Fred Gehrke
Clarence Fred Gehrke
Born: April 24, 1918
Salt Lake City, UT USA
Deceased: February 9, 2002
Palm Springs, CA
Position: HB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 189
College: Utah
High School: South (Salt Lake City, UT)
Career: 1940-1950
Fred Gehrke played from 1940 to 1950 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals, Cleveland Rams, Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers. Gehrke ran for 1,664 yards in his career on 343 attempts, scoring 14 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 56 passes for 529 yards and 7 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1946 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 118.8 |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 74 | 467 | 6.3 | 72 | 7 |
| 1946 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 71 | 371 | 5.2 | 53 | 3 |
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 59 | 304 | 5.2 | 29 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 56 | 246 | 4.4 | 24 | 1 |
| 1949 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 58 | 203 | 3.5 | 53 | 2 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 9 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 22 | 69 | 3.1 | 12 | 1 |
| Totals | 343 | 1664 | 4.9 | 72 | 14 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 8 | 90 | 11.2 | 23 | 1 |
| 1946 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 83 | 7.5 | 21 | 2 |
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 173 | 10.8 | 34 | 1 |
| 1949 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 140 | 15.6 | 42 | 2 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 13 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Totals | 56 | 529 | 9.4 | 42 | 7 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 7 |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | |||
| 1949 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 8 | 7 | 87.5 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 10 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 8 | 120 | 15.0 | 49 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 20 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 112 | 28.0 | 66 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 19 | 217 | 11.4 | 48 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 44 | 552 | 12.5 | 66 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 9 | 173 | 19.2 | 30 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 186 | 23.2 | 28 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 464 | 27.3 | 92 | 1 |
| 1950 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 909 | 23.9 | 92 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 41 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 13 | 131 | 10.1 | 41 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 0 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 0 | ||
| 1946 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1945 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||
| 1946 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | |||||
| 1949 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | ||||||||
| 1950 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Totals | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL | Cleveland Rams | 3 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL | Cleveland Rams | 10 | 7 |
| 1946 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 10 |
| 1947 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 8 |
| 1948 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 8 |
| 1949 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 7 |
| 1950 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 1 |
| 1950 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 0 |
Honors
1945 - International News Service All-NFL (2nd Team)
1945 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (1st Team)
1945 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1946 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (2nd Team)
