Ben Kish
Benjamin Ernest Kish
Born: March 31, 1917
Tonawanda, NY USA
Deceased: February 24, 1989
Coatesville, PA
Position: B
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 207
College: Pittsburgh
Career: 1940-1949
Drafted: 1940 in Round 8, #61 overall by the Chicago Cardinals
Ben Kish played from 1940 to 1949 during his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers. Kish ran for 344 yards in his career on 74 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 38 passes for 420 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 22 | 50 | 2.3 | 11 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 22 | 96 | 4.4 | 20 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 82 | 9.1 | 22 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 106 | 10.6 | 66 | 1 |
| 1949 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 74 | 344 | 4.6 | 66 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 9 | 124 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 27 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 17 | 1 |
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 45 | 1 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 18 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 420 | 11.1 | 45 | 2 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 50 |
| 1941 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 |
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 |
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 65 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 50 |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 301 | 37.6 | 47 |
| Totals | 21 | 856 | 40.8 | 65 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 27 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 86 | 1 |
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 257 | 14.3 | 86 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| 1948 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 3 |
| 1941 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 9 |
| 1944 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 10 |
| 1945 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 5 |
| 1946 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 2 |
| 1947 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 8 |
| 1948 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 0 |
