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Dante Magnani

Dante Alfred Magnani

Position: HB-WB
Height: 5-10    Weight: 182 lbs.
Born: March 16, 1917 in Dalzell, IL
College: St. Mary's (CA)

Career AV: 1 (11373rd overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Cleveland Rams in the 19th round (175th overall) of the 1940 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. 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 AV
1940 23 RAM 11 4 7 19 0 0 2.7 1.7 0.6 11 119 10.8 1 25 1.0 10.8 138 1 0
1941 24 RAM WB 9 8 24 128 0 29 5.3 14.2 2.7 14 189 13.5 1 61 1.6 21.0 317 1 0
1942* 25 RAM WB 11 10 59 344 1 71 5.8 31.3 5.4 24 276 11.5 4 67 2.2 25.1 620 5 0
1943 26 CHI RH 10 7 51 310 2 79 6.1 31.0 5.1 6 88 14.7 1 51 0.6 8.8 398 3 0
1946 29 CHI LH 10 7 68 277 0 32 4.1 27.7 6.8 14 156 11.1 1 38 1.4 15.6 433 1 2
1947 30 RAM 12 3 48 178 0 27 3.7 14.8 4.0 4 57 14.3 1 40 0.3 4.8 235 1 2
1948 31 RAM 8 1 38 144 0 15 3.8 18.0 4.8 3 28 9.3 1 16 0.4 3.5 172 1 2
1949 32 CHI 6 1 33 59 0 9 1.8 9.8 5.5 3 29 9.7 0 15 0.5 4.8 88 0 1
1950 33 DET 16 7 0 3 7 0 5 2.3 1.0 0.4 7 0 0 1
Career 84 41 331 1466 3 79 4.4 17.5 3.9 79 942 11.9 10 67 0.9 11.2 2408 13 7 1
5 yrs RAM 51 26 176 813 1 71 4.6 15.9 3.5 56 669 11.9 8 67 1.1 13.1 1482 9 4
3 yrs CHI 26 15 152 646 2 79 4.3 24.8 5.8 23 273 11.9 2 51 0.9 10.5 919 4 3
1 yr DET 7 0 3 7 0 5 2.3 1.0 0.4 7 0 0 1

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1941 24 RAM WB 9 8 5 54 0 25 10.8 8 241 1 93 30.1 612
1942* 25 RAM WB 11 10 2 27 0 25 13.5 11 250 0 37 22.7 897
1943 26 CHI RH 10 7 4 40 0 19 10.0 6 171 1 96 28.5 609
1946 29 CHI LH 10 7 3 50 0 23 16.7 483
1947 30 RAM 12 3 6 186 0 75 31.0 421
1948 31 RAM 8 1 3 49 0 22 16.3 221
Career 84 41 11 121 0 25 11.0 37 947 2 96 25.6 3476
5 yrs RAM 51 26 7 81 0 25 11.6 28 726 1 93 25.9 2289
3 yrs CHI 26 15 4 40 0 19 10.0 9 221 1 96 24.6 1180

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1940 23 RAM 11 4 3 59 0 0
1941 24 RAM WB 9 8 2 6 0 4
1943 26 CHI RH 10 7 2 23 0 14
1946 29 CHI LH 10 7 1 35 0 35 2 1 -3 0
1947 30 RAM 12 3 2 1 0 0
1948 31 RAM 8 1 2 0 0 0
1949 32 CHI 6 1 1 1 2 0
Career 84 41 8 123 0 35 7 3 -1 0
5 yrs RAM 51 26 5 65 0 4 4 1 0 0
3 yrs CHI 26 15 3 58 0 35 3 2 -1 0

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. 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%
1942* 25 RAM WB 11 10 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Career 84 41 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6

Kicking & Punting

0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. 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 RAM 11 4 1 33 33 0 33.0
Career 84 41 1 33 33 0 33.0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1940 23 RAM 11 4 1 1 6
1941 24 RAM WB 9 8 1 1 2 12
1942* 25 RAM WB 11 10 1 4 5 30
1943 26 CHI RH 10 7 2 1 1 4 24
1946 29 CHI LH 10 7 1 1 6
1947 30 RAM 12 3 1 1 6
1948 31 RAM 8 1 1 1 6
Career 84 41 3 10 2 15 90
5 yrs RAM 51 26 1 8 1 10 60
3 yrs CHI 26 15 2 2 1 5 30

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1942

Rushing Yds

1942 NFL 344 (8)
1943 NFL 310 (10)

Long Rush

1942 NFL 71 (3)
1943 NFL 79 (1)

Yds/Rushing Att

1943 NFL 6.1 (2)

Rushing Yds/Game

1942 NFL 31.3 (9)
1943 NFL 31.0 (10)

Receptions

1942 NFL 24 (3)

Receiving TD

1942 NFL 4 (4)

Long Reception

1941 NFL 61 (9)
1942 NFL 67 (5)

Yds/Reception

1942 NFL 11.5 (7)

Touchdowns

1942 NFL 5 (9)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1942 NFL 5 (7)

Non-Offensive TDs

1941 NFL 1 (4)
1943 NFL 1 (3)

Yds From Scrimmage

1942 NFL 620 (5)

All-Purpose Yds

1941 NFL 612 (9)
1942 NFL 897 (6)

Yds/Touch

1942 NFL 9.3 (2)
1943 NFL 9.1 (6)

Kick Returns

1941 NFL 8 (6)
1942 NFL 11 (2)

Kick Return Yds

1941 NFL 241 (4)
1942 NFL 250 (3)

Kick Return TD

1941 NFL 1 (1/58)

1943 NFL 1 (1/58)

Career 2 (47)

Long Kick Return

1941 NFL 93 (3)
1943 NFL 96 (2)
1947 NFL 75 (5)

Yds/Kick Return

1942 NFL 22.7 (3)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1941 NFL 295 (8)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

1942NFL: 2nd Team All-NFL