Bob Masterson
Robert Patrick Masterson
Born: January 5, 1915
North Branch, NJ USA
Deceased: June 29, 1994
Broward County, FL
Position: E
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 213
College: Miami (FL)
High School: Roselle (NJ)
Career: 1938-1946
Drafted: 1938 in Round 6, #50 overall by the Chicago Bears
Bob Masterson played from 1938 to 1946 during his career with the Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers, Brooklyn Tigers, New York Yankees and Washington Redskins. Masterson caught 136 passes for 1,816 yards and 13 receiving touchdowns in his career. He also ran for 104 yards in his career on 8 attempts.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1944 | NFL Brooklyn Tigers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 79.2 |
| NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| NFL | 8 | 104 | 13.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Totals | 8 | 104 | 13.0 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL Washington Redskins | 10 | 213 | 21.3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1939 | NFL Washington Redskins | 10 | 114 | 11.4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1940 | NFL Washington Redskins | 18 | 283 | 15.7 | 0 | 4 |
| 1941 | NFL Washington Redskins | 11 | 135 | 12.3 | 25 | 1 |
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 22 | 308 | 14.0 | 33 | 2 |
| 1943 | NFL Washington Redskins | 16 | 200 | 12.5 | 22 | 3 |
| 1944 | NFL Brooklyn Tigers | 24 | 258 | 10.8 | 30 | 1 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 15 | 186 | 12.4 | 21 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 10 | 119 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 126 | 1697 | 13.5 | 33 | 13 | |
| AAFC | 10 | 119 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 136 | 1816 | 13.4 | 33 | 13 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 5 | 83.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 |
| 1939 | NFL Washington Redskins | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 9 |
| 1940 | NFL Washington Redskins | 16 | 15 | 93.8 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 18 |
| 1941 | NFL Washington Redskins | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 17 |
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 19 | 17 | 89.5 | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 20 |
| 1943 | NFL Washington Redskins | 21 | 20 | 95.2 | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 23 |
| 1944 | NFL Brooklyn Tigers | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| NFL | 78 | 71 | 91.0 | 31 | 8 | 25.8 | 95 | |
| AAFC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 78 | 71 | 91.0 | 32 | 8 | 25.0 | 95 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Brooklyn Tigers | 4 | 136 | 34.0 | 46 |
| NFL | 4 | 136 | 34.0 | 46 | |
| Totals | 4 | 136 | 34.0 | 46 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 44 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 7 | 131 | 18.7 | 44 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 12 | 186 | 15.5 | 44 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1938 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | |||||||
| 1939 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||
| 1940 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 1941 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 23 | |||||
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| 1943 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 41 | |||||||
| 1944 | NFL Brooklyn Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | |
| Totals | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 1 |
| 1939 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 3 |
| 1940 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 1 |
| 1941 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 9 |
| 1942 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 11 |
| 1943 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 8 |
| 1944 | NFL | Brooklyn Tigers | 10 | 9 |
| 1945 | NFL | Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 10 | 5 |
| 1946 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 14 | 8 |
Honors
1942 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1942 - NFL All-NFL (1st Team)
1942 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1943 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1943 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (2nd Team)
1943 - International News Service All-NFL (1st Team)
1943 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
