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Chuck Bednarik

Charles Phillip Bednarik

Position: LB-C
Height: 6-3    Weight: 233 lbs.
Born: May 1, 1925 in Bethlehem, PA
College: Pennsylvania

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1967

8-time Pro Bowler & 5-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1949 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1949 24 PHI C 10 7
1950*+ 25 PHI MLB/c 12 0 1 9 0 9 0 1 0 0
1951*+ 26 PHI LLB 12 0 0 2 5 0
1952*+ 27 PHI LLB 12 0 2 14 0 12 0 1 0 0
1953*+ 28 PHI LLB 12 0 6 116 1 41 1 4 6 0
1954*+ 29 PHI LLB 12 0 1 9 0 9 0 4 0 0
1955 30 PHI LLB 12 0 1 36 0 36
1956* 31 PHI LLB 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
1957* 32 PHI LLB 11 0 3 51 0 37 0 2 0 0
1958 33 PHI C 12 0 0 1 0 0
1959 34 PHI C 12 0 0 1 0 0
1960* 35 PHI C 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
1961 36 PHI C/llb 14 0 2 33 0 33
1962 37 PHI MLB 14 0 0 1 0 0
Career 169 7 20 268 1 41 1 21 15 0

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1953*+ 28 PHI LLB 12 0 12 483 54 0 40.3
Career 169 7 12 483 54 0 40.3

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1954*+ 29 PHI LLB 12 0 2 26 0 24 13.0 3 40 0 21 13.3 66
1956* 31 PHI LLB 12 0 1 17 0 17 17.0 17
Career 169 7 2 26 0 24 13.0 4 57 0 21 14.3 83

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1953*+ 28 PHI LLB 12 0 1 6
Career 169 7 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1956
1957
1960

1st-team All-Pro

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

Non-Offensive TDs

1953 NFL 1 (3)

Yds/Punt

1953 NFL 40.3 (10)

Fumbles Recovered

1953 NFL 4 (3)
1954 NFL 4 (4)
Career 21 (78)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1953 NFL 1 (1)

   

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1950 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1950 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1951 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1951 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1951 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1952 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1952 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1953 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1953 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1953 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1954 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1954 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1954 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1954 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1955 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1955 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1955 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1955 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1956 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1956 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1956 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1956 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1957 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1957 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1957 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1960 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1961 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL