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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 (school history)
Drafted by the Cleveland Rams in the 1st round (10th overall) of the 1937 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (14085th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 0 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | |||||||||||
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| 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 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1937 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1937 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1938 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Collyers Eye Mag. |
| 1938 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NFL |
| 1939 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Chicago Herald Am. |
| 1939 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Collyers Eye Mag. |
| 1939 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1939 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NFL |
| 1939 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1939 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1940 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1940 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Chicago Herald Am. |
| 1940 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Collyers Eye Mag. |
| 1940 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Int. News Service |
| 1940 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NFL |
| 1940 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1940 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1941 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Collyers Eye Mag. |