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Dick Riffle

Fred Richard Riffle

Position: B
Height: 6-1    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: February 2, 1915 in Wellsboro, PA
College: Albright

1-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2nd round (12th overall) of the 1938 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
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
1938 23 PHI 11 4 65 227 1 0 3.5 20.6 5.9 227 1 0
1939 24 PHI 10 3 18 61 0 0 3.4 6.1 1.8 6 57 9.5 0 0 0.6 5.7 118 0 0
1940 25 PHI FB 11 6 81 238 4 0 2.9 21.6 7.4 8 58 7.3 1 0 0.7 5.3 296 5 0
1941* 26 PIT FB 10 7 109 388 1 54 3.6 38.8 10.9 2 24 12.0 1 14 0.2 2.4 412 2 0
1942 27 PIT FB 11 11 115 467 4 44 4.1 42.5 10.5 3 50 16.7 0 31 0.3 4.5 517 4 0
Career 53 31 388 1381 10 54 3.6 26.1 7.3 19 189 9.9 2 31 0.4 3.6 1570 12 0
3 yrs PHI 32 13 164 526 5 0 3.2 16.4 5.1 14 115 8.2 1 0 0.4 3.6 641 6 0
2 yrs PIT 21 18 224 855 5 54 3.8 40.7 10.7 5 74 14.8 1 31 0.2 3.5 929 6 0

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS 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%
1938 23 PHI 11 4 9 31 29.0 178 2 6.5 4 12.9 39 5.7 0.6 19.8 16.2 32.9
1939 24 PHI 10 3 1 4 25.0 2 0 0.0 1 25.0 2 0.5 -10.8 2.0 0.2 0.0
1941* 26 PIT FB 10 7 8 39 20.5 88 1 2.6 9 23.1 22 2.3 -7.9 11.0 8.8 8.5
1942 27 PIT FB 11 11 3 8 37.5 64 0 0.0 1 12.5 27 8.0 2.4 21.3 5.8 27.1
Career 53 31 21 82 25.6 332 3 3.7 15 18.3 39 4.0 -3.8 15.8 6.3 16.6
3 yrs PHI 32 13 10 35 28.6 180 2 5.7 5 14.3 39 5.1 -0.7 18.0 5.6 28.0
2 yrs PIT 21 18 11 47 23.4 152 1 2.1 10 21.3 27 3.2 -6.1 13.8 7.2 8.1

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
1939 24 PHI 10 3 17 683 51 0 40.2
1940 25 PHI FB 11 6 14 479 48 0 34.2
1941* 26 PIT FB 10 7 7 246 51 1 35.1
1942 27 PIT FB 11 11 1 1 100.0% 1 40 40 0 40.0
Career 53 31 1 1 100.0% 39 1448 51 1 37.1
3 yrs PHI 32 13 31 1162 51 0 37.5
2 yrs PIT 21 18 1 1 100.0% 8 286 51 1 35.8

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1941* 26 PIT FB 10 7 6 93 0 29
1942 27 PIT FB 11 11 4 59 0 51
Career 53 31 10 152 0 51

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
1941* 26 PIT FB 10 7 3 38 0 16 12.7 9 237 0 0 26.3 687
1942 27 PIT FB 11 11 1 8 0 8 8.0 7 137 0 27 19.6 662
Career 53 31 4 46 0 16 11.5 16 374 0 27 23.4 1990

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
1938 23 PHI 11 4 1 6
1940 25 PHI FB 11 6 4 1 30
1941* 26 PIT FB 10 7 1 1 12
1942 27 PIT FB 11 11 4 1 25
Career 53 31 10 2 1 73
3 yrs PHI 32 13 5 1 36
2 yrs PIT 21 18 5 1 1 37

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1941

Long Pass

1938 NFL 39 (6)

Passes Intercepted

1941 NFL 9 (7)

Rushing Att

1941 NFL 109 (5)
1942 NFL 115 (6)

Rushing Yds

1941 NFL 388 (6)
1942 NFL 467 (5)

Rushing TD

1940 NFL 4 (4)
1942 NFL 4 (4)

Long Rush

1941 NFL 54 (5)

Yds/Rushing Att

1941 NFL 3.6 (6)
1942 NFL 4.1 (5)

Rushing Yds/Game

1941 NFL 38.8 (4)
1942 NFL 42.5 (5)

Touchdowns

1940 NFL 5 (7)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1940 NFL 5 (7)

Yds From Scrimmage

1942 NFL 517 (9)

All-Purpose Yds

1941 NFL 687 (6)

Touches

1941 NFL 123 (6)
1942 NFL 126 (6)

Kick Returns

1941 NFL 9 (4)

Kick Return Yds

1941 NFL 237 (5)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1941 NFL 275 (10)

Punts Blocked

1941 NFL 1 (1)
Career 1 (200)

Yds/Punt

1939 NFL 40.2 (9)

Interceptions

1941 NFL 6 (3)
1942 NFL 4 (9)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1941 NFL 93 (5)

Long Intercep. Return

1942 NFL 51 (4)

   

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)