Hugh McCullough
Hugh Warner McCullough
Born: May 18, 1916
Anadarko, OK USA
Deceased: February 11, 1999
Position: TB-HB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
College: Oklahoma
High School: Central (Oklahoma City, OK)
Career: 1939-1945
Drafted: 1939 in Round 4, #26 overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
Hugh McCullough played from 1939 to 1945 during his career with the Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers, Chicago Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers and Pittsburgh Pirates. McCullough ran for 397 yards in his career on 134 attempts, scoring 4 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 5 passes for 74 yards.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 100 | 32 | 32.0 | 443 | 4.4 | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 116 | 43 | 37.1 | 529 | 4.6 | 4 | 3.4 | 21 | 18.1 | 41 | 23.9 |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 32 | 12 | 37.5 | 133 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 15.6 | 35 | 11.1 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 254 | 87 | 34.3 | 1105 | 4.4 | 6 | 2.4 | 41 | 16.1 | 41 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 60 | 96 | 1.6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 57 | 278 | 4.9 | 0 | 3 |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 15 | 22 | 1.5 | 14 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 134 | 397 | 3.0 | 14 | 4 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 17 | 0 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 31 | 1006 | 32.5 | 52 |
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 30 | 1215 | 40.5 | 68 |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 43 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 37 |
| Totals | 66 | 2407 | 36.5 | 68 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1939 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||
| Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 6 |
| 1940 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 11 | 7 |
| 1941 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL | Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 7 | 0 |
