Tony Canadeo
Anthony Robert Canadeo "The Gray Ghost of Gonzaga"
Born: May 5, 1919
Chicago, IL USA
Deceased: November 29, 2003
Green Bay , WI
Position: HB-TB-FB-DB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190
College: Gonzaga
High School: Charles P. Steinmetz (Chicago, IL)
Career: 1941-1952
Drafted: 1941 in Round 9, #77 overall by the Green Bay Packers
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1974
Tony Canadeo played from 1941 to 1952 during his career with the Green Bay Packers. Canadeo ran for 4,197 yards in his career on 1,025 attempts, scoring 26 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 69 passes for 579 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 16 | 4 | 25.0 | 54 | 3.4 | 2 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 80.7 |
| 1942 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 59 | 24 | 40.7 | 310 | 5.3 | 3 | 5.1 | 4 | 6.8 | 36 | 46.6 |
| 1943 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 129 | 56 | 43.4 | 875 | 6.8 | 9 | 7.0 | 12 | 9.3 | 51 | 51.0 |
| 1944 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 89 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 58.1 |
| 1946 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 27 | 7 | 25.9 | 189 | 7.0 | 1 | 3.7 | 3 | 11.1 | 51 | 29.0 |
| 1947 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 101 | 12.6 | 1 | 12.5 | 1 | 12.5 | 38 | 85.4 |
| 1948 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 39.6 |
| 1952 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 268 | 105 | 39.2 | 1642 | 6.1 | 16 | 6.0 | 20 | 7.5 | 51 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 43 | 137 | 3.2 | 16 | 3 |
| 1942 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 89 | 272 | 3.1 | 50 | 3 |
| 1943 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 94 | 489 | 5.2 | 35 | 3 |
| 1944 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 31 | 149 | 4.8 | 34 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 122 | 476 | 3.9 | 27 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 103 | 464 | 4.5 | 35 | 2 |
| 1948 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 123 | 589 | 4.8 | 49 | 4 |
| 1949 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 208 | 1052 | 5.1 | 54 | 4 |
| 1950 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 93 | 247 | 2.7 | 15 | 4 |
| 1951 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 54 | 131 | 2.4 | 15 | 1 |
| 1952 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 65 | 191 | 2.9 | 35 | 2 |
| Totals | 1025 | 4197 | 4.1 | 54 | 26 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 10 | 66 | 6.6 | 15 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 13 | 2 |
| 1944 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 9 | 81 | 9.0 | 32 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 20 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 22 | 226 | 10.3 | 46 | 2 |
| 1952 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 21 | 1 |
| Totals | 69 | 579 | 8.4 | 46 | 5 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 10 | 405 | 40.5 | 62 |
| 1942 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 18 | 645 | 35.8 | 47 |
| 1943 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 39 |
| 1944 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 13 | 479 | 36.8 | 46 |
| 1948 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 |
| Totals | 45 | 1669 | 37.1 | 62 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 26 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 8 | 93 | 11.6 | 22 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 22 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 10 | 111 | 11.1 | 24 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 20 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 21 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 513 | 11.2 | 26 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 55 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 137 | 22.8 | 35 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 10 | 242 | 24.2 | 43 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 163 | 27.2 | 38 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 15 | 312 | 20.8 | 35 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 9 | 166 | 18.4 | 28 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 16 | 411 | 25.7 | 48 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 101 | 25.2 | 48 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Totals | 75 | 1736 | 23.1 | 55 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 129 | 14.3 | 35 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1947 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1948 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1951 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1952 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1941 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1942 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1943 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||
| 1947 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1948 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||
| 1949 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1950 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1951 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1952 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Totals | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 9 | 4 |
| 1942 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 5 |
| 1943 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 8 |
| 1944 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 3 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 5 |
| 1947 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 6 |
| 1948 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 9 |
| 1949 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 12 |
| 1950 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1940s Team
Honors
1943 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1943 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1943 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (2nd Team)
1943 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (2nd Team)
1943 - International News Service All-NFL (1st Team)
1943 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1948 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (2nd Team)
1948 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1949 - International News Service All-NFL/AAFC (1st Team)
1949 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1949 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1949 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
