Pug Manders

Rushing yards:	2,291
Rushing average:	3.7
Receptions:	25
Receiving yards:	326
Total touchdowns:	36
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Pug Manders
	Manders in 1941
No. 9, 25, 76, 74
Position:	Fullback
Personal information
Born:	May 5, 1913; Milbank, South Dakota, U.S.
Died:	January 13, 1985 (aged 71); Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Milbank; (Milbank, South Dakota)
College:	Drake
NFL draft:	1939 / round: 2 / pick: 11
Career history
	Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers (1939–1944); Boston Yanks (1945); New York Yankees (AAFC) (1946); Buffalo Bills (1947);
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-Pro (1941); 3× All-Star Game (1939, 1940, 1941); NFL rushing yards leader (1941);
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
Rushing yards:	2,291
Rushing average:	3.7
Receptions:	25
Receiving yards:	326
Total touchdowns:	36
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Clarence Edward "Pug" Manders (May 5, 1913 – January 13, 1985) was an American football fullback who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers from 1939 through 1944. He was selected in the second round of the 1939 NFL draft.^[1] Manders led the NFL in rushing in 1941, with 486 yards.

He was the younger brother of Chicago Bears kicker "Automatic Jack" Manders.

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Led the league
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Rushing				Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
1939	BKN	11	9	114	482	4.2	2	3	22	7.3	0
1940	BKN	11	11	80	311	3.9	5	1	38	38.0	1
1941	BKN	11	11	111	486	4.4	5	6	67	11.2	0
1942	BKN	11	11	93	316	3.4	6	4	53	13.3	0
1943	BKN	10	9	89	266	3.0	3	5	68	13.6	1
1944	BKN	10	9	127	430	3.4	5	6	78	13.0	0
1945	BOS	10	10	76	238	3.1	6	0	0	0.0	0
		74	70	690	2,529	3.7	32	25	326	13.0	2

^ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

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