Dick Riffle
Fred Richard Riffle
Born: February 2, 1915
Wellsboro, PA USA
Deceased: April 29, 1981
Corning, NY
Position: B
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
College: Albright
Career: 1938-1942
Drafted: 1938 in Round 2, #12 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Dick Riffle played from 1938 to 1942 during his career with the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. Riffle ran for 1,381 yards in his career on 388 attempts, scoring 10 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 19 passes for 189 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 31 | 9 | 29.0 | 178 | 5.7 | 2 | 6.5 | 4 | 12.9 | 39 | 32.9 |
| 1939 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 1941 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 39 | 8 | 20.5 | 88 | 2.3 | 1 | 2.6 | 9 | 23.1 | 22 | 8.5 |
| 1942 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 64 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 27 | 27.1 |
| Totals | 82 | 21 | 25.6 | 332 | 4.0 | 3 | 3.7 | 15 | 18.3 | 39 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 65 | 227 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1939 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 18 | 61 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 81 | 238 | 2.9 | 0 | 4 |
| 1941 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 109 | 388 | 3.6 | 54 | 1 |
| 1942 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 115 | 467 | 4.1 | 44 | 4 |
| Totals | 388 | 1381 | 3.6 | 54 | 10 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 58 | 7.2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1941 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 1 |
| 1942 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 189 | 9.9 | 31 | 2 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 683 | 40.2 | 51 |
| 1940 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 479 | 34.2 | 48 |
| 1941 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 246 | 35.1 | 51 |
| 1942 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 |
| Totals | 39 | 1448 | 37.1 | 51 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 16 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 237 | 26.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 137 | 19.6 | 27 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 374 | 23.4 | 27 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 29 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 51 | 0 |
| Totals | 10 | 152 | 15.2 | 51 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1938 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1940 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1941 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1942 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | |||||
| Totals | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 4 |
| 1939 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 3 |
| 1940 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 6 |
| 1941 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 7 |
| 1942 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 11 |
