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Cecil Isbell
Cecil Frank Isbell
Position: TB-HB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: July 11, 1915 in Houston, TX
Died: June 23, 1985 in Hammond, IN
College: Purdue (school history)
Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1938 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (15200th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | AV | |||||||||||
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| 1938* | 23 | GNB | tb | 11 | 4 | 37 | 91 | 40.7 | 659 | 8 | 8.8 | 10 | 11.0 | 53 | 7.2 | 4.1 | 17.8 | 59.9 | 55.9 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1939* | 24 | GNB | tb | 11 | 5 | 43 | 103 | 41.7 | 749 | 6 | 5.8 | 5 | 4.9 | 51 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 17.4 | 68.1 | 66.4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1940 | 25 | GNB | TB | 10 | 5 | 68 | 150 | 45.3 | 1037 | 8 | 5.3 | 12 | 8.0 | 47 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 15.3 | 103.7 | 53.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1941*+ | 26 | GNB | TB | 11 | 4 | 117 | 206 | 56.8 | 1479 | 15 | 7.3 | 11 | 5.3 | 56 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 12.6 | 134.5 | 81.4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1942* | 27 | GNB | TB | 11 | 6 | 146 | 268 | 54.5 | 2021 | 24 | 9.0 | 14 | 5.2 | 73 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 13.8 | 183.7 | 87.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 54 | 24 | 411 | 818 | 50.2 | 5945 | 61 | 7.5 | 52 | 6.4 | 73 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 14.5 | 110.1 | 72.6 | 0 | 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 | QBrec | Att | Y/A+ | NY/A+ | AY/A+ | ANY/A+ | Cmp%+ | TD%+ | Int%+ | Sack%+ | Rate+ |
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| 1938* | 23 | GNB | tb | 11 | 4 | 91 | 162 | 164 | 93 | 169 | 86 | 142 | |||||
| 1939* | 24 | GNB | tb | 11 | 5 | 103 | 119 | 139 | 98 | 112 | 159 | 125 | |||||
| 1940 | 25 | GNB | TB | 10 | 5 | 150 | 111 | 114 | 104 | 109 | 114 | 112 | |||||
| 1941*+ | 26 | GNB | TB | 11 | 4 | 206 | 114 | 125 | 127 | 119 | 134 | 128 | |||||
| 1942* | 27 | GNB | TB | 11 | 6 | 268 | 111 | 121 | 128 | 117 | 136 | 126 | |||||
| Career | 54 | 24 | 818 |
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1938* | 23 | GNB | tb | 11 | 4 | 85 | 445 | 2 | 0 | 5.2 | 40.5 | 7.7 | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 0 | 49 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 549 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1939* | 24 | GNB | tb | 11 | 5 | 132 | 407 | 2 | 0 | 3.1 | 37.0 | 12.0 | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 0 | 20 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 478 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1940 | 25 | GNB | TB | 10 | 5 | 97 | 270 | 4 | 0 | 2.8 | 27.0 | 9.7 | 270 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1941*+ | 26 | GNB | TB | 11 | 4 | 72 | 317 | 1 | 24 | 4.4 | 28.8 | 6.5 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 316 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1942* | 27 | GNB | TB | 11 | 6 | 36 | 83 | 1 | 32 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 3.3 | 83 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career | 54 | 24 | 422 | 1522 | 10 | 32 | 3.6 | 28.2 | 7.8 | 15 | 174 | 11.6 | 0 | 49 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 1696 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 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 | |||
| 1939* | 24 | GNB | tb | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 4 | 123 | 39 | 0 | 30.8 | ||||||||||||||
| 1940 | 25 | GNB | TB | 10 | 5 | 2 | 63 | 37 | 0 | 31.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1942* | 27 | GNB | TB | 11 | 6 | 4 | 141 | 46 | 0 | 35.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Career | 54 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 10 | 327 | 46 | 0 | 32.7 | |||||||||||||||||
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1938 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Int. News Service |
| 1938 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NFL |
| 1938 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1938 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1939 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Int. News Service |
| 1940 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NFL |
| 1940 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1940 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1941 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1941 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Chicago Herald Am. |
| 1941 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Collyers Eye Mag. |
| 1941 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NFL |
| 1941 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1941 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1942 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1942 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Int. News Service |
| 1942 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NFL |
| 1942 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
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