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Ken Strong

Elmer Kenneth Strong Jr.

Position: FB-TB-HB-WB-DB-K
Height: 6-0    Weight: 206 lbs.
Born: March 21, 1906 in West Haven, CT
College: NYU

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1967

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

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
1929 23 SIS HB 10 10 0 0 4 0 0.0 0.0 0 4 0
1930+ 24 SIS WB 12 11 0 0 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 7 0
1931+ 25 SIS TB 11 9 0 0 6 0 0.0 0.0 0 6 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
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
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
1935 29 NYG FB 11 7 46 151 1 0 3.3 13.7 4.2 151 1 0
1939 33 NYG 9 3 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 1 0 0
1944 38 NYG fb 10 6 2 -2 0 2 -1.0 -0.2 0.2 -2 0 0
1945 39 NYG fb 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
1946 40 NYG fb 11 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
1947 41 NYG FB 10 9 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
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
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

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
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 9 3 8 4 50.0% 7 7 100.0% 5 277 69 0 55.4
1944 38 NYG fb 10 6 12 6 50.0% 24 23 95.8% 1 44 44 0 44.0
1945 39 NYG fb 9 9 13 6 46.2% 23 23 100.0% 3 134 51 0 44.7
1946 40 NYG fb 11 11 9 4 44.4% 32 32 100.0%
1947 41 NYG FB 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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS 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%
1932 26 SIS FB 11 7 4 23 17.4 94 1 4.3 3 13.0 0 4.1 -1.3 23.5 8.5 19.0
1933+ 27 NYG FB 14 11 8 11 72.7 194 2 18.2 0 0.0 0 17.6 19.5 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 4.1 19.0 2.9 63.5
8 yrs NYG 87 67 16 29 55.2 286 2 6.9 2 6.9 0 9.9 7.4 17.9 3.3 83.4
4 yrs SIS 44 37 4 23 17.4 94 4 17.4 3 13.0 0 4.1 0.0 23.5 2.1 44.1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1929 23 SIS HB 10 10 4 1 9 39
1930+ 24 SIS WB 12 11 2 5 8 1 53
1931+ 25 SIS TB 11 9 6 1 5 2 53
1932 26 SIS FB 11 7 2 3 15
1933+ 27 NYG FB 14 11 3 2 1 13 5 64
1934 28 NYG FB 13 11 6 8 4 56
1935 29 NYG FB 11 7 1 11 4 29
1939 33 NYG 9 3 7 4 19
1944 38 NYG fb 10 6 23 6 41
1945 39 NYG fb 9 9 23 6 41
1946 40 NYG fb 11 11 32 4 44
1947 41 NYG FB 10 9 24 2 30
Career 131 104 24 7 2 1 166 38 484
8 yrs NYG 87 67 10 2 1 141 35 324
4 yrs SIS 44 37 14 5 2 25 3 160

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

1st-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 (157)

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 (69)

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 (120)

Extra Pt Att

1944 NFL 24 (5)
1945 NFL 23 (7)
1946 NFL 32 (2)
1947 NFL 25 (9)
Career 111 (152)

Extra Point %

Career 98.198% (46)

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 (159)

Field Goals Att

1939 NFL 8 (4)
1944 NFL 12 (1)
1945 NFL 13 (1)
1946 NFL 9 (5)
1947 NFL 5 (9)
Career 47 (189)

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)

   

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
1929 - Collyers Eye Mag.: 2nd team all-NFL
1929 - GB Press-Gazette: 2nd team all-NFL
1930 - Collyers Eye Mag.: 1st team all-NFL
1930 - GB Press-Gazette: 1st team all-NFL
1931 - Collyers Eye Mag.: 1st team all-NFL
1931 - NFL: 2nd team all-NFL
1931 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1933 - Chicago Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1933 - Collyers Eye Mag.: 1st team all-NFL
1933 - GB Press-Gazette: 1st team all-NFL
1933 - NFL: 2nd team all-NFL
1933 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1934 - Chicago Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1934 - Collyers Eye Mag.: 1st team all-NFL
1934 - GB Press-Gazette: 1st team all-NFL
1934 - NFL: 1st team all-NFL
1934 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL