Alphonse Emil Leemans
Position: FB-TB-DB-QB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: November 12, 1912 in Superior, WI
College: George Washington, Oregon
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1978
2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 2nd round (18th overall) of the 1936 Draft
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View Details For: 8 Regular Season TDs Scored / 18 Regular Season and 1 Playoff TDs Thrown after 1939
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1936 | 24 | NYG | FB | 12 | 4 | 206 | 830 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 69.2 | 17.2 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 852 | 2 | 0 |
| 1937 | 25 | NYG | FB | 9 | 8 | 144 | 429 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 47.7 | 16.0 | 11 | 157 | 14.3 | 1 | 18 | 1.2 | 17.4 | 586 | 1 | 0 |
| 1938* | 26 | NYG | FB | 10 | 3 | 121 | 463 | 4 | 75 | 3.8 | 46.3 | 12.1 | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 | 45 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 531 | 4 | 0 |
| 1939+ | 27 | NYG | FB | 10 | 2 | 128 | 429 | 3 | 0 | 3.4 | 42.9 | 12.8 | 8 | 185 | 23.1 | 2 | 50 | 0.8 | 18.5 | 614 | 5 | 0 |
| 1940 | 28 | NYG | FB | 10 | 2 | 132 | 474 | 1 | 0 | 3.6 | 47.4 | 13.2 | 474 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 1941* | 29 | NYG | TB | 11 | 11 | 100 | 332 | 4 | 26 | 3.3 | 30.2 | 9.1 | 332 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 1942 | 30 | NYG | TB | 8 | 6 | 51 | 116 | 3 | 16 | 2.3 | 14.5 | 6.4 | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | -10 | 0.1 | -1.3 | 106 | 3 | 0 |
| 1943 | 31 | NYG | TB | 10 | 1 | 37 | 59 | 0 | 13 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 59 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 80 | 37 | 919 | 3132 | 17 | 75 | 3.4 | 39.2 | 11.5 | 28 | 422 | 15.1 | 3 | 50 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 3554 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | |||||||||||
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| 1936 | 24 | NYG | FB | 12 | 4 | 13 | 42 | 31.0 | 258 | 3 | 7.1 | 6 | 14.3 | 0 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 19.8 | 21.5 | 37.7 | ||||||
| 1937 | 25 | NYG | FB | 9 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 25.0 | 64 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 12.8 | 7.1 | 36.2 | ||||||
| 1938* | 26 | NYG | FB | 10 | 3 | 19 | 42 | 45.2 | 249 | 3 | 7.1 | 6 | 14.3 | 0 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 13.1 | 24.9 | 48.7 | ||||||
| 1939+ | 27 | NYG | FB | 10 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 198 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.7 | 0 | 7.6 | 4.2 | 16.5 | 19.8 | 40.2 | ||||||
| 1940 | 28 | NYG | FB | 10 | 2 | 15 | 31 | 48.4 | 159 | 2 | 6.5 | 3 | 9.7 | 0 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 10.6 | 15.9 | 45.7 | ||||||
| 1941* | 29 | NYG | TB | 11 | 11 | 31 | 66 | 47.0 | 475 | 4 | 6.1 | 5 | 7.6 | 44 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 15.3 | 43.2 | 59.8 | ||||||
| 1942 | 30 | NYG | TB | 8 | 6 | 35 | 69 | 50.7 | 555 | 7 | 10.1 | 4 | 5.8 | 50 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 15.9 | 69.4 | 87.5 | ||||||
| 1943 | 31 | NYG | TB | 10 | 1 | 37 | 87 | 42.5 | 360 | 5 | 5.7 | 5 | 5.7 | 28 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 9.7 | 36.0 | 50.0 | ||||||
| Career | 80 | 37 | 167 | 383 | 43.6 | 2318 | 25 | 6.5 | 32 | 8.4 | 50 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 13.9 | 29.0 | 50.6 |
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1941* | 29 | NYG | TB | 11 | 11 | 14 | 170 | 0 | 18 | 12.1 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 550 |
| 1942 | 30 | NYG | TB | 8 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 13.0 | 132 | |||||
| 1943 | 31 | NYG | TB | 10 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 34 | 22.0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 14.5 | 154 |
| Career | 80 | 37 | 19 | 262 | 0 | 34 | 13.8 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 15 | 15.4 | 3893 | |||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1940 | 28 | NYG | FB | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1941* | 29 | NYG | TB | 11 | 11 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Career | 80 | 37 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 26 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1936 | 24 | NYG | FB | 12 | 4 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1937 | 25 | NYG | FB | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1938* | 26 | NYG | FB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1939+ | 27 | NYG | FB | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1940 | 28 | NYG | FB | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1941* | 29 | NYG | TB | 11 | 11 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1942 | 30 | NYG | TB | 8 | 6 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Career | 80 | 37 | 17 | 3 | 120 |
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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)
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1936 - Chicago Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1936 - Collyers Eye Mag.: 1st team all-NFL 1936 - NFL: 1st team all-NFL 1936 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL 1937 - NFL: 2nd team all-NFL 1937 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1938 - Collyers Eye Mag.: 2nd team all-NFL 1938 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL 1938 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1938 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL 1939 - Collyers Eye Mag.: 2nd team all-NFL 1939 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL 1939 - Int. News Service: 1st team all-NFL 1939 - NFL: 1st team all-NFL 1939 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1939 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1940 - Int. News Service: 2nd team all-NFL 1941 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1941 - Chicago Herald Am.: 2nd team all-NFL 1941 - NFL: 2nd team all-NFL 1941 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1942 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1942 - Int. News Service: 2nd team all-NFL |