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Edgar Jones

Edgar Francis Jones

Position: HB-DB
Height: 5-10    Weight: 193 lbs.
Born: May 6, 1920 in Scranton, PA
College: Pittsburgh

Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 19th round (180th overall) of the 1942 Draft

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
1945 25 CHI 1 0 8 41 0 12 5.1 41.0 8.0 1 0 0.0 0 0 1.0 0.0 41 0 0
1946 26 CLE LH 14 13 77 539 4 56 7.0 38.5 5.5 4 120 30.0 1 0 0.3 8.6 659 5 0
1947 27 CLE lh 9 5 69 443 5 0 6.4 49.2 7.7 5 92 18.4 1 0 0.6 10.2 535 6 0
1948 28 CLE LH 13 9 100 400 5 0 4.0 30.8 7.7 14 293 20.9 5 0 1.1 22.5 693 10 0
1949 29 CLE lh 7 5 43 127 4 0 3.0 18.1 6.1 9 130 14.4 3 0 1.3 18.6 257 7 0
Career 44 32 297 1550 18 56 5.2 35.2 6.8 33 635 19.2 10 0 0.8 14.4 2185 28 0
4 yrs CLE 43 32 289 1509 18 56 5.2 35.1 6.7 32 635 19.8 10 0 0.7 14.8 2144 28 0
1 yr CHI 1 0 8 41 0 12 5.1 41.0 8.0 1 0 0.0 0 0 1.0 0.0 41 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1945 25 CHI 1 0 2 72 0 48 36.0 113
1946 26 CLE LH 14 13 7 73 0 0 10.4 12 307 1 96 25.6 1039
1947 27 CLE lh 9 5 2 37 0 0 18.5 2 48 0 0 24.0 620
1949 29 CLE lh 7 5 1 15 0 15 15.0 272
Career 44 32 9 110 0 0 12.2 17 442 1 96 26.0 2737
4 yrs CLE 43 32 9 110 0 0 12.2 15 370 1 96 24.7 2624
1 yr CHI 1 0 2 72 0 48 36.0 113

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos 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%
1945 25 CHI 1 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1946 26 CLE LH 14 13 1 4 25.0 4 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 1.0 1.0 4.0 0.3 39.6
1947 27 CLE lh 9 5 2 3 66.7 79 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 26.3 26.3 39.5 8.8 109.7
1949 29 CLE lh 7 5 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Career 44 32 3 9 33.3 83 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 9.2 9.2 27.7 1.9 68.3
4 yrs CLE 43 32 3 8 37.5 83 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 10.4 10.4 27.7 1.9 76.6
1 yr CHI 1 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1946 26 CLE LH 14 13 2 16 0 0
Career 44 32 2 16 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1946 26 CLE LH 14 13 4 1 1 36
1947 27 CLE lh 9 5 5 1 36
1948 28 CLE LH 13 9 5 5 60
1949 29 CLE lh 7 5 4 3 42
Career 44 32 18 10 1 174

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Rushing Att

1946 AAFC 77 (9)
1948 AAFC 100 (10)

Rushing Yds

1946 AAFC 539 (5)

Rushing TD

1946 AAFC 4 (7)
1947 AAFC 5 (7)
1948 AAFC 5 (10)
1949 AAFC 4 (9)

Long Rush

1946 AAFC 56 (5)

Rushing Yds/Game

1946 AAFC 38.5 (5)
1947 AAFC 49.2 (7)

Receiving TD

1948 AAFC 5 (10)

Touchdowns

1946 AAFC 6 (9)
1948 AAFC 10 (6)
1949 AAFC 7 (6)

Points Scored

1948 AAFC 60 (9)
1949 AAFC 42 (10)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1948 AAFC 10 (6)
1949 AAFC 7 (5)

Non-Offensive TDs

1946 AAFC 1 (6)

Yds From Scrimmage

1946 AAFC 659 (5)

All-Purpose Yds

1946 AAFC 1039 (5)

Yds/Touch

1946 AAFC 10.4 (3)

Kick Returns

1946 AAFC 12 (6)

Kick Return Yds

1946 AAFC 307 (7)

Kick Return TD

1946 AAFC 1 (1-- 57)
Career 1 (107)

Long Kick Return

1945 NFL 48 (6)
1946 AAFC 96 (3)

Kick & Punt Returns

1946 AAFC 19 (10)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1946 AAFC 380 (8)

 

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)