SAM FRANCISFrancis, Harrison SamuelPosition: FB-HB Height: 6-0 Weight: 207 Born: October 26, 1913 Lincoln, NE Died: April 23, 2002 Springfield, MO High School: Decatur (Oberlin, KS) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Nebraska | |
| 1934 | Nebraska | Lettered |
| 1935 | Nebraska | Lettered |
| 1936 | Nebraska | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (1st overall) 1937 Philadelphia Eagles |
| Military Service: United States Army |
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| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 Chicago Bears (NFL)1937 CHIB NFL | 38 | FB-LB | 8 | 3 |
| 1938 Chicago Bears (NFL)1938 CHIB NFL | 38 | FB-LB | 11 | 1 |
| 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1939 PIT NFL | 50 | FB-LB | 5 | 3 |
| 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1939 BKN NFL | 10 | FB-LB-WB-RDH | 5 | 2 |
| 1939 Year (NFL)1939 Year NFL | 10 | 5 | ||
| 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1940 BKN NFL | 10 | HB-DH | 11 | 0 |
| 4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL | 40 | 9 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/12/1936 | 1937 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1937 PHI NFL |
| Signed | 7/12/1937 | 1937 Chicago Bears (NFL)1937 CHIB NFL |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1938 | 1937 Chicago Bears (NFL)1937 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 8/14/1938 | 1938 Chicago Bears (NFL)1938 CHIB NFL |
| Traded | 10/16/1939 | 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1939 BKN NFL |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1941 | 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1940 BKN NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 Chicago Bears (NFL)1937 CHIB NFL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1938 Chicago Bears (NFL)1938 CHIB NFL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 18 | ||
| 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1939 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1939 Year (NFL)1939 Year NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1940 BKN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 6 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 37 |
| FIELD GOALS | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1940 BKN NFL | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 Chicago Bears (NFL)1937 CHIB NFL | 48 | 129 | 2.7 | 0 | |||||
| 1938 Chicago Bears (NFL)1938 CHIB NFL | 85 | 297 | 3.5 | 3 | |||||
| 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1939 PIT NFL | 55 | 171 | 3.1 | 1 | |||||
| 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1939 BKN NFL | 21 | 59 | 2.8 | 0 | |||||
| 1939 Year (NFL)1939 Year NFL | 76 | 230 | 3.0 | 1 | |||||
| 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1940 BKN NFL | 44 | 217 | 4.9 | 1 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 253 | 873 | 3.5 | 5 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 Chicago Bears (NFL)1937 CHIB NFL | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 34 | 5.7 | 11.3 | 19 | 1 | 16.7 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 67.4 | |||
| 1938 Chicago Bears (NFL)1938 CHIB NFL | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.4 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 3 | 34 | 3.8 | 8.5 | 19 | 1 | 11.1 | 2 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.3 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 Chicago Bears (NFL)1937 CHIB NFL | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1938 Chicago Bears (NFL)1938 CHIB NFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1939 PIT NFL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1939 BKN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1939 Year (NFL)1939 Year NFL | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 Chicago Bears (NFL)1937 CHIB NFL | 1 | ||||
| 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1940 BKN NFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1939 PIT NFL | 10 | 389 | 38.9 | |||||||||
| 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1939 BKN NFL | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | |||||||||
| 1939 Year (NFL)1939 Year NFL | 13 | 488 | 37.5 | 52 | ||||||||
| 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1940 BKN NFL | 16 | 719 | 44.9 | 69 | ||||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 29 | 1207 | 41.6 | 69 |
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