Bob Davis
James Robert Davis Jr.
Born: May 4, 1914
Greenup, KY USA
Deceased: March 14, 1980
Mayfield Height, OH
Position: HB-FB-QB-P
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180
College: Kentucky
Career: 1938-1946
Bob Davis played from 1938 to 1946 during his career with the Boston Yanks, Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers, Cleveland Rams and Philadelphia Eagles. Davis threw for 217 yards in his career, completing 20 of 53 passes with 4 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. He also ran for 904 yards in 230 attempts with 3 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 24 | 6 | 25.0 | 49 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.3 | 0 | 4.9 |
| 1944 | NFL Boston Yanks | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | 88 | 4.9 | 1 | 5.6 | 2 | 11.1 | 25 | 38.4 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 73 | 7.3 | 3 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 113.8 |
| 1946 | NFL Boston Yanks | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 95.8 |
| Totals | 53 | 20 | 37.7 | 217 | 4.1 | 4 | 7.5 | 4 | 7.5 | 25 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 22 | 100 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 43 | 207 | 4.8 | 44 | 2 |
| 1944 | NFL Boston Yanks | 95 | 363 | 3.8 | 80 | 1 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 29 | 91 | 3.1 | 12 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Boston Yanks | 41 | 143 | 3.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 230 | 904 | 3.9 | 80 | 3 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 48 | 1 |
| 1944 | NFL Boston Yanks | 19 | 97 | 5.1 | 23 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 29 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Boston Yanks | 10 | 150 | 15.0 | 37 | 1 |
| Totals | 47 | 427 | 9.1 | 48 | 2 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Boston Yanks | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 26 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 56 |
| Totals | 6 | 189 | 31.5 | 56 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 84 | 8.4 | 16 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Boston Yanks | 22 | 271 | 12.3 | 32 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 11 | 94 | 8.5 | 21 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Boston Yanks | 13 | 130 | 10.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 56 | 579 | 10.3 | 32 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 140 | 15.6 | 28 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Boston Yanks | 7 | 152 | 21.7 | 26 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 6 | 131 | 21.8 | 35 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Boston Yanks | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 515 | 19.1 | 35 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 35 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Boston Yanks | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 10 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Boston Yanks | 7 | 129 | 18.4 | 34 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 240 | 12.6 | 35 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1946 | NFL Boston Yanks | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1944 | NFL Boston Yanks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1946 | NFL Boston Yanks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Totals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL | Cleveland Rams | 8 | 3 |
| 1942 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 6 |
| 1944 | NFL | Boston Yanks | 10 | 10 |
| 1945 | NFL | Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 10 | 9 |
| 1946 | NFL | Boston Yanks | 11 | 5 |
