Benny Friedman
Benjamin Friedman
Born: March 18, 1905
Cleveland, OH USA
Deceased: November 23, 1982
New York, NY
Position: TB-DB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 183
College: Michigan
High School: East Tech (Cleveland, OH); Glenville (Cleveland, OH)
Career: 1927-1934
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005
Coaching record
Benny Friedman played from 1927 to 1934 during his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cleveland Bulldogs, Detroit Wolverines and New York Giants. Friedman ran for 458 yards in his career on 152 attempts, scoring 18 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 5 passes for 67 yards.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 74 | 23 | 31.1 | 319 | 4.3 | 5 | 6.8 | 10 | 13.5 | 0 | 28.9 |
| 1933 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 80 | 42 | 52.5 | 594 | 7.4 | 5 | 6.2 | 7 | 8.8 | 0 | 61.1 |
| 1934 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 16 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 15.4 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Totals | 167 | 70 | 41.9 | 929 | 5.6 | 10 | 6.0 | 19 | 11.4 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | NFL Cleveland Bulldogs | 2 | ||||
| 1928 | NFL Detroit Wolverines | 6 | ||||
| 1929 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | ||||
| 1930 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | ||||
| 1931 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | ||||
| 1932 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 88 | 250 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 55 | 177 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 152 | 458 | 3.0 | 0 | 18 |
Receiving:
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | NFL Cleveland Bulldogs | 11 | 11 | |||||
| 1928 | NFL Detroit Wolverines | 19 | 19 | |||||
| 1929 | NFL New York Giants | 20 | 20 | |||||
| 1930 | NFL New York Giants | 10 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| 1932 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| 1933 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 6 | 6 | |||||
| Totals | 0 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 77 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1927 | NFL Cleveland Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 23 | |||||||||
| 1928 | NFL Detroit Wolverines | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 55 | |||||||||
| 1929 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 32 | |||||||||
| 1930 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 49 | ||||||||
| 1931 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1932 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |||||||
| 1933 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | NFL | Cleveland Bulldogs | 13 | 13 |
| 1928 | NFL | Detroit Wolverines | 10 | 10 |
| 1929 | NFL | New York Giants | 15 | 14 |
| 1930 | NFL | New York Giants | 15 | 13 |
| 1931 | NFL | New York Giants | 9 | 5 |
| 1932 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 10 |
| 1933 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 5 |
| 1934 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 1 |
Honors
1927 - Chicago Tribune All-NFL (1st Team)
1927 - Green Bay Press-Gazette All-NFL (1st Team)
1928 - Chicago Tribune All-NFL (1st Team)
1928 - Green Bay Press-Gazette All-NFL (1st Team)
1929 - Chicago Tribune All-NFL (1st Team)
1929 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1929 - Green Bay Press-Gazette All-NFL (1st Team)
1930 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1930 - Green Bay Press-Gazette All-NFL (1st Team)
1933 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
