Merle HapesHapes, Merle AlisonHeight: 5-10 Weight: 190 Born: May 9, 1919 Garden Grove, CA Died: July 18, 1994 Biloxi, MS High School: Garden Grove (CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Mississippi | Freshmen Team |
| 1939 | Mississippi | Lettered |
| 1940 | Mississippi | Lettered |
| 1941 | Mississippi | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (8th overall) 1942 New York Giants |
| Military Service: United States Army Air Forces |
| Relatives: Brother of Ray Hapes |
| NFL Game Logs |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 44 | QB-LDH | 11 | 10 |
| 1943 San Diego Bombers (PCFL)1943 SD PCFL | 22 | B | ||
| 1944 Hollywood Rangers (AFL)1944 HOL AFL | 14 | HB | 11 | 11 |
| 1946 New York Giants (NFL)1946 NYG NFL | 30 | FB-LB | 10 | 6 |
| 1949 Hamilton Tigers (ORFU)1949 HAM ORFU | 20 | HB | 8 | 1 |
| 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1953 HAM IRFU | 84 | HB | 14 | |
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 80 | HB | 14 | |
| 2 Years (NFL)2 Years NFL | 21 | 16 | ||
| 2 Years (CFL)2 Years CFL | 28 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/22/1941 | 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1943 | 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 1943 San Diego Bombers (PCFL)1943 SD PCFL | |
| Free Agent | 1943 San Diego Bombers (PCFL)1943 SD PCFL | |
| Signed | 1944 Hollywood Rangers (AFL)1944 HOL AFL | |
| Free Agent | 1944 Hollywood Rangers (AFL)1944 HOL AFL | |
| Signed | 1946 New York Giants (NFL)1946 NYG NFL | |
| Reserve/Suspended | 1/8/1947 | 1946 New York Giants (NFL)1946 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 4/1/1949 | 1949 Hamilton Tigers (ORFU)1949 HAM ORFU |
| Free Agent | 1949 Hamilton Tigers (ORFU)1949 HAM ORFU | |
| Signed | 1950 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1950 HAM IRFU | |
| INJ? | 1950 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1950 HAM IRFU | |
| Released | 1951 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1951 HAM IRFU | |
| Signed | 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1953 HAM IRFU | |
| Free Agent | 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU |
| AWARDS |
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| 1944 Official All-AFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1944 Hollywood Rangers (AFL)1944 HOL AFL | 17 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 103 | ||||
| 1946 New York Giants (NFL)1946 NYG NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1949 Hamilton Tigers (ORFU)1949 HAM ORFU | 7 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | ||||
| 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1953 HAM IRFU | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 60 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 95 | 363 | 3.8 | 52t | 3 | ||||
| 1944 Hollywood Rangers (AFL)1944 HOL AFL | 12 | ||||||||
| 1946 New York Giants (NFL)1946 NYG NFL | 56 | 161 | 2.9 | 26 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 130 | 572 | 4.4 | 44 | 4 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 151 | 524 | 3.5 | 52t | 8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | -12 | -6.0 | -6.0 | -2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | -12 | -6.0 | -6.0 | -2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 10 | 79 | 7.9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1944 Hollywood Rangers (AFL)1944 HOL AFL | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1946 New York Giants (NFL)1946 NYG NFL | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 12 | 122 | 10.2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 119 | 9.2 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 12 | 122 | 10.2 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 28 | 0 |
| 1944 Hollywood Rangers (AFL)1944 HOL AFL | 3 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 28 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 15 | 557 | 37.1 | 52 | 0 | |||||||
| 1946 New York Giants (NFL)1946 NYG NFL | 12 | 479 | 39.9 | 60 | 1 | |||||||
| 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1954 HAM IRFU | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | - | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 27 | 1036 | 38.4 | 60 | 1 | |||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 11 | 170 | 15.5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1946 New York Giants (NFL)1946 NYG NFL | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 175 | 13.5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 9 | 215 | 23.9 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1944 Hollywood Rangers (AFL)1944 HOL AFL | 1 | ||||||||
| 1946 New York Giants (NFL)1946 NYG NFL | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11 | 258 | 23.5 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 New York Giants (NFL)1946 NYG NFL | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 |
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