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Jack Kemp

Jack French Kemp

Position: QB Throws: Right

6-1, 201lb (185cm, 91kg)

Born: July 13, 1935 in Los Angeles, CA

Died: May 2, 2009 in Bethesda, MD

College: Occidental

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 70 (666th overall since 1960)

High School: Fairfax (CA)

Draft: Detroit Lions in the 17th round (203rd overall) of the 1957 NFL Draft.

Relatives: Son Jeff Kemp

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SUMMARY

Career

122

QBrec

65-37-3

Cmp%

46.7

Yds

21218

Y/A

6.9

114

Int

183

FantPt

1216.6

Passing

✨Upgraded✨

Regular Season

Playoffs

Passing Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	AV	Awards
1957	22	PIT	NFL	QB	4	0		8	18	44.4	88	0	0.0	2	11.1	21	4.9	-0.11	11.0	22.0	19.9		22				0	0

1960	25	LAC	AFL	QB	14	12	9-3-0	211	406	52.0	3018	20	4.9	25	6.2	69	7.4	5.65	14.3	215.6	67.1	36	341	8.14	6.06	4.42	4	4	15	AP-1
1961	26	SDG	AFL	QB	14	14	12-2-0	165	364	45.3	2686	15	4.1	22	6.0	91	7.4	5.48	16.3	191.9	59.2	25	245	6.43	6.28	4.50	1	1	12	PB
1962	27	2TM	AFL	QB	6	5	3-2-0	64	139	46.0	928	5	3.6	6	4.3	67	6.7	5.45	14.5	154.7	62.3	8	66	5.44	5.86	4.71	0	0	4	PB
1962	27	SDG	AFL	QB	2	2	1-1-0	13	45	28.9	292	2	4.4	2	4.4	67	6.5	5.38	22.5	146.0	50.4	3	31	6.25	5.44	4.40	0	0	1
1962	27	BUF	AFL	QB	4	3	2-1-0	51	94	54.3	636	3	3.2	4	4.3	31	6.8	5.49	12.5	159.0	68.4	5	35	5.05	6.07	4.86	0	0	3
1963	28	BUF	AFL	QB	14	12	5-6-1	193	384	50.3	2910	13	3.4	20	5.2	89	7.6	5.91	15.1	207.9	65.1	31	274	7.47	6.35	4.81	1	2	12	PB
1964	29	BUF	AFL	QB	14	13	11-2-0	119	269	44.2	2285	13	4.8	26	9.7	94	8.5	5.11	19.2	163.2	50.9	17	141	5.94	7.50	4.31	0	0	9	PB
1965	30	BUF	AFL	QB	14	13	9-3-1	179	391	45.8	2368	10	2.6	18	4.6	78	6.1	4.50	13.2	169.1	54.8	26	259	6.24	5.06	3.59	2	1	9	PB,AP-1
1966	31	BUF	AFL	QB	14	14	9-4-1	166	389	42.7	2451	11	2.8	16	4.1	55	6.3	5.02	14.8	175.1	56.2	12	115	2.99	5.83	4.58	1	1	10	PB,AP-2
1967	32	BUF	AFL	QB	14	11	3-8-0	161	369	43.6	2503	14	3.8	26	7.0	63	6.8	4.37	15.5	178.8	50.0	38	380	9.34	5.22	3.03	2	2	7

1969	34	BUF	AFL	QB	14	11	4-7-0	170	344	49.4	1981	13	3.8	22	6.4	55	5.8	3.64	11.7	141.5	53.2	21	187	5.75	4.92	2.92	0	0	5	PB
10 Yrs					122	105	65-37-3	1436	3073	46.7	21218	114	3.7	183	6.0	94	6.9	4.97	14.8	173.9	57.3	214	2030	6.55	5.84	4.06	11	11	83
17 Game Avg					17	15		200	428	46.7	2957	16	3.7	26	6.0	94	6.9	4.97	14.8	173.9	57.3		283				2	2

