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Ken Kavanaugh

Kenneth William Kavanaugh

Position: E
Height: 6-3    Weight: 207 lbs.
Born: November 23, 1916 in Little Rock, AR
College: LSU

2-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 3rd round (22nd overall) of the 1940 Draft

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1940* 24 CHI 11 0 12 276 23.0 3 74 1.1 25.1 276 3 0
1941* 25 CHI 11 0 11 314 28.5 6 48 1.0 28.5 314 6 0
1945 29 CHI 10 2 25 543 21.7 6 64 2.5 54.3 543 6 0
1946 30 CHI LE 10 4 18 337 18.7 5 38 1.8 33.7 337 5 1
1947 31 CHI LE 12 6 32 818 25.6 13 81 2.7 68.2 818 13 0
1948 32 CHI LE 12 7 18 352 19.6 6 64 1.5 29.3 352 6 0
1949 33 CHI LE 12 10 29 655 22.6 9 81 2.4 54.6 655 9 0
1950 34 CHI LE 12 0 17 331 19.5 2 67 1.4 27.6 331 2 1
Career 90 29 162 3626 22.4 50 81 1.8 40.3 3626 50 2

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1941* 25 CHI 11 0 1 6 0 6
1946 30 CHI LE 10 4 1 0 0 0
1948 32 CHI LE 12 7 0 1 1 1
1950 34 CHI LE 12 0 1 1 0 1
Career 90 29 1 6 0 6 2 2 1 2

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1941* 25 CHI 11 0 1 1 100.0%
Career 90 29 1 1 100.0%

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1941* 25 CHI 11 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 329
1945 29 CHI 10 2 1 7 0 7 7.0 550
Career 90 29 2 22 0 15 11.0 3648

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1940* 24 CHI 11 0 3 18
1941* 25 CHI 11 0 6 1 37
1945 29 CHI 10 2 6 36
1946 30 CHI LE 10 4 5 30
1947 31 CHI LE 12 6 13 78
1948 32 CHI LE 12 7 6 1 42
1949 33 CHI LE 12 10 9 54
1950 34 CHI LE 12 0 2 1 18
Career 90 29 50 2 1 313

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1940
1941

Receptions

1945 NFL 25 (7)
1946 NFL 18 (10)

Receiving Yds

1941 NFL 314 (6)
1945 NFL 543 (6)
1946 NFL 337 (9)
1947 NFL 818 (3)
1949 NFL 655 (6)

Receiving TD

1940 NFL 3 (6)
1941 NFL 6 (2)
1945 NFL 6 (5)
1946 NFL 5 (3)
1947 NFL 13 (1-- 46)
1948 NFL 6 (6)
1949 NFL 9 (1)
Career 50 (91)

Long Reception

1940 NFL 74 (2)
1945 NFL 64 (10)
1947 NFL 81 (2)
1949 NFL 81 (2)

Yds/Reception

1945 NFL 21.7 (4)
1947 NFL 25.6 (2-- 10)
1949 NFL 22.6 (2-- 54)
Career 22.4 (2)

Receiving Yds/Game

1941 NFL 28.5 (7)
1945 NFL 54.3 (6)
1946 NFL 33.7 (9)
1947 NFL 68.2 (3)
1949 NFL 54.6 (6)

Touchdowns

1941 NFL 6 (5)
1945 NFL 6 (9)
1946 NFL 5 (8)
1947 NFL 13 (2)
1948 NFL 7 (10)
1949 NFL 9 (3)
Career 52 (175)

Points Scored

1941 NFL 37 (8)
1947 NFL 78 (4)
1949 NFL 54 (9)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1941 NFL 6 (4)
1945 NFL 6 (9)
1946 NFL 5 (7)
1947 NFL 13 (1)
1949 NFL 9 (3)
Career 50 (188)

Non-Offensive TDs

1948 NFL 1 (10)
1950 NFL 1 (8)

Yds From Scrimmage

1945 NFL 543 (10)
1947 NFL 818 (4)

Fumble Return TD

1948 NFL 1 (3)
1950 NFL 1 (1)
Career 2 (36)

     

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)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1946 - Pro Foot. Illustrated: 2nd team all-NFL
1946 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1946 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1947 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1947 - Chicago Herald Am.: 1st team all-NFL
1947 - Pro Foot. Illustrated: 2nd team all-NFL
1947 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1947 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1948 - Chicago Herald Am.: 1st team all-NFL
1948 - Pro Foot. Illustrated: 2nd team all-NFL
1948 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1948 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL