William McGarvey Dudley
Position: HB-TB-QB
Height: 5-10 Weight: 182 lbs.
Born: December 24, 1919 in Bluefield, VA
College: Virginia
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1966
3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1942 Draft
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View Details For: 44 Regular Season TDs Scored / 7 Regular Season TDs Thrown / 33 Regular Season FGs Made
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1942*+ | 23 | PIT | TB | 11 | 11 | 162 | 696 | 5 | 66 | 4.3 | 63.3 | 14.7 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 720 | 5 | 0 |
| 1945 | 26 | PIT | TB | 4 | 4 | 57 | 204 | 3 | 32 | 3.6 | 51.0 | 14.3 | 204 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| 1946 | 27 | PIT | TB | 11 | 11 | 146 | 604 | 2 | 41 | 4.1 | 54.9 | 13.3 | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 1 | 80 | 0.4 | 9.9 | 713 | 3 | 8 |
| 1947 | 28 | DET | LH | 9 | 8 | 80 | 302 | 2 | 28 | 3.8 | 33.6 | 8.9 | 27 | 375 | 13.9 | 7 | 64 | 3.0 | 41.7 | 677 | 9 | 4 |
| 1948 | 29 | DET | LH | 7 | 4 | 33 | 97 | 0 | 11 | 2.9 | 13.9 | 4.7 | 20 | 210 | 10.5 | 6 | 22 | 2.9 | 30.0 | 307 | 6 | 6 |
| 1949 | 30 | DET | LH | 12 | 11 | 125 | 402 | 3 | 26 | 3.2 | 33.5 | 10.4 | 27 | 190 | 7.0 | 2 | 18 | 2.3 | 15.8 | 592 | 5 | 8 |
| 1950* | 31 | WAS | RH/S | 12 | 0 | 66 | 339 | 1 | 27 | 5.1 | 28.3 | 5.5 | 22 | 172 | 7.8 | 1 | 17 | 1.8 | 14.3 | 511 | 2 | 5 |
| 1951* | 32 | WAS | LH | 12 | 0 | 91 | 398 | 2 | 40 | 4.4 | 33.2 | 7.6 | 22 | 303 | 13.8 | 1 | 40 | 1.8 | 25.3 | 701 | 3 | 4 |
| 1953 | 34 | WAS | K | 12 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 90 | 49 | 765 | 3057 | 18 | 66 | 4.0 | 34.0 | 8.5 | 123 | 1383 | 11.2 | 18 | 80 | 1.4 | 15.4 | 4440 | 36 | 36 | |||
| 3 yrs | DET | 28 | 23 | 238 | 801 | 5 | 28 | 3.4 | 28.6 | 8.5 | 74 | 775 | 10.5 | 15 | 64 | 2.6 | 27.7 | 1576 | 20 | 18 | ||
| 3 yrs | PIT | 26 | 26 | 365 | 1504 | 10 | 66 | 4.1 | 57.8 | 14.0 | 5 | 133 | 26.6 | 1 | 80 | 0.2 | 5.1 | 1637 | 11 | 9 | ||
| 3 yrs | WAS | 36 | 0 | 162 | 752 | 3 | 40 | 4.6 | 20.9 | 4.5 | 44 | 475 | 10.8 | 2 | 40 | 1.2 | 13.2 | 1227 | 5 | 9 | ||
| 0--19 | 20--29 | 30--39 | 40--49 | 50+ | Tot | PAT | Punting | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | XPA | XPM | Pnt | Yds | Lng | Blck | |||
| 1942*+ | 23 | PIT | TB | 11 | 11 | 18 | 572 | 42 | 1 | 31.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1945 | 26 | PIT | TB | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | 2 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 18.0 | |||||||||||||
| 1946 | 27 | PIT | TB | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 14 | 12 | 85.7% | 60 | 2409 | 69 | 1 | 40.2 | ||||||||||
| 1947 | 28 | DET | LH | 9 | 8 | 15 | 657 | 62 | 0 | 43.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1948 | 29 | DET | LH | 7 | 4 | 23 | 825 | 68 | 0 | 35.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1949 | 30 | DET | LH | 12 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 35.7% | 32 | 30 | 93.8% | 34 | 1278 | 55 | 1 | 37.6 | ||||||||||
| 1950* | 31 | WAS | RH/S | 12 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 50.0% | 31 | 31 | 100.0% | 14 | 585 | 60 | 0 | 41.8 | ||||||||||
| 1951* | 32 | WAS | LH | 12 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 76.9% | 22 | 21 | 95.5% | 27 | 942 | 46 | 0 | 34.9 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | 34 | WAS | K | 12 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 50.0% | 25 | 25 | 100.0% | |||||||||||||||
| Career | 90 | 49 | 66 | 33 | 50.0% | 127 | 121 | 95.3% | 193 | 7304 | 69 | 4 | 37.8 | |||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | DET | 28 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 35.7% | 32 | 30 | 93.8% | 72 | 2760 | 68 | 1 | 38.3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | PIT | 26 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 17 | 14 | 82.4% | 80 | 3017 | 69 | 3 | 37.7 | ||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | WAS | 36 | 0 | 45 | 26 | 57.8% | 78 | 77 | 98.7% | 41 | 1527 | 60 | 0 | 37.2 | ||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | |||||||||||
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| 1942*+ | 23 | PIT | TB | 11 | 11 | 35 | 94 | 37.2 | 438 | 2 | 2.1 | 5 | 5.3 | 38 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 39.8 | 37.5 | ||||||
| 1945 | 26 | PIT | TB | 4 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 31.3 | 58 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6.3 | 32 | 1.8 | -1.0 | 5.8 | 14.5 | 14.6 | ||||||
| 1946 | 27 | PIT | TB | 11 | 11 | 32 | 90 | 35.6 | 452 | 2 | 2.2 | 9 | 10.0 | 37 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 14.1 | 41.1 | 20.5 | ||||||
| 1947 | 28 | DET | LH | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 24 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 129.2 | ||||||
| 1948 | 29 | DET | LH | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 1951* | 32 | WAS | LH | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.1 | 118.7 | ||||||
| Career | 90 | 49 | 81 | 222 | 36.5 | 985 | 6 | 2.7 | 17 | 7.7 | 38 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 28.1 | |||||||||
