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Don Hutson

Donald Montgomery Hutson

Position: E-DB-DE
Height: 6-1    Weight: 183 lbs.

Born: January 31, 1913 in Pine Bluff, AR
Died: June 26, 1997 in Rancho Mirage, CA
College: Alabama   (school history)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (14598th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 8-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1963


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Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1935 22 GNB LE 9 5 18 420 23.3 6 83 2.0 46.7 6 22 0 0 3.7 2.4 0.7 442 6 0 0
1936 23 GNB LE 12 5 34 536 15.8 8 58 2.8 44.7 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -0.3 0.1 533 8 0 0
1937 24 GNB LE 11 5 41 552 13.5 7 78 3.7 50.2 14 26 0 0 1.9 2.4 1.3 578 7 0 0
1938+ 25 GNB LE 10 7 32 548 17.1 9 54 3.2 54.8 3 -1 0 0 -0.3 -0.1 0.3 547 9 0 0
1939*+ 26 GNB LE 11 8 34 846 24.9 6 92 3.1 76.9 5 26 0 0 5.2 2.4 0.5 872 6 0 0
1940*+ 27 GNB LE 11 6 45 664 14.8 7 36 4.1 60.4 664 7 0 0
1941*+ 28 GNB le 11 4 58 738 12.7 10 45 5.3 67.1 4 22 2 18 5.5 2.0 0.4 760 12 0 0
1942*+ 29 GNB K 11 4 74 1211 16.4 17 73 6.7 110.1 3 4 0 9 1.3 0.4 0.3 1215 17 0 0
1943+ 30 GNB K/LE 10 9 47 776 16.5 11 79 4.7 77.6 6 41 0 16 6.8 4.1 0.6 817 11 0 0
1944+ 31 GNB K/LE 10 7 58 866 14.9 9 55 5.8 86.6 12 87 0 27 7.3 8.7 1.2 953 9 0 0
1945+ 32 GNB K 10 0 47 834 17.7 9 75 4.7 83.4 8 60 1 18 7.5 6.0 0.8 894 10 1 0
Career 116 60 488 7991 16.4 99 92 4.2 68.9 62 284 3 27 4.6 2.4 0.5 8275 102 1 0

Kicking & Punting

0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1935 22 GNB LE 9 5 1
1938+ 25 GNB LE 10 7 3 3 100.0%
1939*+ 26 GNB LE 11 8 2 2 100.0%
1940*+ 27 GNB LE 11 6 16 15 93.8%
1941*+ 28 GNB le 11 4 1 1 100.0% 24 20 83.3%
1942*+ 29 GNB K 11 4 4 1 25.0% 34 33 97.1%
1943+ 30 GNB K/LE 10 9 5 3 60.0% 36 36 100.0%
1944+ 31 GNB K/LE 10 7 3 0.0% 33 31 93.9%
1945+ 32 GNB K 10 0 4 2 50.0% 35 31 88.6%
Career 116 60 17 7 41.2% 183 172 94.0%

Defense & Fumbles

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
1940*+ 27 GNB LE 11 6 6 24 0 0 0
1941*+ 28 GNB le 11 4 1 32 0 32 0
1942*+ 29 GNB K 11 4 7 71 0 27 0
1943+ 30 GNB K/LE 10 9 8 197 1 84 0
1944+ 31 GNB K/LE 10 7 4 50 0 43 0
1945+ 32 GNB K 10 0 4 15 0 15 0 0 1 0 0 0
Career 116 60 30 389 1 84 0 0 1 0 0 0

Passing

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% 4QC GWD
1937 24 GNB LE 11 5 0 4 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 25.0 0 0.0 -11.3 0.0 0.0 0 0
1943+ 30 GNB K/LE 10 9 1 4 25.0 38 1 25.0 1 25.0 38 9.5 3.3 38.0 3.8 66.7 0 0
1944+ 31 GNB K/LE 10 7 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Career 116 60 1 11 9.1 38 1 9.1 2 18.2 38 3.5 -2.9 38.0 0.3 32.2 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.

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1941*+ 28 GNB le 11 4 1 8 0 8 8.0 768
1945+ 32 GNB K 10 0 4 37 0 12 9.3 931
Career 116 60 5 45 0 12 9.0 8320

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1935 22 GNB LE 9 5 6 1 7 1 43
1936 23 GNB LE 12 5 8 1 9 54
1937 24 GNB LE 11 5 7 7 42
1938+ 25 GNB LE 10 7 9 9 3 57
1939*+ 26 GNB LE 11 8 6 6 2 38
1940*+ 27 GNB LE 11 6 7 7 15 57
1941*+ 28 GNB le 11 4 2 10 12 20 1 95
1942*+ 29 GNB K 11 4 17 17 33 1 138
1943+ 30 GNB K/LE 10 9 11 1 12 36 3 117
1944+ 31 GNB K/LE 10 7 9 9 31 85
1945+ 32 GNB K 10 0 1 9 10 31 2 97
Career 116 60 3 99 1 2 105 172 7 823

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Awards
1941 NFL Joe F. Carr Trophy (MVP)
1942 NFL Joe F. Carr Trophy (MVP)

Pro Bowls
1939
1940
1941
1942

First-Team All-Pro
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

Receptions
1935 NFL 18 (6)
1936 NFL 34 (1)
1937 NFL 41 (1)
1938 NFL 32 (2)
1939 NFL 34 (1)
1940 NFL 45 (2)
1941 NFL 58 (1)
1942 NFL 74 (1)
1943 NFL 47 (1)
1944 NFL 58 (1)
1945 NFL 47 (1)
Career 488 (128)

Receiving Yds
1935 NFL 420 (3)
1936 NFL 536 (1)
1937 NFL 552 (2)
1938 NFL 548 (1)
1939 NFL 846 (1)
1940 NFL 664 (2)
1941 NFL 738 (1)
1942 NFL 1211 (1)
1943 NFL 776 (1)
1944 NFL 866 (1)
1945 NFL 834 (2)
Career 7991 (85)

Receiving TD
1935 NFL 6 (1)
1936 NFL 8 (1)
1937 NFL 7 (1)
1938 NFL 9 (1)
1939 NFL 6 (2)
1940 NFL 7 (1)
1941 NFL 10 (1)
1942 NFL 17 (1/5)
1943 NFL 11 (1)
1944 NFL 9 (1)
1945 NFL 9 (2)
Career 99 (9)

Long Reception
1935 NFL 83 (1)
1936 NFL 58 (2)
1937 NFL 78 (3)
1938 NFL 54 (3)
1939 NFL 92 (2/63)
1942 NFL 73 (1)
1943 NFL 79 (2)
1945 NFL 75 (3)

Yds/Reception
1936 NFL 15.8 (1)
1937 NFL 13.5 (3)
1938 NFL 17.1 (2)
1939 NFL 24.9 (1/14)
1940 NFL 14.8 (3)
1941 NFL 12.7 (5)
1942 NFL 16.4 (2)
1943 NFL 16.5 (7)
1944 NFL 14.9 (7)
1945 NFL 17.7 (7)
Career 16.4 (126)

Receiving Yds/Game
1935 NFL 46.7 (1)
1936 NFL 44.7 (1)
1937 NFL 50.2 (2)
1938 NFL 54.8 (1)
1939 NFL 76.9 (1)
1940 NFL 60.4 (2)
1941 NFL 67.1 (1)
1942 NFL 110.1 (1/10)
1943 NFL 77.6 (1)
1944 NFL 86.6 (1)
1945 NFL 83.4 (2)
Career 68.9 (19)

Touchdowns
1935 NFL 7 (1)
1936 NFL 9 (1)
1937 NFL 7 (1)
1938 NFL 9 (1)
1939 NFL 6 (5)
1940 NFL 7 (3)
1941 NFL 12 (1)
1942 NFL 17 (1/52)
1943 NFL 12 (1)
1944 NFL 9 (1)
1945 NFL 10 (2)
Career 105 (16)

Points Scored
1935 NFL 43 (2)
1936 NFL 54 (3)
1937 NFL 42 (5)
1938 NFL 57 (2)
1939 NFL 38 (7)
1940 NFL 57 (1)
1941 NFL 95 (1)
1942 NFL 138 (1/47)
1943 NFL 117 (1)
1944 NFL 85 (1)
1945 NFL 97 (2)
Career 823 (79)

Rushing/Receiving TD
1935 NFL 6 (1)
1936 NFL 8 (1)
1937 NFL 7 (1)
1938 NFL 9 (1)
1939 NFL 6 (5)
1940 NFL 7 (3)
1941 NFL 12 (1)
1942 NFL 17 (1/51)
1943 NFL 11 (2)
1944 NFL 9 (1)
1945 NFL 10 (2)
Career 102 (17)

Non-Offensive TDs
1935 NFL 1 (3)
1936 NFL 1 (2)
1943 NFL 1 (3)

Yds From Scrimmage
1935 NFL 442 (9)
1936 NFL 533 (9)
1937 NFL 578 (5)
1938 NFL 547 (4)
1939 NFL 872 (2)
1940 NFL 664 (3)
1941 NFL 760 (1)
1942 NFL 1215 (1)
1943 NFL 817 (2)
1944 NFL 953 (1)
1945 NFL 894 (3)
Career 8275 (162)

All-Purpose Yds
1935 NFL 442 (9)
1936 NFL 533 (9)
1937 NFL 578 (5)
1938 NFL 547 (4)
1939 NFL 872 (2)
1940 NFL 664 (3)
1941 NFL 768 (4)
1942 NFL 1215 (2)
1943 NFL 817 (7)
1944 NFL 953 (3)
1945 NFL 931 (6)

Yds/Touch
1942 NFL 15.8 (1)
1943 NFL 15.4 (1)
1944 NFL 13.6 (1)
Career 15.0 (87)

Extra Pt Made
1940 NFL 15 (3)
1941 NFL 20 (1)
1942 NFL 33 (1)
1943 NFL 36 (2)
1944 NFL 31 (3)
1945 NFL 31 (1)
Career 172 (125)

Extra Pt Att
1940 NFL 16 (3)
1941 NFL 24 (1)
1942 NFL 34 (1)
1943 NFL 36 (2)
1944 NFL 33 (3)
1945 NFL 35 (1)
Career 183 (124)

Extra Point %
Career 93.443% (159)

Total Field Goals Made
1942 NFL 1 (9)
1943 NFL 3 (1)
1945 NFL 2 (7)

Field Goals Att
1942 NFL 4 (10)
1943 NFL 5 (6)
1944 NFL 3 (9)
1945 NFL 4 (6)

Interceptions
1940 NFL 6 (1)
1942 NFL 7 (2)
1943 NFL 8 (3)
1944 NFL 4 (9)
1945 NFL 4 (6)
Career 30 (196)

Intercept. Ret. Yds
1942 NFL 71 (8)
1943 NFL 197 (1/80)

Intercept. Ret. TD
1943 NFL 1 (1)

Long Intercep. Return
1943 NFL 84 (3)

     

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