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1950 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 3-9-0, Finished 5th in NFL National Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 244 points (20.3/g), 8th of 13 in the NFL.
Allowed 406 points (33.8/g), 12th.
Differential of -162 points (-13.5/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 2.8-9.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -15 (-1.2/g), 11th.
Coached by Gene Ronzani (3-9-0)
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1950 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Tobin Rote | 22 | Rook | 12 | 83 for 224, 1,231 yards, 7 td, 24 int, & 27 rushes for 158 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1950 |
| QB | Paul Christman | 32 | 5 | 1 | 51 for 126, 545 yards, 7 td, 7 int, & 7 rushes for 18 yards and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 13th pick / 1941 |
| FB | Tony Canadeo | 31 | 9 | 0 | 93 rushes for 247 yards, 4 td, & 10 catches for 54 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 77th pick / 1941 |
| LH | Breezy Reid | 23 | Rook | 0 | 87 rushes for 394 yards, 1 td, & 11 catches for 120 yards and 2 td | Chicago Bears / 9th / 107th pick / 1950 |
| RH | Larry Coutre | 22 | Rook | 0 | 41 rushes for 283 yards, 1 td, & 17 catches for 206 yards and 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 43rd pick / 1950 |
| RH | Billy Grimes* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 84 rushes for 480 yards, 5 td, & 17 catches for 261 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1949 |
| LE | Al Baldwin | 27 | 3 | 0 | 28 catches for 555 yards, 3 td | Boston Yanks / 4th / 25th pick / 1947 |
| LT | Dick Wildung | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 8th pick / 1943 |
| LG | Buddy Burris | 27 | 1 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 31st pick / 1947 |
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| C | Ed Neal* | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Ray DiPierro | 24 | Rook | 0 | ||
| RT | Joe Spencer | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 19th / 195th pick / 1945 |
| RE | Ted Cook | 28 | 3 | 0 | 16 catches for 182 yards, 3 td | Brooklyn Tigers / 22nd / 221st pick / 1944 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Dan Orlich | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 74th pick / 1949 |
| LDT | Dick Wildung | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 8th pick / 1943 |
| MG | Chuck Drulis | 32 | 8 | 0 | ||
| RDT | Clarence McGeary | 24 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 30th / 281st pick / 1948 |
| RDE | Ab Wimberly | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Boston Yanks / 12th / 99th pick / 1948 |
| LLB | Bob Summerhays | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 34th pick / 1949 |
| MLB | Clayton Tonnemaker | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1950 |
| RLB | Carl Schuette | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 196th pick / 1947 |
| LDH | Rebel Steiner | 23 | Rook | 0 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 114th pick / 1949 |
| RDH | Alex Wizbicki | 29 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 18th / 178th pick / 1945 |
| S | Jack Cloud | 25 | Rook | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 69th pick / 1950 |
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| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ted Fritsch | 30 | 8 | 0 | 3 of 17 field goals & 30 of 33 extra points | |
| P | Jug Girard | 23 | 2 | 0 | 71 punts for a 38.2 average, 2 blocked | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1948 |
| PR | Billy Grimes* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 29 punt returns for a 19.1 average and 2 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1949 |
| KR | Billy Grimes* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 26 kick returns for a 23.1 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1949 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Baldwin | 27 | E-DB | 12 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 3/21/1923 | 3 | Boston Yanks / 4th / 25th pick / 1947 |
| Bill Boedeker | 26 | HB | 9 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | DePaul | 3/7/1924 | 4 | |
| Buddy Burris | 27 | G-LB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | Oklahoma,Tulsa | 1/20/1923 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 31st pick / 1947 |
| Tony Canadeo | 31 | HB-TB-FB-DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Gonzaga | 5/5/1919 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 77th pick / 1941 |
| Al Cannava | 26 | HB-DB | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Boston College,Notre Dame | 5/24/1924 | Rook | |
