Frank TripuckaTripucka, Francis JosephHeight: 6-2 Weight: 192 Born: December 8, 1927 Bloomfield, NJ Died: September 12, 2013 Woodland Park, NJ High School: Bloomfield (NJ) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Notre Dame | Played |
| 1946 | Notre Dame | Played |
| 1947 | Notre Dame | Played |
| 1948 | Notre Dame | Played |
| Draft: 2nd round (14th overall) 1949 Buffalo Bills (secret); 1st round (9th overall) 1949 Philadelphia Eagles |
| Relatives: Grandfather of Travis Tripucka |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1950 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1950 CHIC NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1952 Dallas Texans (NFL)1952 DAL NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1952 Year (NFL)1952 Year NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1959 Year (CFL)1959 Year CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1961 Denver Broncos (AFL)1961 DEN AFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 Denver Broncos (AFL)1962 DEN AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1953 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1953 SAS WIFU | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1954 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1954 SAS WIFU | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1956 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1956 SAS WIFU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1957 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1957 SAS WIFU | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1958 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1958 SAS WIFU | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1963 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1963 SAS CFL | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 5 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 41 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL | 145 | 62 | 42.8 | 69 | 833 | 5.7 | 13.4 | 64t | 9 | 6.2 | 14 | 9.7 | 82 | 42.8 | ||||
| 1950 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1950 CHIC NFL | 108 | 47 | 43.5 | 54 | 720 | 6.7 | 15.3 | 81t | 4 | 3.7 | 7 | 6.5 | 131 | 51.5 | ||||
| 1951 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1951 CHIC NFL | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 11 | 244 | 8.4 | 14.4 | 48 | 2 | 6.9 | 1 | 3.4 | 67 | 94.6 | ||||
| 1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 7 | 40 | 3.3 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 50.7 | ||
| 1952 Dallas Texans (NFL)1952 DAL NFL | 174 | 86 | 49.4 | 71 | 769 | 4.4 | 8.9 | 42t | 3 | 1.7 | 17 | 9.8 | 132 | 27.8 | ||||
| 1952 Year (NFL)1952 Year NFL | 186 | 91 | 48.9 | 78 | 809 | 4.3 | 8.9 | 42t | 3 | 1.6 | 17 | 9.1 | 148 | 28.3 | ||||
| 1953 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1953 SAS WIFU | 94 | 59 | 62.8 | 30 | 703 | 7.5 | 11.9 | 4 | 4.3 | 5 | 5.3 | 77.6 | ||||||
| 1954 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1954 SAS WIFU | 259 | 152 | 58.7 | 93 | 2003 | 7.7 | 13.2 | 14 | 5.4 | 14 | 5.4 | 78.7 | ||||||
| 1955 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1955 SAS WIFU | 257 | 158 | 61.5 | 82 | 2306 | 9.0 | 14.6 | 53 | 11 | 4.3 | 17 | 6.6 | 77.4 | |||||
| 1956 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1956 SAS WIFU | 383 | 216 | 56.4 | 145 | 3274 | 8.5 | 15.2 | 67 | 18 | 4.7 | 22 | 5.7 | 76.4 | |||||
| 1957 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1957 SAS WIFU | 343 | 172 | 50.1 | 142 | 2589 | 7.5 | 15.1 | 92 | 12 | 3.5 | 29 | 8.5 | 51.8 | |||||
| 1958 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1958 SAS WIFU | 338 | 189 | 55.9 | 122 | 2766 | 8.2 | 14.6 | 91 | 20 | 5.9 | 27 | 8.0 | 69.2 | |||||
| 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU | 145 | 79 | 54.5 | 52 | 1119 | 7.7 | 14.2 | 57 | 4 | 2.8 | 14 | 9.7 | 12 | 104 | 49.3 | |||
| 1959 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1959 SAS WIFU | 45 | 27 | 60.0 | 15 | 311 | 6.9 | 11.5 | 25 | 1 | 2.2 | 3 | 6.7 | 7 | 0 | 60.5 | |||
| 1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL | 478 | 248 | 51.9 | 196 | 3038 | 6.4 | 12.3 | 80t | 24 | 5.0 | 34 | 7.1 | 27 | 226 | 58.9 | |||
| 1961 Denver Broncos (AFL)1961 DEN AFL | 344 | 167 | 48.5 | 156 | 1690 | 4.9 | 10.1 | 87t | 10 | 2.9 | 21 | 6.1 | 47.3 | |||||
| 1962 Denver Broncos (AFL)1962 DEN AFL | 440 | 240 | 54.5 | 175 | 2917 | 6.6 | 12.2 | 96t | 17 | 3.9 | 25 | 5.7 | 64.4 | |||||
| 1963 Denver Broncos (AFL)1963 DEN AFL | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 3 | 31 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 13.9 | |||
| 1963 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1963 SAS CFL | 66 | 38 | 57.6 | 23 | 435 | 6.6 | 11.4 | 40 | 3 | 4.5 | 5 | 7.6 | 8 | 102 | 61.1 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1745 | 879 | 50.4 | 742 | 10282 | 5.9 | 11.7 | 96t | 69 | 4.0 | 124 | 7.1 | 27 | 654 | 0 | 0 | 52.2 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1930 | 1090 | 56.5 | 704 | 15506 | 8.0 | 14.2 | 92 | 87 | 4.5 | 136 | 7.0 | 20 | 213 | 0 | 68.3 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL | 28 | 1074 | 38.4 | 50 | 1 | |||||||
| 1950 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1950 CHIC NFL | 18 | 787 | 43.7 | 63 | 0 | |||||||
| 1951 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1951 CHIC NFL | 11 | 429 | 39.0 | 56 | 1 | |||||||
| 1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL | 31 | 1155 | 37.3 | 57 | 1 | |||||||
| 1952 Dallas Texans (NFL)1952 DAL NFL | 5 | 167 | 33.4 | 65 | 1 | |||||||
| 1952 Year (NFL)1952 Year NFL | 36 | 1322 | 36.7 | 65 | 2 | |||||||
| 1953 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1953 SAS WIFU | 31 | 1463 | 47.2 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 1954 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1954 SAS WIFU | 16 | 686 | 42.9 | 55 | 0 | - | ||||||
| 1955 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1955 SAS WIFU | 7 | 242 | 34.6 | 58 | 0 | - | ||||||
| 1958 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1958 SAS WIFU | 19 | 936 | 49.3 | 80 | - | |||||||
| 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU | 52 | 2057 | 39.6 | 58 | 0 | - | ||||||
| 1959 Year (IRFU)1959 Year IRFU | 52 | 2057 | 39.6 | 58 | 0 | - | ||||||
| 1963 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1963 SAS CFL | 4 | 185 | 46.3 | 65 | - | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 93 | 3612 | 38.8 | 65 | 4 | |||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 129 | 5569 | 43.2 | 80 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1950 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1950 CHIC NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -14 | 0 | |
| 1952 Dallas Texans (NFL)1952 DAL NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952 Year (NFL)1952 Year NFL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -14 | 0 | |
| 1954 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1954 SAS WIFU | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 1955 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1955 SAS WIFU | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1956 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1956 SAS WIFU | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1958 SAS WIFU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1961 Denver Broncos (AFL)1961 DEN AFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1962 Denver Broncos (AFL)1962 DEN AFL | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1963 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1963 SAS CFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -14 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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