Joe Francis
Joseph Charles Naekauna Francis, Jr.
Born: April 21, 1936
Honolulu, HI USA
Deceased: April 15, 2013
Kaneohe, HI
Position: QB-HB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
College: Oregon St.
High School: Kamehameha (Honolulu, HI)
Career: 1958-1962
Drafted: 1958 in Round 5, #51 overall by the Green Bay Packers
Joe Francis played from 1958 to 1962 during his career with the Green Bay Packers and Montreal Alouettes. Francis threw for 649 yards in his career, completing 43 of 95 passes with 2 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. He also ran for 183 yards in 34 attempts with 1 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 175 | 5.6 | 2 | 6.5 | 2 | 6.5 | 50 | 60.6 |
| 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 18 | 5 | 27.8 | 91 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.6 | 24 | 25.0 |
| 1961 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 11 | 3 | 27.3 | 28 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 39.6 |
| 1962 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 35 | 20 | 57.1 | 355 | 10.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8.6 | 57 | 56.3 |
| NFL | 49 | 20 | 40.8 | 266 | 5.4 | 2 | 4.1 | 3 | 6.1 | 50 | ||
| CFL | 46 | 23 | 50.0 | 383 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 6.5 | 57 | ||
| Totals | 95 | 43 | 45.3 | 649 | 6.8 | 2 | 2.1 | 6 | 6.3 | 57 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 24 | 153 | 6.4 | 20 | 1 |
| 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 10 | 0 |
| NFL | 26 | 158 | 6.1 | 20 | 1 | |
| CFL | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 183 | 5.4 | 20 | 1 |
Receiving:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 28 | 0 |
| NFL | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 28 | 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 |
| 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 1 |
| 1959 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 0 |
| 1962 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 6 | 0 |
