GEORGE CAFEGOCafego, George (Bad News)Height: 5-10 Weight: 183 Born: August 29, 1915 Whipple, WV Died: February 9, 1998 Knoxville, TN High School: Scarbro (WV) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Tennessee | |
| 1937 | Tennessee | Lettered |
| 1938 | Tennessee | Lettered |
| 1939 | Tennessee | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (1st overall) 1940 Chicago Cardinals |
| Military Service: United States Army |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1940 BKN NFL | 23 | WB-RDH | 10 | 4 |
| 1941 Newport News Builders (DFL)1941 NN DFL | QB-LH-RH | 9 | 8 | |
| 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1943 BKN NFL | 23 | TB-LDH | 5 | 3 |
| 1943 Washington Redskins (NFL)1943 WAS NFL | 32 | TB-LDH | 4 | 3 |
| 1943 Year (NFL)1943 Year NFL | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1944 Boston Yanks (NFL)1944 BOS NFL | 11 | FB-LB-QB-S | 9 | 5 |
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 11 | QB-S-P | 7 | 5 |
| 4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL | 35 | 20 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/9/1939 | 1940 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1940 CHIC NFL |
| Signed | 1940 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1940 CHIC NFL | |
| Traded | 8/23/1940 | 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1940 BKN NFL |
| Allocated | 9/4/1941 | 1941 Newport News Builders (DFL)1941 NN DFL |
| Released | 11/10/1943 | 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1943 BKN NFL |
| Assigned on Waivers | 11/11/1943 | 1943 Washington Redskins (NFL)1943 WAS NFL |
| Purchased | 6/7/1944 | 1944 Boston Yanks (NFL)1944 BOS NFL |
| Free Agent | 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL |
| AWARDS |
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| 1941 Official All-DFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Newport News Builders (DFL)1941 NN DFL | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 19 | ||||
| 1944 Boston Yanks (NFL)1944 BOS NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1940 BKN NFL | 41 | 109 | 2.7 | 0 | |||||
| 1941 Newport News Builders (DFL)1941 NN DFL | 2 | ||||||||
| 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1943 BKN NFL | 19 | -46 | -2.4 | 0 | |||||
| 1943 Washington Redskins (NFL)1943 WAS NFL | 15 | 34 | 2.3 | 0 | |||||
| 1943 Year (NFL)1943 Year NFL | 34 | -12 | -0.4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1944 Boston Yanks (NFL)1944 BOS NFL | 61 | 31 | 0.5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 19 | -51 | -2.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 155 | 77 | 0.5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1940 BKN NFL | 17 | 7 | 41.2 | 8 | 105 | 6.2 | 15.0 | 36 | 1 | 5.9 | 2 | 11.8 | 0 | 42.2 | ||||
| 1941 Newport News Builders (DFL)1941 NN DFL | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1943 BKN NFL | 36 | 17 | 47.2 | 16 | 209 | 5.8 | 12.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8.3 | 30.9 | ||||||
| 1943 Washington Redskins (NFL)1943 WAS NFL | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 4 | 49 | 5.4 | 9.8 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 108.1 | ||||||
| 1943 Year (NFL)1943 Year NFL | 45 | 22 | 48.9 | 20 | 258 | 5.7 | 11.7 | 36 | 1 | 2.2 | 3 | 6.7 | 0 | 46.3 | ||||
| 1944 Boston Yanks (NFL)1944 BOS NFL | 73 | 35 | 47.9 | 31 | 454 | 6.2 | 13.0 | 50t | 3 | 4.1 | 7 | 9.6 | 42.1 | |||||
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 9 | 149 | 5.7 | 11.5 | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 15.4 | 0 | 28.0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 161 | 77 | 47.8 | 68 | 966 | 6.0 | 12.5 | 50t | 5 | 3.1 | 16 | 9.9 | 0 | 37.7 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1940 BKN NFL | 9 | 105 | 11.7 | 0 | |||||||
| 1941 Newport News Builders (DFL)1941 NN DFL | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1944 Boston Yanks (NFL)1944 BOS NFL | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 133 | 10.2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 Boston Yanks (NFL)1944 BOS NFL | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1940 BKN NFL | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1943 BKN NFL | 10 | 307 | 30.7 | 61 | 1 | |||||||
| 1943 Washington Redskins (NFL)1943 WAS NFL | 11 | 412 | 37.5 | 68 | 0 | |||||||
| 1943 Year (NFL)1943 Year NFL | 21 | 719 | 34.2 | 68 | 1 | |||||||
| 1944 Boston Yanks (NFL)1944 BOS NFL | 16 | 582 | 36.4 | 57 | 0 | |||||||
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 6 | 213 | 35.5 | 39 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 44 | 1532 | 34.8 | 68 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1943 BKN NFL | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1943 Washington Redskins (NFL)1943 WAS NFL | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1943 Year (NFL)1943 Year NFL | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1944 Boston Yanks (NFL)1944 BOS NFL | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11 | 101 | 9.2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1943 BKN NFL | 6 | 134 | 22.3 | 0 | |||||
| 1943 Washington Redskins (NFL)1943 WAS NFL | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1943 Year (NFL)1943 Year NFL | 9 | 218 | 24.2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1944 Boston Yanks (NFL)1944 BOS NFL | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 14 | 313 | 22.4 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
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