Clarence Edward Manders
Position: FB-HB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: May 5, 1913 in Milbank, SD
Died: January 20, 1985 in Des Moines, IA
College: Drake (school history)
Drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 2nd round (11th overall) of the 1939 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (14598th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1939* | 26 | BKN | FB | 11 | 9 | 114 | 482 | 2 | 0 | 4.2 | 43.8 | 10.4 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 504 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1940* | 27 | BKN | FB | 11 | 11 | 80 | 311 | 5 | 0 | 3.9 | 28.3 | 7.3 | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 1 | 38 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 349 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1941*+ | 28 | BKN | FB | 11 | 11 | 111 | 486 | 5 | 46 | 4.4 | 44.2 | 10.1 | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 0 | 27 | 0.5 | 6.1 | 553 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1942 | 29 | BKN | FB/KR | 11 | 11 | 93 | 316 | 6 | 23 | 3.4 | 28.7 | 8.5 | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 22 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 369 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1943 | 30 | BKN | FB | 10 | 9 | 89 | 266 | 3 | 43 | 3.0 | 26.6 | 8.9 | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 1 | 48 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 334 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1944 | 31 | BKN | FB/KR | 10 | 9 | 127 | 430 | 5 | 13 | 3.4 | 43.0 | 12.7 | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 0 | 30 | 0.6 | 7.8 | 508 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1945 | 32 | BOS | FB | 10 | 10 | 76 | 238 | 6 | 34 | 3.1 | 23.8 | 7.6 | 238 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1946 | 33 | NYY | fb | 13 | 4 | 49 | 168 | 3 | 0 | 3.4 | 12.9 | 3.8 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 217 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1947 | 34 | BUF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 90 | 74 | 742 | 2712 | 35 | 46 | 3.7 | 30.1 | 8.2 | 28 | 375 | 13.4 | 2 | 48 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 3087 | 37 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 6 yrs | BKN | 64 | 60 | 614 | 2291 | 26 | 46 | 3.7 | 35.8 | 9.6 | 25 | 326 | 13.0 | 2 | 48 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 2617 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 yr | BOS | 10 | 10 | 76 | 238 | 6 | 34 | 3.1 | 23.8 | 7.6 | 238 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1 yr | BUF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1 yr | NYY | 13 | 4 | 49 | 168 | 3 | 0 | 3.4 | 12.9 | 3.8 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 217 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | |||||||||||
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| 1940* | 27 | BKN | FB | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1942 | 29 | BKN | FB/KR | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1943 | 30 | BKN | FB | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 31 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 6.2 | 10.2 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 132.1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1944 | 31 | BKN | FB/KR | 10 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 26.5 | 96 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 11.8 | 0 | 2.8 | -2.5 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1945 | 32 | BOS | FB | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 12 | 4.7 | -0.3 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 28.2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1946 | 33 | NYY | fb | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 77.1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 90 | 74 | 20 | 53 | 37.7 | 183 | 1 | 1.9 | 5 | 9.4 | 12 | 3.5 | -0.4 | 9.2 | 2.0 | 14.9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 6 yrs | BKN | 64 | 60 | 13 | 41 | 31.7 | 127 | 1 | 2.4 | 4 | 9.8 | 11 | 3.1 | -0.8 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 yr | BOS | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 12 | 4.7 | -0.3 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 28.2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 yr | NYY | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 77.1 | 0 | 0 |
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1940* | 27 | BKN | FB | 11 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1941*+ | 28 | BKN | FB | 11 | 11 | 4 | 73 | 1 | 65 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1942 | 29 | BKN | FB/KR | 11 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1944 | 31 | BKN | FB/KR | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1945 | 32 | BOS | FB | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -12 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 90 | 74 | 11 | 120 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -12 | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 yrs | BKN | 64 | 60 | 8 | 115 | 1 | 65 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | BOS | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -12 | 0 | |||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1941*+ | 28 | BKN | FB | 11 | 11 | 7 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 18.3 | 681 | ||||||
| 1942 | 29 | BKN | FB/KR | 11 | 11 | 9 | 210 | 0 | 36 | 23.3 | 579 | ||||||
| 1943 | 30 | BKN | FB | 10 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 353 | ||||||
| 1944 | 31 | BKN | FB/KR | 10 | 9 | 11 | 227 | 0 | 35 | 20.6 | 735 | ||||||
| 1945 | 32 | BOS | FB | 10 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 5.0 | 248 | ||||||
| 1946 | 33 | NYY | fb | 13 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 243 | ||||||
| Career | 90 | 74 | 31 | 620 | 0 | 36 | 20.0 | 3707 | |||||||||
| 6 yrs | BKN | 64 | 60 | 28 | 584 | 0 | 36 | 20.9 | 3201 | ||||||||
| 1 yr | BOS | 10 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 5.0 | 248 | ||||||||
| 1 yr | NYY | 13 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 243 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1939* | 26 | BKN | FB | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1940* | 27 | BKN | FB | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1941*+ | 28 | BKN | FB | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1942 | 29 | BKN | FB/KR | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | 30 | BKN | FB | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1944 | 31 | BKN | FB/KR | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1945 | 32 | BOS | FB | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 1946 | 33 | NYY | fb | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Career | 90 | 74 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 234 | |||||||||||
| 6 yrs | BKN | 64 | 60 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 180 | ||||||||||
| 1 yr | BOS | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | |||||||||||||
| 1 yr | NYY | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Chicago Herald Am. |
| 1941 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1941 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Chicago Herald Am. |
| 1941 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Collyers Eye Mag. |
| 1941 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NFL |
| 1941 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1941 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1944 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Int. News Service |
| 1944 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |