Ken Gorgal
Kenneth Robert Gorgal
Born: February 13, 1929
La Salle, IL USA
Deceased: May 8, 2016
Position: DB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
College: Purdue
High School: St. Bede Academy (Peru, IL)
Career: 1950-1956
Drafted: 1950 in Round 6, #78 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Ken Gorgal played from 1950 to 1956 during his career with the Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns and Green Bay Packers. Gorgal intercepted 19 passes for 210 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 22 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 22 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 13 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 19 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53 | 1 |
| 1955 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 34 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 210 | 11.1 | 53 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 11 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 6 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 5 | 0 |
Honors
1953 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1953 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
