Frank Akins
Frank Scott Akins
Born: March 31, 1919
John, MT USA
Deceased: July 6, 1992
Redding, CA
Position: FB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 208
College: Washington St.
High School: John R. Rogers (Spokane, WA)
Career: 1943-1946
Drafted: 1943 in Round 30, #290 overall by the Washington Redskins
Frank Akins played from 1943 to 1946 during his career with the Washington Redskins. Akins ran for 1,142 yards in his career on 244 attempts, scoring 7 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 16 passes for 150 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Washington Redskins | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Washington Redskins | 46 | 154 | 3.3 | 15 | 1 |
| 1945 | NFL Washington Redskins | 147 | 797 | 5.4 | 45 | 6 |
| 1946 | NFL Washington Redskins | 41 | 166 | 4.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 244 | 1142 | 4.7 | 45 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 9 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Washington Redskins | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 18 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 150 | 9.4 | 51 | 0 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 33 |
| 1944 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 |
| Totals | 4 | 93 | 23.2 | 39 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 21 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 1946 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 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 Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1945 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| Totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 6 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 6 | 1 |
| 1945 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 2 |
| 1946 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 6 | 2 |
Honors
1945 - International News Service All-NFL (1st Team)
1945 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1945 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (1st Team)
1945 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
