RED COCHRANCochran, John Thurman, Jr.Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 Born: August 2, 1922 Fairfield, AL Died: September 5, 2004 Green Bay, WI High School: Hueytown (AL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Wake Forest | Lettered |
| 1942 | Wake Forest | Lettered |
| 1945 | Wake Forest | Lettered |
| 1946 | Wake Forest | Lettered |
| Draft: 8th round (66th overall) 1944 Chicago Cardinals; Special Selection overall) 1947 Buffalo Bills |
| Military Service: United States Army Air Forces |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1947 CHIC NFL | 24 | ROH-RDH-QB-S-FB-LB | 12 | 12 |
| 1948 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1948 CHIC NFL | 24 | S-LOH | 12 | 12 |
| 1949 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1949 CHIC NFL | 24 | LDH-LOH | 12 | 3 |
| 3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL | 36 | 27 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/19/1944 | 1944 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1944 CHIC NFL |
| Draft | 12/20/1946 | 1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC)1947 BUF AAFC |
| Signed | 1947 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1947 CHIC NFL | |
| Released | 1950 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1950 CHIC NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1947 CHIC NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1949 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1949 CHIC NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1947 CHIC NFL | 14 | 36 | 2.6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1948 CHIC NFL | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1949 CHIC NFL | 20 | 87 | 4.4 | 22t | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 37 | 138 | 3.7 | 22t | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1947 CHIC NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1949 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1949 CHIC NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1947 CHIC NFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1949 CHIC NFL | 7 | 107 | 15.3 | 33 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 114 | 14.3 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1947 CHIC NFL | 8 | 122 | 15.3 | 39 | 0 |
| 1948 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1948 CHIC NFL | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 32 | 0 |
| 1949 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1949 CHIC NFL | 0 | 26 | 26L | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 15 | 259 | 17.3 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1947 CHIC NFL | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |||||||
| 1948 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1948 CHIC NFL | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | 56 | 0 | |||||||
| 1949 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1949 CHIC NFL | 52 | 2186 | 42.0 | 66 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 59 | 2440 | 41.4 | 66 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1947 CHIC NFL | 10 | 147 | 14.7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1948 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1948 CHIC NFL | 8 | 122 | 15.3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1949 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1949 CHIC NFL | 15 | 314 | 20.9 | 71t | 2 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 33 | 583 | 17.7 | 71t | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1947 CHIC NFL | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1948 CHIC NFL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1949 CHIC NFL | 20 | 410 | 20.5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 25 | 462 | 18.5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1947 CHIC NFL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 0 | |
| 1948 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1948 CHIC NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1949 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1949 CHIC NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
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