Frank Liebel
Frank Edward Liebel
Born: November 19, 1919
Erie, PA USA
Deceased: December 26, 1996
Erie, PA
Position: E
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 211
College: Norwich
High School: Central (Erie, PA)
Career: 1942-1948
Frank Liebel played from 1942 to 1948 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals and New York Giants. Liebel caught 84 passes for 1,753 yards and 23 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 29 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL New York Giants | 11 | 199 | 18.1 | 56 | 3 |
| 1944 | NFL New York Giants | 13 | 292 | 22.5 | 58 | 5 |
| 1945 | NFL New York Giants | 22 | 593 | 27.0 | 54 | 10 |
| 1946 | NFL New York Giants | 20 | 360 | 18.0 | 57 | 4 |
| 1947 | NFL New York Giants | 16 | 258 | 16.1 | 38 | 1 |
| Totals | 84 | 1753 | 20.9 | 58 | 23 |
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 117 | 23.4 | 44 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 142 | 20.3 | 44 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1945 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 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 New York Giants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1944 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1945 | NFL New York Giants | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| 1946 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1947 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL | New York Giants | 5 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 4 |
| 1944 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 10 |
| 1945 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL | New York Giants | 11 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL | New York Giants | 11 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 0 |
Honors
1945 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (2nd Team)
1946 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
