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Otto Graham

Otto Everett Graham Jr.

Position: QB-DB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 196 lbs.
Born: December 6, 1921 in Waukegan, IL
College: Northwestern

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1965

5-time Pro Bowler & 7-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1944 Draft

Coaching Record

60 14

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec 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%
1946 25 CLE QB 14 9 95 174 54.6 1834 17 9.8 5 2.9 79 10.5 10.2 19.3 131.0 112.1
1947+ 26 CLE QB 14 9 163 269 60.6 2753 25 9.3 11 4.1 99 10.2 9.3 16.9 196.6 109.2
1948+ 27 CLE QB 14 14 173 333 52.0 2713 25 7.5 15 4.5 78 8.1 6.9 15.7 193.8 85.6
1949+ 28 CLE QB 12 11 161 285 56.5 2785 19 6.7 10 3.5 74 9.8 8.9 17.3 232.1 97.5
1950* 29 CLE QB 60 12 12 10-2-0 137 253 54.2 1943 14 5.5 20 7.9 80 7.7 4.7 14.2 161.9 64.7
1951*+ 30 CLE QB 60 12 12 11-1-0 147 265 55.5 2205 17 6.4 16 6.0 81 8.3 6.2 15.0 183.8 79.2
1952* 31 CLE QB 14 12 12 8-4-0 181 364 49.7 2816 20 5.5 24 6.6 68 7.7 5.3 15.6 234.7 66.6
1953*+ 32 CLE QB 14 12 11 10-1-0 167 258 64.7 2722 11 4.3 9 3.5 70 10.6 9.4 16.3 226.8 99.7
1954*+ 33 CLE QB 14 12 12 9-3-0 142 240 59.2 2092 11 4.6 17 7.1 64 8.7 6.0 14.7 174.3 73.5
1955+ 34 CLE QB 14 12 12 9-2-1 98 185 53.0 1721 15 8.1 8 4.3 61 9.3 8.2 17.6 143.4 94.0
Career 126 114 57-13-1 1464 2626 55.8 23584 174 6.6 135 5.1 99 9.0 7.3 16.1 187.2 86.6

Postseason record as starting QB: 1950: 2-0, 1951: 0-1, 1952: 0-1, 1953: 0-1, 1954: 1-0, 1955: 1-0.

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
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
1946 25 CLE QB 14 9 30 -125 1 0 -4.2 -8.9 2.1 -125 1 0
1947+ 26 CLE QB 14 9 19 72 1 0 3.8 5.1 1.4 72 1 0
1948+ 27 CLE QB 14 14 23 146 6 0 6.3 10.4 1.6 146 6 0
1949+ 28 CLE QB 12 11 27 107 3 0 4.0 8.9 2.3 107 3 0
1950* 29 CLE QB 60 12 12 55 145 6 20 2.6 12.1 4.6 145 6 6
1951*+ 30 CLE QB 60 12 12 35 29 3 12 0.8 2.4 2.9 29 3 7
1952* 31 CLE QB 14 12 12 42 130 4 21 3.1 10.8 3.5 130 4 4
1953*+ 32 CLE QB 14 12 11 43 143 6 21 3.3 11.9 3.6 143 6 8
1954*+ 33 CLE QB 14 12 12 63 114 8 14 1.8 9.5 5.3 114 8 3
1955+ 34 CLE QB 14 12 12 68 121 6 36 1.8 10.1 5.7 121 6 7
Career 126 114 405 882 44 36 2.2 7.0 3.2 882 44 35

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
1946 25 CLE QB 14 9 5 102 1 0
1947+ 26 CLE QB 14 9 1 0 0 0
1948+ 27 CLE QB 14 14 1 0 0 0
1950* 29 CLE QB 60 12 12 6 0 0 0
1951*+ 30 CLE QB 60 12 12 7 2 2 1
1952* 31 CLE QB 14 12 12 4 0 0 0
1953*+ 32 CLE QB 14 12 11 8 5 0 0
1954*+ 33 CLE QB 14 12 12 3 2 11 0
1955+ 34 CLE QB 14 12 12 7 3 0 0
Career 126 114 7 102 1 0 35 12 13 1

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1946 25 CLE QB 14 9 12 129 0 0 10.8 4
1947+ 26 CLE QB 14 9 10 121 0 0 12.1 193
1948+ 27 CLE QB 14 14 1 12 0 12 12.0 158
Career 126 114 23 262 0 12 11.4 1144

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1946 25 CLE QB 14 9 1 1 12
1947+ 26 CLE QB 14 9 1 6
1948+ 27 CLE QB 14 14 6 36
1949+ 28 CLE QB 12 11 3 18
1950* 29 CLE QB 60 12 12 6 36
1951*+ 30 CLE QB 60 12 12 3 1 24
1952* 31 CLE QB 14 12 12 4 24
1953*+ 32 CLE QB 14 12 11 6 36
1954*+ 33 CLE QB 14 12 12 8 48
1955+ 34 CLE QB 14 12 12 6 36
Career 126 114 44 1 1 276

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1951 NFL UPI MVP
1953 NFL UPI MVP
1955 NFL UPI MVP

Pro Bowls

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

1st-team All-Pro

1947
1948
1949
1951
1953
1954
1955

Passes Completed

1946 AAFC 95 (4)
1947 AAFC 163 (2)
1948 AAFC 173 (2)
1949 AAFC 161 (1)
1950 NFL 137 (5)
1951 NFL 147 (2)
1952 NFL 181 (1)
1953 NFL 167 (2)
1954 NFL 142 (4)
1955 NFL 98 (8)
Career 1464 (92)

Pass Attempts

1946 AAFC 174 (5)
1947 AAFC 269 (2)
1948 AAFC 333 (3)
1949 AAFC 285 (2)
1950 NFL 253 (7)
1951 NFL 265 (2)
1952 NFL 364 (1)
1953 NFL 258 (8)
1954 NFL 240 (8)
1955 NFL 185 (10)
Career 2626 (94)

Passing Yds

1946 AAFC 1834 (2)
1947 AAFC 2753 (1)
1948 AAFC 2713 (1)
1949 AAFC 2785 (1)
1950 NFL 1943 (4)
1951 NFL 2205 (2)
1952 NFL 2816 (1)
1953 NFL 2722 (1)
1954 NFL 2092 (4)
1955 NFL 1721 (6)
Career 23584 (67)

Passing TD

1946 AAFC 17 (1)
1947 AAFC 25 (1)
1948 AAFC 25 (2)
1949 AAFC 19 (2)
1950 NFL 14 (5)
1951 NFL 17 (2)
1952 NFL 20 (1)
1953 NFL 11 (7)
1954 NFL 11 (8)
1955 NFL 15 (3)
Career 174 (46)

Passer Rating

1947 AAFC 109.2 (1-- 7)
1948 AAFC 85.6 (3)
1949 AAFC 97.5 (1-- 62)
1950 NFL 64.7 (3)
1951 NFL 79.2 (3)
1952 NFL 66.6 (3)
1953 NFL 99.7 (1-- 43)
1954 NFL 73.5 (5)
1955 NFL 94.0 (1)
Career 86.6 (15)

Long Pass

1946 AAFC 79 (1)
1947 AAFC 99 (1-- 1)
1948 AAFC 78 (2)
1949 AAFC 74 (3)
1950 NFL 80 (5)
1951 NFL 81 (3)
1953 NFL 70 (9)

Passes Intercepted

1947 AAFC 11 (7)
1948 AAFC 15 (4)
1949 AAFC 10 (8)
1950 NFL 20 (7)
1951 NFL 16 (6)
1952 NFL 24 (1-- 56)
1954 NFL 17 (5)
Career 135 (65)

Passing Yds/Game

1946 AAFC 131.0 (2)
1947 AAFC 196.6 (1)
1948 AAFC 193.8 (1)
1949 AAFC 232.1 (1)
1950 NFL 161.9 (4)
1951 NFL 183.8 (2)
1952 NFL 234.7 (1)
1953 NFL 226.8 (1)
1954 NFL 174.3 (5)
1955 NFL 143.4 (6)
Career 187.2 (50)

Yds/Pass Att

1947 AAFC 10.2 (1-- 3)
1948 AAFC 8.1 (2)
1949 AAFC 9.8 (1-- 6)
1950 NFL 7.7 (2)
1951 NFL 8.3 (3-- 88)
1952 NFL 7.7 (3)
1953 NFL 10.6 (1-- 2)
1954 NFL 8.7 (2-- 40)
1955 NFL 9.3 (1)
Career 9.0 (1)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1947 AAFC 16.9 (1-- 21)
1948 AAFC 15.7 (1-- 74)
1949 AAFC 17.3 (1-- 16)
1950 NFL 14.2 (7)
1951 NFL 15.0 (6)
1952 NFL 15.6 (2-- 79)
1953 NFL 16.3 (2-- 39)
1954 NFL 14.7 (3)
1955 NFL 17.6 (1)
Career 16.1 (4)

