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Frank Tripucka

Francis Joseph Tripucka

Position: QB Throws: Right

6-2, 192lb (188cm, 87kg)

Born: December 8, 1927 in Bloomfield, NJ

Died: September 12, 2013 in Woodland Park, NJ

College: Notre Dame (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 19 (5811th overall since 1960)

High School: Bloomfield (NJ)

Draft: Philadelphia Eagles in the 1st round (9th overall) of the 1949 NFL Draft.

1x Pro Bowl

SUMMARY

Career

QBrec

17-34-1

Cmp%

50.4

Yds

10282

Y/A

5.9

Int

124

FantPt

426.1

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	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
1949	22	DET	QB	28	6	4		62	145	42.8	833	9	6.2	14	9.7	64	5.7	2.6	13.4	138.8	42.8		82				1	2
1950	23	CRD	QB	8	10	4	2-2-0	47	108	43.5	720	4	3.7	7	6.5		6.7	4.5	15.3	72.0	51.5		131
1951	24	CRD	QB	8	3	1	1-0-0	17	29	58.6	244	2	6.9	1	3.4	48	8.4	8.2	14.4	81.3	94.6		67
1952	25	2TM	QB		12	7	1-6-0	91	186	48.9	809	3	1.6	17	9.1	42	4.3	0.6	8.9	67.4	28.3		148				1	1
		CRD	QB	8	6	1	0-1-0	5	12	41.7	40	0	0.0	0	0.0	13	3.3	3.3	8.0	6.7	50.7		16
		DTX	QB	11	6	6	1-5-0	86	174	49.4	769	3	1.7	17	9.8	42	4.4	0.4	8.9	128.2	27.8		132				1	1
1960	33	DEN	QB	18	14	14	4-9-1	248	478	51.9	3038	24	5.0	34	7.1	80	6.4	4.2	12.3	217.0	58.9	26	226	5.2	5.58	3.50	2	1	10
1961	34	DEN	QB	18	14	11	3-8-0	167	344	48.5	1690	10	2.9	21	6.1	87	4.9	2.7	10.1	120.7	47.3	12	118	3.4	4.42	2.32	1	1	1
1962*	35	DEN	QB	18	14	13	6-7-0	240	440	54.5	2917	17	3.9	25	5.7	96	6.6	4.8	12.2	208.4	64.4	23	253	5.0	5.75	4.06	3	3	9	PB
1963	36	DEN	QB	18	2	2	0-2-0	7	15	46.7	31	0	0.0	5	33.3	14	2.1	-12.9	4.4	15.5	13.9	2	23	11.8	0.47	-12.76			0
Career					75	56	17-34-1	879	1745	50.4	10282	69	4.0	124	7.1	96	5.9	3.5	11.7	137.1	52.2	63	1048	3.5	5.11	2.78	8	8	20
4 yrs		DEN			44	40	13-26-1	662	1277	51.8	7676	51	4.0	85	6.7	96	6.0	3.8	11.6	174.5	55.9	63	620	4.7	5.27	3.17	6	5	20
3 yrs		CRD			19	6	3-3-0	69	149	46.3	1004	6	4.0	8	5.4	48	6.7	5.1	14.6	52.8	59.8		214
1 yr		DET			6	4		62	145	42.8	833	9	6.2	14	9.7	64	5.7	2.6	13.4	138.8	42.8		82				1	2
1 yr		DTX			6	6	1-5-0	86	174	49.4	769	3	1.7	17	9.8	42	4.4	0.4	8.9	128.2	27.8		132				1	1

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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+	AY/A+	Cmp%+	TD%+	Int%+	Rate+
1949	22	DET	QB	28	6	4		145	87	87	88	105	84	90
1950	23	CRD	QB	8	10	4	2-2-0	108	99	101	91	88	109	97
1952	25	2TM	QB		12	7	1-6-0	186
		DTX	QB	11	6	6	1-5-0	174
1960	33	DEN	QB	18	14	14	4-9-1	478	95	92	116	100	89	97
1961	34	DEN	QB	18	14	11	3-8-0	344	72	81	102	82	102	87
1962*	35	DEN	QB	18	14	13	6-7-0	440	97	98	120	90	106	103
Career					75	56	17-34-1	1745

Punting

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

Regular Season

Punting Table
					Games		Punting
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Pnt	Yds	Y/P	Lng	Blck
1949	22	DET	QB	28	6	4	28	1074	38.4	50	1
1951	24	CRD	QB	8	3	1	11	429	39.0	56	1
1952	25	2TM	QB		12	7	35	1322	37.8	65	4
		CRD	QB	8	6	1	31	1155	37.3	65	2
		DTX	QB	11	6	6	4	167	41.8	65	2
Career					75	56	74	2825	38.2	65	6
4 yrs		DEN			44	40	0	0		0	0
3 yrs		CRD			19	6	42	1584	37.7	65	3
1 yr		DET			6	4	28	1074	38.4	50	1
1 yr		DTX			6	6	4	167	41.8	65	2

