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Bob Swisher

Robert Emerson Swisher

Position: HB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 163 lbs.

Born: July 14, 1914 in Victoria, IL
Died: September 27, 1979 in Memphis, TN
College: Northwestern   (school history)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (14598th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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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
1938 24 CHI 9 0 22 133 0 0 6.0 14.8 2.4 5 65 13.0 0 0 0.6 7.2 198 0 0 0
1939 25 CHI lh 9 5 30 192 2 0 6.4 21.3 3.3 7 228 32.6 1 85 0.8 25.3 420 3 0 0
1940* 26 CHI 9 0 15 70 0 0 4.7 7.8 1.7 2 106 53.0 0 0 0.2 11.8 176 0 0 0
1941* 27 CHI PR 11 3 37 149 0 20 4.0 13.5 3.4 6 179 29.8 2 53 0.5 16.3 328 2 0 0
1945 31 CHI 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 4 2.0 0 4 0.7 1.3 4 0 1 0
Career 41 8 104 544 2 20 5.2 13.3 2.5 22 582 26.5 3 85 0.5 14.2 1126 5 1 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1941* 27 CHI PR 11 3 7 101 0 32 14.4 2 70 0 0 35.0 499
Career 41 8 7 101 0 32 14.4 2 70 0 0 35.0 1297

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1941* 27 CHI PR 11 3 1 60 1 60 0
1945 31 CHI 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Career 41 8 2 60 1 60 0 0 1 0 0 0

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
1938 24 CHI 9 0 1 4 25.0 8 1 25.0 1 25.0 8 2.0 -4.3 8.0 0.9 39.6 0 0
1940* 26 CHI 9 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Career 41 8 1 5 20.0 8 1 20.0 1 20.0 8 1.6 -3.4 8.0 0.2 39.6 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.

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
1939 25 CHI lh 9 5 3 93 36 0 31.0
Career 41 8 3 93 36 0 31.0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1939 25 CHI lh 9 5 2 1 3 18
1941* 27 CHI PR 11 3 2 1 3 18
Career 41 8 2 3 1 6 36

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Pro Bowls
1940
1941

Receiving TD
1941 NFL 2 (8)

Long Reception
1939 NFL 85 (3)

Non-Offensive TDs
1941 NFL 1 (4)

Intercept. Ret. TD
1941 NFL 1 (1)

Long Intercep. Return
1941 NFL 60 (4)