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George Connor

George Leo Connor

Position: T-LB-DT-G
Height: 6-3    Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: January 21, 1925 in Chicago, IL
College: Holy Cross, Notre Dame

Career AV: 73 (501st overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1975

4-time Pro Bowler & 4-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the New York Giants in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1946 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1948 23 CHI lt 11 5 0 2 0 0
1949 24 CHI LT 12 6 0 2 0 0
1950*+ 25 CHI LT/LDT 81 11 0 1 8 0 8 20
1951*+ 26 CHI LT 81 12 0 2 21 0 11 14
1952*+ 27 CHI LT/LLB 71 12 0 2 31 0 22 0 2 14 0 17
1953*+ 28 CHI LT 71 12 0 0 1 0 0 10
1954 29 CHI LLB 71 8 0 1 6 0 6 0 1 6 0 8
1955 30 CHI RLB 71 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 53 1 12
Career 90 11 7 66 0 22 0 10 73 1 81

Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1949 24 CHI LT 12 6 3 51 17.0 0 25 0.3 4.3 51 0 0
1950*+ 25 CHI LT/LDT 81 11 0 1 21 21.0 0 21 0.1 1.9 21 0 0
1953*+ 28 CHI LT 71 12 0 1 17 17.0 0 17 0.1 1.4 17 0 0
Career 90 11 5 89 17.8 0 25 0.1 1.0 89 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1948 23 CHI lt 11 5 1 5 0 5 5.0 5
1951*+ 26 CHI LT 81 12 0 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
1953*+ 28 CHI LT 71 12 0 1 21 0 21 21.0 38
1954 29 CHI LLB 71 8 0 2 32 0 18 16.0 32
Career 90 11 5 76 0 21 15.2 165

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1955 30 CHI RLB 71 12 0 1 1 6
Career 90 11 1 1 6

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1950
1951
1952
1953

First-Team All-Pro

1950
1951
1952
1953

Non-Offensive TDs

1955 NFL 1 (6)

Fumble Return Yds

1955 NFL 53 (3)

Fumble Return TD

1955 NFL 1 (1/38)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

1949Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1950Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1951Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1952Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1953Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1954UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1955Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL