Cotton Price
Charles Walemon Price
Born: May 31, 1918
Bridgeport, TX USA
Deceased: September 24, 2008
Lubbock, TX
Position: TB-DB-QB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180
College: Texas A&M
High School: Newcastle (TX)
Career: 1940-1946
Cotton Price played from 1940 to 1946 during his career with the Detroit Lions and Miami Seahawks. Price threw for 1,314 yards in his career, completing 94 of 225 passes with 8 touchdowns and 24 interceptions. He also ran for 174 yards in 97 attempts with 2 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Detroit Lions | 66 | 33 | 50.0 | 456 | 6.9 | 3 | 4.5 | 7 | 10.6 | 0 | 48.1 |
| 1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 33 | 9 | 27.3 | 118 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 12.1 | 19 | 2.4 |
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 52 | 16 | 30.8 | 256 | 4.9 | 3 | 5.8 | 8 | 15.4 | 63 | 27.9 |
| 1946 | AAFC Miami Seahawks | 74 | 36 | 48.6 | 484 | 6.5 | 2 | 2.7 | 5 | 6.8 | 0 | 50.7 |
| NFL | 151 | 58 | 38.4 | 830 | 5.5 | 6 | 4.0 | 19 | 12.6 | 63 | ||
| AAFC | 74 | 36 | 48.6 | 484 | 6.5 | 2 | 2.7 | 5 | 6.8 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 225 | 94 | 41.8 | 1314 | 5.8 | 8 | 3.6 | 24 | 10.7 | 63 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Detroit Lions | 42 | 122 | 2.9 | 0 | 2 |
| 1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 16 | 36 | 2.2 | 13 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 24 | 71 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Miami Seahawks | 15 | -55 | -3.7 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 82 | 229 | 2.8 | 14 | 2 | |
| AAFC | 15 | -55 | -3.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 97 | 174 | 1.8 | 14 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Miami Seahawks | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 6 | 0 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 4 | |||
| NFL | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 374 | 41.6 | 55 |
| 1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 60 |
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 46 |
| 1946 | AAFC Miami Seahawks | 4 | 105 | 26.2 | 0 |
| NFL | 18 | 713 | 39.6 | 60 | |
| AAFC | 4 | 105 | 26.2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 22 | 818 | 37.2 | 60 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 14 | 0 |
| NFL | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 23 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 28 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Miami Seahawks | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 28 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 8 | 162 | 20.2 | 28 | 0 |
Interceptions:
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 |
| 1940 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||
| NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 1 |
| 1941 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 2 |
| 1945 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 8 | 3 |
| 1946 | AAFC | Miami Seahawks | 7 | 2 |
