Ken Kavanaugh
Kenneth William Kavanaugh
Born: November 23, 1916
Little Rock, AR USA
Deceased: January 25, 2007
Sarasota, FL
Position: E
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 207
College: LSU
High School: Central (Little Rock, AR)
Career: 1940-1950
Drafted: 1940 in Round 3, #22 overall by the Chicago Bears
Ken Kavanaugh played from 1940 to 1950 during his career with the Chicago Bears. Kavanaugh caught 162 passes for 3,626 yards and 50 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1940 | NFL Chicago Bears | 12 | 276 | 23.0 | 74 | 3 |
1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 11 | 314 | 28.5 | 48 | 6 |
1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 25 | 543 | 21.7 | 64 | 6 |
1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 18 | 337 | 18.7 | 38 | 5 |
1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 32 | 818 | 25.6 | 81 | 13 |
1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 18 | 352 | 19.6 | 64 | 6 |
1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 29 | 655 | 22.6 | 81 | 9 |
1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 17 | 331 | 19.5 | 67 | 2 |
Totals | 162 | 3626 | 22.4 | 81 | 50 |
Kicking:
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Totals | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1940 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | |||||||
1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |||||||||
1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||||
1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
Totals | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 313 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1940 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 0 |
1941 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 0 |
1945 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 10 | 2 |
1946 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 10 | 4 |
1947 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 6 |
1948 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 7 |
1949 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 10 |
1950 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1940s Team
Honors
1946 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (2nd Team)
1946 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1946 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1947 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1947 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (2nd Team)
1947 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1947 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1947 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (1st Team)
1948 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1948 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (2nd Team)
1948 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (1st Team)
1948 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)