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Rk | Player | Age | Team | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | PRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | Ret | Yds | KRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | APYd | Awards |
1 | George McAfee | 30 | CHI | RH | 12 | 8 | 30 | 417 | 1 | 60 | 13.9 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 1096 | |
2 | Bosh Pritchard | 29 | PHI | RH | 12 | 9 | 24 | 282 | 1 | 55 | 11.8 | 9 | 249 | 0 | 50 | 27.7 | 1318 | |
3 | Dan Sandifer | 21 | WAS | RH | 12 | 7 | 20 | 236 | 0 | 35 | 11.8 | 26 | 594 | 1 | 96 | 22.8 | 1340 | |
4 | Fred Gehrke | 30 | RAM | LH | 12 | 8 | 19 | 217 | 0 | 48 | 11.4 | 17 | 464 | 1 | 92 | 27.3 | 1129 | |
5 | Pat McHugh | 29 | PHI | 10 | 1 | 18 | 220 | 0 | 55 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 259 | |||
6 | Fred Provo | 26 | GNB | 9 | 0 | 18 | 208 | 0 | 40 | 11.6 | 10 | 205 | 0 | 28 | 20.5 | 494 | ||
7 | Jerry Davis | 24 | CRD | 11 | 3 | 16 | 334 | 2 | 70 | 20.9 | 15 | 437 | 0 | 83 | 29.1 | 895 | ||
8 | Les Horvath | 27 | RAM | 12 | 2 | 13 | 203 | 0 | 27 | 15.6 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 15.5 | 412 | ||
9 | Frank Seno | 27 | BOS | 12 | 4 | 13 | 99 | 0 | 30 | 7.6 | 8 | 171 | 0 | 52 | 21.4 | 834 | ||
10 | Emlen Tunnell | 23 | NYG | 10 | 3 | 12 | 115 | 0 | 25 | 9.6 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 327 | ||
11 | J.R. Boone | 23 | CHI | 11 | 1 | 11 | 137 | 0 | 40 | 12.5 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 17 | 15.5 | 589 | ||
12 | Ralph Earhart | 25 | GNB | 12 | 2 | 11 | 137 | 0 | 27 | 12.5 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 27 | 25.5 | 522 | ||
13 | Charley Trippi | 27 | CRD | LH | 12 | 11 | 11 | 213 | 2 | 67 | 19.4 | 16 | 354 | 0 | 50 | 22.1 | 1485 | AP-1 |
14 | Ray Evans | 26 | PIT | TB | 9 | 8 | 10 | 133 | 0 | 22 | 13.3 | 7 | 122 | 0 | 27 | 17.4 | 698 | |
15 | Joe Golding | 27 | BOS | RH | 12 | 8 | 10 | 129 | 0 | 35 | 12.9 | 7 | 192 | 0 | 53 | 27.4 | 721 | |
16 | Joe Margucci | 27 | DET | RH | 11 | 5 | 10 | 100 | 0 | 22 | 10.0 | 10 | 199 | 0 | 37 | 19.9 | 763 | |
17 | Phil Slosburg | 22 | BOS | 12 | 2 | 10 | 141 | 0 | 38 | 14.1 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 | 296 | ||
18 | Red Cochran | 26 | CRD | QB | 12 | 5 | 8 | 122 | 0 | 20 | 15.3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 254 | |
19 | Bill Dudley | 27 | DET | LH | 7 | 4 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 18 | 8.4 | 10 | 204 | 0 | 47 | 20.4 | 609 | |
20 | Gonzalo Morales | 26 | PIT | 10 | 3 | 8 | 83 | 0 | 20 | 10.4 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 24 | 20.7 | 227 | ||
21 | Ed Smith | 25 | GNB | 12 | 1 | 8 | 71 | 0 | 27 | 8.9 | 12 | 287 | 0 | 36 | 23.9 | 564 | ||
22 | Joe Watt | 29 | DET | RH | 12 | 5 | 8 | 87 | 0 | 18 | 10.9 | 12 | 180 | 0 | 25 | 15.0 | 389 | |
23 | Norm Mosley | 26 | PIT | 5 | 1 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 13 | 7.4 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 | 122 | ||
24 | Al Lawler | 26 | CHI | 7 | 0 | 5 | 81 | 0 | 57 | 16.2 | 3 | 85 | 0 | 33 | 28.3 | 250 | ||
25 | John Atwood | 25 | NYG | 8 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 8.0 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 29 | 19.3 | 237 | ||
26 | Tony Canadeo | 29 | GNB | LH | 12 | 9 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 20 | 13.8 | 9 | 166 | 0 | 28 | 18.4 | 917 | |
27 | Tony Compagno | 27 | PIT | 12 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 305 | |||
28 | Joe Corn | 25 | RAM | 9 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 22 | 12.3 | 5 | 112 | 0 | 22 | 22.4 | 188 | ||
29 | Paul Davis | 23 | PIT | 6 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 8.5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 58 | ||
30 | Billy deCorrevont | 30 | CHI | 10 | 2 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 44 | 15.3 | 6 | 160 | 0 | 67 | 26.7 | 319 | ||
31 | Tom Farmer | 27 | WAS | LH | 9 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 8.5 | 8 | 192 | 0 | 30 | 24.0 | 562 | |
32 | Irv Comp | 29 | GNB | 11 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | |||
33 | Russ Craft | 29 | PHI | 12 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |||
34 | Skippy Minisi | 22 | NYG | RH | 12 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 8.3 | 4 | 82 | 0 | 28 | 20.5 | 400 | |
35 | Noah Mullins | 30 | CHI | 12 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 15 | 11.0 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 | 508 | ||
36 | Bill Paschal | 27 | BOS | LH | 12 | 6 | 3 | 79 | 0 | 36 | 26.3 | 24 | 498 | 0 | 37 | 20.8 | 929 | |
37 | Joe Scott | 22 | NYG | LH | 10 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | 20 | 569 | 1 | 99 | 28.5 | 1037 | |
