Tuffy LeemansLeemans, Alphonse EmilHeight: 6-0 Weight: 195 Born: November 12, 1912 Superior, WI Died: January 19, 1979 Hillsboro Beach, FL High School: East (Superior, WI) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Oregon | Freshmen Team |
| 1933 | George Washington | Lettered |
| 1934 | George Washington | Lettered |
| 1935 | George Washington | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (18th overall) 1936 New York Giants |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 New York Giants (NFL)1936 NYG NFL | 4 | WB-RDH-BB-LDH-BB-S | 12 | 4 |
| 1937 New York Giants (NFL)1937 NYG NFL | 4 | QB-S-TB-LDH | 9 | 8 |
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 4 | TB-LDH | 10 | 3 |
| 1939 New York Giants (NFL)1939 NYG NFL | 4 | TB-S | 11 | 2 |
| 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL | 4 | FB-LB-WB-RDH-BB-LDH | 9 | 2 |
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 4 | FB-LB | 11 | 11 |
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 4 | FB-LB | 8 | 6 |
| 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL | 4 | FB-LB-TB-LDH | 10 | 1 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 80 | 37 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 2/8/1936 | 1936 New York Giants (NFL)1936 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 1936 New York Giants (NFL)1936 NYG NFL | |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1937 | 1936 New York Giants (NFL)1936 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 7/26/1937 | 1937 New York Giants (NFL)1937 NYG NFL |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1938 | 1937 New York Giants (NFL)1937 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 8/9/1938 | 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL |
| Free Agent | 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | |
| Signed | 7/31/1939 | 1939 New York Giants (NFL)1939 NYG NFL |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1941 | 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 7/17/1941 | 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1943 | 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 8/17/1943 | 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1944 | 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL |
| AWARDS |
|---|
| 1936 Official All-NFL |
| 1939 United Press All-NFL |
| 1939 International News Service All-NFL |
| 1939 Official All-NFL |
| 1939 Official All-NFL |
| 1939 New York Daily News All-NFL |
| 1978 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 New York Giants (NFL)1936 NYG NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||
| 1937 New York Giants (NFL)1937 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1939 New York Giants (NFL)1939 NYG NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 20 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 120 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 New York Giants (NFL)1936 NYG NFL | 206 | 830 | 4.0 | 2 | |||||
| 1937 New York Giants (NFL)1937 NYG NFL | 144 | 429 | 3.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 121 | 463 | 3.8 | 4 | |||||
| 1939 New York Giants (NFL)1939 NYG NFL | 128 | 429 | 3.4 | 3 | |||||
| 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL | 132 | 474 | 3.6 | 1 | |||||
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 100 | 332 | 3.3 | 26 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 51 | 116 | 2.3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL | 37 | 59 | 1.6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 919 | 3132 | 3.4 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 New York Giants (NFL)1936 NYG NFL | 42 | 13 | 31.0 | 23 | 258 | 6.1 | 19.8 | 3 | 7.1 | 6 | 14.3 | 37.7 | ||||||
| 1937 New York Giants (NFL)1937 NYG NFL | 20 | 5 | 25.0 | 14 | 64 | 3.2 | 12.8 | 30 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 36.3 | |||
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 42 | 19 | 45.2 | 17 | 249 | 5.9 | 13.1 | 3 | 7.1 | 6 | 14.3 | 48.7 | ||||||
| 1939 New York Giants (NFL)1939 NYG NFL | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 12 | 198 | 7.6 | 16.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.7 | 40.2 | ||||||
| 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 13 | 159 | 5.1 | 10.6 | 13 | 2 | 6.5 | 3 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | 45.7 | |||
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 66 | 31 | 47.0 | 30 | 475 | 7.2 | 15.3 | 44 | 4 | 6.1 | 5 | 7.6 | 59.8 | |||||
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 69 | 35 | 50.7 | 30 | 555 | 8.0 | 15.9 | 50t | 7 | 10.1 | 4 | 5.8 | 87.5 | |||||
| 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL | 87 | 37 | 42.5 | 45 | 366 | 4.2 | 9.9 | 28 | 5 | 5.7 | 5 | 5.7 | 0 | 50.3 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 383 | 167 | 43.6 | 184 | 2324 | 6.1 | 13.9 | 50t | 25 | 6.5 | 32 | 8.4 | 2 | 0 | 50.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 New York Giants (NFL)1936 NYG NFL | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1937 New York Giants (NFL)1937 NYG NFL | 11 | 157 | 14.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1939 New York Giants (NFL)1939 NYG NFL | 8 | 185 | 23.1 | 2 | |||||||
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 28 | 422 | 15.1 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 26 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 14 | 170 | 12.1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 262 | 13.8 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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