1943 NFL Defense

League Champion: Chicago Bears

Passing Leader: Sid Luckman, 2194 Yds

Rushing Leader: Bill Paschal, 572 Yds

Receiving Leader: Don Hutson, 776 Yds

Defense

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Defense Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
1	Sammy Baugh+	WAS	29	TB	10	7	11	112	0	23						0	0.0
2	Charley Brock	GNB	27	C	6	6	4	61	0	41						0	0.0
3	Lou Brock	GNB	26	HB	10	8	1	9	0	9						0	0.0
4	Dave Brown	NYG	23	FB	10	4	6	64	0	31						0	0.0
5	Larry Cabrelli	PHI	26	RE	10	9	1	24	1	24						0	0.0
6	Bill Callihan	DET	27	BB	10	4	1	7	0	7						0	0.0
7	Tony Canadeo+	GNB	24	TB	10	8	2	15	0	15						0	0.0
8	Harry Clarke+	CHI	27	LH	10	10	5	32	0	22						0	0.0
9	Irv Comp	GNB	24	TB	9	2	10	149	1	35						0	0.0
10	Merl Condit	BKN	26	HB	8	7	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
11	Bill Conkright	2TM	29		9	4	1	12	0	12						0	0.0
12	Gerry Conlee	DET	29		10	2	1	2	0	2						0	0.0
13	Enio Conti	PHI	30		10	1	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
14	Ward Cuff	NYG	31	WB	10	10	3	6	0	4						0	0.0
15	Walt Dubzinski	NYG	24		5	0	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
16	Chuck Fenenbock	DET	25	TB	10	6	1	28	0	28						0	0.0
17	Bob Flowers	GNB	26		8	3	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
18	Sherwood Fries	GNB	23		5	0	2	6	0	4						0	0.0
19	Charlie Gauer	PHI	22		9	1	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
20	Bill Geyer	CHI	24		3	3	2	0	0	0						0	0.0
21	Vern Ghersanich	CRD	24		4	0	1	19	0	19						0	0.0
22	Marshall Goldberg	CRD	26		1	1	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
23	Buckets Goldenberg	GNB	33	RG	10	6	2	37	0	30						0	0.0
24	Ray Graves	PHI	25	C	10	9	1	15	0	15						0	0.0
25	John Grigas	CRD	23	FB	10	7	5	42	0	27						0	0.0
26	Elmer Hackney	DET	27		10	2	2	94	0	63						0	0.0
27	Johnny Hall	CRD	27		8	4	2	49	0	44						0	0.0
28	Ray Hare	WAS	26	BB	10	10	3	13	0	11						0	0.0
29	Mel Hein	NYG	34	C	10	7	1	31	0	31						0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
30	Ken Heineman	BKN	25	TB	8	6	2	3	0	3						0	0.0
31	Ben Hightower	DET	25	RE	8	7	1	9	0	9						0	0.0
32	Jack Hinkle	PHI	26	RH	10	9	4	98	0	91						1	0.0
33	Harry Hopp	DET	25	FB	10	9	2	40	1	40						0	0.0
34	Don Hutson+	GNB	30	LE	10	9	8	197	1	84						0	0.0
35	Tony Ippolito	CHI	26		9	0	1	5	0	5						0	0.0
36	Harry Jacunski	GNB	28	RE	10	9	1	7	0	7						0	0.0
37	Cecil Johnson	BKN	22		9	2	1	14	0	14						0	0.0
38	Lew Jones	BKN	31	RG	10	7	1	4	0	4						0	0.0
39	Al Kaporch	DET	30	RT	10	9	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
40	Ben Kish	PHI	26	FB	10	9	5	114	1	86						0	0.0
41	Andy Kowalski	BKN	23	RE	8	6	1	9	0	9						0	0.0
42	Ted Laux	PHI	25		4	0	1	24	0	24						0	0.0
43	Joe Laws	GNB	32		10	2	7	67	0	17						0	0.0
44	Augie Lio	DET	25	LT	10	9	1	-2	0	-2						0	0.0
45	Sid Luckman+	CHI	27	QB	10	3	4	85	0	27						0	0.0
46	Dante Magnani	CHI	26	RH	10	7	2	23	0	14						0	0.0
47	Frank Martin	BKN	24		10	1	2	22	0	14						0	0.0
48	Johnny Martin	CRD	25	WB	10	5	1	35	0	35						0	0.0
49	Ned Mathews	DET	25	WB	10	4	4	44	0	22						0	0.0
50	John Matisi	BKN	23		4	1	1	13	0	13						0	0.0
51	Dean McAdams	BKN	26	TB	8	1	3	34	0	14						0	0.0
52	Doug McEnulty	CHI	21		8	3	1	11	0	11						0	0.0
53	Ray McLean	CHI	28		10	0	4	20	0	11						0	0.0
54	Tom Miller	PHI	25		8	1	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
55	Wilbur Moore	WAS	27	WB	9	9	2	46	0	44						0	0.0
56	Bob Morrow	CRD	25		10	4	2	49	0	44						0	0.0
57	Fred Mundee	CHI	30		5	0	1	8	0	8						0	0.0
58	Emery Nix	NYG	24	TB	10	6	2	13	0	13						0	0.0
59	Ray Nolting	CHI	30		7	0	1	5	0	5						0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
60	Alex Piasecky	WAS	26		9	0	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
61	Andy Puplis	CRD	28		8	0	1	19	0	19						0	0.0
62	Walt Rankin	CRD	24	QB	10	8	3	30	0	15						0	0.0
63	Lou Rymkus	WAS	24	LT	10	9	1	21	1	21						0	0.0
64	Frank Seno	WAS	22		10	1	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
65	Joe Setcavage	BKN	25	BB	10	6	1	10	0	10						0	0.0
66	Bob Seymour	WAS	27		10	2	2	5	0	5						0	0.0
67	Lee Shaffer	NYG	31	BB	10	10	1	18	0	18						0	0.0
68	Clyde Shugart	WAS	27	LG	10	5	1	8	0	8						0	0.0
69	Frankie Sinkwich	DET	23	TB	10	4	1	39	1	39						0	0.0
70	Steve Slivinski	WAS	26	RG	10	9	1	2	0	2						0	0.0
71	George Smith	WAS	29	C	9	8	2	40	0	34						0	0.0
72	Bob Snyder	CHI	30	QB	10	7	1	8	0	8						0	0.0
73	Hank Soar	NYG	29		4	4	3	43	0	23						0	0.0
74	Ben Starret	GNB	26		7	0	1	4	0	4						0	0.0
75	Leo Stasica	WAS	27		6	0	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
76	Bud Svendsen	BKN	28	C	10	6	1	20	0	20						0	0.0
77	Bob Thurbon	PHI	25		10	1	1	3	0	3						0	0.0
78	Pete Tinsley	GNB	30		10	4	1	8	0	8						0	0.0
79	Andy Uram	GNB	28		8	0	2	40	0	22						0	0.0
80	Art Van Tone	DET	25		10	2	2	29	0	24						0	0.0
81	George Wilson	CHI	29	RE	10	10	2	15	0	13						0	0.0
82	Alex Wojciechowicz	DET	28	C	9	8	2	14	0	14						0	0.0
83	Al Wukits	PHI	26		10	1	1	7	0	7						1	0.0
84	Len Younce	NYG	26	LG	10	10	1	30	1	30						0	0.0
85	Roy Zimmerman	PHI	25	QB	10	9	5	19	0	10						0	0.0

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