BUF (7 Yrs)					88	77	43-31-3	1039	2240	46.4	15134	77	3.4	132	5.9	94	6.8	4.79	14.6	172.0	55.8	150	1391	6.28	5.75	3.91	6	6	55
SDG (3 Yrs)					30	28	22-6-0	389	815	47.7	5996	37	4.5	49	6.0	91	7.4	5.56	15.4	199.9	62.6	64	617	7.28	6.12	4.45	5	5	28
PIT (1 Yr)					4	0		8	18	44.4	88	0	0.0	2	11.1	21	4.9	-0.11	11.0	22.0	19.9		22				0	0

AFL (9 Yrs)					118	105	65-37-3	1428	3055	46.7	21130	114	3.7	181	5.9	94	6.9	5.00	14.8	179.1	57.6	214	2008	6.55	5.85	4.06	11	11	83
NFL (1 Yr)					4	0		8	18	44.4	88	0	0.0	2	11.1	21	4.9	-0.11	11.0	22.0	19.9		22				0	0

Passing Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD
1960	25	LAC	AFL	QB	1	1	0-1-0	21	41	51.2	171	0	0.0	2	4.9	33	4.2	1.98	8.1	171.0	41.8	3	28	6.82	3.25	1.20	0	0
1961	26	SDG	AFL	QB	1	1	0-1-0	17	32	53.1	226	0	0.0	4	12.5	40	7.1	1.44	13.3	226.0	36.2	6	49	15.79	4.66	-0.08	0	0

1963	28	BUF	AFL	QB	1	1	0-1-0	10	21	47.6	133	0	0.0	1	4.8	27	6.3	4.19	13.3	133.0	48.3	1	13	4.55	5.45	3.41	0	0
1964	29	BUF	AFL	QB	1	1	1-0-0	10	20	50.0	188	0	0.0	0	0.0	51	9.4	9.40	18.8	188.0	82.9	3	20	13.04	7.30	7.30	0	0
1965	30	BUF	AFL	QB	1	1	1-0-0	8	19	42.1	155	1	5.3	1	5.3	49	8.2	6.84	19.4	155.0	66.8	2	15	9.52	6.67	5.48	0	0
1966	31	BUF	AFL	QB	1	1	0-1-0	12	27	44.4	253	1	3.7	2	7.4	69	9.4	6.78	21.1	253.0	59.6	4	38	12.90	6.94	4.68	0	0
6 Yrs					6	6	2-4-0	78	160	48.8	1126	2	1.3	10	6.3	69	7.0	4.48	14.4	187.7	50.2	19	163	10.61	5.38	3.09	0	0
17 Game Avg					17	17	2-4-0	221	453	48.8	3190	6	1.3	28	6.3	69	7.0	4.48	14.4	187.7	50.2	54	462	10.61	5.38	3.09	0	0

BUF (4 Yrs)					4	4	2-2-0	40	87	46.0	729	2	2.3	4	4.6	69	8.4	6.77	18.2	182.3	63.8	10	86	10.31	6.63	5.19	0	0
SDG (2 Yrs)					2	2	0-2-0	38	73	52.1	397	0	0.0	6	8.2	40	5.4	1.74	10.4	198.5	33.9	9	77	10.98	3.90	0.61	0	0

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Adjusted Passing

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

Regular Season

Adjusted Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	QBrec	Att	Y/A+	NY/A+	AY/A+	ANY/A+	Cmp%+	TD%+	Int%+	Sack%+	Rate+	AV	Awards
1960+	25	LAC	QB	15	14	12	9-3-0	406	112		107		116	99	99		107	15	UPI AFL PoY-2, AP1
1961*	26	SDG	QB	15	14	14	12-2-0	364	110		106		92	92	102		99	12	UPI AFL PoY-3, PB
1962*	27	2TM	QB		6	5	3-2-0	139										4	PB
*		BUF	QB	15	4	3	2-1-0	94										3	PB
1963*	28	BUF	QB	15	14	12	5-6-1	384	110		108		105	84	111		103	12	PB
1964*	29	BUF	QB	15	14	13	11-2-0	269	126		100		89	99	52		87	9	PB
1965*+	30	BUF	QB	15	14	13	9-3-1	391	91		94		97	81	112		94	9	UPI AFL PoY-1, AP AFL PoY-1, AP1, PB
1966*	31	BUF	QB	15	14	14	9-4-1	389	96		100		89	83	121		95	10	AP2, PB
1967	32	BUF	QB	15	14	11	3-8-0	369	100		93		90	91	83		89	7
1969*	34	BUF	QB	15	14	11	4-7-0	344	86	86	86	85	103	92	91	109	90	5	PB
Career					122	105	65-37-3	3073										83