| 3 yrs | DET | 28 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 24 | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 11 | 4.8 | -0.2 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 72.1 | ||||||||
| 3 yrs | PIT | 26 | 26 | 77 | 216 | 35.6 | 948 | 4 | 1.9 | 16 | 7.4 | 38 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 12.3 | 36.5 | 25.4 | ||||||||
| 3 yrs | WAS | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.4 | 118.7 |
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1942*+ | 23 | PIT | TB | 11 | 11 | 20 | 271 | 0 | 47 | 13.6 | 11 | 298 | 1 | 84 | 27.1 | 1289 |
| 1945 | 26 | PIT | TB | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 4.0 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 35 | 21.7 | 289 |
| 1946 | 27 | PIT | TB | 11 | 11 | 27 | 385 | 0 | 52 | 14.3 | 14 | 280 | 0 | 34 | 20.0 | 1378 |
| 1947 | 28 | DET | LH | 9 | 8 | 11 | 182 | 1 | 84 | 16.5 | 15 | 359 | 0 | 78 | 23.9 | 1218 |
| 1948 | 29 | DET | LH | 7 | 4 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 18 | 8.4 | 10 | 204 | 0 | 47 | 20.4 | 578 |
| 1949 | 30 | DET | LH | 12 | 11 | 11 | 199 | 1 | 67 | 18.1 | 13 | 246 | 0 | 31 | 18.9 | 1037 |
| 1950* | 31 | WAS | RH/S | 12 | 0 | 12 | 185 | 1 | 96 | 15.4 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 43.0 | 739 |
| 1951* | 32 | WAS | LH | 12 | 0 | 22 | 172 | 0 | 27 | 7.8 | 11 | 248 | 0 | 37 | 22.5 | 1121 |
| 1953 | 34 | WAS | K | 12 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 16 | 4.3 | 49 | |||||
| Career | 90 | 49 | 124 | 1515 | 3 | 96 | 12.2 | 78 | 1743 | 1 | 84 | 22.3 | 7698 | |||
| 3 yrs | DET | 28 | 23 | 30 | 448 | 2 | 84 | 14.9 | 38 | 809 | 0 | 78 | 21.3 | 2833 | ||
| 3 yrs | PIT | 26 | 26 | 52 | 676 | 0 | 52 | 13.0 | 28 | 643 | 1 | 84 | 23.0 | 2956 | ||
| 3 yrs | WAS | 36 | 0 | 42 | 391 | 1 | 96 | 9.3 | 12 | 291 | 0 | 43 | 24.3 | 1909 | ||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1942*+ | 23 | PIT | TB | 11 | 11 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| 1945 | 26 | PIT | TB | 4 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1946 | 27 | PIT | TB | 11 | 11 | 10 | 242 | 1 | 80 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 0 | ||||||
| 1947 | 28 | DET | LH | 9 | 8 | 5 | 104 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1948 | 29 | DET | LH | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 1 | ||||||
| 1949 | 30 | DET | LH | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | -2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1950* | 31 | WAS | RH/S | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1951* | 32 | WAS | LH | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | 34 | WAS | K | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 90 | 49 | 23 | 459 | 2 | 80 | 36 | 17 | 60 | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 yrs | DET | 28 | 23 | 6 | 107 | 1 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 26 | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 yrs | PIT | 26 | 26 | 15 | 349 | 1 | 80 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 yrs | WAS | 36 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1942*+ | 23 | PIT | TB | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1945 | 26 | PIT | TB | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | |||||||||
| 1946 | 27 | PIT | TB | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 48 | |||||
| 1947 | 28 | DET | LH | 9 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 66 | |||||||
| 1948 | 29 | DET | LH | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1949 | 30 | DET | LH | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 81 | ||||||
| 1950* | 31 | WAS | RH/S | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 64 | ||||||
| 1951* | 32 | WAS | LH | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 69 | |||||||
| 1953 | 34 | WAS | K | 12 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 58 | |||||||||
| Career | 90 | 49 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 121 | 33 | 484 | |||||
| 3 yrs | DET | 28 | 23 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 189 | ||||||
| 3 yrs | PIT | 26 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 104 | ||||||
| 3 yrs | WAS | 36 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 77 | 26 | 191 |
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1st-team All-Pro |
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Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
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1942 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1942 - Int. News Service: 1st team all-NFL 1942 - NFL: 1st team all-NFL 1942 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1946 - Chicago Herald Am.: 1st team all-NFL/AAFC 1946 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1946 - Pro Foot. Illustrated: 1st team all-NFL 1946 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1946 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1947 - Chicago Herald Am.: 1st team all-NFL 1947 - Pro Foot. Illustrated: 1st team all-NFL 1947 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1947 - UPI: 3rd team all-NFL 1948 - Chicago Herald Am.: 1st team all-NFL 1950 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1951 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL |