Ralph Kercheval
Ralph Godfrey Kercheval
Born: December 1, 1911
Salt Lick, KY USA
Deceased: October 6, 2010
Lexington, KY
Position: B
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
College: Kentucky
High School: Henry Clay (Lexington, KY)
Career: 1934-1940
Ralph Kercheval played from 1934 to 1940 during his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Kercheval ran for 766 yards in his career on 277 attempts, scoring 4 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 42 passes for 577 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 17 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1935 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 33 | 13 | 39.4 | 203 | 6.2 | 1 | 3.0 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 58.0 |
| 1936 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 25 | 6 | 24.0 | 92 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 12.0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 1937 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 154 | 8.1 | 1 | 5.3 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 79.7 |
| 1938 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 98 | 10.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 35.6 |
| 1939 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 95.8 |
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 38 | 5.4 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 111.9 |
| Totals | 106 | 41 | 38.7 | 609 | 5.7 | 3 | 2.8 | 9 | 8.5 | 7 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 33 | 128 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | 89 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 66 | 261 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1937 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 48 | 84 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1938 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 51 | 86 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1939 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | 99 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 19 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 277 | 766 | 2.8 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 8 | 166 | 20.8 | 47 | 3 |
| 1935 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 130 | 18.6 | 44 | 2 |
| 1936 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 136 | 12.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 577 | 13.7 | 47 | 5 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 4 | 19 | ||||
| 1935 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 8 | 5 | 23 | ||||
| 1936 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 5 | 19 | ||||
| 1937 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| 1938 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 9 | 7 | 77.8 | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 22 |
| 1939 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 21 |
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 15 |
| Totals | 15 | 33 | 220.0 | 37 | 31 | 83.8 | 126 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 28 | 1081 | 38.6 | 60 |
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 8 | 369 | 46.1 | 66 |
| Totals | 36 | 1450 | 40.3 | 66 |
Interceptions:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1934 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 37 | |||||||
| 1935 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 35 | |||||||
| 1936 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 37 | ||||||
| 1937 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |||||||
| 1938 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 28 | |||||||
| 1939 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | |||||||
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |||||||
| Totals | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 11 |
| 1935 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 12 | 9 |
| 1936 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 12 | 12 |
| 1937 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 9 | 3 |
| 1938 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 6 |
| 1939 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 9 | 8 |
| 1940 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 10 | 0 |
Honors
1935 - Green Bay Press-Gazette All-NFL (2nd Team)
1936 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (2nd Team)
