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Ben Kish

Benjamin Ernest Kish

Position: B
Height: 6-0    Weight: 207 lbs.
Born: March 31, 1917 in Tonawanda, NY
College: Pittsburgh

Drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 8th round (61st overall) of the 1940 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

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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
1940 23 BKN 11 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 124 13.8 0 0 0.8 11.3 124 0 0
1941 24 BKN 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 50 12.5 0 27 0.8 10.0 50 0 0
1943 26 PHI FB 10 9 22 50 0 11 2.3 5.0 2.2 8 67 8.4 1 17 0.8 6.7 117 1 0
1944 27 PHI FB 10 10 22 96 0 20 4.4 9.6 2.2 5 73 14.6 1 45 0.5 7.3 169 1 0
1945 28 PHI FB 9 5 9 82 0 22 9.1 9.1 1.0 8 78 9.8 0 18 0.9 8.7 160 0 0
1946 29 PHI 10 2 6 13 0 4 2.2 1.3 0.6 3 16 5.3 0 7 0.3 1.6 29 0 1
1947 30 PHI fb 12 8 3 -1 0 1 -0.3 -0.1 0.3 1 12 12.0 0 12 0.1 1.0 11 0 3
1948 31 PHI 9 0 10 106 1 66 10.6 11.8 1.1 106 1 0
1949 32 PHI 7 0 2 -2 0 0 -1.0 -0.3 0.3 -2 0 0
Career 83 37 74 344 1 66 4.6 4.1 0.9 38 420 11.1 2 45 0.5 5.1 764 3 4
7 yrs PHI 67 34 74 344 1 66 4.6 5.1 1.1 25 246 9.8 2 45 0.4 3.7 590 3 4
2 yrs BKN 16 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 174 13.4 0 27 0.8 10.9 174 0 0

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
1940 23 BKN 11 3 2 0 0 0
1941 24 BKN 5 0 1 9 0 9
1943 26 PHI FB 10 9 5 114 1 86
1944 27 PHI FB 10 10 4 52 0 15
1945 28 PHI FB 9 5 1 0 0 0
1946 29 PHI 10 2 1 13 0 13 1 2 0 0
1947 30 PHI fb 12 8 1 37 0 37 3 1 0 0
1948 31 PHI 9 0 3 32 0 22 0 1 5 0
Career 83 37 18 257 1 86 4 4 5 0
7 yrs PHI 67 34 15 248 1 86 4 4 5 0
2 yrs BKN 16 3 3 9 0 9

Kicking & Punting

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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
1940 23 BKN 11 3 3 133 50 0 44.3
1941 24 BKN 5 0 1 35 35 0 35.0
1943 26 PHI FB 10 9 1 42 42 0 42.0
1944 27 PHI FB 10 10 1 1 100.0% 4 182 65 0 45.5
1946 29 PHI 10 2 4 163 50 0 40.8
1947 30 PHI fb 12 8 8 301 47 0 37.6
Career 83 37 1 1 100.0% 21 856 65 0 40.8
7 yrs PHI 67 34 1 1 100.0% 17 688 65 0 40.5
2 yrs BKN 16 3 4 168 50 0 42.0

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
1944 27 PHI FB 10 10 2 36 0 27 18.0 205
1947 30 PHI fb 12 8 1 10 0 10 10.0 21
1948 31 PHI 9 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 106
Career 83 37 1 0 0 0 0.0 3 46 0 27 15.3 810

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
1943 26 PHI FB 10 9 1 1 12
1944 27 PHI FB 10 10 1 1 7
1948 31 PHI 9 0 1 6
Career 83 37 1 2 1 1 25

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Long Rush

1948 NFL 66 (5)

Non-Offensive TDs

1943 NFL 1 (3)

Long Punt

1944 NFL 65 (7)

Interceptions

1943 NFL 5 (6)
1944 NFL 4 (9)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1943 NFL 114 (3)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1943 NFL 1 (1)

Long Intercep. Return

1943 NFL 86 (2)

 

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)