Bob WestfallWestfall, Robert BartonHeight: 5-8 Weight: 190 Born: May 5, 1919 Ann Arbor, MI Died: October 23, 1980 Adrian, MI High School: Pioneer (Ann Arbor, MI) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Michigan | Freshmen Team |
| 1939 | Michigan | Lettered |
| 1940 | Michigan | Lettered |
| 1941 | Michigan | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (5th overall) 1942 Detroit Lions |
| Military Service: United States Army Air Forces |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 86 | FB-LB | 10 | 10 |
| 1945 Detroit Lions (NFL)1945 DET NFL | 86 | FB-LB | 10 | 6 |
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 86 | FB | 10 | 3 |
| 1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL | 85 | FB-LB | 12 | 3 |
| 4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL | 42 | 22 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/22/1941 | 1942 Detroit Lions (NFL)1942 DET NFL |
| Signed | 1942 Detroit Lions (NFL)1942 DET NFL | |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1943 | 1942 Detroit Lions (NFL)1942 DET NFL |
| Signed | 8/12/1944 | 1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1948 | 1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1945 Detroit Lions (NFL)1945 DET NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 96 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 65 | 277 | 4.3 | 75t | 3 | ||||
| 1945 Detroit Lions (NFL)1945 DET NFL | 82 | 234 | 2.9 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 28 | 54 | 1.9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL | 34 | 132 | 3.9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 209 | 697 | 3.3 | 75t | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 47 | 23 | 48.9 | 18 | 342 | 7.3 | 14.9 | 46t | 4 | 8.5 | 6 | 12.8 | 62.0 | |||||
| 1945 Detroit Lions (NFL)1945 DET NFL | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 1 | 91 | 22.8 | 30.3 | 63t | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 156.3 | |||||
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | -5 | -2.5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 53 | 27 | 50.9 | 19 | 428 | 8.1 | 15.9 | 63t | 5 | 9.4 | 7 | 13.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 16 | 218 | 13.6 | 45 | 2 | ||||||
| 1945 Detroit Lions (NFL)1945 DET NFL | 12 | 209 | 17.4 | 43t | 3 | ||||||
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 17 | 142 | 8.4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 47 | 588 | 12.5 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1945 Detroit Lions (NFL)1945 DET NFL | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1945 Detroit Lions (NFL)1945 DET NFL | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11 | 190 | 17.3 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 Detroit Lions (NFL)1945 DET NFL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 0 | |
| 1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -11 | 0 |
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