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
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View Details For: 8 Regular Season TDs Scored / 20 Regular Season TDs Thrown / 2 Regular Season FGs Made
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | 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 | ||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | |||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 0--19 | 20--29 | 30--39 | 40--49 | 50+ | Tot | PAT | Punting | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | XPA | XPM | Pnt | Yds | Lng | Blck | |||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | 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 | ||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 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 |
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Awards |
1st-team All-Pro |
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Touchdowns |
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Rushing/Receiving TD |
Non-Offensive TDs |
Yds From Scrimmage |
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All-Purpose Yds |
Long Kick Return |
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Kick & Punt Return Yds |
Extra Pt Made |
Extra Pt Att |
Total Field Goals Made |
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Field Goals Att |
Field Goal % |
Punts |
Punting Yds |
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Yds/Punt |
Intercept. Ret. TD |
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Long Intercep. Return |
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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)
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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 |