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Harry Dowda

Harry Clinton Dowda

Position: DB-HB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: December 29, 1922 in Atlanta, GA
College: Wake Forest

Career AV: 34 (2593rd overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 19th round (168th overall) of the 1947 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
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 YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1949 27 WAS rh 12 6 65 239 2 21 3.7 19.9 5.4 11 187 17.0 1 67 0.9 15.6 426 3 3
1950 28 WAS RDH 44 12 0 23 47 0 11 2.0 3.9 1.9 2 16 8.0 0 10 0.2 1.3 63 0 1 6
1951 29 WAS RET 44 12 0 29 111 0 32 3.8 9.3 2.4 2 54 27.0 0 48 0.2 4.5 165 0 2 1
1952 30 WAS LS 44 12 0 6 5 0 5 0.8 0.4 0.5 3 20 6.7 1 12 0.3 1.7 25 1 1 6
1953 31 WAS LDH 44 12 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.3 0.1 3 0 1 8
1954 32 PHI RDH 44 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 9
1955 33 PHI RS 44 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 8
Career 84 6 124 405 2 32 3.3 4.8 1.5 18 277 15.4 2 67 0.2 3.3 682 4 8 38

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
1949 27 WAS rh 12 6 3 36 0 36 3 1 0 0
1950 28 WAS RDH 44 12 0 4 28 1 28 1 0 0 0
1951 29 WAS RET 44 12 0 2 1 0 0
1952 30 WAS LS 44 12 0 2 34 0 29 1 1 0 0
1953 31 WAS LDH 44 12 0 5 67 1 23 1 0 0 0
1954 32 PHI RDH 44 12 0 2 34 0 34 0 2 0 0
1955 33 PHI RS 44 12 0 0 1 0 0
Career 84 6 16 199 2 36 8 6 0 0
5 yrs WAS 60 6 14 165 2 36 8 3 0 0
2 yrs PHI 24 0 2 34 0 34 0 3 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
1951 29 WAS RET 44 12 0 13 341 0 39 26.2 506
Career 84 6 13 341 0 39 26.2 1023

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1949 27 WAS rh 12 6 2 1 3 18
1950 28 WAS RDH 44 12 0 1 1 6
1952 30 WAS LS 44 12 0 1 1 6
1953 31 WAS LDH 44 12 0 1 1 6
Career 84 6 2 2 2 6 36

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Long Reception

1949 NFL 67 (8)

Non-Offensive TDs

1950 NFL 1 (8)
1953 NFL 1 (3)

Yds/Kick Return

1951 NFL 26.2 (7)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1950 NFL 1 (3)
1953 NFL 1 (1)

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