Gary Knafelc
Gary Lee Knafelc
Born: January 2, 1932
Pueblo, CO USA
Deceased: December 19, 2022
Position: E
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 217
College: Colorado
High School: Central (Pueblo, CO)
Career: 1954-1963
Drafted: 1954 in Round 2, #14 overall by the Chicago Cardinals
Gary Knafelc played from 1954 to 1963 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals, Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers. Knafelc caught 154 passes for 2,162 yards and 23 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1954 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 | 1954 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 15 | 0 | 1955 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 40 | 613 | 15.3 | 48 | 8 | 1956 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 30 | 418 | 13.9 | 38 | 6 | 1957 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 9 | 164 | 18.2 | 53 | 2 | 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 8 | 118 | 14.8 | 40 | 1 | 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 27 | 384 | 14.2 | 38 | 4 | 1960 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 14 | 164 | 11.7 | 23 | 0 | 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 13 | 0 | 1963 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 18 | 221 | 12.3 | 45 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 154 | 2162 | 14.0 | 53 | 23 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1963 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1955 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1956 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1957 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1963 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1954 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 1954 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 9 | 1 | 1955 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 12 | 1956 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 12 | 1957 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 3 | 3 | 1958 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 6 | 2 | 1959 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 12 | 1960 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 11 | 1961 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 13 | 0 | 1962 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 0 | 1963 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 6 |
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