Ward Cuff
Ward Lloyd Cuff
Born: August 12, 1913
Redwood Falls, MN USA
Deceased: December 24, 2002
Vallejo, CA
Position: WB-QB-HB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 192
College: Marquette
High School: Redwood Falls (MN)
Career: 1937-1947
Drafted: 1937 in Round 4, #34 overall by the New York Giants
Ward Cuff played from 1937 to 1947 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals, Green Bay Packers and New York Giants. Cuff threw for 0 yards in his career, completing 0 of 1 passes with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. He also ran for 1,851 yards in 344 attempts with 7 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1943 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1937 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 |
1938 | NFL New York Giants | 18 | 38 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
1939 | NFL New York Giants | 23 | 102 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
1940 | NFL New York Giants | 15 | 86 | 5.7 | 0 | 1 |
1941 | NFL New York Giants | 28 | 157 | 5.6 | 37 | 0 |
1942 | NFL New York Giants | 38 | 189 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 |
1943 | NFL New York Giants | 80 | 523 | 6.5 | 65 | 3 |
1944 | NFL New York Giants | 76 | 425 | 5.6 | 29 | 0 |
1945 | NFL New York Giants | 48 | 214 | 4.5 | 25 | 0 |
1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 13 | 78 | 6.0 | 26 | 1 |
1947 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Totals | 344 | 1851 | 5.4 | 65 | 7 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1937 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 117 | 23.4 | 0 | 2 |
1938 | NFL New York Giants | 8 | 114 | 14.2 | 0 | 1 |
1939 | NFL New York Giants | 10 | 83 | 8.3 | 0 | 2 |
1940 | NFL New York Giants | 13 | 220 | 16.9 | 0 | 1 |
1941 | NFL New York Giants | 19 | 317 | 16.7 | 41 | 2 |
1942 | NFL New York Giants | 16 | 267 | 16.7 | 35 | 2 |
1943 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 17 | 0 |
1944 | NFL New York Giants | 11 | 135 | 12.3 | 23 | 2 |
1945 | NFL New York Giants | 12 | 172 | 14.3 | 34 | 0 |
1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 39 | 1 |
Totals | 106 | 1559 | 14.7 | 41 | 13 |
Kicking:
Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1937 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 6 | |||||
1938 | NFL New York Giants | 20 | 18 | 90.0 | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 33 |
1939 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 27 |
1940 | NFL New York Giants | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 24 |
1941 | NFL New York Giants | 20 | 19 | 95.0 | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 34 |
1942 | NFL New York Giants | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | 11 | 3 | 27.3 | 27 |
1943 | NFL New York Giants | 27 | 26 | 96.3 | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 35 |
1944 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 5 |
1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 30 | 28 | 93.3 | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 43 |
1947 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 30 | 30 | 100.0 | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 51 |
Totals | 162 | 156 | 96.3 | 98 | 43 | 43.9 | 285 |
Punt Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1941 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
1942 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 21 | 0 |
1943 | NFL New York Giants | 9 | 120 | 13.3 | 44 | 0 |
1944 | NFL New York Giants | 11 | 115 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 |
1945 | NFL New York Giants | 10 | 124 | 12.4 | 41 | 0 |
1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
Totals | 37 | 447 | 12.1 | 44 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1941 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
1942 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 33 | 0 |
1943 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 24 | 0 |
1944 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 41 | 0 |
1945 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 105 | 26.2 | 33 | 0 |
Totals | 14 | 351 | 25.1 | 41 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1938 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | ||||
1940 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
1941 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 43 | 0 |
1942 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
1943 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
1944 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 20 | 0 |
1945 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
Totals | 13 | 263 | 20.2 | 43 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
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 |
1937 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
1938 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 45 | ||||||
1939 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 39 | |||||||
1940 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
1941 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 46 | ||||
1942 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 39 | ||||
1943 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 53 | ||||
1944 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | ||||
1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 55 | ||||||
1947 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 51 | ||||||||
Totals | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 411 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1937 | NFL | New York Giants | 11 | 9 |
1938 | NFL | New York Giants | 11 | 11 |
1939 | NFL | New York Giants | 9 | 8 |
1940 | NFL | New York Giants | 8 | 8 |
1941 | NFL | New York Giants | 11 | 10 |
1942 | NFL | New York Giants | 11 | 10 |
1943 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 10 |
1944 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 9 |
1945 | NFL | New York Giants | 9 | 5 |
1946 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 10 | 7 |
1947 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 0 |
Honors
1938 - International News Service All-NFL (2nd Team)
1939 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (2nd Team)
1939 - International News Service All-NFL (2nd Team)
1939 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1941 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (2nd Team)
1941 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1943 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1943 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1943 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (1st Team)
1943 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1943 - International News Service All-NFL (1st Team)
1944 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (1st Team)
1944 - International News Service All-NFL (2nd Team)
1944 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)