Butch Songin
Edward Frank Songin
Born: May 11, 1924
Walpole, MA USA
Deceased: May 26, 1976
Foxborough, MA
Position: QB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190
College: Boston Col.
High School: Walpole (MA); The Newman School (Boston, MA)
Career: 1953-1962
Drafted: 1950 in Round 19, #247 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Butch Songin played from 1953 to 1962 during his career with the Boston Patriots, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and New York Titans. Songin threw for 6,847 yards in his career, completing 514 of 1,034 passes with 67 touchdowns and 60 interceptions. He also ran for 165 yards in 46 attempts with 2 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 10 | 0.0 | |||||||||
| 1954 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 340 | 187 | 55.0 | 2500 | 7.4 | 19 | 5.6 | 29 | 8.5 | 82 | 61.6 |
| 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 392 | 187 | 47.7 | 2476 | 6.3 | 22 | 5.6 | 15 | 3.8 | 78 | 70.9 |
| 1961 | AFL Boston Patriots | 212 | 98 | 46.2 | 1429 | 6.7 | 14 | 6.6 | 9 | 4.2 | 58 | 73.0 |
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 90 | 42 | 46.7 | 442 | 4.9 | 2 | 2.2 | 7 | 7.8 | 64 | 36.4 |
| CFL | 340 | 187 | 55.0 | 2500 | 7.4 | 29 | 8.5 | 29 | 8.5 | 82 | ||
| AFL | 694 | 327 | 47.1 | 4347 | 6.3 | 38 | 5.5 | 31 | 4.5 | 78 | ||
| Totals | 1034 | 514 | 49.7 | 6847 | 6.6 | 67 | 6.5 | 60 | 5.8 | 82 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 23 | 75 | 3.3 | 22 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 20 | 2 |
| 1961 | AFL Boston Patriots | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 11 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 10 | 0 |
| CFL | 23 | 75 | 3.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| AFL | 23 | 90 | 3.9 | 20 | 2 | |
| Totals | 46 | 165 | 3.6 | 22 | 2 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 |
| CFL | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | |
| Totals | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | AFL Boston Patriots | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 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 |
| 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| AFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 9 | |
| 1954 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 14 |
| 1960 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 12 |
| 1961 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 6 |
| 1962 | AFL | New York Titans | 7 | 2 |
