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Frankie Sinkwich

Francis Frank Sinkwich

Position: B
Height: 5-11    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: October 10, 1920 in McKees Rocks, PA
College: Georgia

1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1943 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

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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
1943 23 DET TB 10 4 93 266 1 17 2.9 26.6 9.3 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.1 0.8 274 1 0
1944+ 24 DET TB 10 9 150 563 6 72 3.8 56.3 15.0 563 6 0
1946 26 NYY 4 0 7 20 0 0 2.9 5.0 1.8 20 0 0
1947 27 2TM 11 3 71 241 0 0 3.4 21.9 6.5 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.1 0.3 244 0 0
BCL 8 2 55 208 0 0 3.8 26.0 6.9 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.1 0.4 211 0 0
NYY 3 1 16 33 0 0 2.1 11.0 5.3 33 0 0
Career 35 16 321 1090 7 72 3.4 31.1 9.2 2 11 5.5 0 8 0.1 0.3 1101 7 0
2 yrs DET 20 13 243 829 7 72 3.4 41.5 12.2 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.1 0.4 837 7 0
2 yrs NYY 7 1 23 53 0 0 2.3 7.6 3.3 53 0 0
1 yr BAL 8 2 55 208 0 0 3.8 26.0 6.9 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.1 0.4 211 0 0

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos 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%
1943 23 DET TB 10 4 50 126 39.7 699 7 5.6 20 15.9 67 5.5 -1.0 14.0 69.9 37.2
1944+ 24 DET TB 10 9 58 148 39.2 1060 12 8.1 20 13.5 57 7.2 1.9 18.3 106.0 52.0
1946 26 NYY 4 0 5 12 41.7 61 0 0.0 2 16.7 0 5.1 -2.4 12.2 15.3 18.4
1947 27 2TM 11 3 8 15 53.3 93 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 6.2 6.2 11.6 8.5 72.4
NYY 3 1 8 15 53.3 93 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 6.2 6.2 11.6 31.0 72.4
Career 35 16 121 301 40.2 1913 19 6.3 42 14.0 67 6.4 0.7 15.8 54.7 43.5
2 yrs DET 20 13 108 274 39.4 1759 19 6.9 40 14.6 67 6.4 0.5 16.3 88.0 45.2
2 yrs NYY 7 1 13 27 48.1 154 0 0.0 2 7.4 0 5.7 2.4 11.8 22.0 35.1

Kicking & Punting

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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
1943 23 DET TB 10 4 1 0.0% 12 551 64 0 45.9
1944+ 24 DET TB 10 9 8 2 25.0% 30 24 80.0% 45 1845 73 0 41.0
1947 27 2TM 11 3 7 260 0 1 37.1
NYY 3 1 3 93 0 1 31.0
BCL 8 2 4 167 0 0 41.8
Career 35 16 9 2 22.2% 30 24 80.0% 64 2656 73 1 41.5
2 yrs DET 20 13 9 2 22.2% 30 24 80.0% 57 2396 73 0 42.0
2 yrs NYY 7 1 3 93 0 1 31.0
1 yr BAL 8 2 4 167 0 0 41.8

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
1943 23 DET TB 10 4 11 228 0 77 20.7 5 128 0 43 25.6 630
1944+ 24 DET TB 10 9 11 148 0 25 13.5 6 144 0 31 24.0 855
1947 27 2TM 11 3 1 15 0 15 15.0 5 118 0 0 23.6 377
BCL 8 2 1 15 0 15 15.0 5 118 0 0 23.6 344
Career 35 16 23 391 0 77 17.0 16 390 0 43 24.4 1882
2 yrs DET 20 13 22 376 0 77 17.1 11 272 0 43 24.7 1485
1 yr BAL 8 2 1 15 0 15 15.0 5 118 0 0 23.6 344

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1943 23 DET TB 10 4 1 39 1 39
1944+ 24 DET TB 10 9 3 28 0 18
Career 35 16 4 67 1 39