Player News

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
1957	22	PIT	QB	18	4	0	3	-1	0	2	-0.3	-0.3	0.8				0				3	-0.3	-1	0	1
1960+	25	LAC	QB	15	14	12	54	238	8	25	4.4	17.0	3.9				0				54	4.4	238	8	9
1961*	26	SDG	QB	15	14	14	43	105	6	23	2.4	7.5	3.1				0				43	2.4	105	6	10
1962*	27	2TM	QB		6	5	20	84	2	28	4.2	14.0	3.3				0				20	4.2	84	2	3
*		SDG	QB	15	2	2	8	28	1	19	3.5	14.0	4.0				0				8	3.5	28	1	2
*		BUF	QB	15	4	3	12	56	1	28	4.7	14.0	3.0				0				12	4.7	56	1	1
1963*	28	BUF	QB	15	14	12	50	239	8	26	4.8	17.1	3.6				0				50	4.8	239	8	10
1964*	29	BUF	QB	15	14	13	37	124	5	14	3.4	8.9	2.6				0				37	3.4	124	5	7
1965*+	30	BUF	QB	15	14	13	36	49	4	12	1.4	3.5	2.6	1	-9	-9.0	0	-9	0.1	-0.6	37	1.1	40	4	9
1966*	31	BUF	QB	15	14	14	40	130	5	26	3.3	9.3	2.9				0				40	3.3	130	5	7
1967	32	BUF	QB	15	14	11	36	58	2	14	1.6	4.1	2.6				0				36	1.6	58	2	14
1969*	34	BUF	QB	15	14	11	37	124	0	13	3.4	8.9	2.6				0				37	3.4	124	0	8
Career					122	105	356	1150	40	28	3.2	9.4	2.9	1	-9	-9.0	0	0	0.0	-0.1	357	3.2	1141	40	78
7 yrs		BUF			88	77	248	780	25	28	3.1	8.9	2.8	1	-9	-9.0	0	0	0.0	-0.1	249	3.1	771	25	56
3 yrs		LAC-SDG			30	28	105	371	15	25	3.5	12.4	3.5				0				105	3.5	371	15	21
1 yr		PIT			4	0	3	-1	0	2	-0.3	-0.3	0.8				0				3	-0.3	-1	0	1

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
1960+	25	LAC	QB	1	1	3	19	0	14	6.3	19.0	3.0				0				3	6.3	19	0	0
1961*	26	SDG	QB	1	1	4	5	0	17	1.3	5.0	4.0				0				4	1.3	5	0	2
1963*	28	BUF	QB	1	1	2	-4	0	0	-2.0	-4.0	2.0				0				2	-2.0	-4	0	1
1964*	29	BUF	QB	1	1	5	16	1	12	3.2	16.0	5.0				0				5	3.2	16	1	0
1966*	31	BUF	QB	1	1	1	3	0	3	3.0	3.0	1.0				0				1	3.0	3	0	0
Career				6	6	15	39	1	17	2.6	6.5	2.5				0				15	2.6	39	1	3
4 yrs		BUF		4	4	8	15	1	12	1.9	3.8	2.0				0				8	1.9	15	1	1
2 yrs		LAC-SDG		2	2	7	24	0	17	3.4	12.0	3.5				0				7	3.4	24	0	2

