Bob Cifers
Robert Gale Cifers
Born: September 5, 1920
Church Hill, TN USA
Deceased: July 1, 2001
Nashville, TN
Position: HB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 201
College: Tennessee
High School: Dobyns-Bennett (KIngsport, TN)
Career: 1946-1949
Drafted: 1944 in Round 2, #14 overall by the Detroit Lions
Bob Cifers played from 1946 to 1949 during his career with the Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers. Cifers ran for 787 yards in his career on 230 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 12 passes for 296 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 26 | 6.9 |
| 1947 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 96.5 |
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 13 | 4 | 30.8 | 52 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 15.4 | 26 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 18 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 87 | 356 | 4.1 | 41 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 112 | 361 | 3.2 | 21 | 1 |
| 1949 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 23 | 52 | 2.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 230 | 787 | 3.4 | 41 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 70 | 4 |
| 1947 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 37 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 29 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 296 | 24.7 | 70 | 4 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 30 | 1369 | 45.6 | 73 |
| 1947 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 68 | 2796 | 41.1 | 74 |
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 62 | 2454 | 39.6 | 66 |
| 1949 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 |
| Totals | 161 | 6668 | 41.4 | 74 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 245 | 27.2 | 55 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 275 | 25.0 | 55 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1947 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 3 | -2 | 0 | |||
| 1949 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1948 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 2 |
| 1947 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 4 |
| 1948 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 7 |
| 1949 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 9 | 1 |
