Les McDonald
Lester Bruce McDonald
Born: September 19, 1914
Grand Island, NE USA
Deceased: July 26, 1971
Grand Island, NE
Position: E
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 200
College: Nebraska
High School: Grand Island (NE)
Career: 1937-1940
Drafted: 1937 in Round 1, #8 overall by the Chicago Bears
Les McDonald played from 1937 to 1940 during his career with the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles. McDonald caught 51 passes for 924 yards and 8 receiving touchdowns in his career. He also ran for -4 yards in his career on 4 attempts.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| 1940 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NFL Chicago Bears | 11 | 179 | 16.3 | 42 | 4 |
| 1938 | NFL Chicago Bears | 9 | 175 | 19.4 | 30 | 1 |
| 1939 | NFL Chicago Bears | 16 | 261 | 16.3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1940 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1940 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 289 | 20.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 51 | 924 | 18.1 | 42 | 8 |
Kicking:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1937 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1938 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1939 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 8 | 1 |
| 1938 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 10 | 6 |
| 1939 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 8 |
| 1940 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 |
| 1940 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 0 |