38 | Dick Todd | 34 | WAS | LH | 12 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 7.0 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 20 | 16.7 | 822 | |
39 | Ted Cook | 26 | GNB | LE | 12 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | ||
40 | Hal Crisler | 25 | WAS | 11 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 671 | |||
41 | Andy Dudish | 30 | DET | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 30 | 19.0 | 53 | ||
42 | Jim Gillette | 31 | DET | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | |||
43 | Howard Hartley | 24 | WAS | 12 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 21 | 20.5 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 22 | 16.0 | 235 | ||
44 | Dick Humbert | 30 | PHI | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |||
45 | Frank Nelson | 25 | BOS | 12 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 13.5 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 11.3 | 159 | ||
46 | Eddie Saenz | 26 | WAS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 16 | 13.0 | 8 | 173 | 0 | 27 | 21.6 | 282 | ||
47 | Jack Banta | 31 | RAM | RH | 12 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 6 | 119 | 0 | 28 | 19.8 | 272 | |
48 | Jim Canady | 22 | CHI | 3 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |||
49 | George Cheverko | 28 | NYG | LH | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 3 | 80 | 0 | 35 | 26.7 | 314 | |
50 | Bob Cifers | 28 | PIT | HB | 12 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 9 | 245 | 0 | 55 | 27.2 | 667 | |
51 | Gerry Cowhig | 27 | RAM | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 239 | ||
52 | Joe Domnanovich | 29 | BOS | C | 12 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
53 | Noble Doss | 28 | PHI | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 315 | ||
54 | Fred Evans | 27 | CHI | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||
55 | Joe Glamp | 27 | PIT | 12 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 7 | 158 | 0 | 30 | 22.6 | 478 | ||
56 | George Grimes | 26 | DET | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | |||
57 | Dick Hoerner | 26 | RAM | FB | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 20 | 17.5 | 636 | |
58 | Jack Jacobs | 29 | GNB | QB | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | ||
59 | Ben Kish | 31 | PHI | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | |||
60 | Clyde LeForce | 25 | DET | QB | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 227 | |
61 | Bob Nussbaumer | 24 | WAS | 10 | 2 | 1 | -8 | 0 | -8 | -8.0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 20 | 19.0 | 341 | ||
62 | Jerry Nuzum | 25 | PIT | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 6 | 122 | 0 | 32 | 20.3 | 278 | ||
63 | Les Palmer | 25 | PHI | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 28 | ||
64 | John Poto | 22 | BOS | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 152 | ||
65 | Gene Roberts | 25 | NYG | FB | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 7 | 160 | 0 | 33 | 22.9 | 883 | |
66 | Charley Sarratt | 26 | DET | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||
67 | Bruce Smith | 28 | RAM | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | |||
68 | Ernie Steele | 31 | PHI | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 20 | 15.0 | 232 | ||
69 | Kenny Washington | 30 | RAM | 10 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 33 | 27.0 | 533 | ||
70 | Steve Bagarus | 29 | WAS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 121 | |||
71 | Gil Bouley | 27 | RAM | RT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 23 | ||
72 | Ray Bray | 31 | CHI | RG | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | ||
73 | Jim Castiglia | 30 | WAS | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 418 | |||
74 | Ray Coates | 24 | NYG | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 107 | 0 | 26 | 17.8 | 283 | |||
75 | Ed Cody | 25 | GNB | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 20 | 15.5 | 89 | |||
76 | Charlie Conerly | 27 | NYG | QB | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 23 | 18.0 | 212 | ||
77 | George Connor | 23 | CHI | LT | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | ||
78 | Bob Davis | 27 | PIT | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 22 | |||
79 | Babe Dimancheff | 26 | CRD | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 118 | 0 | 26 | 19.7 | 495 | |||
80 | Fred Enke | 24 | DET | QB | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 76 | 0 | 48 | 15.2 | 447 | ||
81 | Bob Forte | 26 | GNB | RH | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 17 | 15.0 | 179 | ||
82 | Ted Fritsch | 28 | GNB | FB | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 250 | ||
