Johnny Clement
John Louis Clement
Born: October 31, 1919
Stonebluff, OK USA
Deceased: December 11, 1969
Position: TB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 189
College: SMU
Career: 1941-1949
Drafted: 1941 in Round 4, #28 overall by the Chicago Cardinals
Johnny Clement played from 1941 to 1949 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals, Chicago Hornets and Pittsburgh Steelers. Clement ran for 1,473 yards in his career on 406 attempts, scoring 13 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 2 passes for 28 yards.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 100 | 48 | 48.0 | 690 | 6.9 | 3 | 3.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 76 | 51.7 |
| 1946 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 47 | 16 | 34.0 | 345 | 7.3 | 1 | 2.1 | 3 | 6.4 | 52 | 41.5 |
| 1947 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 123 | 52 | 42.3 | 1004 | 8.2 | 7 | 5.7 | 9 | 7.3 | 68 | 59.8 |
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 58 | 18 | 31.0 | 281 | 4.8 | 3 | 5.2 | 7 | 12.1 | 39 | 25.8 |
| 1949 | AAFC Chicago Hornets | 114 | 58 | 50.9 | 906 | 7.9 | 6 | 5.3 | 13 | 11.4 | 0 | 55.6 |
| NFL | 328 | 134 | 40.9 | 2320 | 7.1 | 14 | 4.3 | 26 | 7.9 | 76 | ||
| AAFC | 114 | 58 | 50.9 | 906 | 7.9 | 6 | 5.3 | 13 | 11.4 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 442 | 192 | 43.4 | 3226 | 7.3 | 20 | 4.5 | 39 | 8.8 | 76 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 61 | 94 | 1.5 | 25 | 1 |
| 1946 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 43 | 60 | 1.4 | 13 | 1 |
| 1947 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 129 | 670 | 5.2 | 43 | 4 |
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 67 | 261 | 3.9 | 28 | 2 |
| 1949 | AAFC Chicago Hornets | 106 | 388 | 3.7 | 0 | 5 |
| NFL | 300 | 1085 | 3.6 | 43 | 8 | |
| AAFC | 106 | 388 | 3.7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Totals | 406 | 1473 | 3.6 | 43 | 13 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| NFL | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 22 | 0 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 4 | 125 | 31.2 | 38 |
| 1946 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 314 | 34.9 | 52 |
| NFL | 13 | 439 | 33.8 | 52 | |
| Totals | 13 | 439 | 33.8 | 52 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 13 | 113 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 12 | 0 |
| NFL | 16 | 139 | 8.7 | 12 | 0 | |
| Totals | 16 | 139 | 8.7 | 12 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| NFL | 6 | 132 | 22.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 132 | 22.0 | 27 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1947 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1946 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1947 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1949 | AAFC Chicago Hornets | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
| AAFC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Totals | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 9 | 4 |
| 1946 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 4 |
| 1948 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 1 |
| 1949 | AAFC | Chicago Hornets | 12 | 0 |
Honors
1947 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1947 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (2nd Team)
1947 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1949 - AAFC New York Daily News All-AAFC (2nd Team)
