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Andy Farkas

Andrew Geza Farkas

Position: FB-HB-WB
Height: 5-10    Weight: 189 lbs.

Born: May 2, 1916 in Clay Center, OH
Died: April 10, 2001 in Traverse City, MI
College: Detroit Mercy   (school history)
Drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 1st round (9th overall) of the 1938 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (14598th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)


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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
1938 22 WAS FB 9 4 75 315 6 53 4.2 35.0 8.3 9 66 7.3 0 21 1.0 7.3 381 6 0 0
1939*+ 23 WAS FB 11 7 139 547 5 0 3.9 49.7 12.6 16 437 27.3 5 99 1.5 39.7 984 10 0 0
1940 24 WAS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 0
1941 25 WAS fb/KR 11 2 85 224 2 10 2.6 20.4 7.7 12 77 6.4 0 44 1.1 7.0 301 2 0 0
1942*+ 26 WAS FB/KR/PR 10 8 125 468 3 22 3.7 46.8 12.5 11 143 13.0 2 35 1.1 14.3 611 5 0 0
1943 27 WAS FB/KR/PR 10 8 110 327 5 36 3.0 32.7 11.0 19 202 10.6 4 55 1.9 20.2 529 9 0 0
1944 28 WAS KR/LH 10 6 21 85 0 20 4.0 8.5 2.1 4 29 7.3 0 12 0.4 2.9 114 0 0 0
1945 29 DET KR/WB 8 3 31 137 0 27 4.4 17.1 3.9 9 132 14.7 2 29 1.1 16.5 269 2 1 0
Career 70 38 587 2103 21 53 3.6 30.0 8.4 80 1086 13.6 13 99 1.1 15.5 3189 34 1 0
7 yrs WAS 62 35 556 1966 21 53 3.5 31.7 9.0 71 954 13.4 11 99 1.1 15.4 2920 32 0 0
1 yr DET 8 3 31 137 0 27 4.4 17.1 3.9 9 132 14.7 2 29 1.1 16.5 269 2 1 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
1941 25 WAS fb/KR 11 2 14 152 1 59 10.9 6 105 0 0 17.5 558
1942*+ 26 WAS FB/KR/PR 10 8 16 219 0 51 13.7 4 206 1 95 51.5 1036
1943 27 WAS FB/KR/PR 10 8 15 168 0 33 11.2 9 279 0 84 31.0 976
1944 28 WAS KR/LH 10 6 7 91 0 22 13.0 11 229 0 35 20.8 434
1945 29 DET KR/WB 8 3 7 101 0 32 14.4 8 165 0 44 20.6 535
Career 70 38 59 731 1 59 12.4 38 984 2 95 25.9 4904
7 yrs WAS 62 35 52 630 1 59 12.1 30 819 2 95 27.3 4369
1 yr DET 8 3 7 101 0 32 14.4 8 165 0 44 20.6 535

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
1940 24 WAS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
1941 25 WAS fb/KR 11 2 4 27 0 26 0
1942*+ 26 WAS FB/KR/PR 10 8 3 26 0 18 0
1944 28 WAS KR/LH 10 6 3 31 0 21 0
1945 29 DET KR/WB 8 3 0 1 2 -4 0
Career 70 38 11 84 0 26 0 0 1 2 -4 0
7 yrs WAS 62 35 11 84 0 26 0
1 yr DET 8 3 0 1 2 -4 0

Kicking & Punting

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
1938 22 WAS FB 9 4 1 1 100.0%
1939*+ 23 WAS FB 11 7 1 0.0% 3 2 66.7%
1942*+ 26 WAS FB/KR/PR 10 8 3 3 100.0%
Career 70 38 1 0.0% 7 6 85.7%

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1938 22 WAS FB 9 4 6 6 1 37
1939*+ 23 WAS FB 11 7 5 5 1 11 2 68
1941 25 WAS fb/KR 11 2 2 1 3 18
1942*+ 26 WAS FB/KR/PR 10 8 3 2 1 6 3 39
1943 27 WAS FB/KR/PR 10 8 5 4 9 54
1945 29 DET KR/WB 8 3 2 2 12
Career 70 38 21 13 1 2 37 6 228
7 yrs WAS 62 35 21 11 1 2 35 6 216
1 yr DET 8 3 2 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1939
1942

