Don Chandler

Donald Gene Chandler (Babe)

Position: P-K

6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: September 5, 1934 in Council Bluffs, IA

Died: August 11, 2011 in Tulsa, OK

College: Florida

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 38 (2793rd overall since 1960)

High School: Will Rogers (OK)

Draft: New York Giants in the 5th round (57th overall) of the 1956 NFL Draft.

SUMMARY

Career

154

Pnt

660

Yds

28678

Lng

Kicking

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Kicking Table
					Games		0-19		20-29		30-39		40-49		50+		Scoring			Scoring				Kickoffs
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	Lng	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	KO	KOYds	TB	TB%	KOAvg	AV	Awards
1956	22	NYG	P	34	12	0															3	3	100.0%
1957	23	NYG	P	34	12	0
1958	24	NYG	P	34	12	0
1959	25	NYG	P	34	12	0											1			0.0%	2	2	100.0%
1960	26	NYG	P	34	8	0																							2
1961	27	NYG	P	34	14	0																							3
1962	28	NYG	P	34	14	0	5	5	8	7	7	5	6	2	2		28	19	48	67.9%	48	47	97.9%						8
1963	29	NYG	P	34	14	0	6	6	4	2	6	4	11	5	2	1	29	18	53	62.1%	56	52	92.9%						8
1964	30	NYG	P	34	14	0	4	2	5	4	3		8	3			20	9	42	45.0%	29	27	93.1%						5
1965	31	GNB	K	34	14	0	7	7	5	4	3	2	10	4	1		26	17	49	65.4%	38	37	97.4%						8
1966	32	GNB	P	34	14	0	7	6	4	2	9	2	7	2	1		28	12	47	42.9%	43	41	95.3%						3
1967*	33	GNB	K	34	14	0	2	2	8	6	8	7	11	4			29	19	49	65.5%	39	39	100.0%						7	PB
Career					154		31	28	34	25	36	20	53	20	6	1	161	94	53	58.4%	258	248	96.1%						44
9 yrs		NYG			112	0	15	13	17	13	16	9	25	10	4	1	78	46	53	59.0%	138	131	94.9%						26
3 yrs		GNB			42	0	16	15	17	12	20	11	28	10	2		83	48	49	57.8%	120	117	97.5%						18

Kicking Table
				Games		0-19		20-29		30-39		40-49		50+		Scoring						Kickoffs
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	KO	KOYds	TB	TB%	KOAvg
1956	22	NYG	FB	1	0
1958	24	NYG	FB	2	0
1959	25	NYG	FB	1	0
1961	27	NYG	FB	1	0
1962	28	NYG	FB	1	0											1		0.0%	1	1	100.0%
1963	29	NYG	FB	1	0											2	1	50.0%	1	1	100.0%
1965	31	GNB	FB	2	0											6	5	83.3%	3	3	100.0%
1966	32	GNB	FB	2	0											1		0.0%	10	9	90.0%
1967*	33	GNB	FB	3	0											5	4	80.0%	10	10	100.0%
Career				14												15	10	66.7%	25	24	96.0%
6 yrs		NYG		7	0											3	1	33.3%	2	2	100.0%
3 yrs		GNB		7	0											12	9	75.0%	23	22	95.7%

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Punting

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Punting Table
					Games		Punting
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Pnt	Yds	Y/P	Lng	Blck
1956	22	NYG	P	34	12	0	59	2473	41.9	63	0
1957	23	NYG	P	34	12	0	60	2673	44.6	61	0
1958	24	NYG	P	34	12	0	65	2859	44.0	67	0
1959	25	NYG	P	34	12	0	55	2565	46.6	62	0
1960	26	NYG	P	34	8	0	31	1256	40.5	58	0
1961	27	NYG	P	34	14	0	68	2984	43.9	66	2
1962	28	NYG	P	34	14	0	55	2233	40.6	65	2
1963	29	NYG	P	34	14	0	59	2648	44.9	64	0
1964	30	NYG	P	34	14	0	73	3328	45.6	74	0
1965	31	GNB	K	34	14	0	74	3176	42.9	90	0
1966	32	GNB	P	34	14	0	60	2452	40.9	58	0
1967*	33	GNB	K	34	14	0	1	31	31.0	31	0
Career					154		660	28678	43.5	90	4
9 yrs		NYG			112	0	525	23019	43.8	74	4
3 yrs		GNB			42	0	135	5659	41.9	90	0

Punting Table
				Games		Punting
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Pnt	Yds	Y/P	Lng	Blck
1956	22	NYG	FB	1	0	3	112	37.3	0	0
1958	24	NYG	FB	2	0	13	603	46.4	64	0
1959	25	NYG	FB	1	0	6	287	47.8	54	0
1961	27	NYG	FB	1	0	5	196	39.2	46	0
1962	28	NYG	FB	1	0	7	293	41.9	58	0
1963	29	NYG	FB	1	0	4	173	43.3	52	0
1965	31	GNB	FB	2	0	8	328	41.0	51	0
1966	32	GNB	FB	2	0	7	290	41.4	54	0
Career				14		53	2282	43.1	64	0
6 yrs		NYG		7	0	38	1664	43.8	64	0
3 yrs		GNB		7	0	15	618	41.2	54	0

Rushing & Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1956	22	NYG	P	34	12	0	1	7	0	7	7.0	0.6	0.1	1	5	5.0	0	5	0.1	0.4	2	6.0	12	0	0
1957	23	NYG	P	34	12	0	1	2	0	2	2.0	0.2	0.1				0				1	2.0	2	0	0
1958	24	NYG	P	34	12	0	1	15	0	15	15.0	1.3	0.1				0				1	15.0	15	0	0
1959	25	NYG	P	34	12	0	1	24	0	24	24.0	2.0	0.1				0				1	24.0	24	0	0
1960	26	NYG	P	34	8	0	2	19	0	24	9.5	2.4	0.3				0				2	9.5	19	0	0
1961	27	NYG	P	34	14	0	3	30	0	30	10.0	2.1	0.2				0				3	10.0	30	0	2
1962	28	NYG	P	34	14	0	1	-11	0	-11	-11.0	-0.8	0.1				0				1	-11.0	-11	0	0
1963	29	NYG	P	34	14	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.1				0				1	0.0		0	0
1964	30	NYG	P	34	14	0			0								0							0	2
1965	31	GNB	K	34	14	0	1	27	0	27	27.0	1.9	0.1				0				1	27.0	27	0	0
1966	32	GNB	P	34	14	0	1	33	0	33	33.0	2.4	0.1				0				1	33.0	33	0	0
Career					154		13	146	0	33	11.2	0.9	0.1	1	5	5.0	0	5	0.0	0.0	14	10.8	151	0	4
9 yrs		NYG			112	0	11	86	0	30	7.8	0.8	0.1	1	5	5.0	0	5	0.0	0.0	12	7.6	91	0	4
3 yrs		GNB			42	0	2	60	0	33	30.0	1.4	0.0				0				2	30.0	60	0

Rushing & Receiving Table
				Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1956	22	NYG	FB	1	0								1	12	12.0	0	12	1.0	12.0	1				0
Career				14				0					1	12	12.0	0	12	0.1	0.9	1	12.0	12	0
6 yrs		NYG		7	0			0					1	12	12.0	0	12	0.1	1.7	1	12.0	12	0
3 yrs		GNB		7	0			0								0							0

Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A
1957	23	NYG	P	34	12	0	2	2	100.0	40	0.0	0	0.0	27	20.0	20.0	20.0	3.3	118.7
1958	24	NYG	P	34	12	0	1	1	100.0	27	0.0	0	0.0	27	27.0	27.0	27.0	2.3	118.7
Career					154		3	3	100.0	67	0.0	0	0.0	27	22.3	22.3	22.3	0.4	118.7	0	0	0.0	22.33	22.33
9 yrs		NYG			112	0	3	3	100.0	67	0.0	0	0.0	27	22.3	22.3	22.3	0.6	118.7	0	0
3 yrs		GNB			42	0

Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1961	27	NYG	P	34	14	0			0				2	2	0	0	0.0
1962	28	NYG	P	34	14	0			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
1964	30	NYG	P	34	14	0			0				2	0	0	0	0.0
Career					154				0				4	3	0	0	0.0
9 yrs		NYG			112	0			0				4	3	0	0	0.0
3 yrs		GNB			42	0			0							0	0.0

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	D2P	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Pts	Pts/G
1956	22	NYG	P	34	12	0		3	3			3	0.3
1959	25	NYG	P	34	12	0		2	2		1	2	0.2
1962	28	NYG	P	34	14	0		47	48	19	28	104	7.4
1963	29	NYG	P	34	14	0		52	56	18	29	106	7.6
1964	30	NYG	P	34	14	0		27	29	9	20	54	3.9
1965	31	GNB	K	34	14	0		37	38	17	26	88	6.3
1966	32	GNB	P	34	14	0		41	43	12	28	77	5.5
1967*	33	GNB	K	34	14	0		39	39	19	29	96	6.9
Career					154		0	248	258	94	161	530	3.4
9 yrs		NYG			112	0	0	131	138	46	78	269	2.4
3 yrs		GNB			42	0	0	117	120	48	83	261	6.2

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Pts	Pts/G
1962	28	NYG	FB	1	0	1	1		1	1	1.0
1963	29	NYG	FB	1	0	1	1	1	2	4	4.0
1965	31	GNB	FB	2	0	3	3	5	6	18	9.0
1966	32	GNB	FB	2	0	9	10		1	9	4.5
1967*	33	GNB	FB	3	0	10	10	4	5	22	7.3
Career				14		24	25	10	15	54	3.9
6 yrs		NYG		7	0	2	2	1	3	5	.7
3 yrs		GNB		7	0	22	23	9	12	49	7.0

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Hall of Fame Monitor

PFR HOF Monitor: 37.45 (5th among P, average HOF P is 52.33)

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Don Chandler born?

Don Chandler was born on September 5, 1934.

Where was Don Chandler born?

Don Chandler was born in Council Bluffs, IA.

How tall was Don Chandler?

Don Chandler was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Don Chandler weigh when playing?

Don Chandler weighed 215 lbs (97 kg) when playing.

Is Don Chandler in the Hall of Fame?

Don Chandler has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Don Chandler play?

Don Chandler played 154 games over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Don Chandler won?

Don Chandler won 2 Super Bowls.

When did Don Chandler retire?

Don Chandler last played in 1967.

What are Don Chandler's nicknames?

Babe is a nickname for Don Chandler.

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