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
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View Details For: 20 Regular Season and 6 Playoff TDs Scored after 1939
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | 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 | ||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | 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 | ||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | |||
| 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% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 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 |
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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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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 |