Len Barnum
Leonard Warner Barnum "Bear Tracks"
Born: September 18, 1912
Parkersburg, WV USA
Deceased: November 24, 1998
Columbia City, IN
Position: B
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 200
College: West Virginia Wesleyan
High School: Parkersburg (WV)
Career: 1938-1942
Drafted: 1936 in Round 2, #12 overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
Len Barnum played from 1938 to 1942 during his career with the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles. Barnum ran for 590 yards in his career on 239 attempts, scoring 3 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 11 passes for 167 yards.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 45 | 18.8 |
| 1939 | NFL New York Giants | 27 | 8 | 29.6 | 141 | 5.2 | 3 | 11.1 | 1 | 3.7 | 0 | 70.4 |
| 1940 | NFL New York Giants | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 150 | 6.5 | 3 | 13.0 | 2 | 8.7 | 0 | 65.2 |
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 55 | 19 | 34.5 | 260 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 18.2 | 33 | 11.0 |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 1 | 11.1 | 6 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 120 | 38 | 31.7 | 602 | 5.0 | 6 | 5.0 | 15 | 12.5 | 45 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL New York Giants | 35 | 97 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1939 | NFL New York Giants | 91 | 237 | 2.6 | 0 | 2 |
| 1940 | NFL New York Giants | 48 | 128 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 35 | 64 | 1.8 | 20 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 30 | 64 | 2.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 239 | 590 | 2.5 | 20 | 3 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 17 | 0 |
| 1940 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 167 | 15.2 | 32 | 0 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 12 |
| 1940 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 9 |
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 8 |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 7 | 87.5 | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 16 |
| Totals | 20 | 18 | 90.0 | 24 | 9 | 37.5 | 45 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL New York Giants | 29 | 1181 | 40.7 | 60 |
| 1940 | NFL New York Giants | 39 | 1571 | 40.3 | 64 |
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 41 | 1788 | 43.6 | 68 |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 50 | 2106 | 42.1 | 65 |
| Totals | 159 | 6646 | 41.8 | 68 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 16 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 16 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 39 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 39 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1938 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1939 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1940 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| 1941 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 3 |
| 1939 | NFL | New York Giants | 11 | 2 |
| 1940 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 3 |
| 1941 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 8 |
| 1942 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 5 |
