John Petchel
John Petchel
Born: May 27, 1919
Freeland, PA USA
Deceased: January 25, 1988
Beaver, PA
Position: BB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
College: Duquesne
High School: Freeland (PA)
Career: 1942-1945
John Petchel played from 1942 to 1945 during his career with the Cleveland Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers. Petchel caught 4 passes for 84 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns in his career. He also ran for 11 yards in his career on 8 attempts.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 95.1 |
| 1945 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 100.0 |
| Totals | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 15 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 1 |
| 1945 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 43 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 17 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 25 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1944 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL | Cleveland Rams | 7 | 1 |
| 1944 | NFL | Cleveland Rams | 10 | 2 |
| 1945 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 2 |
