Elmer Hackney
Elmer Loyd Hackney
Born: July 8, 1916
Oberlin, KS USA
Deceased: May 30, 1969
Manhattan, KS
Position: FB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 205
College: Kansas St.
High School: Decatur (Oberlin, KS)
Career: 1940-1946
Drafted: 1940 in Round 11, #92 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Elmer Hackney played from 1940 to 1946 during his career with the Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. Hackney ran for 846 yards in his career on 220 attempts, scoring 10 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 19 passes for 135 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -1 | 42.4 |
| 1944 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 118.8 |
| Totals | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 32 | 101 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1941 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 63 | 253 | 4.0 | 31 | 1 |
| 1942 | NFL Detroit Lions | 34 | 208 | 6.1 | 78 | 2 |
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 27 | 87 | 3.2 | 16 | 2 |
| 1944 | NFL Detroit Lions | 58 | 184 | 3.2 | 16 | 4 |
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 220 | 846 | 3.8 | 78 | 10 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 16 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 10 | 1 |
| Totals | 19 | 135 | 7.1 | 16 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 1 |
| Totals | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 40 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 20 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 63 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 135 | 27.0 | 63 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1940 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1941 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1942 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1944 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Totals | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 1 |
| 1941 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 4 |
| 1942 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 8 | 2 |
| 1943 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 2 |
| 1944 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 1 |
| 1945 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 8 | 3 |
| 1946 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 6 | 1 |
