Russ Craft
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Russ Craft (William Russell Craft) was born on October 15, 1919 in McEwan, Tennessee. Craft attended the University of Alabama. Craft made his professional debut in the NFL in 1946 with the Philadelphia Eagles. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that 1950 was Russ Craft's best year, as he picked off 7 passes and ran back a kickoff for a touchdown.
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[edit] Interception Stats
| 1946
| PHI
| NFL
| 9
| 3
| 105
| 49
| 0
|
| 1947
| PHI
| NFL
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| PHI
| NFL
| 10
| 1
| 17
| 17
| 0
|
| 1950
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 7
| 70
| 29
| 0
|
| 1951
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 2
| 61
| 26
| 0
|
| 1952
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 1
| 32
| 32t
| 1
|
| 1953
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 4
| 46
| 27
| 0
|
| 1954
| PIT
| NFL
| 11
| 3
| 120
| 81t
| 1
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 100
| 22
| 451
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1946
| PHI
| NFL
| 9
| 27
| 108
| 4
| 0
| 24
|
| 1947
| PHI
| NFL
| 10
| 5
| -1
| -0.2
| 0
| 4
|
| 1948
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 13
| 67
| 5.2
| 0
| 23
|
| 1949
| PHI
| NFL
| 10
| 11
| 5
| 0.5
| 0
| 5
|
| 1950
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 8
| 52
| 6.5
| 0
| 19
|
| 1951
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| PIT
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 100
| 64
| 231
| 3.6
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| 1946
| PHI
| NFL
| 9
| 4
| 47
| 11.8
| 0
| 10
| 0
|
| 1947
| PHI
| NFL
| 10
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 0
|
| 1948
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 3
| 32
| 10.7
| 0
| 17
| 0
|
| 1949
| PHI
| NFL
| 10
| 3
| 50
| 16.7
| 0
| 19
| 0
|
| 1950
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 19
| 113
| 5.9
| 0
| 13
| 0
|
| 1951
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| PIT
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 100
| 32
| 247
| 7.7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1946
| PHI
| NFL
| 9
| 4
| 48
| 12
| 0
| 35
|
| 1947
| PHI
| NFL
| 10
| 2
| 66
| 33
| 1
| 34
|
| 1948
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 4
| 138
| 34.5
| 2
| 70t
|
| 1949
| PHI
| NFL
| 10
| 1
| 37
| 37
| 0
| 37
|
| 1950
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 1
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 14
|
| 1951
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| PIT
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 100
| 12
| 303
| 25.3
| 3
| 0
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1946
| PHI
| NFL
| 9
| 4
| 86
| 21.5
| 28
| 0
|
| 1947
| PHI
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| PHI
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 10
| 327
| 32.7
| 103t
| 1
|
| 1951
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 2
| 53
| 26.5
| 38
| 0
|
| 1952
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 1
| 18
| 18
| 18
| 0
|
| 1953
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| PIT
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 100
| 17
| 484
| 28.5
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1946
| PHI
| NFL
| 9
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| PHI
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 9
| 0
|
| 1949
| PHI
| NFL
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 29
| 1
|
| 1950
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| PHI
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| PIT
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 100
| 9
| 5
| 10
| 38
| 1
|
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