Kay Eakin
Oliver Kay Eakin Jr.
Born: August 3, 1917
Atkins, AR USA
Deceased: February 15, 1993
Fort Smith, AR
Position: HB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
College: Arkansas
High School: Lee (Marianna, AR)
Career: 1940-1946
Drafted: 1940 in Round 1, #3 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Kay Eakin played from 1940 to 1946 during his career with the Miami Seahawks and New York Giants. Eakin ran for -26 yards in his career on 56 attempts, scoring 0 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 11 passes for 148 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL New York Giants | 43 | 17 | 39.5 | 199 | 4.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7.0 | 0 | 25.2 |
| 1941 | NFL New York Giants | 19 | 5 | 26.3 | 71 | 3.7 | 1 | 5.3 | 4 | 21.1 | 41 | 20.6 |
| 1946 | AAFC Miami Seahawks | 45 | 19 | 42.2 | 331 | 7.4 | 2 | 4.4 | 5 | 11.1 | 0 | 43.1 |
| NFL | 62 | 22 | 35.5 | 270 | 4.4 | 1 | 1.6 | 7 | 11.3 | 41 | ||
| AAFC | 45 | 19 | 42.2 | 331 | 7.4 | 2 | 4.4 | 5 | 11.1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 107 | 41 | 38.3 | 601 | 5.6 | 3 | 2.8 | 12 | 11.2 | 41 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL New York Giants | 14 | 20 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL New York Giants | 27 | -5 | -0.2 | 17 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Miami Seahawks | 15 | -41 | -2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 41 | 15 | 0.4 | 17 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 15 | -41 | -2.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 56 | -26 | -0.5 | 17 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 38 | 1 |
| 1946 | AAFC Miami Seahawks | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 38 | 1 | |
| AAFC | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 11 | 148 | 13.5 | 38 | 1 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL New York Giants | 11 | 454 | 41.3 | 68 |
| 1941 | NFL New York Giants | 20 | 949 | 47.4 | 71 |
| 1946 | AAFC Miami Seahawks | 37 | 1530 | 41.4 | 0 |
| NFL | 31 | 1403 | 45.3 | 71 | |
| AAFC | 37 | 1530 | 41.4 | 0 | |
| Totals | 68 | 2933 | 43.1 | 71 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 33 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Miami Seahawks | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 33 | 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 New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL | New York Giants | 7 | 1 |
| 1941 | NFL | New York Giants | 11 | 1 |
| 1946 | AAFC | Miami Seahawks | 13 | 1 |
