Bus Mertes
[edit] Biography
Bus Mertes (Bernard James Mertes) was born on October 6, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois. After going to high school at Lane Tech (Chicago, IL), Mertes attended North Central College and the University of Iowa. Mertes made his professional debut in the NFL in 1945 with the Chicago Cardinals. He played in the NFL for 2 years, playing for the New York Giants and Chicago Cardinals over the course of his 2 year NFL career.Mertes also played in the AAFC for 3 years, playing for the Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Dons over the course of his 3 year AAFC career.
Most people believe that 1948 was Bus Mertes's best year, as he ran for 680 yards and ran in 4 TDs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1945
| CHC
| NFL
| 8
| 24
| 107
| 4.5
| 0
| 52
|
| 1946
| LAD
| AAFC
| 9
| 40
| 111
| 2.8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| BAL
| AAFC
| 14
| 95
| 321
| 3.4
| 2
| 0
|
| 1948
| BAL
| AAFC
| 13
| 155
| 680
| 4.4
| 4
| 0
|
| 1949
| NYG
| NFL
| 8
| 16
| 46
| 2.9
| 0
| 19
|
| 4 year AAFC career
| 38
| 301
| 1120
| 3.7
| 6
| 0
|
| 3 year NFL career
| 16
| 40
| 153
| 3.8
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1945
| CHC
| NFL
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 0.5
| 0
| 1
|
| 1946
| LAD
| AAFC
| 9
| 5
| 61
| 12.2
| 1
| 0
|
| 1947
| BAL
| AAFC
| 14
| 2
| 28
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| BAL
| AAFC
| 13
| 6
| 56
| 9.3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| NYG
| NFL
| 8
| 2
| 14
| 7
| 0
| 13
|
| 4 year AAFC career
| 38
| 15
| 167
| 11.1
| 2
| 0
|
| 3 year NFL career
| 16
| 4
| 15
| 3.8
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Interception Stats
| 1945
| CHC
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| LAD
| AAFC
| 9
| 1
| 14
| 14
| 0
|
| 1947
| BAL
| AAFC
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| BAL
| AAFC
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| NYG
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 4 year AAFC career
| 38
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 3 year NFL career
| 16
| 2
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1945
| CHC
| NFL
| 8
| 1
| 12
| 12
| 12
| 0
|
| 1946
| LAD
| AAFC
| 9
| 2
| 35
| 17.5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| BAL
| AAFC
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| BAL
| AAFC
| 13
| 1
| 15
| 15
| 15
| 0
|
| 1949
| NYG
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 4 year AAFC career
| 38
| 3
| 50
| 16.7
| 0
| 0
|
| 3 year NFL career
| 16
| 1
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| 1945
| CHC
| NFL
| 8
| 1
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 7
| 0
|
| 1946
| LAD
| AAFC
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| BAL
| AAFC
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| BAL
| AAFC
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| NYG
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 4 year AAFC career
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 3 year NFL career
| 16
| 1
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1945
| CHC
| NFL
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| LAD
| AAFC
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| BAL
| AAFC
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| BAL
| AAFC
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| NYG
| NFL
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 4 year AAFC career
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 3 year NFL career
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
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