Pat Harder
Marlin Martin Harder
Born: May 6, 1922
Milwaukee, WI USA
Deceased: September 6, 1992
Waukesha, WI
Position: FB-LB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 203
College: Wisconsin
High School: Washington (Milwaukee, WI)
Career: 1946-1953
Drafted: 1944 in Round 1, #2 overall by the Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers
Drafted: 1944 in Round 1, #2 overall by the Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers
Pat Harder played from 1946 to 1953 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals and Detroit Lions. Harder ran for 3,016 yards in his career on 740 attempts, scoring 33 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 92 passes for 864 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 106 | 545 | 5.1 | 55 | 4 |
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 113 | 371 | 3.3 | 45 | 7 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 126 | 554 | 4.4 | 71 | 6 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 106 | 447 | 4.2 | 42 | 7 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 99 | 454 | 4.6 | 22 | 1 |
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 101 | 380 | 3.8 | 28 | 6 |
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 81 | 244 | 3.0 | 22 | 2 |
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 740 | 3016 | 4.1 | 71 | 33 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 11 | 128 | 11.6 | 24 | 1 |
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 9 | 78 | 8.7 | 21 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 13 | 93 | 7.2 | 26 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 100 | 8.3 | 44 | 1 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 15 | 111 | 7.4 | 35 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 17 | 193 | 11.4 | 26 | 2 |
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 14 | 142 | 10.1 | 22 | 1 |
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 92 | 864 | 9.4 | 44 | 5 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 5 | |||
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 40 | 39 | 97.5 | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 60 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 53 | 53 | 100.0 | 17 | 7 | 41.2 | 74 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 47 | 45 | 95.7 | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 54 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 24 | 22 | 91.7 | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 34 |
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 9 | |||
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 35 | 34 | 97.1 | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 67 |
| Totals | 204 | 198 | 97.1 | 69 | 35 | 50.7 | 303 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 36 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 6 | 112 | 18.7 | 24 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 218 | 18.2 | 36 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 3 | -3 | 0 | |||
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | ||||||
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 102 | |||||||
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 110 | |||||||
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 102 | |||||||
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 40 | ||||||
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | ||||||
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 85 | |||||||
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 531 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 11 | 6 |
| 1947 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 7 |
| 1948 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 7 |
| 1949 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 11 | 9 |
| 1950 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 12 |
| 1951 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 5 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1940s Team
1948 - UPI MVP
Honors
1946 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (2nd Team)
1947 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (1st Team)
1947 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1947 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1948 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (1st Team)
1948 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1948 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1948 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (1st Team)
1948 - The Sporting News All-NFL/AAFC (2nd Team)
1949 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1949 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1950 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1952 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