| Paul Christman | 32 | QB | 11 | 1 | 210 | 6-0 | Missouri | 3/5/1918 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 13th pick / 1941 |
| Jack Cloud | 25 | LB-FB | 9 | 0 | 220 | 5-10 | William & Mary | 1/1/1925 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 69th pick / 1950 |
| Ted Cook | 28 | E-DB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Alabama | 2/6/1922 | 3 | Brooklyn Tigers / 22nd / 221st pick / 1944 |
| Larry Coutre | 22 | HB | 12 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 4/11/1928 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 43rd pick / 1950 |
| Ray DiPierro | 24 | G | 12 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 8/22/1926 | Rook | |
| Wally Dreyer | 27 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Michigan,Wisconsin | 2/25/1923 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 17th / 155th pick / 1947 |
| Chuck Drulis | 32 | G-LB | 11 | 0 | 216 | 5-10 | Temple | 3/8/1918 | 8 | |
| Ed Ecker | 27 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 276 | 6-7 | John Carroll | 1/21/1923 | 3 | |
| Bob Forte | 28 | HB-LB-DB | 12 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 7/15/1922 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 98th pick / 1943 |
| Ted Fritsch | 30 | FB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 10/31/1920 | 8 | |
| Jug Girard | 23 | E-HB-QB-DB | 12 | 0 | 176 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 1/25/1927 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1948 |
| Billy Grimes* | 23 | HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Oklahoma State | 7/27/1927 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1949 |
| Willie Manley | 24 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 5/20/1926 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 82nd pick / 1950 |
| Bob Mann | 26 | E | 3 | 0 | 172 | 5-11 | Michigan | 4/8/1924 | 2 | |
| Clarence McGeary | 24 | DT | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Minnesota,North Dakota State | 8/8/1926 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 30th / 281st pick / 1948 |
| Ed Neal* | 32 | MG-C-G-T | 12 | 0 | 285 | 6-4 | LSU,Ouachita Baptist,Tulane | 12/31/1918 | 5 | |
| Tom O'Malley | 25 | QB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Cincinnati | 7/23/1925 | Rook | |
| Dan Orlich | 26 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-5 | Northwestern,Penn State,UNLV | 12/21/1924 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 74th pick / 1949 |
| Steve Pritko | 30 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 209 | 6-2 | Villanova | 12/21/1920 | 7 | Cleveland Rams / 28th / 265th pick / 1943 |
| Breezy Reid | 23 | HB | 11 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Georgia | 9/14/1927 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 9th / 107th pick / 1950 |
| Tobin Rote | 22 | QB | 12 | 12 | 211 | 6-3 | Rice | 1/18/1928 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1950 |
| Carl Schuette | 28 | LB-C-DB | 12 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Marquette | 4/4/1922 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 196th pick / 1947 |
| Joe Spencer | 27 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 239 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 8/15/1923 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 19th / 195th pick / 1945 |
| Don Stansauk | 25 | DT-T | 11 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | Denver | 4/2/1925 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 18th / 226th pick / 1950 |
| Rebel Steiner | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Alabama | 8/27/1927 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 114th pick / 1949 |
| Bob Summerhays | 23 | LB-FB | 11 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Army,Utah | 3/19/1927 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 34th pick / 1949 |
| Len Szafaryn | 22 | T-G-LB-DT | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 1/19/1928 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1949 |
| Clayton Tonnemaker | 22 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 6/8/1928 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1950 |
| Dick Wildung | 29 | T-DT-G | 12 | 0 | 221 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 8/16/1921 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 8th pick / 1943 |
| Ab Wimberly | 24 | DE-E | 11 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | LSU | 5/4/1926 | 1 | Boston Yanks / 12th / 99th pick / 1948 |
| Alex Wizbicki | 29 | DB-HB | 11 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Dartmouth,Holy Cross | 10/6/1921 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 18th / 178th pick / 1945 |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 12 | 209.5 | 6-0.6 | 2.3 |