Ed Sprinkle
Edward Alexander Sprinkle "The Claw"
Born: September 3, 1923
Bradshaw, TX USA
Deceased: July 28, 2014
Palos Heights, IL
Position: DE-E-G-LB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 206
College: Hardin-Simmons, Navy
High School: Tuscola (TX)
Career: 1944-1955
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020
Ed Sprinkle played from 1944 to 1955 during his career with the Chicago Bears. Sprinkle caught 32 passes for 451 yards and 7 receiving touchdowns in his career. He also ran for 2 yards in his career on 3 attempts.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 34 | 2 |
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 15 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 10 | 132 | 13.2 | 34 | 3 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 69 | 17.2 | 47 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 27 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 1 |
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 451 | 14.1 | 47 | 7 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 11 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 63 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 34 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 111 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 9 | 3 |
| 1945 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 6 | 4 |
| 1946 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 9 |
| 1947 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 5 |
| 1948 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 10 | 2 |
| 1949 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 6 |
| 1950 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1940s Team
Honors
1949 - International News Service All-NFL/AAFC (1st Team)
1949 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1949 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1950 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1951 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1951 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1952 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1954 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
