Dick Booth
[edit] Biography
Dick Booth (Richard Thomas Booth) was born on July 13, 1918 in Newell, West Virginia. After going to high school at East Liverpool (OH), Booth attended Case Western Reserve University. Booth made his professional debut in the NFL in 1941 with the Detroit Lions. He played for the Detroit Lions for his entire 2 year career.
Most people believe that 1941 was Dick Booth's best year.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1941
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 29
| 80
| 2.8
| 1
| 17
|
| 1945
| DET
| NFL
| 4
| 4
| 20
| 5
| 0
| 9
|
| 2 year NFL career
| 15
| 33
| 100
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1941
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 7
| 103
| 14.7
| 0
| 36
|
| 1945
| DET
| NFL
| 4
| 3
| 90
| 30
| 1
| 54t
|
| 2 year NFL career
| 15
| 10
| 193
| 19.3
| 1
| 0
|
[edit] Passing Stats
| 1941
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 8
| 5
| 62.5
| 135
| 16.88
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 106.3
|
| 1945
| DET
| NFL
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2 year NFL career
| 15
| 8
| 5
| 62.5
| 135
| 16.88
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 106.3
|
[edit] Interception Stats
| 1941
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 1
| 18
| 18
| 0
|
| 1945
| DET
| NFL
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2 year NFL career
| 15
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1941
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 4
| 122
| 30.5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1945
| DET
| NFL
| 4
| 1
| 26
| 26
| 26
| 0
|
| 2 year NFL career
| 15
| 5
| 148
| 29.6
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| 1941
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1945
| DET
| NFL
| 4
| 2
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 0
|
| 2 year NFL career
| 15
| 2
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Punting Stats
| 1941
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 1
| 25
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 25
|
| 1945
| DET
| NFL
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2 year NFL career
| 15
| 1
| 25
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 25
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1941
| DET
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1945
| DET
| NFL
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2 year NFL career
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Trivia
Dick Booth had outstanding stats, though he did not play many downs for the Lions. He had the 5th longest pass during the 1941 NFL season!
After his football career, Dick Booth spent many years as a salesman for Teledyne Osco Steel, with at least a portion of this time working in the Cleveland/Akron area. I remember him as being our favorite of the salesmen who visited us (Amerox). A wonderful man, and a true gentleman. Salt of the earth!
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