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Ken Strong

Elmer Kenneth Strong Jr.

Position: FB-TB-HB-WB-DB-
Height: 6-0    Weight: 206 lbs.

Born: March 21, 1906 in West Haven, CT
Died: October 5, 1979 in New York, NY
College: NYU

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (14598th overall since 1950)
3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1967


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Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. 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 AV
1929 23 SIS HB 10 10 0 0 4 0 0.0 0.0 0 4 0 0
1930+ 24 SIS WB 12 11 0 0 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 7 0 0
1931+ 25 SIS TB 11 9 0 0 6 0 0.0 0.0 0 6 0 0
1932 26 SIS FB 11 7 96 375 2 0 3.9 34.1 8.7 5 56 11.2 0 0 0.5 5.1 431 2 0 0
1933+ 27 NYG FB 14 11 96 272 3 0 2.8 19.4 6.9 10 146 14.6 2 0 0.7 10.4 418 5 0 0
1934 28 NYG FB 13 11 138 431 6 0 3.1 33.2 10.6 7 52 7.4 0 0 0.5 4.0 483 6 0 0
1935 29 NYG FB 11 7 46 151 1 0 3.3 13.7 4.2 151 1 0 0
1939 33 NYG fb 9 3 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 1 0 0 0
1944 38 NYG fb/K 10 6 2 -2 0 2 -1.0 -0.2 0.2 -2 0 0 0
1945 39 NYG fb/K 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
1946 40 NYG fb/K 11 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
1947 41 NYG FB/K 10 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Career 131 104 379 1228 24 2 3.2 9.4 2.9 22 254 11.5 7 0 0.2 1.9 1482 31 0 0
8 yrs NYG 87 67 283 853 10 2 3.0 9.8 3.3 17 198 11.6 2 0 0.2 2.3 1051 12 0 0
4 yrs SIS 44 37 96 375 14 0 3.9 8.5 2.2 5 56 11.2 5 0 0.1 1.3 431 19 0 0

Kicking & Punting

0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1929 23 SIS HB 10 10 9
1930+ 24 SIS WB 12 11 1 8
1931+ 25 SIS TB 11 9 2 5
1932 26 SIS FB 11 7 3
1933+ 27 NYG FB 14 11 5 13
1934 28 NYG FB 13 11 4 8
1935 29 NYG FB 11 7 4 11
1939 33 NYG fb 9 3 8 4 50.0% 7 7 100.0% 5 277 69 0 55.4
1944 38 NYG fb/K 10 6 12 6 50.0% 24 23 95.8% 1 44 44 0 44.0
1945 39 NYG fb/K 9 9 13 6 46.2% 23 23 100.0% 3 134 51 0 44.7
1946 40 NYG fb/K 11 11 9 4 44.4% 32 32 100.0%
1947 41 NYG FB/K 10 9 5 2 40.0% 25 24 96.0%
Career 131 104 47 38 80.9% 111 166 149.5% 9 455 69 0 50.6
8 yrs NYG 87 67 47 35 46.8% 111 141 98.2% 9 455 69 0 50.6
4 yrs SIS 44 37 3 25

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. 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% 4QC GWD
1932 26 SIS FB 11 7 4 23 17.4 94 1 4.3 3 13.0 0 4.1 -0.9 23.5 8.5 19.0 0 0
1933+ 27 NYG FB 14 11 8 11 72.7 194 2 18.2 0 0.0 0 17.6 21.3 24.3 13.9 154.4
1934 28 NYG FB 13 11 8 15 53.3 92 0 0.0 1 6.7 0 6.1 3.1 11.5 7.1 44.3
1935 29 NYG FB 11 7 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 33.3 0 0.0 -15.0 0.0 0.0
Career 131 104 20 52 38.5 380 6 11.5 5 9.6 0 7.3 5.3 19.0 2.9 63.5 0 0
8 yrs NYG 87 67 16 29 55.2 286 2 6.9 2 6.9 0 9.9 8.1 17.9 3.3 83.4 0 0
4 yrs SIS 44 37 4 23 17.4 94 4 17.4 3 13.0 0 4.1 1.7 23.5 2.1 44.1 0 0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1929 23 SIS HB 10 10 4 1 5 9 39
1930+ 24 SIS WB 12 11 2 5 7 8 1 53
1931+ 25 SIS TB 11 9 6 1 7 5 2 53
1932 26 SIS FB 11 7 2 2 3 15
1933+ 27 NYG FB 14 11 3 2 1 6 13 5 64
1934 28 NYG FB 13 11 6 6 8 4 56
1935 29 NYG FB 11 7 1 1 11 4 29
1939 33 NYG fb 9 3 7 4 19
1944 38 NYG fb/K 10 6 23 6 41
1945 39 NYG fb/K 9 9 23 6 41
1946 40 NYG fb/K 11 11 32 4 44
1947 41 NYG FB/K 10 9 24 2 30
Career 131 104 24 7 2 1 34 166 38 484
8 yrs NYG 87 67 10 2 1 13 141 35 324
4 yrs SIS 44 37 14 5 2 21 25 3 160

