Ken Strong
Elmer Kenneth Strong Jr.
Born: March 21, 1906
West Haven, CT USA
Deceased: October 5, 1979
New York, NY
Position: FB-TB-HB-WB-DB-
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 206
College: NYU
High School: West Haven (CT)
Career: 1929-1947
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967
Ken Strong played from 1929 to 1947 during his career with the New York Giants and Staten Island Stapletons. Strong ran for 1,228 yards in his career on 379 attempts, scoring 24 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 22 passes for 254 yards and 7 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | NFL Staten Island Stapletons | 23 | 4 | 17.4 | 94 | 4.1 | 1 | 4.3 | 3 | 13.0 | 0 | 19.0 |
| 1933 | NFL New York Giants | 11 | 8 | 72.7 | 194 | 17.6 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 154.4 |
| 1934 | NFL New York Giants | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 92 | 6.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 44.3 |
| 1935 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 52 | 20 | 38.5 | 380 | 7.3 | 3 | 5.8 | 5 | 9.6 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | NFL Staten Island Stapletons | 4 | ||||
| 1930 | NFL Staten Island Stapletons | 2 | ||||
| 1931 | NFL Staten Island Stapletons | 6 | ||||
| 1932 | NFL Staten Island Stapletons | 96 | 375 | 3.9 | 0 | 2 |
| 1933 | NFL New York Giants | 96 | 272 | 2.8 | 0 | 3 |
| 1934 | NFL New York Giants | 138 | 431 | 3.1 | 0 | 6 |
| 1935 | NFL New York Giants | 46 | 151 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1939 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 379 | 1228 | 3.2 | 2 | 24 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | NFL Staten Island Stapletons | 5 | ||||
| 1932 | NFL Staten Island Stapletons | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NFL New York Giants | 10 | 146 | 14.6 | 0 | 2 |
| 1934 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 254 | 11.5 | 0 | 7 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | NFL Staten Island Stapletons | 9 | 9 | |||||
| 1930 | NFL Staten Island Stapletons | 8 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| 1931 | NFL Staten Island Stapletons | 5 | 2 | 11 | ||||
| 1932 | NFL Staten Island Stapletons | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 1933 | NFL New York Giants | 13 | 5 | 28 | ||||
| 1934 | NFL New York Giants | 8 | 4 | 20 | ||||
| 1935 | NFL New York Giants | 11 | 4 | 23 | ||||
| 1939 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 19 |
| 1944 | NFL New York Giants | 24 | 23 | 95.8 | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 41 |
| 1945 | NFL New York Giants | 23 | 23 | 100.0 | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 41 |
| 1946 | NFL New York Giants | 32 | 32 | 100.0 | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 44 |
| 1947 | NFL New York Giants | 25 | 24 | 96.0 | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 30 |
| Totals | 111 | 166 | 149.5 | 47 | 38 | 80.9 | 280 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 277 | 55.4 | 69 |
| 1944 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 |
| 1945 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | 51 |
| Totals | 9 | 455 | 50.6 | 69 |
Interceptions:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1929 | NFL Staten Island Stapletons | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 39 | ||||||||
| 1930 | NFL Staten Island Stapletons | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 53 | |||||||
| 1931 | NFL Staten Island Stapletons | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 53 | |||||||
| 1932 | NFL Staten Island Stapletons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||
| 1933 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 64 | ||||||
| 1934 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 56 | |||||||
| 1935 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||
| 1939 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||
| 1944 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 41 | ||||||||
| 1945 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 41 | |||||||||
| 1946 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 44 | |||||||||
| 1947 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Totals | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 484 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | NFL | Staten Island Stapletons | 10 | 10 |
| 1930 | NFL | Staten Island Stapletons | 12 | 11 |
| 1931 | NFL | Staten Island Stapletons | 11 | 9 |
| 1932 | NFL | Staten Island Stapletons | 11 | 7 |
| 1933 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 11 |
| 1934 | NFL | New York Giants | 13 | 11 |
| 1935 | NFL | New York Giants | 11 | 7 |
| 1939 | NFL | New York Giants | 9 | 3 |
| 1944 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 6 |
| 1945 | NFL | New York Giants | 9 | 9 |
| 1946 | NFL | New York Giants | 11 | 11 |
| 1947 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 9 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1930s Team
Honors
1929 - Green Bay Press-Gazette All-NFL (2nd Team)
1929 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (2nd Team)
1930 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1930 - Green Bay Press-Gazette All-NFL (1st Team)
1931 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
1931 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1931 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1933 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
1933 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1933 - Chicago Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1933 - Green Bay Press-Gazette All-NFL (1st Team)
1933 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1934 - Green Bay Press-Gazette All-NFL (1st Team)
1934 - NFL All-NFL (1st Team)
1934 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1934 - Chicago Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1934 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
