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| No. 14, 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Positions | Halfback Placekicker | ||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1913-08-12)August 12, 1913 Redwood Falls, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 24, 2002(2002-12-24) (aged 89) Vallejo, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||
| High school | Redwood Falls | ||||||||||||||||
| College | Marquette | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1937: 4th round, 34th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||
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Ward Lloyd Cuff (August 12, 1913 – December 24, 2002) was an American professionalfootball player who was ahalfback andplacekicker in theNational Football League (NFL) for theNew York Giants,Chicago Cardinals, andGreen Bay Packers. He playedcollege football atMarquette University and wasdrafted in the fourth round of the1937 NFL draft.[1]
As afullback at Marquette, Cuff played in the firstCotton Bowl game, in1937, losing toTCU. He was also Marquette's heavyweight boxing champion and held the school record in thejavelin throw. Cuff played for the Giants from 1937 to 1945, won theNFL championship in 1938, and became the team's career scoring leader with 319 points before being traded to the Cardinals. He played one season with the Cardinals and one with the Packers. He led the NFL in field goals made four times. After his NFL career, Cuff coached high school football in Green Bay, was an assistant coach for theOregon State Beavers football team, and later worked forThe Boeing Company.[2]
His number 14 was retired by the Giants, although ownerWellington Mara gaveY. A. Tittle permission to wear it during his time with the Giants from 1961 to 1964. It was retired again in honor of both players.[3]
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Won theNFL Championship | |
| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 1937 | NYG | 11 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 2 | 5 | 117 | 23.4 | 2 |
| 1938 | NYG | 11 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 2.1 | 0 | 8 | 114 | 14.3 | 1 |
| 1939 | NYG | 9 | 8 | 23 | 102 | 4.4 | 0 | 10 | 83 | 8.3 | 2 |
| 1940 | NYG | 8 | 8 | 15 | 86 | 5.7 | 1 | 13 | 220 | 16.9 | 1 |
| 1941 | NYG | 11 | 10 | 28 | 157 | 5.6 | 0 | 19 | 317 | 16.7 | 2 |
| 1942 | NYG | 11 | 10 | 38 | 189 | 5.0 | 0 | 16 | 267 | 16.7 | 2 |
| 1943 | NYG | 10 | 10 | 80 | 523 | 6.5 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 |
| 1944 | NYG | 10 | 9 | 76 | 425 | 5.6 | 0 | 11 | 135 | 12.3 | 2 |
| 1945 | NYG | 9 | 5 | 48 | 214 | 4.5 | 0 | 12 | 172 | 14.3 | 0 |
| 1946 | CRD | 10 | 7 | 13 | 78 | 6.0 | 1 | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 1 |
| 1947 | GNB | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 110 | 87 | 344 | 1,851 | 5.4 | 7 | 106 | 1,559 | 14.7 | 13 | ||
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 1938 | NYG | 1 | 1 | 2 | -12 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NYG | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NYG | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 |
| 1943 | NYG | 1 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 |
| 1944 | NYG | 1 | 1 | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 29 | 73 | 2.5 | 1 | 7 | 117 | 16.7 | 0 | ||
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