Frankie SinkwichSinkwich, Frank FrancisHeight: 5-11 Weight: 190 Born: October 10, 1920 Zagreb, Yugoslavia Died: October 22, 1990 Athens, GA High School: Chaney (Youngstown, OH) |
Year | College | Status |
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1939 | Georgia | |
1940 | Georgia | Lettered |
1941 | Georgia | Lettered |
1942 | Georgia | Lettered |
Draft: 1st round (1st overall) 1943 Detroit Lions |
Military Service: United States Army Air Forces |
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YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
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1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 21 | TB-LDH | 10 | 4 |
1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 21 | TB-LDH | 10 | 9 |
1946 New York Yankees (AAFC)1946 NY AAFC | 77 | TB | 4 | 1 |
1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC | 77 | TB | 3 | 1 |
1947 Baltimore Colts (AAFC)1947 BAL AAFC | 76 | FB-LB | 7 | 3 |
1947 Year (AAFC)1947 Year AAFC | 10 | 4 | ||
1949 Erie Vets1949 ERIEV | QB | |||
4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL | 34 | 18 |
Transaction | Date | Team |
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Draft | 4/8/1943 | 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL |
Signed | 9/14/1943 | 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL |
Signed | 8/26/1944 | 1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL |
Free Agent | 8/1/1945 | 1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL |
Signed | 1/10/1946 | 1946 New York Yankees (AAFC)1946 NY AAFC |
Retired | 1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC | |
Released | 1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC | |
Signed | 10/2/1947 | 1947 Baltimore Colts (AAFC)1947 BAL AAFC |
Free Agent | 8/1/1948 | 1947 Baltimore Colts (AAFC)1947 BAL AAFC |
Signed | 1949 Erie Vets1949 ERIE | |
Free Agent | 1949 Erie Vets1949 ERIE |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
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1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 12 | |
1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 6 | 24 | 31 | 77.4 | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | - | 0 | 66 |
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 24 | 31 | 77.4 | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | - | 0 | 78 |
FIELD GOALS | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 1/6 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 0 | 23 |
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1/7 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 0 | 23 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 93 | 266 | 2.9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 150 | 563 | 3.8 | 72t | 6 | ||||
1946 New York Yankees (AAFC)1946 NY AAFC | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | |||||
1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC | 16 | 33 | 2.1 | 0 | |||||
1947 Baltimore Colts (AAFC)1947 BAL AAFC | 55 | 208 | 3.8 | 0 | |||||
1947 Year (AAFC)1947 Year AAFC | 71 | 241 | 3.4 | 0 | |||||
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 321 | 1090 | 3.4 | 72t | 7 | 0 | 0 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
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1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 126 | 50 | 39.7 | 56 | 699 | 5.5 | 14.0 | 67t | 7 | 5.6 | 20 | 15.9 | 37.2 | |||||
1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 148 | 58 | 39.2 | 70 | 1060 | 7.2 | 18.3 | 57t | 12 | 8.1 | 20 | 13.5 | 52.0 | |||||
1946 New York Yankees (AAFC)1946 NY AAFC | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 5 | 61 | 5.1 | 12.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 18.4 | ||||||
1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 7 | 93 | 6.2 | 11.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 72.4 | ||||||
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 301 | 121 | 40.2 | 138 | 1913 | 6.4 | 15.8 | 67t | 19 | 6.3 | 42 | 14.0 | 43.5 |
RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
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1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1947 Baltimore Colts (AAFC)1947 BAL AAFC | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1947 Year (AAFC)1947 Year AAFC | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39t | 1 |
1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 18 | 0 |
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 39t | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 12 | 551 | 45.9 | 64 | 0 | |||||||
1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 45 | 1845 | 41.0 | 73 | 0 | |||||||
1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 47 | 1 | |||||||
1947 Baltimore Colts (AAFC)1947 BAL AAFC | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 0 | ||||||||
1947 Year (AAFC)1947 Year AAFC | 7 | 260 | 37.1 | 47 | 1 | |||||||
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 64 | 2656 | 41.5 | 73 | 1 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 11 | 228 | 20.7 | 77 | 0 | ||||
1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 11 | 148 | 13.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
1947 Baltimore Colts (AAFC)1947 BAL AAFC | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1947 Year (AAFC)1947 Year AAFC | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 23 | 391 | 17.0 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 43 | 0 | ||||
1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 6 | 144 | 24.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||
1947 Baltimore Colts (AAFC)1947 BAL AAFC | 5 | 118 | 23.6 | 0 | |||||
1947 Year (AAFC)1947 Year AAFC | 5 | 118 | 23.6 | 0 | |||||
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 16 | 390 | 24.4 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
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