Ward CuffCuff, Ward LloydHeight: 6-1 Weight: 192 Born: August 13, 1912 Redwood Falls, MN Died: December 24, 2002 Vallejo, CA High School: Redwood Falls (MN) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Marquette | |
| 1934 | Marquette | Lettered |
| 1935 | Marquette | Lettered |
| 1936 | Marquette | Lettered |
| Draft: 4th round (34th overall) 1937 New York Giants |
| Military Service: United States Army Air Forces |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 New York Giants (NFL)1937 NYG NFL | 14 | WB-RDH | 11 | 9 |
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 14 | WB-RDH | 11 | 11 |
| 1939 New York Giants (NFL)1939 NYG NFL | 14 | ROH-RDH-BB-LB | 9 | 8 |
| 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL | 14 | WB-RDH-BB-LDH | 8 | 8 |
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 14 | WB-RDH | 11 | 10 |
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 14 | WB-RDH | 11 | 10 |
| 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL | 14 | WB-RDH | 10 | 10 |
| 1944 New York Giants (NFL)1944 NYG NFL | 14 | WB-RDH | 10 | 9 |
| 1945 New York Giants (NFL)1945 NYG NFL | 14 | WB-RDH | 9 | 8 |
| 1946 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1946 CHIC NFL | 14 | QB-S-RH-RDH-LOH-LDH-K | 10 | 3 |
| 1947 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1947 GB NFL | 21 | K | 10 | 0 |
| 11 Years (NFL)11 Years NFL | 110 | 86 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/12/1936 | 1937 New York Giants (NFL)1937 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 8/5/1937 | 1937 New York Giants (NFL)1937 NYG NFL |
| Free Agent | 1945 New York Giants (NFL)1945 NYG NFL | |
| Signed | 1946 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1946 CHIC NFL | |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1947 | 1946 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1946 CHIC NFL |
| Signed | 1947 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1947 GB NFL | |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1948 | 1947 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1947 GB NFL |
| AWARDS |
|---|
| 1941 United Press All-NFL |
| 1943 United Press All-NFL |
| 1943 Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL |
| 1944 United Press All-NFL |
| 1944 Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 New York Giants (NFL)1937 NYG NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 0 | 30 | |||
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 2 | 18 | 20 | 90.0 | - | - | - | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | - | 0 | 45 |
| 1939 New York Giants (NFL)1939 NYG NFL | 2 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | - | 0 | 39 |
| 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL | 2 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | - | 0 | 36 |
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 2 | 19 | 20 | 95.0 | - | - | - | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | - | 0 | 46 |
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 2 | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | - | 0 | 39 |
| 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL | 3 | 26 | 27 | 96.3 | - | - | - | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | - | 0 | 53 |
| 1944 New York Giants (NFL)1944 NYG NFL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | - | 0 | 17 |
| 1946 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1946 CHIC NFL | 2 | 28 | 30 | 93.3 | - | - | - | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | - | 0 | 55 |
| 1947 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1947 GB NFL | 0 | 30 | 30 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | - | 0 | 51 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 21 | 156 | 162 | 96.3 | - | - | - | 43 | 98 | 41.8 | - | 0 | 411 |
| FIELD GOALS | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 New York Giants (NFL)1937 NYG NFL | 0/ | 0/ | 1/ | 1/ | 0/ | 2 | 42 | |||
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 2/3 | 2/2 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 1 | 36 |
| 1939 New York Giants (NFL)1939 NYG NFL | 1/2 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 3/7 | 0/2 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 0 | 43 |
| 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL | 0/0 | 2/2 | 3/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 1 | 37 |
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 2/4 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/3 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 0 | 38 |
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 2/3 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 0 | 37 |
| 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL | 1/4 | 0/1 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 2 | 45 |
| 1944 New York Giants (NFL)1944 NYG NFL | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1946 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1946 CHIC NFL | 2/8 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 0 | 42 |
| 1947 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1947 GB NFL | 3/6 | 2/4 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 1 | 39 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 14/31 | 10/17 | 12/25 | 7/19 | 0/6 | 43 | 98 | 41.8 | 5 | 45 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 New York Giants (NFL)1937 NYG NFL | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 2 | |||||
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 18 | 38 | 2.1 | 0 | |||||
| 1939 New York Giants (NFL)1939 NYG NFL | 23 | 102 | 4.4 | 0 | |||||
| 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL | 15 | 86 | 5.7 | 1 | |||||
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 28 | 157 | 5.6 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 38 | 189 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL | 80 | 523 | 6.5 | 65 | 3 | ||||
| 1944 New York Giants (NFL)1944 NYG NFL | 76 | 425 | 5.6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1945 New York Giants (NFL)1945 NYG NFL | 48 | 214 | 4.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1946 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1946 CHIC NFL | 13 | 78 | 6.0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1947 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1947 GB NFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 344 | 1851 | 5.4 | 65 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 New York Giants (NFL)1937 NYG NFL | 5 | 117 | 23.4 | 62 | 2 | ||||||
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 8 | 114 | 14.3 | 1 | |||||||
| 1939 New York Giants (NFL)1939 NYG NFL | 10 | 83 | 8.3 | 20 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL | 13 | 220 | 16.9 | 1 | |||||||
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 19 | 317 | 16.7 | 41t | 2 | ||||||
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 16 | 267 | 16.7 | 35t | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1944 New York Giants (NFL)1944 NYG NFL | 11 | 135 | 12.3 | 25t | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1945 New York Giants (NFL)1945 NYG NFL | 12 | 172 | 14.3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1946 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1946 CHIC NFL | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 106 | 1559 | 14.7 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 1 | ||||
| 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 43 | 0 |
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1944 New York Giants (NFL)1944 NYG NFL | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 1945 New York Giants (NFL)1945 NYG NFL | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 263 | 20.2 | 43 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL | 9 | 120 | 13.3 | 44 | 0 | ||||
| 1944 New York Giants (NFL)1944 NYG NFL | 11 | 115 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1945 New York Giants (NFL)1945 NYG NFL | 10 | 124 | 12.4 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| 1946 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1946 CHIC NFL | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 37 | 447 | 12.1 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1944 New York Giants (NFL)1944 NYG NFL | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1945 New York Giants (NFL)1945 NYG NFL | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 14 | 351 | 25.1 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 New York Giants (NFL)1945 NYG NFL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -13 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -13 | 0 |
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