Don Kindt
Donald John Kindt
Born: July 2, 1925
Milwaukee, WI USA
Deceased: May 5, 2000
Brookfield, WI
Position: DB-FB-HB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 207
College: Wisconsin
High School: Washington (Milwaukee, WI)
Career: 1947-1955
Drafted: 1947 in Round 1, #11 overall by the Chicago Rockets
Don Kindt played from 1947 to 1955 during his career with the Chicago Bears. Kindt ran for 586 yards in his career on 172 attempts, scoring 4 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 43 passes for 506 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 61 | 266 | 4.4 | 48 | 2 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 54 | 189 | 3.5 | 66 | 2 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 41 | 118 | 2.9 | 15 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Bears | 10 | -9 | -0.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 172 | 586 | 3.4 | 66 | 4 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 11 | 137 | 12.5 | 49 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 12 | 118 | 9.8 | 38 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 42 | 1 |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 12 | 1 |
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Bears | 9 | 101 | 11.2 | 21 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 43 | 506 | 11.8 | 49 | 2 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 10 | 220 | 22.0 | 45 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 13 | 263 | 20.2 | 45 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 39 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 26 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 172 | 28.7 | 67 | 1 |
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 348 | 16.6 | 67 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 11 |
| 1948 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 6 |
| 1949 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 6 |
| 1950 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
