Ward Cuff

Ward Lloyd Cuff

Position: WB-QB-HB

6-1, 192lb (185cm, 87kg)

Born: August 13, 1912 in Redwood Falls, MN

Died: December 24, 2002 in Vallejo, CA

College: Marquette

High School: Redwood Valley (MN)

Draft: New York Giants in the 4th round (34th overall) of the 1937 NFL Draft.

SUMMARY

Career

110

Rush

344

Yds

1851

Y/A

5.4

FantPt

612.0

Kicking

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Kicking Table
					Games		0-19		20-29		30-39		40-49		50+		Scoring			Scoring				Kickoffs
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	Lng	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	KO	KOYds	TB	TB%	KOAvg	AV	Awards
1937	25	NYG	WB	14	11	9												2
1938*	26	NYG	WB	14	11	11											9	5		55.6%	20	18	90.0%							PB
1939*	27	NYG	WB	14	9	8											16	7		43.8%	6	6	100.0%							PB
1940	28	NYG	WB	14	8	8											8	5		62.5%	9	9	100.0%
1941*	29	NYG	WB	14	11	10											13	5		38.5%	20	19	95.0%							PB
1942	30	NYG	WB	14	11	10											11	3		27.3%	18	18	100.0%
1943	31	NYG	WB	14	10	10											9	3		33.3%	27	26	96.3%							AP2
1944	32	NYG	WB	14	10	9											4	1		25.0%	2	2	100.0%
1945	33	NYG	WB	14	9	5
1946	34	CRD	QB	14	10	7											12	5		41.7%	30	28	93.3%
1947	35	GNB		21	10	0											16	7		43.8%	30	30	100.0%
Career					110	87											98	43	45	43.9%	162	156	96.3%
9 yrs		NYG			90	80											70	31	45	41.4%	102	98	96.1%
1 yr		CRD			10	7											12	5	42	41.7%	30	28	93.3%
1 yr		GNB			10	0											16	7	39	43.8%	30	30	100.0%

Kicking Table
				Games		0-19		20-29		30-39		40-49		50+		Scoring						Kickoffs
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	KO	KOYds	TB	TB%	KOAvg
1938*	26	NYG	WB	1	1											2	1	50.0%	2	2	100.0%
1939*	27	NYG	WB	1	1											2		0.0%
1941*	29	NYG	WB	1	1											1	1	100.0%	1		0.0%
1943	31	NYG	WB	1	1
1944	32	NYG	WB	1	1
Career				5	5											5	2	40.0%	3	2	66.7%

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Rushing & Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
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	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1937	25	NYG	WB	14	11	9	4	32	2		8.0	2.9	0.4	5	117	23.4	2		0.5	10.6	9	16.6	149	4
1938*	26	NYG	WB	14	11	11	18	38	0		2.1	3.5	1.6	8	114	14.3	1		0.7	10.4	26	5.8	152	1
1939*	27	NYG	WB	14	9	8	23	102	0		4.4	11.3	2.6	10	83	8.3	2		1.1	9.2	33	5.6	185	2
1940	28	NYG	WB	14	8	8	15	86	1		5.7	10.8	1.9	13	220	16.9	1		1.6	27.5	28	10.9	306	2
1941*	29	NYG	WB	14	11	10	28	157	0	37	5.6	14.3	2.5	19	317	16.7	2	41	1.7	28.8	47	10.1	474	2
1942	30	NYG	WB	14	11	10	38	189	0	15	5.0	17.2	3.5	16	267	16.7	2	35	1.5	24.3	54	8.4	456	2
1943	31	NYG	WB	14	10	10	80	523	3	65	6.5	52.3	8.0	7	52	7.4	0	17	0.7	5.2	87	6.6	575	3
1944	32	NYG	WB	14	10	9	76	425	0	29	5.6	42.5	7.6	11	135	12.3	2	23	1.1	13.5	87	6.4	560	2
1945	33	NYG	WB	14	9	5	48	214	0	25	4.5	23.8	5.3	12	172	14.3	0	34	1.3	19.1	60	6.4	386	0	5
1946	34	CRD	QB	14	10	7	13	78	1	26	6.0	7.8	1.3	5	82	16.4	1	39	0.5	8.2	18	8.9	160	2	0
1947	35	GNB		21	10	0	1	7	0	7	7.0	0.7	0.1				0				1	7.0	7	0	0
Career					110	87	344	1851	7	65	5.4	16.8	3.1	106	1559	14.7	13	41	1.0	14.2	450	7.6	3410	20	5
9 yrs		NYG			90	80	330	1766	6	65	5.4	19.6	3.7	101	1477	14.6	12	41	1.1	16.4	431	7.5	3243	18	5
1 yr		CRD			10	7	13	78	1	26	6.0	7.8	1.3	5	82	16.4	1	39	0.5	8.2	18	8.9	160	2
1 yr		GNB			10	0	1	7	0	7	7.0	0.7	0.1				0				1	7.0	7	0

Rushing & Receiving Table
				Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
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	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1938*	26	NYG	WB	1	1	2	-12	0	-3	-6.0	-12.0	2.0				0				2	-6.0	-12	0
1939*	27	NYG	WB	1	1	3	7	0	6	2.3	7.0	3.0	1	4	4.0	0	4	1.0	4.0	4	2.8	11	0
1941*	29	NYG	WB	1	1	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	3.0	2	42	21.0	0	23	2.0	42.0	5	8.4	42	0
1943	31	NYG	WB	1	1	9	23	0	10	2.6	23.0	9.0	2	46	23.0	0	41	2.0	46.0	11	6.3	69	0
1944	32	NYG	WB	1	1	12	55	1	13	4.6	55.0	12.0	2	25	12.5	0	22	2.0	25.0	14	5.7	80	1
Career				5	5	29	73	1	13	2.5	14.6	5.8	7	117	16.7	0	41	1.4	23.4	36	5.3	190	1

Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1940	28	NYG	WB	14	8	8	2	16	0	15						0
1941*	29	NYG	WB	14	11	10	4	152	0	43						0
1942	30	NYG	WB	14	11	10	1	43	0	43						0
1943	31	NYG	WB	14	10	10	3	6	0	4						0
1944	32	NYG	WB	14	10	9	2	31	0	20						0
1945	33	NYG	WB	14	9	5	1	15	0	15			5	2	-13	0
Career					110	87	13	263	1	43			5	2	-13	0
9 yrs		NYG			90	80	13	263	1	43			5	2	-13	0	0.0
1 yr		CRD			10	7			0							0	0.0
1 yr		GNB			10	0			0							0	0.0

Defense & Fumbles Table
				Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1938*	26	NYG	WB	1	1			0			0	0	1	0	0
1939*	27	NYG	WB	1	1	1	17	0	17	0					0
Career				5	5	1	17	0	17	0	0	0	1	0	0

Kick & Punt Returns

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		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*	29	NYG	WB	14	11	10	1	10	0	10	10.0	2	46	0	0	23.0	682
1942	30	NYG	WB	14	11	10	4	54	0	21	13.5	3	78	0	33	26.0	631
1943	31	NYG	WB	14	10	10	9	120	0	44	13.3	3	59	0	24	19.7	760
1944	32	NYG	WB	14	10	9	11	115	0	16	10.5	2	63	0	41	31.5	769
1945	33	NYG	WB	14	9	5	10	124	0	41	12.4	4	105	0	33	26.3	617
1946	34	CRD	QB	14	10	7	2	24	0	16	12.0			0			184
Career					110	87	37	447	0	44	12.1	14	351	0	41	25.1	4458
9 yrs		NYG			90	80	35	423	0	44	12.1	14	351	0	41	25.1	4267
1 yr		CRD			10	7	2	24	0	16	12.0			0			184
1 yr		GNB			10	0			0					0			7

Kick & Punt Returns Table
				Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1938*	26	NYG	WB	1	1			0			1	27	0	27	27.0	15
1939*	27	NYG	WB	1	1			0			1	23	0	23	23.0	51
1943	31	NYG	WB	1	1	1	11	0	11	11.0	1	14	0	14	14.0	94
1944	32	NYG	WB	1	1	2	25	0	15	12.5	1	21	0	21	21.0	126
Career				5	5	3	36	0	15	12.0	4	85	0	27	21.3	328

Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/G	Rate	4QC	GWD
1943	31	NYG	WB	14	10	10	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39.6
Career					110	87	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39.6	0	0
9 yrs		NYG			90	80	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39.6	0	0
1 yr		CRD			10	7													0	0
1 yr		GNB			10	0													0	0

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	IntTD	AllTD	D2P	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Pts	Pts/G
1937	25	NYG	WB	14	11	9	2	2		4				2		30	2.7
1938*	26	NYG	WB	14	11	11		1	1	2		18	20	5	9	45	4.1
1939*	27	NYG	WB	14	9	8		2		2		6	6	7	16	39	4.3
1940	28	NYG	WB	14	8	8	1	1		2		9	9	5	8	36	4.5
1941*	29	NYG	WB	14	11	10		2		2		19	20	5	13	46	4.2
1942	30	NYG	WB	14	11	10		2		2		18	18	3	11	39	3.5
1943	31	NYG	WB	14	10	10	3			3		26	27	3	9	53	5.3
1944	32	NYG	WB	14	10	9		2		2		2	2	1	4	17	1.7
1946	34	CRD	QB	14	10	7	1	1		2		28	30	5	12	55	5.5
1947	35	GNB		21	10	0						30	30	7	16	51	5.1
Career					110	87	7	13	1	21	0	156	162	43	98	411	3.7
9 yrs		NYG			90	80	6	12	1	19	0	98	102	31	70	305	3.4
1 yr		CRD			10	7	1	1		2	0	28	30	5	12	55	5.5
1 yr		GNB			10	0					0	30	30	7	16	51	5.1

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	RshTD	AllTD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Pts	Pts/G
1938*	26	NYG	WB	1	1			2	2	1	2	5	5.0
1939*	27	NYG	WB	1	1						2	0	0.0
1941*	29	NYG	WB	1	1				1	1	1	3	3.0
1944	32	NYG	WB	1	1	1	1					6	6.0
Career				5	5	1	1	2	3	2	5	14	2.8

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Ward Cuff born?

Ward Cuff was born on August 13, 1912.

Where was Ward Cuff born?

Ward Cuff was born in Redwood Falls, MN.

How tall was Ward Cuff?

Ward Cuff was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Ward Cuff weigh when playing?

Ward Cuff weighed 192 lbs (87 kg) when playing.

Is Ward Cuff in the Hall of Fame?

Ward Cuff has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Ward Cuff play?

Ward Cuff played 110 games over his career.

How many rushing attempts did Ward Cuff have?

Ward Cuff had 344 rushing attempts over his career.

How many rushing yards did Ward Cuff have?

Ward Cuff had 1,851 rushing yards over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Ward Cuff won?

Ward Cuff never won a Super Bowl.

When did Ward Cuff retire?

Ward Cuff last played in 1947.

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Is Ward Cuff in the Hall of Fame?

How many games did Ward Cuff play?

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