Edward Alexander Sprinkle
Position: DE-E-G-LB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 206 lbs.
Born: September 3, 1923 in Bradshaw, TX
College: Hardin-Simmons, Navy
4-time Pro Bowler
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View Details For: 10 Regular Season TDs Scored
| Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1944 | 21 | CHI | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1945 | 22 | CHI | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1946 | 23 | CHI | RE | 11 | 9 | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 2 | 34 | 0.6 | 11.3 | 124 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 1947 | 24 | CHI | RE | 12 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 15 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 43 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1948 | 25 | CHI | 10 | 2 | 10 | 132 | 13.2 | 3 | 34 | 1.0 | 13.2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -2.0 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 130 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1949 | 26 | CHI | re | 12 | 6 | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 | 47 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 74 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950* | 27 | CHI | RE/RDE | 12 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 | 27 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951* | 28 | CHI | RDE | 12 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 1 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 1952* | 29 | CHI | RDE | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 1953 | 30 | CHI | RDE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1954* | 31 | CHI | RDE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1955 | 32 | CHI | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 132 | 29 | 32 | 451 | 14.1 | 7 | 47 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 453 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 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 |
| 1944 | 21 | CHI | 9 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1946 | 23 | CHI | RE | 11 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 1 | ||||||
| 1950* | 27 | CHI | RE/RDE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1951* | 28 | CHI | RDE | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 1 | ||||||
| 1952* | 29 | CHI | RDE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | 30 | CHI | RDE | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1954* | 31 | CHI | RDE | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | 32 | CHI | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 132 | 29 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 12 | 111 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1946 | 23 | CHI | RE | 11 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5.5 | 135 | |||||
| 1950* | 27 | CHI | RE/RDE | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 74 | |||||
| 1952* | 29 | CHI | RDE | 12 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 11 | 9.8 | 41 | |||||
| 1953 | 30 | CHI | RDE | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1954* | 31 | CHI | RDE | 12 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2.7 | 8 | |||||
| Career | 132 | 29 | 11 | 63 | 0 | 11 | 5.7 | 516 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 26 | CHI | re | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||||
| Career | 132 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 |
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1946 | 23 | CHI | RE | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1948 | 25 | CHI | 10 | 2 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | 26 | CHI | re | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1951* | 28 | CHI | RDE | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1952* | 29 | CHI | RDE | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | 30 | CHI | RDE | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 132 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 62 |
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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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1949 - Int. News Service: 1st team all-NFL/AAFC 1949 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1949 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL 1950 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1951 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1951 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL 1952 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1954 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |