// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Pug Manders a good runner? Pug-fectly fast.
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 Manders in 1941 | |||||||||||||
| No. 9, 25, 76, 74 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born | May 5, 1913 Milbank, South Dakota, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | January 13, 1985 (aged 71) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Milbank | ||||||||||||
| College | Drake (1934-1938) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1939: 2nd round, 11th overall pick | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||||
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Clarence Edward "Pug" Manders (May 5, 1913 – January 13, 1985) was an American professional football fullback who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers from 1939 through 1944. He was selected in the second round of the 1939 NFL draft with the 11th overall pick.[1] Manders led the NFL in rushing in 1941, with 486 yards.
He was the younger brother of Chicago Bears kicker "Automatic Jack" Manders.
NFL career statistics
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| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 1939 | BKN | 11 | 9 | 114 | 482 | 4.2 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 |
| 1940 | BKN | 11 | 11 | 80 | 311 | 3.9 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 1 |
| 1941 | BKN | 11 | 11 | 111 | 486 | 4.4 | 5 | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 0 |
| 1942 | BKN | 11 | 11 | 93 | 316 | 3.4 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 |
| 1943 | BKN | 10 | 9 | 89 | 266 | 3.0 | 3 | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 1 |
| 1944 | BKN | 10 | 9 | 127 | 430 | 3.4 | 5 | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 0 |
| 1945 | BOS | 10 | 10 | 76 | 238 | 3.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 74 | 70 | 690 | 2,529 | 3.7 | 32 | 25 | 326 | 13.0 | 2 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
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