First-Team All-Pro
1939
1942

Rushing Att
1939 NFL 139 (1)
1941 NFL 85 (10)
1942 NFL 125 (3)
1943 NFL 110 (4)

Rushing Yds
1938 NFL 315 (9)
1939 NFL 547 (2)
1942 NFL 468 (4)
1943 NFL 327 (9)

Rushing TD
1938 NFL 6 (1)
1939 NFL 5 (3)
1942 NFL 3 (8)
1943 NFL 5 (2)

Long Rush
1938 NFL 53 (5)

Yds/Rushing Att
1938 NFL 4.2 (3)
1939 NFL 3.9 (7)
1942 NFL 3.7 (9)

Rushing Yds/Game
1938 NFL 35.0 (9)
1939 NFL 49.7 (3)
1942 NFL 46.8 (4)
1943 NFL 32.7 (9)

Receptions
1943 NFL 19 (8)

Receiving Yds
1939 NFL 437 (3)

Receiving TD
1939 NFL 5 (3)
1943 NFL 4 (8)

Long Reception
1939 NFL 99 (1/1)

Receiving Yds/Game
1939 NFL 39.7 (3)

Touchdowns
1938 NFL 6 (4)
1939 NFL 11 (1)
1942 NFL 6 (5)
1943 NFL 9 (4)

Points Scored
1938 NFL 37 (5)
1939 NFL 68 (1)
1942 NFL 39 (6)
1943 NFL 54 (4)

Rushing/Receiving TD
1938 NFL 6 (4)
1939 NFL 10 (1)
1942 NFL 5 (7)
1943 NFL 9 (3)

Non-Offensive TDs
1939 NFL 1 (1)
1941 NFL 1 (4)
1942 NFL 1 (5)

Yds From Scrimmage
1939 NFL 984 (1)
1942 NFL 611 (6)
1943 NFL 529 (10)

All-Purpose Yds
1939 NFL 984 (1)
1942 NFL 1036 (4)
1943 NFL 976 (2)

Touches
1939 NFL 155 (1)
1941 NFL 117 (8)
1942 NFL 156 (3)
1943 NFL 153 (3)

Yds/Touch
1938 NFL 4.5 (5)
1939 NFL 6.3 (3)
1942 NFL 6.6 (9)

Kick Returns
1943 NFL 9 (7)
1944 NFL 11 (5)
1945 NFL 8 (8)

Kick Return Yds
1942 NFL 206 (7)
1943 NFL 279 (3)
1944 NFL 229 (10)
1945 NFL 165 (9)

Kick Return TD
1939 NFL 1 (1/67)
1942 NFL 1 (1/67)
Career 2 (54)

Long Kick Return
1942 NFL 95 (3)
1943 NFL 84 (3)
1945 NFL 44 (8)

Yds/Kick Return
1943 NFL 31.0 (1)
1944 NFL 20.8 (8)

Punt Returns
1941 NFL 14 (5)
1942 NFL 16 (3)
1943 NFL 15 (1)

Punt Return Yds
1941 NFL 152 (10)
1942 NFL 219 (2)
1943 NFL 168 (3)

Punt Return TD
1941 NFL 1 (1/97)
Career 1 (155)

Long Punt Return
1941 NFL 59 (8)
1942 NFL 51 (4)
1943 NFL 33 (6)
1945 NFL 32 (5)

Yds/Punt Return
1941 NFL 10.9 (7)
1942 NFL 13.7 (3)
1943 NFL 11.2 (8)

Kick & Punt Returns
1941 NFL 20 (4)
1942 NFL 20 (5)
1943 NFL 24 (2)
1944 NFL 18 (5)

Kick & Punt Return Yds
1942 NFL 425 (3)
1943 NFL 447 (3)
1944 NFL 320 (7)
1945 NFL 266 (10)

Interceptions
1941 NFL 4 (6)

Sacks
1939 NFL 0.0 (1)
1940 NFL 0.0 (1)
1943 NFL 0.0 (1)
1944 NFL 0.0 (1)

 

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19391st TeamAll-NFLChicago Herald Am.
19391st TeamAll-NFLCollyers Eye Mag.
19391st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19391st TeamAll-NFLNFL
19391st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19391st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19421st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19422nd TeamAll-NFLNFL
19422nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19432nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19432nd TeamAll-NFLChicago Herald Am.
19432nd TeamAll-NFLPro Foot. Illustrated
19432nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News