Eddie Prokop
Edward Stanley Prokop
Born: February 11, 1922
Cleveland, OH USA
Deceased: May 30, 1955
Cleveland, OH
Position: B
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 200
College: Georgia Tech
High School: Cathedral Latin (Cleveland, OH); Baylor Military Academy (Chattanooga, TN)
Career: 1946-1949
Drafted: 1945 in Round 1, #4 overall by the Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers
Eddie Prokop played from 1946 to 1949 during his career with the Chicago Rockets and New York Yankees. Prokop ran for 935 yards in his career on 226 attempts, scoring 8 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 16 passes for 361 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 72 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 59.7 |
| 1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 137 | 17.1 | 2 | 25.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 95.8 |
| 1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 209 | 10.4 | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 65 | 236 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 76 | 324 | 4.3 | 52 | 4 |
| 1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 54 | 266 | 4.9 | 0 | 1 |
| 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 31 | 109 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 226 | 935 | 4.1 | 52 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 7 | 223 | 31.9 | 0 | 3 |
| 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 361 | 22.6 | 7 | 5 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 4 | 116 | 29.0 | 77 | 1 |
| 1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 274 | 16.1 | 77 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 7 | 188 | 26.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 15 | 323 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 620 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 14 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||
| 1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Totals | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 12 | 3 |
| 1947 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 13 | 4 |
| 1948 | AAFC | Chicago Rockets | 9 | 7 |
| 1949 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 6 | 1 |
