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Benny Friedman

Benjamin Friedman

Position: TB-DB
Height: 5-10    Weight: 183 lbs.
Born: March 18, 1905 in Cleveland, OH
College: Michigan

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2005

4-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Coaching Record

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1927+ 22 CLE TB 13 13 0 0 0 11 0 0 0.0
1928+ 23 DET TB 10 10 0 0 0 9 0 0 0.0
1929+ 24 NYG TB 15 14 0 0 0 20 0 0 0.0
1930+ 25 NYG TB 15 13 0 0 0 13 0 0 0.0
1931 26 NYG TB 9 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.0
1932 27 BKN TB 11 10 23 74 31.1 319 5 6.8 10 13.5 0 4.3 -1.1 13.9 29.0 28.9
1933 28 BKN TB 7 5 42 80 52.5 594 5 6.3 7 8.8 0 7.4 4.1 14.1 84.9 61.1
1934 29 BKN 1 1 5 13 38.5 16 0 0.0 2 15.4 0 1.2 -5.7 3.2 16.0 7.1
Career 81 71 70 167 41.9 929 66 39.5 19 11.4 0 5.6 4.4 13.3 11.5 60.2

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
1932 27 BKN TB 11 10 88 250 0 0 2.8 22.7 8.0 5 67 13.4 0 0 0.5 6.1 317 0 0
1933 28 BKN TB 7 5 55 177 0 0 3.2 25.3 7.9 177 0 0
1934 29 BKN 1 1 9 31 0 0 3.4 31.0 9.0 31 0 0
Career 81 71 152 458 18 0 3.0 5.7 1.9 5 67 13.4 0 0 0.1 0.8 525 18 0

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Kicking Punting
Year Age Tm Pos G GS FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1927+ 22 CLE TB 13 13 11
1928+ 23 DET TB 10 10 19
1929+ 24 NYG TB 15 14 20
1930+ 25 NYG TB 15 13 1 10
1932 27 BKN TB 11 10 1 5
1933 28 BKN TB 7 5 6
Career 81 71 2 71
3 yrs BKN 19 16 1 11
3 yrs NYG 39 32 1 30
1 yr CLE 13 13 11
1 yr DET 10 10 19

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
1927+ 22 CLE TB 13 13 2 11 23
1928+ 23 DET TB 10 10 6 19 55
1929+ 24 NYG TB 15 14 2 20 32
1930+ 25 NYG TB 15 13 6 10 1 49
1931 26 NYG TB 9 5 2 12
1932 27 BKN TB 11 10 5 1 8
1933 28 BKN TB 7 5 6 6
Career 81 71 18 71 2 185
3 yrs BKN 19 16 11 1 14
3 yrs NYG 39 32 10 30 1 93
1 yr CLE 13 13 2 11 23
1 yr DET 10 10 6 19 55

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

1st-team All-Pro

1927
1928
1929
1930

Passes Completed

1932 NFL 23 (5)
1933 NFL 42 (4)

Pass Attempts

1932 NFL 74 (3)
1933 NFL 80 (4)

Passing Yds

1932 NFL 319 (5)
1933 NFL 594 (4)

Passing TD

1932 NFL 5 (3)
1933 NFL 5 (3)
Career 66 (144)

Passes Intercepted

1932 NFL 10 (1)
1933 NFL 7 (10)

Passing Yds/Game

1932 NFL 29.0 (4)
1933 NFL 84.9 (1)

Pass Attempts/Game

1932 NFL 6.7 (4)
1933 NFL 11.4 (1)

Passes Completed/Game

1932 NFL 2.1 (4)
1933 NFL 6.0 (1)

Rushing Att

1932 NFL 88 (10)

Touches

1932 NFL 93 (10)

Extra Pt Made

1932 NFL 5 (4)
1933 NFL 6 (8)
Career 71 (187)

Field Goals Made

1932 NFL 1 (2)

     

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
1927 - Chicago Tribune: 1st team all-NFL
1927 - GB Press-Gazette: 1st team all-NFL
1928 - Chicago Tribune: 1st team all-NFL
1928 - GB Press-Gazette: 1st team all-NFL
1929 - Collyers Eye Mag.: 1st team all-NFL
1929 - Chicago Tribune: 1st team all-NFL
1929 - GB Press-Gazette: 1st team all-NFL
1930 - Collyers Eye Mag.: 1st team all-NFL
1930 - GB Press-Gazette: 1st team all-NFL
1933 - NFL: 2nd team all-NFL