John MartinMartin, John JayHeight: 6-1 Weight: 195 Born: January 8, 1918 Nashville, AR Died: March 17, 1968 High School: Broken Bow (OK) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Oklahoma | |
| 1938 | Oklahoma | Lettered |
| 1939 | Oklahoma | |
| 1940 | Oklahoma | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1941 CHIC NFL | 29 | WB-RDH | 9 | 3 |
| 1942 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1942 CHIC NFL | 29 | WB-RDH | 11 | 5 |
| 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL | 29 | WB-RDH-FB-LB-LOE-LDE | 10 | 5 |
| 1944 Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1944 C-P NFL | 23 | HB-DH | 1 | 0 |
| 1944 Boston Yanks (NFL)1944 BOS NFL | 38 | ROH-RDH-P | 7 | 6 |
| 1944 Year (NFL)1944 Year NFL | 8 | 6 | ||
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 33 | LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH-P | 7 | 5 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 45 | 24 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/10/1940 | 1941 Chicago Bears (NFL)1941 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 1941 Chicago Bears (NFL)1941 CHIB NFL | |
| Traded | 8/30/1941 | 1941 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1941 CHIC NFL |
| Purchased | 10/11/1944 | 1944 Boston Yanks (NFL)1944 BOS NFL |
| Free Agent | 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | |
| Signed | 1947 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1947 PHI NFL | |
| Released | 1947 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1947 PHI NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1941 CHIC NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1941 CHIC NFL | 25 | 56 | 2.2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1942 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1942 CHIC NFL | 30 | 10 | 0.3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL | 30 | 98 | 3.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1944 Boston Yanks (NFL)1944 BOS NFL | 19 | -7 | -0.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1944 Year (NFL)1944 Year NFL | 19 | -7 | -0.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 39 | 191 | 4.9 | 76 | 1 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 143 | 348 | 2.4 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1941 CHIC NFL | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 27t | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1942 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1942 CHIC NFL | 22 | 312 | 14.2 | 69 | 0 | ||||||
| 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 50 | 0 | ||||||
| 1944 Boston Yanks (NFL)1944 BOS NFL | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1944 Year (NFL)1944 Year NFL | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 47 | 635 | 13.5 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1941 CHIC NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1942 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1942 CHIC NFL | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 25 | 0 |
| 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| 1944 Boston Yanks (NFL)1944 BOS NFL | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 26 | 0 |
| 1944 Year (NFL)1944 Year NFL | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 26 | 0 |
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 138 | 11.5 | 35 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1941 CHIC NFL | 24 | 959 | 40.0 | 60 | 0 | |||||||
| 1942 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1942 CHIC NFL | 36 | 1417 | 39.4 | 64 | 0 | |||||||
| 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL | 30 | 1187 | 39.6 | 59 | 0 | |||||||
| 1944 Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1944 C-P NFL | 6 | 184 | 30.7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1944 Boston Yanks (NFL)1944 BOS NFL | 35 | 1273 | 36.4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1944 Year (NFL)1944 Year NFL | 41 | 1457 | 35.5 | 47 | 0 | |||||||
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 14 | 575 | 41.1 | 58 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 145 | 5595 | 38.6 | 64 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1942 CHIC NFL | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL | 9 | 95 | 10.6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1944 Boston Yanks (NFL)1944 BOS NFL | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1944 Year (NFL)1944 Year NFL | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 20 | 202 | 10.1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1941 CHIC NFL | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 0 | |||||
| 1942 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1942 CHIC NFL | 8 | 202 | 25.3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL | 7 | 130 | 18.6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1944 Boston Yanks (NFL)1944 BOS NFL | 8 | 265 | 33.1 | 55 | 0 | ||||
| 1944 Year (NFL)1944 Year NFL | 8 | 265 | 33.1 | 55 | 0 | ||||
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 13 | 302 | 23.2 | 43 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 39 | 985 | 25.3 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
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