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

First-Team All-Pro
1930
1931
1933

Passing TD
1933 NFL 2 (8)

Passes Intercepted
1932 NFL 3 (9)

Rushing Att
1932 NFL 96 (7)
1934 NFL 138 (5)

Rushing Yds
1932 NFL 375 (6)

Rushing TD
1932 NFL 2 (8)
1933 NFL 3 (6)
1934 NFL 6 (6)

Yds/Rushing Att
1932 NFL 3.9 (3)

Rushing Yds/Game
1932 NFL 34.1 (6)

Receiving TD
1933 NFL 2 (8)

Touchdowns
1933 NFL 6 (4)
1934 NFL 6 (7)

Points Scored
1933 NFL 64 (1)
1934 NFL 56 (4)
1935 NFL 29 (8)
1946 NFL 44 (8)
Career 484 (174)

Rushing/Receiving TD
1933 NFL 5 (3)
1934 NFL 6 (7)

Non-Offensive TDs
1933 NFL 1 (4)

Yds From Scrimmage
1932 NFL 431 (7)

All-Purpose Yds
1932 NFL 431 (7)

Touches
1932 NFL 101 (7)
1934 NFL 145 (4)

Yds/Touch
1932 NFL 4.3 (3)

Punt Return TD
Career 2 (82)

Extra Pt Made
1932 NFL 3 (8)
1933 NFL 13 (1)
1934 NFL 8 (4)
1935 NFL 11 (3)
1939 NFL 7 (8)
1944 NFL 23 (5)
1945 NFL 23 (6)
1946 NFL 32 (2)
1947 NFL 24 (9)
Career 166 (131)

Extra Pt Att
1944 NFL 24 (5)
1945 NFL 23 (7)
1946 NFL 32 (2)
1947 NFL 25 (9)
Career 111 (164)

Extra Point %
Career 98.198% (61)

Total Field Goals Made
1933 NFL 5 (2)
1934 NFL 4 (2)
1935 NFL 4 (4)
1939 NFL 4 (3)
1944 NFL 6 (1)
1945 NFL 6 (2)
1946 NFL 4 (6)
1947 NFL 2 (9)
Career 38 (171)

Field Goals Att
1939 NFL 8 (4)
1944 NFL 12 (1)
1945 NFL 13 (1)
1946 NFL 9 (5)
1947 NFL 5 (9)

Field Goal %
1944 NFL 50.000% (1)
1945 NFL 46.154% (3)
1946 NFL 44.444% (4)

Long Punt
1939 NFL 69 (5)

Intercept. Ret. TD
1933 NFL 1 (1)

   

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19292nd TeamAll-NFLCollyers Eye Mag.
19292nd TeamAll-NFLGB Press-Gazette
19301st TeamAll-NFLCollyers Eye Mag.
19301st TeamAll-NFLGB Press-Gazette
19311st TeamAll-NFLCollyers Eye Mag.
19312nd TeamAll-NFLNFL
19311st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19331st TeamAll-NFLChicago Daily News
19331st TeamAll-NFLCollyers Eye Mag.
19331st TeamAll-NFLGB Press-Gazette
19332nd TeamAll-NFLNFL
19331st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19341st TeamAll-NFLChicago Daily News
19341st TeamAll-NFLCollyers Eye Mag.
19341st TeamAll-NFLGB Press-Gazette
19341st TeamAll-NFLNFL
19342nd TeamAll-NFLUPI