Pass Attempts/Game

1946 AAFC 12.4 (5)
1947 AAFC 19.2 (2)
1948 AAFC 23.8 (3)
1949 AAFC 23.8 (2)
1950 NFL 21.1 (7)
1951 NFL 22.1 (2)
1952 NFL 30.3 (1)
1953 NFL 21.5 (8)
1954 NFL 20.0 (10)
Career 20.8 (135)

Rushing TD

1948 AAFC 6 (7)
1950 NFL 6 (5)
1952 NFL 4 (6)
1953 NFL 6 (5)
1954 NFL 8 (3)
1955 NFL 6 (4)
Career 44 (77)

Touchdowns

1954 NFL 8 (8)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1954 NFL 8 (7)

Non-Offensive TDs

1946 AAFC 1 (6)
1951 NFL 1 (9)

Punt Returns

1946 AAFC 12 (9)
1947 AAFC 10 (9)

Fumbles

1951 NFL 7 (3)
1953 NFL 8 (4)
1955 NFL 7 (5)

Fumbles Recovered

1953 NFL 5 (2)
1955 NFL 3 (10)

Fumble Return TD

1951 NFL 1 (2-- 38)

Interceptions

1946 AAFC 5 (5)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1946 AAFC 102 (5)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1946 AAFC 1 (1)

Passes Completed/Game

1946 AAFC 6.8 (4)
1947 AAFC 11.6 (2)
1948 AAFC 12.4 (2)
1949 AAFC 13.4 (2)
1950 NFL 11.4 (5)
1951 NFL 12.3 (2)
1952 NFL 15.1 (1)
1953 NFL 13.9 (2)
1954 NFL 11.8 (5)
1955 NFL 8.2 (9)
Career 11.6 (125)

Pass Completion %

1947 AAFC 60.6% (1)
1948 AAFC 52.0% (3)
1949 AAFC 56.5% (2)
1950 NFL 54.2% (3)
1951 NFL 55.5% (2)
1952 NFL 49.7% (3)
1953 NFL 64.7% (1-- 63)
1954 NFL 59.2% (1)
1955 NFL 53.0% (1)
Career 55.8% (101)

Pass Intercept. %

1947 AAFC 4.1% (1)
1948 AAFC 4.5% (3)
1949 AAFC 3.5% (1)
1950 NFL 7.9% (6)
1951 NFL 6.0% (5)
1952 NFL 6.6% (5)
1953 NFL 3.5% (1)
1954 NFL 7.1% (8)
1955 NFL 4.3% (2)
Career 5.1% (150)

Passing TD %

1947 AAFC 9.3% (1-- 12)
1948 AAFC 7.5% (2-- 58)
1949 AAFC 6.7% (2)
1950 NFL 5.5% (4)
1951 NFL 6.4% (4)
1952 NFL 5.5% (7)
1953 NFL 4.3% (6)
1954 NFL 4.6% (7)
1955 NFL 8.1% (1)
Career 6.6% (5)

     

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
1946 - AAFC: 1st team all-AAFC
1946 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-AAFC
1946 - UPI: 1st team all-AAFC
1947 - AAFC: 1st team all-AAFC
1947 - Associated Press: 1st team all-AAFC
1947 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-AAFC
1948 - Sporting News: 2nd team all-NFL/AAFC
1948 - AAFC: 1st team all-AAFC
1948 - Associated Press: 1st team all-AAFC
1948 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-AAFC
1948 - UPI: 1st team all-AAFC
1949 - Int. News Service: 1st team all-NFL/AAFC
1949 - AAFC: 1st team all-AAFC
1949 - Associated Press: 1st team all-AAFC
1949 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-AAFC
1949 - UPI: 1st team all-AAFC
1950 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1951 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1951 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1951 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1952 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1952 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1952 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1953 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1953 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1953 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1954 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1954 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1954 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1954 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1955 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1955 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1955 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1955 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1955 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL