	CHI	27		7	4	2	10	5.0	0	6		0.3	1.4	1
98	John Naioti	PIT	24		6	1	2	14	7.0	0	8		0.3	2.3	1
99	Al Olszewski	PIT	25		1	0	2	28	14.0	0	22		2.0	28.0	0
100	Bill Paschal	NYG	24		4	1	2	11	5.5	0	6		0.5	2.8	2
101	Don Perkins	2TM	28		9	2	2	11	5.5	0	10		0.2	1.2	0
102	John Petchel	PIT	26		9	2	2	25	12.5	0	21		0.2	2.8	0
103	John Rogalla	PHI	28		8	4	2	22	11.0	0	17		0.3	2.8	0
104	Dave Ryan	DET	22	TB	10	5	2	67	33.5	1	63		0.2	6.7	4
105	Ed Shedlosky	NYG	25		3	0	2	15	7.5	0	9		0.7	5.0	0
106	Gil Steinke	PHI	26		7	1	2	12	6.0	0	9		0.3	1.7	1
107	Joe Sulaitis	NYG	24	BB	8	4	2	12	6.0	0	6		0.3	1.5	2
108	Bob Swisher	CHI	31		3	0	2	4	2.0	0	4		0.7	1.3	1
109	Harry Wynne	NYG	25		5	1	2	25	12.5	0	20		0.4	5.0	0
110	Frank Balazs	CRD	27		2	0	1	15	15.0	0	15		0.5	7.5	0
111	Jack Banta	PHI	28		5	1	1	10	10.0	0	10		0.2	2.0	1
112	Irv Comp	GNB	26	TB	9	7	1	50	50.0	1	50		0.1	5.6	5
113	Joe Crowley	BOS	26		9	3	1	12	12.0	0	12		0.1	1.3	0
114	Bob DeFruiter	WAS	27		3	0	1	19	19.0	0	19		0.3	6.3	1
115	Dave Diehl	DET	27		3	0	1	9	9.0	0	9		0.3	3.0	0
116	Babe Dimancheff	BOS	23		5	2	1	15	15.0	0	15		0.2	3.0	2
117	Chuck Fenenbock	DET	27	TB	10	2	1	24	24.0	0	24		0.1	2.4	4
118	Scott Gudmundson	BOS	24		10	0	1	-8	-8.0	0	-8		0.1	-0.8	3
119	Jack Hinkle	PHI	28		3	2	1	8	8.0	0	8		0.3	2.7	1
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
120	Jack Itzel	PIT	21		10	0	1	4	4.0	0	4		0.1	0.4	0
121	Edgar Jones	CHI	25		1	0	1	0	0.0	0	0		1.0	0.0	0
122	George Kiick	PIT	28		6	3	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2		0.2	-0.3	0
123	Mike Klotovich	NYG	28		6	1	1	7	7.0	0	7		0.2	1.2	2
124	Johnny Knolla	CRD	26		7	2	1	15	15.0	0	15		0.1	2.1	2
125	Joe Lindahl	NYG	26		2	0	1	32	32.0	0	32		0.5	16.0	0
126	Hugh McCullough	BOS	29		7	0	1	17	17.0	0	17		0.1	2.4	0
127	Jack Morton	CHI	23		8	1	1	18	18.0	0	18		0.1	2.3	0
128	Russ Mosley	GNB	27		6	0	1	10	10.0	0	10		0.2	1.7	0
129	Leon Pense	PIT	23	BB	10	8	1	32	32.0	0	32		0.1	3.2	1
130	Alex Piasecky	WAS	28		9	0	1	18	18.0	0	18		0.1	2.0	0
131	Albie Reisz	RAM	28		10	0	1	11	11.0	0	11		0.1	1.1	3
132	Sal Rosato	WAS	27		7	1	1	7	7.0	0	7		0.1	1.0	2
133	Rudy Smeja	CHI	25	LE	8	8	1	11	11.0	0	11		0.1	1.4	0
134	Jim Thomason	DET	25		5	0	1	6	6.0	0	6		0.2	1.2	3
135	Alex Urban	GNB	28		1	0	1	55	55.0	0	55		1.0	55.0	0
136	Joe Vodicka	2TM	24		8	3	1	3	3.0	0	3		0.1	0.4	0
137	Clint Wager	CRD	25		3	0	1	32	32.0	0	32		0.3	10.7	0
138	Buss Warren	2TM	29	TB	9	4	1	-1	-1.0	0	0		0.1	-0.1	5
139	Walt Watt	CRD	23		4	0	1	22	22.0	0	22		0.3	5.5	0
140	Pat West	RAM	22	FB	10	6	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2		0.1	-0.2	2

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