Pug Manders
Clarence Edward Manders
Born: May 5, 1913
Milbank, SD USA
Deceased: January 20, 1985
Des Moines, IA
Position: FB-HB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 200
College: Drake
High School: Milbank (SD)
Career: 1939-1947
Drafted: 1939 in Round 2, #11 overall by the Brooklyn Dodgers
Pug Manders played from 1939 to 1947 during his career with the Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers, Brooklyn Dodgers, Brooklyn Tigers, Buffalo Bills and New York Yankees. Manders ran for 2,712 yards in his career on 742 attempts, scoring 35 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 28 passes for 375 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1942 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1943 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 4 | 80.0 | 31 | 6.2 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 132.1 |
| 1944 | NFL Brooklyn Tigers | 34 | 9 | 26.5 | 96 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 11.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 12 | 28.2 |
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 77.1 |
| NFL | 50 | 18 | 36.0 | 169 | 3.4 | 1 | 2.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 12 | ||
| AAFC | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 53 | 20 | 37.7 | 183 | 3.5 | 1 | 1.9 | 5 | 9.4 | 12 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 114 | 482 | 4.2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 80 | 311 | 3.9 | 0 | 5 |
| 1941 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 111 | 486 | 4.4 | 46 | 5 |
| 1942 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 93 | 316 | 3.4 | 23 | 6 |
| 1943 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 89 | 266 | 3.0 | 43 | 3 |
| 1944 | NFL Brooklyn Tigers | 127 | 430 | 3.4 | 13 | 5 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 76 | 238 | 3.1 | 34 | 6 |
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 49 | 168 | 3.4 | 0 | 3 |
| 1947 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 690 | 2529 | 3.7 | 46 | 32 | |
| AAFC | 52 | 183 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 742 | 2712 | 3.7 | 46 | 35 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 1 |
| 1941 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 27 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 53 | 13.2 | 22 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 48 | 1 |
| 1944 | NFL Brooklyn Tigers | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 30 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 25 | 326 | 13.0 | 48 | 2 | |
| AAFC | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 28 | 375 | 13.4 | 48 | 2 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Brooklyn Tigers | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 128 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 9 | 210 | 23.3 | 36 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Brooklyn Tigers | 11 | 227 | 20.6 | 35 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| NFL | 30 | 594 | 19.8 | 36 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 620 | 20.0 | 36 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 73 | 18.2 | 65 | 1 |
| 1942 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Brooklyn Tigers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| NFL | 11 | 120 | 10.9 | 65 | 1 | |
| Totals | 11 | 120 | 10.9 | 65 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 0 | 6 | 4 | -12 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 6 | 4 | -12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -12 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1939 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1941 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||
| 1942 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 1943 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1944 | NFL Brooklyn Tigers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| NFL | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | |
| AAFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 9 |
| 1940 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 11 |
| 1941 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 11 |
| 1942 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 11 |
| 1943 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 10 | 9 |
| 1944 | NFL | Brooklyn Tigers | 10 | 9 |
| 1945 | NFL | Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 10 | 10 |
| 1946 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 13 | 4 |
| 1947 | AAFC | Buffalo Bills | 3 | 0 |
Honors
1940 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (2nd Team)
1941 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1941 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (2nd Team)
1941 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1941 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
1941 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1941 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1944 - International News Service All-NFL (2nd Team)
1944 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