Rushing & Receiving

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

Regular Season

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
1949	22	DET	QB	28	6	4	12	36	1	18	3.0	6.0	2.0				0				12	3.0	36	1	1
1950	23	CRD	QB	8	10	4	4	35	1	21	8.8	3.5	0.4				0				4	8.8	35	1	2
1951	24	CRD	QB	8	3	1	1	14	0	14	14.0	4.7	0.3				0				1	14.0	14	0	0
1952	25	2TM	QB		12	7	10	25	3	15	2.5	2.1	0.8				0				10	2.5	25	3	6
		CRD	QB	8	6	1	1	-3	0	-3	-3.0	-0.5	0.2				0				1	-3.0	-3	0	2
		DTX	QB	11	6	6	9	28	3	15	3.1	4.7	1.5				0				9	3.1	28	3	4
1960	33	DEN	QB	18	14	14	10	0	0	3	0.0	0.0	0.7				0				10	0.0		0	7
1961	34	DEN	QB	18	14	11	4	-8	0	0	-2.0	-0.6	0.3				0				4	-2.0	-8	0	3
1962*	35	DEN	QB	18	14	13	2	-1	1	1	-0.5	-0.1	0.1				0				2	-0.5	-1	1	2
Career					75	56	43	101	6	21	2.3	1.3	0.6				0				43	2.3	101	6	21
4 yrs		DEN			44	40	16	-9	1	3	-0.6	-0.2	0.4				0				16	-0.6	-9	1	12
3 yrs		CRD			19	6	6	46	1	21	7.7	2.4	0.3				0				6	7.7	46	1	4
1 yr		DET			6	4	12	36	1	18	3.0	6.0	2.0				0				12	3.0	36	1	1
1 yr		DTX			6	6	9	28	3	15	3.1	4.7	1.5				0				9	3.1	28	3	4

Defense & Fumbles

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

Regular Season

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
1949	22	DET	QB	28	6	4			0				1	0	0	0
1950	23	CRD	QB	8	10	4							2	0	0	0
1952	25	2TM	QB		12	7			0				6	2	-14	0
		CRD	QB	8	6	1			0				2	1	-14	0
		DTX	QB	11	6	6			0				4	1	0	0
1960	33	DEN	QB	18	14	14			0				7	0	0	0	0.0
1961	34	DEN	QB	18	14	11			0				3	0	0	0	0.0
1962*	35	DEN	QB	18	14	13			0				2	0	0	0	0.0
Career					75	56			0				21	2	-14	0	0.0
4 yrs		DEN			44	40			0				12	0	0	0	0.0
3 yrs		CRD			19	6			0				4	1	-14	0	0.0
1 yr		DET			6	4			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
1 yr		DTX			6	6			0				4	1	0	0	0.0

Scoring Summary

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

Regular Season

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	AllTD	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
1949	22	DET	QB	28	6	4	1	1		6	1.0
1950	23	CRD	QB	8	10	4	1	1		6	0.6
1952	25	2TM	QB		12	7	3	3	0	18	1.5
		DTX	QB	11	6	6	3	3		18	3.0
1962*	35	DEN	QB	18	14	13	1	1		6	0.4
Career					75	56	6	6	0	30	.4
4 yrs		DEN			44	40	1	1	0	6	.1
3 yrs		CRD			19	6	1	1	0	6	.3
1 yr		DET			6	4	1	1	0	6	1.0
1 yr		DTX			6	6	3	3	0	18	3.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Frank Tripucka born?

Frank Tripucka was born on December 8, 1927.

Where was Frank Tripucka born?

Frank Tripucka was born in Bloomfield, NJ.

How tall was Frank Tripucka?

Frank Tripucka was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Frank Tripucka weigh when playing?

Frank Tripucka weighed 192 lbs (87 kg) when playing.

Is Frank Tripucka in the Hall of Fame?

Frank Tripucka has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Frank Tripucka play?

Frank Tripucka played 75 games over his career.

How many passing yards did Frank Tripucka have?

Frank Tripucka had 10,282 passing yards over his career.

How many touchdowns did Frank Tripucka have?

Frank Tripucka had 69 touchdowns over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Frank Tripucka won?

Frank Tripucka never won a Super Bowl.

When did Frank Tripucka retire?

Frank Tripucka last played in 1963.

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Is Frank Tripucka in the Hall of Fame?

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