Russ Craft
William Russell Craft
Born: October 15, 1919
McEwen, TN USA
Deceased: January 12, 2009
Position: DB-HB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 178
College: Alabama
High School: Wellsburg (PA)
Career: 1946-1954
Drafted: 1943 in Round 15, #132 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers
Russ Craft played from 1946 to 1954 during his career with the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. Craft ran for 231 yards in his career on 64 attempts, scoring 0 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 12 passes for 303 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 27 | 108 | 4.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 67 | 5.2 | 23 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 64 | 231 | 3.6 | 24 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 35 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 34 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 138 | 34.5 | 70 | 2 |
| 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 303 | 25.2 | 70 | 3 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 16 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 17 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 19 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 19 | 113 | 5.9 | 13 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 247 | 7.7 | 19 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 28 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 327 | 32.7 | 103 | 1 |
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 38 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 484 | 28.5 | 103 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 49 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 26 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 1 |
| 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 27 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 81 | 1 |
| Totals | 22 | 451 | 20.5 | 81 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1952 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 1 |
| 1947 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 4 |
| 1948 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 2 |
| 1949 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 2 |
| 1950 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 0 |
