Tuffy Leemans
Alphonse Emil Leemans
Born: November 12, 1912
Superior, WI USA
Deceased: January 19, 1979
Hillsboro Beach, FL
Position: FB-TB-DB-QB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 195
College: Oregon, George Washington
Career: 1936-1943
Drafted: 1936 in Round 2, #18 overall by the New York Giants
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978
Tuffy Leemans played from 1936 to 1943 during his career with the New York Giants. Leemans threw for 2,318 yards in his career, completing 167 of 383 passes with 25 touchdowns and 32 interceptions. He also ran for 3,132 yards in 919 attempts with 17 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | NFL New York Giants | 42 | 13 | 31.0 | 258 | 6.1 | 3 | 7.1 | 6 | 14.3 | 0 | 37.7 |
| 1937 | NFL New York Giants | 20 | 5 | 25.0 | 64 | 3.2 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 36.3 |
| 1938 | NFL New York Giants | 42 | 19 | 45.2 | 249 | 5.9 | 3 | 7.1 | 6 | 14.3 | 0 | 48.7 |
| 1939 | NFL New York Giants | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 198 | 7.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.7 | 0 | 40.2 |
| 1940 | NFL New York Giants | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 159 | 5.1 | 2 | 6.5 | 3 | 9.7 | 0 | 45.7 |
| 1941 | NFL New York Giants | 66 | 31 | 47.0 | 475 | 7.2 | 4 | 6.1 | 5 | 7.6 | 44 | 59.8 |
| 1942 | NFL New York Giants | 69 | 35 | 50.7 | 555 | 8.0 | 7 | 10.1 | 4 | 5.8 | 50 | 87.5 |
| 1943 | NFL New York Giants | 87 | 37 | 42.5 | 360 | 4.1 | 5 | 5.7 | 5 | 5.7 | 28 | 50.0 |
| Totals | 383 | 167 | 43.6 | 2318 | 6.1 | 25 | 6.5 | 32 | 8.4 | 50 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | NFL New York Giants | 206 | 830 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1937 | NFL New York Giants | 144 | 429 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NFL New York Giants | 121 | 463 | 3.8 | 75 | 4 |
| 1939 | NFL New York Giants | 128 | 429 | 3.4 | 0 | 3 |
| 1940 | NFL New York Giants | 132 | 474 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1941 | NFL New York Giants | 100 | 332 | 3.3 | 26 | 4 |
| 1942 | NFL New York Giants | 51 | 116 | 2.3 | 16 | 3 |
| 1943 | NFL New York Giants | 37 | 59 | 1.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 919 | 3132 | 3.4 | 75 | 17 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 1937 | NFL New York Giants | 11 | 157 | 14.3 | 18 | 1 |
| 1938 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 45 | 0 |
| 1939 | NFL New York Giants | 8 | 185 | 23.1 | 50 | 2 |
| 1942 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 422 | 15.1 | 50 | 3 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL New York Giants | 14 | 170 | 12.1 | 18 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 262 | 13.8 | 34 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 15 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 26 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1936 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1937 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1938 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1939 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1940 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1941 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1942 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Totals | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 4 |
| 1937 | NFL | New York Giants | 9 | 8 |
| 1938 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 3 |
| 1939 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 2 |
| 1940 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 2 |
| 1941 | NFL | New York Giants | 11 | 11 |
| 1942 | NFL | New York Giants | 8 | 6 |
| 1943 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 1 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1930s Team
Honors
1936 - NFL All-NFL (1st Team)
1936 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1936 - Chicago Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1936 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1937 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1937 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
1938 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1938 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1938 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1938 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (2nd Team)
1939 - International News Service All-NFL (1st Team)
1939 - NFL All-NFL (1st Team)
1939 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1939 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1939 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (2nd Team)
1939 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1940 - International News Service All-NFL (2nd Team)
1941 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (2nd Team)
1941 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1941 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1941 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
1942 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1942 - International News Service All-NFL (2nd Team)
