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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
College: Detroit Mercy

2-time Pro Bowler & 2-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 1st round (9th overall) of the 1938 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos 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
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
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
1940 24 WAS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0 0 0
1941 25 WAS fb 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
1942*+ 26 WAS FB 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
1943 27 WAS FB 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
1944 28 WAS 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
1945 29 DET 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
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
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
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

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1941 25 WAS fb 11 2 14 152 1 59 10.9 6 105 0 0 17.5 558
1942*+ 26 WAS FB 10 8 16 219 0 51 13.7 4 206 1 95 51.5 1036
1943 27 WAS FB 10 8 15 168 0 33 11.2 9 279 0 84 31.0 976
1944 28 WAS LH 10 6 7 91 0 22 13.0 11 229 0 35 20.8 434
1945 29 DET 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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1941 25 WAS fb 11 2 4 27 0 26
1942*+ 26 WAS FB 10 8 3 26 0 18
1944 28 WAS LH 10 6 3 31 0 21
1945 29 DET WB 8 3 1 2 -4 0
Career 70 38 11 84 0 26 1 2 -4 0
7 yrs WAS 62 35 11 84 0 26
1 yr DET 8 3 1 2 -4 0

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos 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 10 8 3 3 100.0%
Career 70 38 1 0.0% 7 6 85.7%

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1938 22 WAS FB 9 4 6 1 37
1939*+ 23 WAS FB 11 7 5 5 1 2 68
1941 25 WAS fb 11 2 2 1 18
1942*+ 26 WAS FB 10 8 3 2 1 3 39
1943 27 WAS FB 10 8 5 4 54
1945 29 DET WB 8 3 2 12
Career 70 38 21 13 1 2 6 228
7 yrs WAS 62 35 21 11 1 2 6 216
1 yr DET 8 3 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1939
1942

1st-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-- 57)
1942 NFL 1 (1-- 57)
Career 2 (46)

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-- 86)
Career 1 (139)

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-- 97)
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)

   

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)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1939 - Chicago Herald Am.: 1st team all-NFL
1939 - Collyers Eye Mag.: 1st team all-NFL
1939 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1939 - NFL: 1st team all-NFL
1939 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1939 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1942 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1942 - NFL: 2nd team all-NFL
1942 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1943 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1943 - Chicago Herald Am.: 2nd team all-NFL
1943 - Pro Foot. Illustrated: 2nd team all-NFL
1943 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL