ELMER HACKNEYHackney, Elmer Loyd (The One Man Gang)Height: 6-1 Weight: 202 Born: July 8, 1916 Oberlin, KS Died: May 30, 1969 Manhattan, KS High School: Decatur (Oberlin, KS) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Kansas State | |
| 1937 | Kansas State | Lettered |
| 1938 | Kansas State | Lettered |
| 1939 | Kansas State | Lettered |
| Draft: 11th round (92nd overall) 1940 Philadelphia Eagles |
| Relatives: Brother of Gerald Hackney |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1940 PHI NFL | 20 | FB-LB | 8 | 1 |
| 1941 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1941 PIT NFL | 20 | FB-LB | 11 | 4 |
| 1942 Detroit Lions (NFL)1942 DET NFL | 34 | FB-LB | 8 | 2 |
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 34 | WB-RDH-FB-LB | 10 | 2 |
| 1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 34 | WB-RDH-FB-LB | 10 | 1 |
| 1945 Detroit Lions (NFL)1945 DET NFL | 34 | FB-LB | 8 | 3 |
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 34 | FB-LB | 5 | 0 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 60 | 13 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/9/1939 | 1940 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1940 PHI NFL |
| Signed | 1940 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1940 PHI NFL | |
| Allocated | 12/10/1940 | 1941 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1941 PIT NFL |
| Purchased | 9/23/1942 | 1942 Detroit Lions (NFL)1942 DET NFL |
| Released | 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1940 PHI NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1941 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1941 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1942 Detroit Lions (NFL)1942 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 72 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1940 PHI NFL | 32 | 101 | 3.2 | 1 | |||||
| 1941 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1941 PIT NFL | 63 | 253 | 4.0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1942 Detroit Lions (NFL)1942 DET NFL | 34 | 208 | 6.1 | 78 | 2 | ||||
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 27 | 87 | 3.2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 58 | 184 | 3.2 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1945 Detroit Lions (NFL)1945 DET NFL | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 220 | 846 | 3.8 | 78 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1941 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||||
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | -1 | -0.3 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.4 | ||
| 1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 3 | 18 | 3.6 | 9.0 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.4 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1940 PHI NFL | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1941 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1941 PIT NFL | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1942 Detroit Lions (NFL)1942 DET NFL | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 10t | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 135 | 7.1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 63 | 0 |
| 1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 135 | 27.0 | 63 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1941 PIT NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Detroit Lions (NFL)1942 DET NFL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 Detroit Lions (NFL)1945 DET NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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