Cliff Battles
Clifford Franklin Battles
Born: May 1, 1910
Akron, OH USA
Deceased: April 28, 1981
Clearwater, FL
Position: TB-FB-WB-DB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
College: West Virginia Wesleyan
High School: Kenmore (Akron, OH)
Career: 1932-1937
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968
Coaching record
Cliff Battles played from 1932 to 1937 during his career with the Boston Braves, Boston Redskins and Washington Redskins. Battles ran for 3,511 yards in his career on 839 attempts, scoring 23 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 38 passes for 546 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
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1932 | NFL Boston Braves | 20 | 2 | 10.0 | 42 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
1933 | NFL Boston Redskins | 21 | 5 | 23.8 | 65 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.4 |
1934 | NFL Boston Redskins | 9 | 1 | 11.1 | 7 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 39.6 |
1935 | NFL Boston Redskins | 22 | 5 | 22.7 | 92 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.5 | 0 | 25.6 |
1936 | NFL Boston Redskins | 52 | 18 | 34.6 | 242 | 4.7 | 1 | 1.9 | 6 | 11.5 | 0 | 17.1 |
1937 | NFL Washington Redskins | 33 | 13 | 39.4 | 142 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9.1 | 0 | 15.0 |
Totals | 157 | 44 | 28.0 | 590 | 3.8 | 1 | 0.6 | 15 | 9.6 | 7 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1932 | NFL Boston Braves | 148 | 576 | 3.9 | 0 | 3 |
1933 | NFL Boston Redskins | 136 | 737 | 5.4 | 0 | 3 |
1934 | NFL Boston Redskins | 96 | 480 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
1935 | NFL Boston Redskins | 67 | 230 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 |
1936 | NFL Boston Redskins | 176 | 614 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
1937 | NFL Washington Redskins | 216 | 874 | 4.0 | 75 | 5 |
Totals | 839 | 3511 | 4.2 | 75 | 23 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
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1932 | NFL Boston Braves | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | 1 |
1933 | NFL Boston Redskins | 11 | 185 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 |
1934 | NFL Boston Redskins | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 0 | 1 |
1935 | NFL Boston Redskins | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
1936 | NFL Boston Redskins | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 0 | 1 |
1937 | NFL Washington Redskins | 9 | 81 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 |
Totals | 38 | 546 | 14.4 | 0 | 4 |
Kicking:
Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
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1933 | NFL Boston Redskins | 1 | 3 | |||||
1934 | NFL Boston Redskins | 1 | 1 | |||||
Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Interceptions:
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1932 | NFL Boston Braves | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
1933 | NFL Boston Redskins | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||||||
1934 | NFL Boston Redskins | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | ||||||||
1935 | NFL Boston Redskins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
1936 | NFL Boston Redskins | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
1937 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
Totals | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1932 | NFL | Boston Braves | 8 | 8 |
1933 | NFL | Boston Redskins | 12 | 11 |
1934 | NFL | Boston Redskins | 12 | 10 |
1935 | NFL | Boston Redskins | 7 | 6 |
1936 | NFL | Boston Redskins | 11 | 11 |
1937 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 8 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1930s Team
Honors
1932 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1933 - Chicago Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1933 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1933 - NFL All-NFL (1st Team)
1933 - Green Bay Press-Gazette All-NFL (1st Team)
1933 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1934 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
1934 - Green Bay Press-Gazette All-NFL (2nd Team)
1934 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1934 - Chicago Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1935 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
1935 - Green Bay Press-Gazette All-NFL (3rd Team)
1936 - NFL All-NFL (1st Team)
1936 - Chicago Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1936 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1936 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1937 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1937 - NFL All-NFL (1st Team)
1937 - International News Service All-NFL (1st Team)
1937 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (2nd Team)
1937 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)