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American football player

Pug Manders

Manders in 1941

No. 9, 25, 76, 74

Position:

Fullback

Personal information

Born:

(1913-05-05)May 5, 1913
Milbank, South Dakota, U.S.

Died:

January 13, 1985(1985-01-13) (aged 71)
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Weight:

200 lb (91 kg)

Career information

High school:

Milbank
(Milbank, South Dakota)

College:

Drake

NFL draft:

1939 / round: 2 / pick: 11

Career history

Career highlights and awards

First-team All-Pro (1941)
3× All-Star Game (1939, 1940, 1941)
NFL rushing yards leader (1941)

Career NFL + AAFC statistics

Games played:	90
Starts:	74
Rushing yards:	2,712
Receiving yards:	375
Touchdowns:	37
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Clarence Edward "Pug" Manders (May 5, 1913 – January 13, 1985) was an American football fullback who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers from 1939 through 1944. He was selected in the second round of the 1939 NFL draft. Manders led the NFL in rushing in 1941, with 486 yards.

He was the younger brother of Chicago Bears kicker "Automatic Jack" Manders.

Manders on the cover of an October 1939 Dodgers game program

References

"1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

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1932: Battles 1933: Musick 1934: Feathers 1935: Russell 1936: Leemans 1937: Battles 1938: B. White 1939: Osmanski 1940: B. White 1941: Manders 1942: Dudley 1943: Paschal 1944: Paschal 1945: Van Buren 1946: Dudley 1947: Van Buren 1948: Van Buren 1949: Van Buren 1950: Motley 1951: Price 1952: Towler 1953: Perry 1954: Perry 1955: Ameche 1956: Casares 1957: J. Brown 1958: J. Brown 1959: J. Brown 1960: J. Brown 1961: J. Brown 1962: Ji. Taylor 1963: J. Brown 1964: J. Brown 1965: J. Brown 1966: Sayers 1967: Kelly 1968: Kelly 1969: Sayers 1970: L. Brown 1971: Little 1972: Simpson 1973: Simpson 1974: Armstrong 1975: Simpson 1976: Simpson 1977: Payton 1978: Campbell 1979: Campbell 1980: Campbell 1981: Rogers 1982: McNeil 1983: Dickerson 1984: Dickerson 1985: Allen 1986: Dickerson 1987: C. White 1988: Dickerson 1989: Okoye 1990: Sanders 1991: Smith 1992: Smith 1993: Smith 1994: Sanders 1995: Smith 1996: Sanders 1997: Sanders 1998: Davis 1999: James 2000: James 2001: Holmes 2002: Williams 2003: Lewis 2004: Martin 2005: Alexander 2006: Tomlinson 2007: Tomlinson 2008: Peterson 2009: Johnson 2010: Foster 2011: Jones-Drew 2012: Peterson 2013: McCoy 2014: Murray 2015: Peterson 2016: Elliott 2017: Hunt 2018: Elliott 2019: Henry 2020: Henry 2021: Jo. Taylor 2022: Jacobs 2023: McCaffrey
Starting in 2022, the rushing yards leader is officially given the Jim Brown Award

NFL annual rushing yards leaders (Jim Brown Award)

1932: Battles
1933: Musick
1934: Feathers
1935: Russell
1936: Leemans
1937: Battles
1938: B. White
1939: Osmanski
1940: B. White
1941: Manders
1942: Dudley
1943: Paschal
1944: Paschal
1945: Van Buren
1946: Dudley
1947: Van Buren
1948: Van Buren
1949: Van Buren
1950: Motley
1951: Price
1952: Towler
1953: Perry
1954: Perry
1955: Ameche
1956: Casares
1957: J. Brown
1958: J. Brown
1959: J. Brown
1960: J. Brown
1961: J. Brown
1962: Ji. Taylor
1963: J. Brown
1964: J. Brown
1965: J. Brown
1966: Sayers
1967: Kelly
1968: Kelly
1969: Sayers
1970: L. Brown
1971: Little
1972: Simpson
1973: Simpson
1974: Armstrong
1975: Simpson
1976: Simpson
1977: Payton
1978: Campbell
1979: Campbell
1980: Campbell
1981: Rogers
1982: McNeil
1983: Dickerson
1984: Dickerson
1985: Allen
1986: Dickerson
1987: C. White
1988: Dickerson
1989: Okoye
1990: Sanders
1991: Smith
1992: Smith
1993: Smith
1994: Sanders
1995: Smith
1996: Sanders
1997: Sanders
1998: Davis
1999: James
2000: James
2001: Holmes
2002: Williams
2003: Lewis
2004: Martin
2005: Alexander
2006: Tomlinson
2007: Tomlinson
2008: Peterson
2009: Johnson
2010: Foster
2011: Jones-Drew
2012: Peterson
2013: McCoy
2014: Murray
2015: Peterson
2016: Elliott
2017: Hunt
2018: Elliott
2019: Henry
2020: Henry
2021: Jo. Taylor
2022: Jacobs
2023: McCaffrey

Starting in 2022, the rushing yards leader is officially given the Jim Brown Award

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