Andy Farkas
Andrew Geza Farkas
Born: May 2, 1916
Clay Center, OH USA
Deceased: April 10, 2001
Traverse City, MI
Position: FB-HB-WB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 189
College: Detroit Mercy
High School: Central Catholic (Toledo, OH); University of Detroit (Detroit, MI)
Career: 1938-1945
Drafted: 1938 in Round 1, #9 overall by the Washington Redskins
Andy Farkas played from 1938 to 1945 during his career with the Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins. Farkas ran for 2,103 yards in his career on 587 attempts, scoring 21 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 80 passes for 1,086 yards and 13 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL Washington Redskins | 75 | 315 | 4.2 | 53 | 6 |
| 1939 | NFL Washington Redskins | 139 | 547 | 3.9 | 0 | 5 |
| 1940 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Washington Redskins | 85 | 224 | 2.6 | 10 | 2 |
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 125 | 468 | 3.7 | 22 | 3 |
| 1943 | NFL Washington Redskins | 110 | 327 | 3.0 | 36 | 5 |
| 1944 | NFL Washington Redskins | 21 | 85 | 4.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 31 | 137 | 4.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Totals | 587 | 2103 | 3.6 | 53 | 21 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL Washington Redskins | 9 | 66 | 7.3 | 21 | 0 |
| 1939 | NFL Washington Redskins | 16 | 437 | 27.3 | 99 | 5 |
| 1941 | NFL Washington Redskins | 12 | 77 | 6.4 | 44 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 11 | 143 | 13.0 | 35 | 2 |
| 1943 | NFL Washington Redskins | 19 | 202 | 10.6 | 55 | 4 |
| 1944 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 12 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 132 | 14.7 | 29 | 2 |
| Totals | 80 | 1086 | 13.6 | 99 | 13 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | |||
| 1939 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | |
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 3 | |||
| Totals | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Washington Redskins | 14 | 152 | 10.9 | 59 | 1 |
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 16 | 219 | 13.7 | 51 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Washington Redskins | 15 | 168 | 11.2 | 33 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 91 | 13.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 101 | 14.4 | 32 | 0 |
| Totals | 59 | 731 | 12.4 | 59 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 206 | 51.5 | 95 | 1 |
| 1943 | NFL Washington Redskins | 9 | 279 | 31.0 | 84 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Washington Redskins | 11 | 229 | 20.8 | 35 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 165 | 20.6 | 44 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 984 | 25.9 | 95 | 2 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 26 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 18 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 84 | 7.6 | 26 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1938 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | ||||||||
| 1939 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68 | |||||||
| 1941 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | |||||
| 1943 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Totals | 21 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 9 | 4 |
| 1939 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 7 |
| 1940 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 2 |
| 1942 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 8 |
| 1943 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 8 |
| 1944 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 6 |
| 1945 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 8 | 3 |
Honors
1939 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1939 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1939 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (1st Team)
1939 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1939 - NFL All-NFL (1st Team)
1939 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1942 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1942 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
1942 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1943 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (2nd Team)
1943 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1943 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (2nd Team)
1943 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
