Johnny Drake
John William Drake
Born: March 27, 1916
Chicago, IL USA
Deceased: March 25, 1973
Detroit, MI
Position: B
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 213
College: Purdue
High School: Bowen (Chicago, IL)
Career: 1937-1941
Drafted: 1937 in Round 1, #10 overall by the Cleveland Rams
Johnny Drake played from 1937 to 1941 during his career with the Cleveland Rams. Drake ran for 1,700 yards in his career on 525 attempts, scoring 24 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 41 passes for 530 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1937 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
1938 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 42.4 |
1940 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 16 | 4.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 100.0 |
1941 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Totals | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 24 | 2.4 | 2 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1937 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 98 | 333 | 3.4 | 0 | 3 |
1938 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 74 | 188 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 |
1939 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 118 | 453 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 |
1940 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 134 | 480 | 3.6 | 0 | 9 |
1941 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 101 | 246 | 2.4 | 15 | 2 |
Totals | 525 | 1700 | 3.2 | 15 | 24 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1937 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 10 | 172 | 17.2 | 0 | 2 |
1938 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
1939 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 |
1940 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 |
1941 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 16 | 211 | 13.2 | 48 | 1 |
Totals | 41 | 530 | 12.9 | 48 | 3 |
Kicking:
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1940 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
1941 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 54 | 0 |
Totals | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 54 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1937 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
1938 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
1939 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
1940 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 56 | |||||||
1941 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
Totals | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1937 | NFL | Cleveland Rams | 11 | 9 |
1938 | NFL | Cleveland Rams | 11 | 8 |
1939 | NFL | Cleveland Rams | 11 | 11 |
1940 | NFL | Cleveland Rams | 11 | 8 |
1941 | NFL | Cleveland Rams | 11 | 8 |
Honors
1937 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1937 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1938 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
1938 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (2nd Team)
1939 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1939 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1939 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
1939 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1939 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (2nd Team)
1939 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (2nd Team)
1940 - NFL All-NFL (1st Team)
1940 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1940 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (1st Team)
1940 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1940 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1940 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1940 - International News Service All-NFL (1st Team)
1941 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (2nd Team)