Bob Westfall
Robert Barton Westfall
Born: May 5, 1919
Detroit, MI USA
Deceased: October 23, 1980
Adrian, MI
Position: FB-LB-TB
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 190
College: Michigan
High School: Pioneer (Ann Arbor, MI)
Career: 1944-1947
Drafted: 1942 in Round 1, #5 overall by the Detroit Lions
Bob Westfall played from 1944 to 1947 during his career with the Detroit Lions. Westfall ran for 697 yards in his career on 209 attempts, scoring 11 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 47 passes for 588 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Detroit Lions | 47 | 23 | 48.9 | 342 | 7.3 | 4 | 8.5 | 6 | 12.8 | 46 | 62.0 |
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 91 | 22.8 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 63 | 156.3 |
| Totals | 53 | 27 | 50.9 | 428 | 8.1 | 5 | 9.4 | 7 | 13.2 | 63 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Detroit Lions | 65 | 277 | 4.3 | 75 | 3 |
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 82 | 234 | 2.9 | 19 | 6 |
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 28 | 54 | 1.9 | 9 | 1 |
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 34 | 132 | 3.9 | 18 | 1 |
| Totals | 209 | 697 | 3.3 | 75 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Detroit Lions | 16 | 218 | 13.6 | 45 | 2 |
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 12 | 209 | 17.4 | 43 | 3 |
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 17 | 142 | 8.4 | 24 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 47 | 588 | 12.5 | 45 | 5 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 |
| Totals | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 19 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 19 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 31 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 190 | 17.3 | 31 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 3 | -11 | 0 | |||
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -11 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1944 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||
| 1945 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||
| 1946 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 10 |
| 1945 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 4 |
| 1946 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 3 |
| 1947 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 3 |
Honors
1945 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1945 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (2nd Team)
