Lloyd Cardwell
Lloyd Raymond Cardwell
Born: April 19, 1913
Republic, KS USA
Deceased: November 10, 1997
Omaha, NE
Position: WB-DB-FB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
College: Nebraska
High School: Seward (NE)
Career: 1937-1943
Drafted: 1937 in Round 1, #7 overall by the Detroit Lions
Lloyd Cardwell played from 1937 to 1943 during his career with the Detroit Lions. Cardwell ran for 905 yards in his career on 205 attempts, scoring 8 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 51 passes for 932 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 118.8 |
| 1940 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NFL Detroit Lions | 36 | 181 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NFL Detroit Lions | 73 | 294 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1939 | NFL Detroit Lions | 29 | 141 | 4.9 | 0 | 1 |
| 1940 | NFL Detroit Lions | 48 | 186 | 3.9 | 0 | 2 |
| 1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 12 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 80 | 1 |
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 205 | 905 | 4.4 | 80 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 45 | 1 |
| 1938 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 138 | 15.3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1939 | NFL Detroit Lions | 13 | 250 | 19.2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1940 | NFL Detroit Lions | 20 | 349 | 17.4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1942 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 135 | 27.0 | 51 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 51 | 932 | 18.3 | 51 | 5 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 26 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 91 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 28 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 40 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1937 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1938 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1939 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1940 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1942 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Totals | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 0 |
| 1938 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 6 |
| 1939 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 8 |
| 1940 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 8 |
| 1941 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 4 | 2 |
| 1942 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 7 | 2 |
| 1943 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 7 | 2 |
Honors
1938 - NFL All-NFL (1st Team)
1938 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1939 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1939 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
1940 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