83 | Bill Garnaas | 27 | PIT | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | |||
84 | Mike Garzoni | 25 | NYG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
85 | Jug Girard | 21 | GNB | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 82 | |||
86 | Clyde Goodnight | 24 | GNB | LE | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 460 | ||
87 | John Green | 27 | PHI | LE | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 12.0 | 24 | ||
88 | John Greene | 28 | DET | RE | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 606 | ||
89 | Robert Hazelhurst | 24 | BOS | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 19 | 15.5 | 46 | |||
90 | Ralph Heywood | 27 | BOS | RE | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 271 | ||
91 | Bob Hoffman | 31 | RAM | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 9.5 | 115 | |||
92 | Nolan Luhn | 27 | GNB | RE | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 6.0 | 303 | ||
93 | Elmer Madarik | 26 | DET | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 27 | |||
94 | Dante Magnani | 31 | RAM | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 22 | 16.3 | 221 | |||
95 | Bob Mann | 24 | DET | LE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 622 | ||
96 | Bob McClure | 24 | BOS | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 7.0 | 14 | |||
97 | Charley Mehelich | 26 | PIT | LE | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | ||
98 | Frank Minini | 27 | CHI | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 370 | 1 | 95 | 30.8 | 498 | |||
99 | Kelley Mote | 25 | DET | LE | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 239 | ||
100 | Frank Muehlheuser | 22 | BOS | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 215 | |||
101 | Joe Osmanski | 31 | CHI | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 13.0 | 410 | |||
102 | George Papach | 23 | PIT | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 412 | |||
103 | Jim Parmer | 21 | PHI | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 187 | |||
104 | Pete Pihos | 25 | PHI | RE | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 772 | AP-2 | |
105 | Steve Pritko | 28 | BOS | RE | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 11.5 | 98 | ||
106 | Rudy Romboli | 25 | BOS | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 189 | |||
107 | Ken Roskie | 28 | DET | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 | 31 | |||
108 | Ed Royston | 25 | NYG | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | |||
109 | Paul Sarringhaus | 28 | DET | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 95 | 0 | 23 | 19.0 | 132 | |||
110 | Walt Schlinkman | 26 | GNB | FB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 89 | 0 | 34 | 22.3 | 530 | ||
111 | Charlie Seabright | 30 | PIT | BB | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 83 | ||
112 | Jerry Shipkey | 23 | PIT | FB | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 20 | 17.0 | 337 | ||
113 | Jules Siegle | 25 | NYG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 27 | |||
114 | Al Sparkman | 22 | RAM | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
115 | Gil Steinke | 29 | PHI | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 34 | |||
116 | Steve Suhey | 26 | PIT | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | |||
117 | Joe Sulaitis | 27 | NYG | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 18 | 16.5 | 382 | |||
118 | Bill Swiacki | 26 | NYG | LE | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 550 | ||
119 | Jim Tyree | 26 | BOS | LE | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 157 | ||
120 | Steve Van Buren | 28 | PHI | LH | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 292 | 0 | 34 | 20.9 | 1365 | AP-1 | |
121 | Jim White | 28 | NYG | LT | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | ||
122 | Camp Wilson | 26 | DET | FB | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 248 | 0 | 36 | 24.8 | 867 | ||
League Average | 12.1 | 21.1 |
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Rk | Player | Age | Team | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | PRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | Ret | Yds | KRTD | Lng | Y/Ret | APYd | Awards |
1 | Pat McHugh | 29 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |||
2 | Charley Trippi | 27 | CRD | LH | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 5.5 | 0 | 37 | |||||
3 | Jerry Davis | 24 | CRD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | ||||||
4 | Joe Muha | 27 | PHI | FB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 11 | |||||
5 | Vic Schwall | 23 | CRD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | ||||||
League Average | 8.0 | 19.7 |
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