Joe Laws
Joseph Ray Laws
Born: June 16, 1911
Colfax, IA USA
Deceased: August 22, 1979
Green Bay, WI
Position: HB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 186
College: Iowa
Career: 1934-1945
Joe Laws played from 1934 to 1945 during his career with the Green Bay Packers. Laws ran for 1,932 yards in his career on 470 attempts, scoring 9 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 79 passes for 1,041 yards and 9 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1935 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 100.0 |
| 1936 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 22 | 5.5 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 89.6 |
| 1937 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 42 | 3.8 | 1 | 9.1 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | 46.6 |
| 1938 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1939 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1942 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 76 | 25.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 62 | 149.3 |
| 1944 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 15 | 3.1 |
| Totals | 33 | 10 | 30.3 | 163 | 4.9 | 3 | 9.1 | 6 | 18.2 | 62 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 46 | 155 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1935 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 24 | 63 | 2.6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1936 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 50 | 296 | 5.9 | 41 | 1 |
| 1937 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 74 | 310 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1938 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 60 | 253 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 55 | 162 | 2.9 | 0 | 2 |
| 1940 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 21 | 58 | 2.8 | 10 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 29 | 100 | 3.4 | 17 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 43 | 232 | 5.4 | 31 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 45 | 200 | 4.4 | 20 | 3 |
| 1945 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 16 | 82 | 5.1 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 470 | 1932 | 4.1 | 41 | 9 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 9 | 165 | 18.3 | 61 | 1 |
| 1935 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 41 | 0 |
| 1936 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 10 | 132 | 13.2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1937 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 10 | 121 | 12.1 | 19 | 0 |
| 1938 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 17 | 1 |
| 1939 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 11 | 177 | 16.1 | 31 | 1 |
| 1940 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 24 | 1 |
| 1941 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 18 | 1 |
| 1942 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 28 | 1 |
| 1943 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 22 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 29 | 1 |
| 1945 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 79 | 1041 | 13.2 | 61 | 9 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 10 | 84 | 8.4 | 19 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 15 | 118 | 7.9 | 23 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 12 | 78 | 6.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 339 | 7.4 | 23 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 24 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 8 | 132 | 16.5 | 25 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 362 | 19.1 | 29 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | ||||
| 1941 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 36 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 38 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 17 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 266 | 14.8 | 38 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1934 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1935 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1936 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1937 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1938 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1939 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1940 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1941 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1942 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1944 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||
| Totals | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 13 | 7 |
| 1935 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 4 |
| 1936 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 4 |
| 1937 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 9 |
| 1938 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 7 |
| 1939 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 3 |
| 1940 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 3 | 2 |
| 1941 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 4 |
| 1942 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 6 |
| 1943 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 2 |
| 1944 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 4 |
| 1945 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 6 |
