Roy Zimmerman
Henry Leroy Zimmerman Jr.
Born: February 20, 1918
Tonganoxie, KS USA
Deceased: August 22, 1997
Madera, CA
Position: QB-WB-K
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 201
College: San Jose St.
High School: Arcadia (CA)
Career: 1940-1948
Drafted: 1940 in Round 7, #58 overall by the Washington Redskins
Roy Zimmerman played from 1940 to 1948 during his career with the Boston Yanks, Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. Zimmerman threw for 4,801 yards in his career, completing 299 of 703 passes with 44 touchdowns and 70 interceptions. He also ran for 244 yards in 200 attempts with 6 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Washington Redskins | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 53 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 25.0 | 19 | 8.7 |
| 1941 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | 13 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 124 | 43 | 34.7 | 846 | 6.8 | 9 | 7.3 | 17 | 13.7 | 60 | 44.0 |
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 105 | 39 | 37.1 | 785 | 7.5 | 8 | 7.6 | 10 | 9.5 | 75 | 50.0 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 127 | 67 | 52.8 | 991 | 7.8 | 9 | 7.1 | 8 | 6.3 | 74 | 75.9 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 79 | 41 | 51.9 | 597 | 7.6 | 4 | 5.1 | 8 | 10.1 | 59 | 54.1 |
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 138 | 57 | 41.3 | 867 | 6.3 | 7 | 5.1 | 9 | 6.5 | 53 | 52.4 |
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 107 | 46 | 43.0 | 649 | 6.1 | 7 | 6.5 | 13 | 12.1 | 69 | 45.4 |
| Totals | 703 | 299 | 42.5 | 4801 | 6.8 | 44 | 6.3 | 70 | 10.0 | 75 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Washington Redskins | 31 | 127 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Washington Redskins | 20 | 54 | 2.7 | 12 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 16 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 33 | -41 | -1.2 | 12 | 1 |
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 26 | -84 | -3.2 | 5 | 2 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 29 | -11 | -0.4 | 9 | 1 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 23 | 43 | 1.9 | 12 | 1 |
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 10 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 13 | 72 | 5.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 200 | 244 | 1.2 | 18 | 6 |
Receiving:
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 |
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 28 | 26 | 92.9 | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 29 |
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 34 | 32 | 94.1 | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 44 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 33 | 29 | 87.9 | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 41 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 8 |
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 31 | 30 | 96.8 | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 45 |
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 15 | 13 | 86.7 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 16 |
| Totals | 145 | 133 | 91.7 | 42 | 18 | 42.9 | 187 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 256 | 36.6 | 47 |
| 1941 | NFL Washington Redskins | 14 | 594 | 42.4 | 65 |
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 202 | 50.5 | 52 |
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 44 | 1521 | 34.6 | 53 |
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 39 | 1531 | 39.3 | 61 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 47 | 1778 | 37.8 | 64 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 23 | 890 | 38.7 | 52 |
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 49 | 2078 | 42.4 | 62 |
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 51 | 2215 | 43.4 | 67 |
| Totals | 278 | 11065 | 39.8 | 67 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 25 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 90 | 12.9 | 23 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 203 | 10.7 | 37 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | ||
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1942 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 35 | ||||||
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 62 | |||||||
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 47 | ||||||
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |||||||
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 51 | ||||||||
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||
| Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 229 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 6 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 9 | 5 |
| 1942 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 7 | 1 |
| 1943 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 9 |
| 1944 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 10 |
| 1945 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 8 |
| 1946 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 7 |
| 1947 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 7 |
| 1948 | NFL | Boston Yanks | 9 | 2 |
Honors
1943 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1944 - International News Service All-NFL (2nd Team)
1944 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1944 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
