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Duane Putnam
Charles Duane Putnam
Position: G
Height: 6-0 Weight: 228 lbs.
Born: September 5, 1928 in Pollack, SD
College: Pacific
Career AV: 78 (389th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 6th round (66th overall) of the 1952 NFL Draft.
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| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | AV | ||
| 1952 | 24 | RAM | 61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | 25 | RAM | LG | 61 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1954* | 26 | RAM | LG | 61 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 14 | |||||
| 1955*+ | 27 | RAM | LG | 61 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 1956* | 28 | RAM | LG | 61 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 11 | |||||
| 1957*+ | 29 | RAM | LG | 61 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 16 | |||||
| 1958*+ | 30 | RAM | LG | 61 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 1959 | 31 | RAM | LG | 61 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1960 | 32 | DAL | LG | 61 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 5 | |||||
| 1961 | 33 | CLE | 62 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1962 | 34 | RAM | RG | 61 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Career | 121 | 24 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 13 | 7.4 | 37 | 93 | |||||||||
| 9 yrs | RAM | 95 | 24 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 6.0 | 24 | 87 | ||||||||
| 1 yr | DAL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 5 | ||||||||
| 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 |
| 1954* | 26 | RAM | LG | 61 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1956* | 28 | RAM | LG | 61 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1958*+ | 30 | RAM | LG | 61 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1959 | 31 | RAM | LG | 61 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 121 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
All-Pro Teams
| 1954 | Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL |
| 1955 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| 1956 | Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| 1957 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| 1958 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| 1959 | Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL |
| NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL |