Clarence "Pug" Manders
American football player (1913–1985)
American football player
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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. | ||||||
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High school: | Milbank (Milbank, South Dakota) | ||||||
College: | Drake | ||||||
Position: | Fullback / Halfback | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1939 / Round: 2 / Pick: 11 | ||||||
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Clarence Edward "Pug" Manders (May 5, 1913 – January 13, 1985) was a National Football League running back for the Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers from 1939 through 1944. He was drafted in the second round of the 1939 NFL Draft.[1] He led the NFL in rushing in 1941 and is the younger brother of Jack Manders. His nickname was Pug.
References
- ^ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
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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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