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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
1957	22	PIT	QB	18	4	0			0				1	0	0	0
1960+	25	LAC	QB	15	14	12			0				9	0	0	0	0.0
1961*	26	SDG	QB	15	14	14			0				10	0	0	0	0.0
1962*	27	2TM	QB		6	5			0				3	0	0	0	0.0
*		SDG	QB	15	2	2			0				2	0	0	0	0.0
*		BUF	QB	15	4	3			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
1963*	28	BUF	QB	15	14	12			0				10	0	0	0	0.0
1964*	29	BUF	QB	15	14	13			0				7	0	0	0	0.0
1965*+	30	BUF	QB	15	14	13			0				9	6	0	0	0.0
1966*	31	BUF	QB	15	14	14			0				7	0	0	0	0.0
1967	32	BUF	QB	15	14	11			0				14	6	0	0	0.0
1969*	34	BUF	QB	15	14	11			0				8	5	0	0	0.0
Career					122	105			0				78	17	0	0	0.0
7 yrs		BUF			88	77			0				56	17	0	0	0.0
3 yrs		LAC-SDG			30	28			0				21	0	0	0	0.0
1 yr		PIT			4	0			0				1	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
1961*	26	SDG	QB	1	1			0			0	2	0	0	0	0.0
1963*	28	BUF	QB	1	1			0			0	1	1	0	0	0.0
Career				6	6			0			0	3	1	0	0	0.0
4 yrs		BUF		4	4			0			0	1	1	0	0	0.0
2 yrs		LAC-SDG		2	2			0			0	2	0	0	0	0.0

Punting

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Regular Season

Punting Table
					Games		Punting
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Pnt	Yds	Y/P	Lng	Blck
1957	22	PIT	QB	18	4	0	2	55	27.5	33	0
Career					122		2	55	27.5	33	0
7 yrs		BUF			88	77	0	0		0	0
3 yrs		LAC-SDG			30	28	0	0		0	0
1 yr		PIT			4	0	2	55	27.5	33	0

Scoring Summary

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Regular Season

Playoffs

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	AllTD	2PM	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
1960+	25	LAC	QB	15	14	12	8	8			48	3.4
1961*	26	SDG	QB	15	14	14	6	6			36	2.6
1962*	27	2TM	QB		6	5	2	2		0	12	2.0
*		SDG	QB	15	2	2	1	1			6	3.0
*		BUF	QB	15	4	3	1	1			6	1.5
1963*	28	BUF	QB	15	14	12	8	8			48	3.4
1964*	29	BUF	QB	15	14	13	5	5			30	2.1
1965*+	30	BUF	QB	15	14	13	4	4			24	1.7
1966*	31	BUF	QB	15	14	14	5	5			30	2.1
1967	32	BUF	QB	15	14	11	2	2	1		14	1.0
Career					122	105	40	40	1	0	242	2.0
7 yrs		BUF			88	77	25	25	1	0	152	1.7
3 yrs		LAC-SDG			30	28	15	15		0	90	3.0
1 yr		PIT			4	0				0	0	0.0

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	RshTD	AllTD	Pts	Pts/G
1964*	29	BUF	QB	1	1	1	1	6	6.0
Career				6	6	1	1	6	1.0
4 yrs		BUF		4	4	1	1	6	1.5
2 yrs		LAC-SDG		2	2			0	0.0

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PFR HOF Monitor: 60.75 (40th among QB, average HOF QB is 103.58)

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Jack Kemp born?

Jack Kemp was born on July 13, 1935.

Where was Jack Kemp born?

Jack Kemp was born in Los Angeles, CA.

How tall was Jack Kemp?

Jack Kemp was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Jack Kemp weigh when playing?

Jack Kemp weighed 201 lbs (91 kg) when playing.

Is Jack Kemp in the Hall of Fame?

Jack Kemp has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Jack Kemp play?

Jack Kemp played 122 games over his career.

How many passing yards did Jack Kemp have?

Jack Kemp had 21,218 passing yards over his career.

How many touchdowns did Jack Kemp have?

Jack Kemp had 114 touchdowns over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Jack Kemp won?

Jack Kemp never won a Super Bowl.

When did Jack Kemp retire?

Jack Kemp last played in 1969.

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Is Jack Kemp in the Hall of Fame?

How many games did Jack Kemp play?

How many passing yards did Jack Kemp have?

How many touchdowns did Jack Kemp have?

How many Super Bowls has Jack Kemp won?

When did Jack Kemp retire?

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