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Ed Rucinski

Edward Anthony Rucinski

Position: E
Height: 6-2    Weight: 198 lbs.

Born: July 12, 1916 in East Chicago, IN
Died: April 22, 1995 in Pinellas County, FL
College: Indiana   (school history)
Drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 6th round (49th overall) of the 1941 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (14598th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)


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Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1941 25 BKN RE 11 8 17 204 12.0 1 33 1.5 18.5 2 13 0 7 6.5 1.2 0.2 217 1 0 0
1942* 26 BKN RE 11 9 9 99 11.0 1 24 0.8 9.0 99 1 0 0
1943+ 27 CRD LE 10 9 26 398 15.3 3 47 2.6 39.8 398 3 0 0
1944 28 CRD le 10 6 22 284 12.9 1 40 2.2 28.4 16 72 0 22 4.5 7.2 1.6 356 1 0 0
1945 29 CRD RE 8 7 23 400 17.4 2 62 2.9 50.0 400 2 0 0
1946 30 CRD e 10 2 2 23 11.5 0 12 0.2 2.3 23 0 0 0
Career 60 41 99 1408 14.2 8 62 1.7 23.5 18 85 0 22 4.7 1.4 0.3 1493 8 0 0
4 yrs CRD 38 24 73 1105 15.1 6 62 1.9 29.1 16 72 0 22 4.5 1.9 0.4 1177 6 0 0
2 yrs BKN 22 17 26 303 11.7 2 33 1.2 13.8 2 13 0 7 6.5 0.6 0.1 316 2 0 0

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
1944 28 CRD le 10 6 4 35 0 22 0
1945 29 CRD RE 8 7 0 0 2 3 0
Career 60 41 4 35 0 22 0 0 0 2 3 0

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
1944 28 CRD le 10 6 3 67 0 28 22.3 423
Career 60 41 3 67 0 28 22.3 1560

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1941 25 BKN RE 11 8 1 1 6
1942* 26 BKN RE 11 9 1 1 6
1943+ 27 CRD LE 10 9 3 3 18
1944 28 CRD le 10 6 1 1 6
1945 29 CRD RE 8 7 2 2 12
Career 60 41 8 8 48
4 yrs CRD 38 24 6 6 36
2 yrs BKN 22 17 2 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1942

First-Team All-Pro
1943

Receptions
1943 NFL 26 (4)
1944 NFL 22 (9)
1945 NFL 23 (8)

Receiving Yds
1943 NFL 398 (8)
1945 NFL 400 (8)

Receiving TD
1943 NFL 3 (9)

Yds/Reception
1943 NFL 15.3 (8)
1944 NFL 12.9 (10)
1945 NFL 17.4 (8)

Receiving Yds/Game
1943 NFL 39.8 (8)
1945 NFL 50.0 (7)

Interceptions
1944 NFL 4 (9)

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19431st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19431st TeamAll-NFLChicago Herald Am.
19432nd TeamAll-NFLPro Foot. Illustrated
19432nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19431st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19452nd TeamAll-NFLChicago Herald Am.