George CheverkoCheverko, George FrancisHeight: 6-1 Weight: 195 Born: July 29, 1920 Beaver Meadows, PA Died: November 14, 1977 High School: Hazleton (PA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Fordham | |
| 1941 | Fordham | Lettered |
| 1942 | Fordham | Lettered |
| Draft: 7th round (64th overall) 1944 Cleveland Rams |
| Military Service: United States Army |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Jersey City Giants (AFL)1946 JC AFL | 14 | FB | 9 | 1 |
| 1947 New York Giants (NFL)1947 NYG NFL | 17 | RDH-WB | 12 | 1 |
| 1948 New York Giants (NFL)1948 NYG NFL | 17 | S-TB-HB | 8 | 7 |
| 1948 Washington Redskins (NFL)1948 WAS NFL | 18 | RDH | 2 | 2 |
| 1948 Year (NFL)1948 Year NFL | 10 | 9 | ||
| 1949 Jersey City Giants (AFL)1949 JC AFL | 41 | RH-LH-FB | 5 | 3 |
| 2 Years (NFL)2 Years NFL | 22 | 10 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/19/1944 | 1944 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1944 CLE NFL |
| Signed | 1946 Jersey City Giants (AFL)1946 JC AFL | |
| Free Agent | 1946 Jersey City Giants (AFL)1946 JC AFL | |
| Signed | 1947 New York Giants (NFL)1947 NYG NFL | |
| Released | 11/17/1948 | 1948 New York Giants (NFL)1948 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 11/18/1948 | 1948 Washington Redskins (NFL)1948 WAS NFL |
| Released | 12/7/1948 | 1948 Washington Redskins (NFL)1948 WAS NFL |
| Signed | 1949 Jersey City Giants (AFL)1949 JC AFL | |
| Free Agent | 1949 Jersey City Giants (AFL)1949 JC AFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Jersey City Giants (AFL)1946 JC AFL | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||||
| 1947 New York Giants (NFL)1947 NYG NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1949 Jersey City Giants (AFL)1949 JC AFL | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Jersey City Giants (AFL)1946 JC AFL | 39 | 144 | 3.7 | 2 | |||||
| 1947 New York Giants (NFL)1947 NYG NFL | 19 | 63 | 3.3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1948 New York Giants (NFL)1948 NYG NFL | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1948 Year (NFL)1948 Year NFL | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 22 | 73 | 3.3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Jersey City Giants (AFL)1946 JC AFL | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1947 New York Giants (NFL)1947 NYG NFL | 17 | 300 | 17.6 | 62 | 3 | |||||||
| 1948 New York Giants (NFL)1948 NYG NFL | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1948 Year (NFL)1948 Year NFL | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 382 | 20.1 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Jersey City Giants (AFL)1946 JC AFL | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 0 | |
| 1947 New York Giants (NFL)1947 NYG NFL | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1948 New York Giants (NFL)1948 NYG NFL | 5 | 144 | 28.8 | 61 | 0 |
| 1948 Washington Redskins (NFL)1948 WAS NFL | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1948 Year (NFL)1948 Year NFL | 6 | 168 | 28.0 | 61 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 222 | 24.7 | 61 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Jersey City Giants (AFL)1946 JC AFL | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 0 | |||||
| 1947 New York Giants (NFL)1947 NYG NFL | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1948 New York Giants (NFL)1948 NYG NFL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 New York Giants (NFL)1947 NYG NFL | 7 | 135 | 19.3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1948 New York Giants (NFL)1948 NYG NFL | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 215 | 21.5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 New York Giants (NFL)1947 NYG NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1948 New York Giants (NFL)1948 NYG NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 0 |
| 1948 Year (NFL)1948 Year NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 0 |
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