Cecil Isbell
Cecil Frank Isbell
Born: July 11, 1915
Houston, TX USA
Deceased: June 23, 1985
Hammond, IN
Position: TB-HB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
College: Purdue
High School: Sam Houston (Houston, TX)
Career: 1938-1942
Drafted: 1938 in Round 1, #7 overall by the Green Bay Packers
Coaching record
Cecil Isbell played from 1938 to 1942 during his career with the Green Bay Packers. Isbell ran for 1,522 yards in his career on 422 attempts, scoring 10 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 15 passes for 174 yards.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 91 | 37 | 40.7 | 659 | 7.2 | 8 | 8.8 | 10 | 11.0 | 53 | 55.9 |
| 1939 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 103 | 43 | 41.7 | 749 | 7.3 | 6 | 5.8 | 5 | 4.9 | 51 | 66.4 |
| 1940 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 150 | 68 | 45.3 | 1037 | 6.9 | 8 | 5.3 | 12 | 8.0 | 47 | 53.1 |
| 1941 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 206 | 117 | 56.8 | 1479 | 7.2 | 15 | 7.3 | 11 | 5.3 | 56 | 81.4 |
| 1942 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 268 | 146 | 54.5 | 2021 | 7.5 | 24 | 9.0 | 14 | 5.2 | 73 | 87.0 |
| Totals | 818 | 411 | 50.2 | 5945 | 7.3 | 61 | 7.5 | 52 | 6.4 | 73 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 85 | 445 | 5.2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1939 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 132 | 407 | 3.1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1940 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 97 | 270 | 2.8 | 0 | 4 |
| 1941 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 72 | 317 | 4.4 | 24 | 1 |
| 1942 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 36 | 83 | 2.3 | 32 | 1 |
| Totals | 422 | 1522 | 3.6 | 32 | 10 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 49 | 0 |
| 1939 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 20 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 174 | 11.6 | 49 | 0 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 123 | 30.8 | 39 |
| 1940 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 37 |
| 1942 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 141 | 35.2 | 46 |
| Totals | 10 | 327 | 32.7 | 46 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 33 | 8.2 | 14 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 20 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 61 | 6.8 | 19 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1938 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1939 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||
| 1940 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1941 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1942 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 4 |
| 1939 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 5 |
| 1940 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 5 |
| 1941 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 4 |
| 1942 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 6 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1930s Team
Honors
1938 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
1938 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1938 - International News Service All-NFL (2nd Team)
1938 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1938 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1939 - International News Service All-NFL (2nd Team)
1940 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1940 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
1940 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1941 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1941 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1941 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1941 - NFL All-NFL (1st Team)
1941 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1941 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (1st Team)
1942 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1942 - International News Service All-NFL (2nd Team)
1942 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1942 - NFL All-NFL (1st Team)
