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Don Hutson

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Full Name: Donald Montgomery Hutson Primary Position: E
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/183 College: University of Alabama
Birthdate: January 31, 1913 High School: Pine Bluff (AR)
Birthplace: Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Pro Experience: 11 years
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Records and Milestones
  • 3 Statistics
    • 3.1 Receiving Stats
    • 3.2 Interception Stats
    • 3.3 Rushing Stats
    • 3.4 Kicking Stats
    • 3.5 Passing Stats
    • 3.6 Kick Return Stats
    • 3.7 Fumble Recovery Stats
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Awards
  • 9 Categories

[edit] Biography

Don Hutson (Donald Montgomery Hutson) was born on January 31, 1913 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. After going to high school at Pine Bluff (AR), Hutson attended the University of Alabama. Hutson made his professional debut in the NFL in 1935 with the Green Bay Packers. He played for the Green Bay Packers for his entire 11 year career.

Most people believe that 1942 was Don Hutson's best year, as he hauled in 74 receptions, had 1211 receiving yards, caught 17 TD passes and picked off 7 passes. Many people believe this to be the greatest receiving season ever. Projected over a 16-game schedule, Hutson would have caught 108 passes for 1,761 yards and 25 TDs in 1942. An era without defensive pass interference penalties.

[edit] Records and Milestones

Hutson played 11 seasons.

  • Led league in receptions a record 8 times.
  • Led league in receptions a record 5 consecutive years, 1941-1945.
  • Led league in yards a record 7 times.
  • Led league in receptions a record 4 consecutive years, 1941-1944.
  • Led the league in touchdowns a record 9 times.
  • Holds the record for most touchdowns in an 11 game season: 17
  • Hutson's record 99 career receiving touchdowns stood for 44 years.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Receiving Stats

year team league games REC YDS AVG TD LNG
1935 GNB NFL 10 18 420 23.3 6 83t
1936 GNB NFL 12 34 536 15.8 8 87
1937 GNB NFL 11 41 552 13.5 7 78
1938 GNB NFL 10 32 548 17.1 9 54
1939 GNB NFL 11 34 846 24.9 6 92
1940 GNB NFL 11 45 664 14.8 7 36
1941 GNB NFL 11 58 738 12.7 10 45
1942 GNB NFL 11 74 1211 16.4 17 73
1943 GNB NFL 10 47 776 16.5 11 79
1944 GNB NFL 10 58 866 14.9 9 55t
1945 GNB NFL 10 47 834 17.7 9 75t
11 year NFL career 117 488 7991 16.4 99 0

[edit] Interception Stats

year team league games INT YDS LNG TD
1935 GNB NFL 10 0 0 0 0
1936 GNB NFL 12 0 0 0 0
1937 GNB NFL 11 0 0 0 0
1938 GNB NFL 10 0 0 0 0
1939 GNB NFL 11 0 0 0 0
1940 GNB NFL 11 6 24 0 0
1941 GNB NFL 11 1 32 32 0
1942 GNB NFL 11 7 71 27 0
1943 GNB NFL 10 8 197 84 1
1944 GNB NFL 10 4 50 43 0
1945 GNB NFL 10 4 15 15 0
11 year NFL career 117 30 389 0 1

[edit] Rushing Stats

year team league games ATT YDS AVG TD LNG
1935 GNB NFL 10 6 22 3.7 0 0
1936 GNB NFL 12 1 -3 -3 0 -3
1937 GNB NFL 11 14 26 1.9 0 0
1938 GNB NFL 10 3 -1 -0.3 0 0
1939 GNB NFL 11 5 26 5.2 0 0
1940 GNB NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0
1941 GNB NFL 11 4 22 5.5 2 18
1942 GNB NFL 11 3 4 1.3 0 9
1943 GNB NFL 10 6 41 6.8 0 16
1944 GNB NFL 10 12 87 7.3 0 37
1945 GNB NFL 10 8 60 7.5 1 18
11 year NFL career 117 62 284 4.6 3 0

[edit] Kicking Stats

year team league games 1-19M 1-19A 20-29M 20-29A 30-39M 30-39A 40-49M 40-49A 50+M 50+A LNG FGM FGA XPM XPA
1935 GNB NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
1936 GNB NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1937 GNB NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1938 GNB NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
1939 GNB NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
1940 GNB NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 16
1941 GNB NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20 24
1942 GNB NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 33 34
1943 GNB NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 36 36
1944 GNB NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 31 33
1945 GNB NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 31 35
11 year NFL career 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 17 172 184

[edit] Passing Stats

year team league games ATT CMP PCT YDS YPA TD INT SKD SKY RAT
1935 GNB NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1936 GNB NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1937 GNB NFL 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1938 GNB NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1939 GNB NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1940 GNB NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1941 GNB NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1942 GNB NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1943 GNB NFL 10 4 1 25 38 9.5 1 1 0 0 66.7
1944 GNB NFL 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39.6
1945 GNB NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 year NFL career 117 11 1 9.1 38 3.45 1 2 0 0 32.2

[edit] Kick Return Stats

year team league games RET YDS AVG LNG TD
1935 GNB NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0
1936 GNB NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0
1937 GNB NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0
1938 GNB NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0
1939 GNB NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0
1940 GNB NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0
1941 GNB NFL 11 1 8 8 8 0
1942 GNB NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0
1943 GNB NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0
1944 GNB NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0
1945 GNB NFL 10 4 37 9.3 12 0
11 year NFL career 117 5 45 9 0 0

[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats

year team league games TOT OWR OPR YDS TD
1935 GNB NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0
1936 GNB NFL 12 0 0 0 0 0
1937 GNB NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0
1938 GNB NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0
1939 GNB NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0
1940 GNB NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0
1941 GNB NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0
1942 GNB NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0
1943 GNB NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0
1944 GNB NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0
1945 GNB NFL 10 1 0 0 0 0
11 year NFL career 117 1 0 0 0 0

[edit] Trivia

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[edit] See Also

[edit] Awards

  • Won the Joe F. Carr MVP Trophy in 1941 and 1942

[edit] Categories

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