Frankie Sinkwich
Frank F. Sinkwich
Born: October 10, 1920
McKees Rocks, PA USA
Deceased: October 22, 1990
Athens, GA
Position: B
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190
College: Georgia
High School: Chaney (Youngstown, OH)
Career: 1943-1947
Drafted: 1943 in Round 1, #1 overall by the Detroit Lions
Frankie Sinkwich played from 1943 to 1947 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, Detroit Lions and New York Yankees. Sinkwich ran for 1,090 yards in his career on 321 attempts, scoring 7 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 2 passes for 11 yards.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 126 | 50 | 39.7 | 699 | 5.5 | 7 | 5.6 | 20 | 15.9 | 67 | 37.2 |
| 1944 | NFL Detroit Lions | 148 | 58 | 39.2 | 1060 | 7.2 | 12 | 8.1 | 20 | 13.5 | 57 | 52.0 |
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 61 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 | 18.4 |
| 1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 93 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 72.4 |
| NFL | 274 | 108 | 39.4 | 1759 | 6.4 | 19 | 6.9 | 40 | 14.6 | 67 | ||
| AAFC | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 154 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.4 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 301 | 121 | 40.2 | 1913 | 6.4 | 19 | 6.3 | 42 | 14.0 | 67 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 93 | 266 | 2.9 | 17 | 1 |
| 1944 | NFL Detroit Lions | 150 | 563 | 3.8 | 72 | 6 |
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 55 | 208 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 16 | 33 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 243 | 829 | 3.4 | 72 | 7 | |
| AAFC | 78 | 261 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 321 | 1090 | 3.4 | 72 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| NFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| 1944 | NFL Detroit Lions | 30 | 24 | 80.0 | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 30 |
| NFL | 30 | 24 | 80.0 | 9 | 2 | 22.2 | 30 | |
| Totals | 30 | 24 | 80.0 | 9 | 2 | 22.2 | 30 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 12 | 551 | 45.9 | 64 |
| 1944 | NFL Detroit Lions | 45 | 1845 | 41.0 | 73 |
| 1947 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 0 |
| NFL | 57 | 2396 | 42.0 | 73 | |
| AAFC | 7 | 260 | 37.1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 64 | 2656 | 41.5 | 73 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 11 | 228 | 20.7 | 77 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Detroit Lions | 11 | 148 | 13.5 | 25 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| NFL | 22 | 376 | 17.1 | 77 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Totals | 23 | 391 | 17.0 | 77 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 43 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 144 | 24.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 5 | 118 | 23.6 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 11 | 272 | 24.7 | 43 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 5 | 118 | 23.6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 16 | 390 | 24.4 | 43 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 1 |
| 1944 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 18 | 0 |
| NFL | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 39 | 1 | |
| Totals | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 39 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1944 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 66 | |||||
| NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
| Totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 4 |
| 1944 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 9 |
| 1946 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 4 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC | Baltimore Colts | 8 | 2 |
| 1947 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 3 | 1 |
Awards
1944 - Joe F. Carr Trophy (MVP)
Honors
1943 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (2nd Team)
1943 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1944 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1944 - International News Service All-NFL (1st Team)
1944 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1944 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (1st Team)
1944 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
