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Johnny Drake

John William Drake

Position: B
Height: 6-1    Weight: 213 lbs.
Born: March 27, 1916 in Chicago, IL
College: Purdue

3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Cleveland Rams in the 1st round (10th overall) of the 1937 NFL Draft.

Rushing & Receiving

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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
1937 21 RAM FB 11 9 98 333 3 0 3.4 30.3 8.9 10 172 17.2 2 0 0.9 15.6 505 5 0
1938* 22 RAM FB 11 8 74 188 1 0 2.5 17.1 6.7 2 13 6.5 0 0 0.2 1.2 201 1 0
1939* 23 RAM FB 11 11 118 453 9 0 3.8 41.2 10.7 5 53 10.6 0 0 0.5 4.8 506 9 0
1940*+ 24 RAM FB 11 8 134 480 9 0 3.6 43.6 12.2 8 81 10.1 0 0 0.7 7.4 561 9 0
1941 25 RAM FB 11 8 101 246 2 15 2.4 22.4 9.2 16 211 13.2 1 48 1.5 19.2 457 3 0
Career 55 44 525 1700 24 15 3.2 30.9 9.5 41 530 12.9 3 48 0.7 9.6 2230 27 0

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1937 21 RAM FB 11 9 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1938* 22 RAM FB 11 8 1 3 33.3 8 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 2.7 2.7 8.0 0.7 42.4
1940*+ 24 RAM FB 11 8 2 4 50.0 16 2 50.0 0 0.0 9 4.0 14.0 8.0 1.5 100.0
1941 25 RAM FB 11 8 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Career 55 44 3 10 30.0 24 2 20.0 0 0.0 9 2.4 6.4 8.0 0.4 79.2

Defense & Fumbles

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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
1940*+ 24 RAM FB 11 8 1 2 0 2
1941 25 RAM FB 11 8 2 66 0 54
Career 55 44 3 68 0 54

Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1940*+ 24 RAM FB 11 8 1 0.0% 5 2 40.0%
Career 55 44 1 0.0% 5 2 40.0%

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1941 25 RAM FB 11 8 4 64 0 0 16.0 521
Career 55 44 4 64 0 0 16.0 2294

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1937 21 RAM FB 11 9 3 2 5 30
1938* 22 RAM FB 11 8 1 1 6
1939* 23 RAM FB 11 11 9 9 54
1940*+ 24 RAM FB 11 8 9 9 2 56
1941 25 RAM FB 11 8 2 1 3 18
Career 55 44 24 3 27 2 164

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1938
1939
1940

First-Team All-Pro

1940

Rushing Att

1939 NFL 118 (7)
1940 NFL 134 (2)
1941 NFL 101 (6)

Rushing Yds

1939 NFL 453 (6)
1940 NFL 480 (2)

Rushing TD

1937 NFL 3 (4)
1939 NFL 9 (1)
1940 NFL 9 (1)

Yds/Rushing Att

1939 NFL 3.8 (8)

Rushing Yds/Game

1939 NFL 41.2 (8)
1940 NFL 43.6 (3)

Touchdowns

1937 NFL 5 (6)
1939 NFL 9 (2)
1940 NFL 9 (1)

Points Scored

1937 NFL 30 (9)
1939 NFL 54 (2)
1940 NFL 56 (2)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1937 NFL 5 (5)
1939 NFL 9 (2)
1940 NFL 9 (1)

Yds From Scrimmage

1937 NFL 505 (9)
1939 NFL 506 (8)
1940 NFL 561 (6)
1941 NFL 457 (9)

All-Purpose Yds

1937 NFL 505 (9)
1939 NFL 506 (8)
1940 NFL 561 (6)

Touches

1937 NFL 108 (9)
1939 NFL 123 (6)
1940 NFL 142 (2)
1941 NFL 121 (7)

Yds/Touch

1937 NFL 4.7 (7)
1939 NFL 4.1 (8)

Long Intercep. Return

1941 NFL 54 (6)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1937NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1938Collyers Eye Mag.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NFL: 2nd Team All-NFL
1939Chicago Herald Am.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Collyers Eye Mag.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NFL: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1940Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Chicago Herald Am.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Collyers Eye Mag.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Int. News Service: 1st Team All-NFL
 NFL: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1941Collyers Eye Mag.: 2nd Team All-NFL