Marlin Martin Harder
Position: FB-LB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 203 lbs.
Born: May 6, 1922 in Milwaukee, WI
Died: September 6, 1992 in Waukesha, WI
College: Wisconsin (school history)
Drafted by the Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1944 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 25 (4005th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1946 | 24 | CRD | FB | 11 | 6 | 106 | 545 | 4 | 55 | 5.1 | 49.5 | 9.6 | 11 | 128 | 11.6 | 1 | 24 | 1.0 | 11.6 | 673 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1947 | 25 | CRD | FB/K | 12 | 7 | 113 | 371 | 7 | 45 | 3.3 | 30.9 | 9.4 | 9 | 78 | 8.7 | 0 | 21 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 449 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1948 | 26 | CRD | FB/K | 12 | 7 | 126 | 554 | 6 | 71 | 4.4 | 46.2 | 10.5 | 13 | 93 | 7.2 | 0 | 26 | 1.1 | 7.8 | 647 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1949 | 27 | CRD | FB/K | 11 | 9 | 106 | 447 | 7 | 42 | 4.2 | 40.6 | 9.6 | 12 | 100 | 8.3 | 1 | 44 | 1.1 | 9.1 | 547 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1950* | 28 | CRD | FB/K | 34 | 12 | 12 | 99 | 454 | 1 | 22 | 4.6 | 37.8 | 8.3 | 15 | 111 | 7.4 | 0 | 35 | 1.3 | 9.3 | 565 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 1951 | 29 | DET | FB | 34 | 12 | 101 | 380 | 6 | 28 | 3.8 | 31.7 | 8.4 | 17 | 193 | 11.4 | 2 | 26 | 1.4 | 16.1 | 573 | 8 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1952* | 30 | DET | FB/K | 34 | 11 | 81 | 244 | 2 | 22 | 3.0 | 22.2 | 7.4 | 14 | 142 | 10.1 | 1 | 22 | 1.3 | 12.9 | 386 | 3 | 0 | 11 | |
| 1953 | 31 | DET | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Career | 86 | 41 | 740 | 3016 | 33 | 71 | 4.1 | 35.1 | 8.6 | 92 | 864 | 9.4 | 5 | 44 | 1.1 | 10.0 | 3880 | 38 | 22 | 26 | ||||
| 5 yrs | CRD | 58 | 41 | 550 | 2371 | 25 | 71 | 4.3 | 40.9 | 9.5 | 60 | 510 | 8.5 | 2 | 44 | 1.0 | 8.8 | 2881 | 27 | 17 | 7 | |||
| 3 yrs | DET | 28 | 0 | 190 | 645 | 8 | 28 | 3.4 | 23.0 | 6.8 | 32 | 354 | 11.1 | 3 | 26 | 1.1 | 12.6 | 999 | 11 | 5 | 19 | |||
| 0-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Tot | PAT | Punting | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | XPA | XPM | Pnt | Yds | Lng | Blck | |||
| 1946 | 24 | CRD | FB | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 100.0% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 | 25 | CRD | FB/K | 12 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 70.0% | 40 | 39 | 97.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| 1948 | 26 | CRD | FB/K | 12 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 41.2% | 53 | 53 | 100.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| 1949 | 27 | CRD | FB/K | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 60.0% | 47 | 45 | 95.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| 1950* | 28 | CRD | FB/K | 34 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 44.4% | 24 | 22 | 91.7% | |||||||||||||||
| 1951 | 29 | DET | FB | 34 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 60.0% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1952* | 30 | DET | FB/K | 34 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 47.8% | 35 | 34 | 97.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Career | 86 | 41 | 69 | 35 | 50.7% | 204 | 198 | 97.1% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 yrs | CRD | 58 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 51.2% | 169 | 164 | 97.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | DET | 28 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 50.0% | 35 | 34 | 97.1% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1946 | 24 | CRD | FB | 11 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 5 | 92 | 0 | 36 | 18.4 | 775 | |
| 1950* | 28 | CRD | FB/K | 34 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 112 | 0 | 24 | 18.7 | 677 | |||||
| 1951 | 29 | DET | FB | 34 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 587 | ||||||
| Career | 86 | 41 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 12 | 218 | 0 | 36 | 18.2 | 4108 | ||||
| 5 yrs | CRD | 58 | 41 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 11 | 204 | 0 | 36 | 18.5 | 3095 | |||
| 3 yrs | DET | 28 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 1013 | ||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1946 | 24 | CRD | FB | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1947 | 25 | CRD | FB/K | 12 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | -3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1948 | 26 | CRD | FB/K | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1949 | 27 | CRD | FB/K | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1950* | 28 | CRD | FB/K | 34 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1951 | 29 | DET | FB | 34 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | 31 | DET | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 86 | 41 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 5 yrs | CRD | 58 | 41 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | DET | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1946 | 24 | CRD | FB | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 35 | |||||||||
| 1947 | 25 | CRD | FB/K | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 7 | 102 | |||||||||
| 1948 | 26 | CRD | FB/K | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 7 | 110 | |||||||||
| 1949 | 27 | CRD | FB/K | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 45 | 3 | 102 | ||||||||
| 1950* | 28 | CRD | FB/K | 34 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 40 | ||||||||
| 1951 | 29 | DET | FB | 34 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 57 | |||||||||
| 1952* | 30 | DET | FB/K | 34 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11 | 85 | ||||||||
| Career | 86 | 41 | 33 | 5 | 38 | 198 | 35 | 531 | |||||||||||
| 5 yrs | CRD | 58 | 41 | 25 | 2 | 27 | 164 | 21 | 389 | ||||||||||
| 3 yrs | DET | 28 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 14 | 142 |
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1946 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Pro Foot. Illustrated |
| 1947 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Foot. Illustrated |
| 1947 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1947 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1948 | 2nd Team | All-NFL/AAFC | Sporting News |
| 1948 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Chicago Herald Am. |
| 1948 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Foot. Illustrated |
| 1948 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1948 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1949 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1949 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1950 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1952 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |