BULL KARCISKarcis, John (Five Yards)Height: 5-9 Weight: 223 Born: December 3, 1908 Monaca, PA Died: September 4, 1973 Pittsburgh, PA High School: Monaca (PA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Carnegie Mellon | |
| 1928 | Carnegie Mellon | Lettered |
| 1929 | Carnegie Mellon | Lettered |
| 1930 | Carnegie Mellon | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1932 BKN NFL | 4 | FB-LB-LOG-LDG | 11 | 10 |
| 1933 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1933 BKN NFL | 4 | FB-LB-ROH-RDH | 10 | 5 |
| 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1934 BKN NFL | 66 | FB-LB | 9 | 8 |
| 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1935 BKN NFL | 34 | FB-LB | 12 | 7 |
| 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1936 PIT NFL | 64 | FB-LB | 12 | 12 |
| 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1937 PIT NFL | 64 | FB-LB | 11 | 2 |
| 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1938 PIT NFL | FB-LB | 4 | 0 | |
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 11 | FB-LB-TB-LDH | 8 | 1 |
| 1938 Year (NFL)1938 Year NFL | 12 | 1 | ||
| 1939 New York Giants (NFL)1939 NYG NFL | 11 | LOH-LDH | 10 | 0 |
| 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL | 50 | FB-LB | 8 | 0 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 95 | 45 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 1932 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1932 BKN NFL | |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1936 | 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1935 BKN NFL |
| Signed | 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1936 PIT NFL | |
| Released | 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1938 PIT NFL | |
| Signed | 9/29/1938 | 1938 Paterson Panthers (AFA)1938 PAT AFA |
| Released | 10/5/1938 | 1938 Paterson Panthers (AFA)1938 PAT AFA |
| Signed | 10/5/1938 | 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL |
| Released | 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL | |
| Signed | 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL | |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1944 | 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1932 BKN NFL | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1935 BKN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1936 PIT NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 13 | ||
| 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1937 PIT NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | |||
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1938 Year (NFL)1938 Year NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 73 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1932 BKN NFL | 20 | 68 | 3.4 | 1 | |||||
| 1933 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1933 BKN NFL | 70 | 232 | 3.3 | 0 | |||||
| 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1934 BKN NFL | 51 | 202 | 4.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1935 BKN NFL | 68 | 188 | 2.8 | 1 | |||||
| 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1936 PIT NFL | 89 | 272 | 3.1 | 2 | |||||
| 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1937 PIT NFL | 127 | 513 | 4.0 | 3 | |||||
| 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1938 PIT NFL | 16 | 31 | 1.9 | 0 | |||||
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 73 | 181 | 2.5 | 4 | |||||
| 1938 Year (NFL)1938 Year NFL | 89 | 212 | 2.4 | 4 | |||||
| 1939 New York Giants (NFL)1939 NYG NFL | 31 | 93 | 3.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL | 12 | 19 | 1.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 557 | 1799 | 3.2 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1935 BKN NFL | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 3 | 23 | 4.6 | 11.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 54.6 | ||||||
| 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1936 PIT NFL | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1937 PIT NFL | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42.4 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 6 | 25 | 2.1 | 8.3 | 2t | 1 | 8.3 | 3 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.8 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1933 BKN NFL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1935 BKN NFL | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 0 | |||||||
| 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1936 PIT NFL | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 0 | |||||||
| 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1937 PIT NFL | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 17 | 152 | 8.9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 1 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 |
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