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
1943 23 DET TB 10 4 1 1 12
1944+ 24 DET TB 10 9 6 24 2 66
Career 35 16 7 1 24 2 78

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1944 NFL Joe F. Carr Trophy (MVP)

1st-team All-Pro

1944

Passes Completed

1943 NFL 50 (4)
1944 NFL 58 (5)

Pass Attempts

1943 NFL 126 (4)
1944 NFL 148 (2)

Passing Yds

1943 NFL 699 (5)
1944 NFL 1060 (3)

Passing TD

1943 NFL 7 (5)
1944 NFL 12 (2)

Passer Rating

1943 NFL 37.2 (5)
1944 NFL 52.0 (4)

Long Pass

1943 NFL 67 (5)

Passes Intercepted

1943 NFL 20 (2)
1944 NFL 20 (3)

Passing Yds/Game

1943 NFL 69.9 (6)
1944 NFL 106.0 (5)

Yds/Pass Att

1943 NFL 5.5 (5)
1944 NFL 7.2 (2)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1943 NFL 14.0 (4)
1944 NFL 18.3 (1)

Pass Attempts/Game

1943 NFL 12.6 (4)
1944 NFL 14.8 (4)

Rushing Att

1943 NFL 93 (7)
1944 NFL 150 (3)

Rushing Yds

1944 NFL 563 (3)

Rushing TD

1944 NFL 6 (2)

Long Rush

1944 NFL 72 (5)

Yds/Rushing Att

1944 NFL 3.8 (10)

Rushing Yds/Game

1944 NFL 56.3 (3)

Touchdowns

1944 NFL 6 (8)

Points Scored

1944 NFL 66 (2)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1944 NFL 6 (5)

Non-Offensive TDs

1943 NFL 1 (3)

Yds From Scrimmage

1944 NFL 563 (8)

All-Purpose Yds

1944 NFL 855 (7)

Touches

1943 NFL 110 (8)
1944 NFL 167 (3)

Long Kick Return

1943 NFL 43 (8)

Punt Returns

1943 NFL 11 (5)
1944 NFL 11 (4)

Punt Return Yds

1943 NFL 228 (1)
1944 NFL 148 (4)

Long Punt Return

1943 NFL 77 (1)
1944 NFL 25 (10)

Yds/Punt Return

1943 NFL 20.7 (1)
1944 NFL 13.5 (3)

Kick & Punt Returns

1943 NFL 16 (8)
1944 NFL 17 (8)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1943 NFL 356 (5)

Extra Pt Made

1944 NFL 24 (4)

Extra Pt Att

1944 NFL 30 (4)

Total Field Goals Made

1944 NFL 2 (5)

Field Goals Att

1944 NFL 8 (2)

Field Goal %

1944 NFL 25.000% (4)

Punts

1944 NFL 45 (2)

Punting Yds

1944 NFL 1845 (2)

Long Punt

1943 NFL 64 (8)
1944 NFL 73 (3)

Punts Blocked

1947 AAFC 1 (7)
Career 1 (200)

Yds/Punt

1943 NFL 45.9 (1)
1944 NFL 41.0 (3)
Career 41.5 (109)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1943 NFL 1 (1)

Long Intercep. Return

1943 NFL 39 (10)

Passes Completed/Game

1943 NFL 5.0 (5)
1944 NFL 5.8 (5)

Pass Completion %

1943 NFL 39.7% (4)
1944 NFL 39.2% (5)

Pass Intercept. %

1943 NFL 15.9% (5)
1944 NFL 13.5% (5)

Passing TD %

1943 NFL 5.6% (5)
1944 NFL 8.1% (2)

     

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)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1943 - Chicago Herald Am.: 2nd team all-NFL
1943 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1944 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1944 - Pro Foot. Illustrated: 1st team all-NFL
1944 - Int. News Service: 1st team all-NFL
1944 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1944 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL