Ken Kavanaugh
Kenneth William Kavanaugh
Position: E
Height: 6-3 Weight: 207 lbs.
Born: November 23, 1916 in Little Rock, AR
College: LSU (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 3rd round (22nd overall) of the 1940 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 5 (8566th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1940* | 24 | CHI | 11 | 0 | 12 | 276 | 23.0 | 3 | 74 | 1.1 | 25.1 | 276 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1941* | 25 | CHI | 11 | 0 | 11 | 314 | 28.5 | 6 | 48 | 1.0 | 28.5 | 314 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1945 | 29 | CHI | 10 | 2 | 25 | 543 | 21.7 | 6 | 64 | 2.5 | 54.3 | 543 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1946 | 30 | CHI | LE | 10 | 4 | 18 | 337 | 18.7 | 5 | 38 | 1.8 | 33.7 | 337 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1947 | 31 | CHI | LE | 12 | 6 | 32 | 818 | 25.6 | 13 | 81 | 2.7 | 68.2 | 818 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1948 | 32 | CHI | LE | 12 | 7 | 18 | 352 | 19.6 | 6 | 64 | 1.5 | 29.3 | 352 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1949 | 33 | CHI | LE | 12 | 10 | 29 | 655 | 22.6 | 9 | 81 | 2.4 | 54.6 | 655 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1950 | 34 | CHI | LE | 51 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 331 | 19.5 | 2 | 67 | 1.4 | 27.6 | 331 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| Career | 90 | 29 | 162 | 3626 | 22.4 | 50 | 81 | 1.8 | 40.3 | 3626 | 50 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940* | 24 | CHI | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 1941* | 25 | CHI | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 37 | |||||||||||
| 1945 | 29 | CHI | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||||
| 1946 | 30 | CHI | LE | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1947 | 31 | CHI | LE | 12 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 78 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | 32 | CHI | LE | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1949 | 33 | CHI | LE | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 54 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | 34 | CHI | LE | 51 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||
| Career | 90 | 29 | 50 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 313 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)
All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Pro Foot. Illustrated |
| 1946 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1946 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1947 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1947 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Chicago Herald Am. |
| 1947 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Pro Foot. Illustrated |
| 1947 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1947 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1948 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Chicago Herald Am. |
| 1948 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Pro Foot. Illustrated |
| 1948 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1948 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |