Al Coppage
Alton Minor Coppage
Born: February 8, 1916
Pilot Point, TX USA
Deceased: January 9, 1992
Hollis, OK
Position: E
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
College: Oklahoma
High School: Hollis (OK)
Career: 1940-1947
Drafted: 1940 in Round 13, #111 overall by the Chicago Cardinals
Al Coppage played from 1940 to 1947 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Chicago Cardinals and Cleveland Browns. Coppage caught 65 passes for 736 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 15 | 163 | 10.9 | 41 | 1 |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 8 | 117 | 14.6 | 40 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 20 | 196 | 9.8 | 32 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 20 | 226 | 11.3 | 0 | 2 |
| NFL | 43 | 476 | 11.1 | 41 | 1 | |
| AAFC | 22 | 260 | 11.8 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 65 | 736 | 11.3 | 41 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 11 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1947 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| AAFC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 11 | 7 |
| 1941 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 9 | 2 |
| 1942 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 11 | 5 |
| 1946 | AAFC | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 1 |
| 1947 | AAFC | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 10 |
