Ed Cifers
Edward Clifton Cifers
Born: July 18, 1916
Church Hill, TN USA
Deceased: July 19, 2005
Knoxville, TN
Position: E
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 227
College: Tennessee
High School: Dobyns-Bennett (Kingsport, TN)
Career: 1941-1948
Drafted: 1941 in Round 6, #50 overall by the Washington Redskins
Ed Cifers played from 1941 to 1948 during his career with the Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins. Cifers caught 37 passes for 399 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns in his career. He also ran for 5 yards in his career on 1 attempts.
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Rushing:
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1941 | NFL Washington Redskins | 10 | 94 | 9.4 | 19 | 1 | 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 18 | 196 | 10.9 | 19 | 1 | 1946 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 14 | 0 | 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 22 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 37 | 399 | 10.8 | 22 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 33 | 8.2 | 18 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1941 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1941 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 9 | 1942 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 9 | 1946 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 8 | 1947 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 3 | 1948 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 6 |
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Honors
1942 - International News Service All-NFL (1st Team)
1948 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (1st Team)
