KEN CARPENTERCarpenter, Kenneth LeroyHeight: 6-0 Weight: 195 Born: February 26, 1926 Carlisle, WA Died: January 28, 2011 Seaside, OR High School: Seaside (OR) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Oregon State | Lettered |
| 1947 | Oregon State | Lettered |
| 1948 | Oregon State | Lettered |
| 1949 | Oregon State | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (13th overall) 1950 Cleveland Browns |
| Military Service: United States Navy |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1950 CLE NFL | 84 | DB-LOH | 12 | 2 |
| 1951 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1951 CLE NFL | 84 | LOH | 11 | 11 |
| 1952 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1952 CLE NFL | 20 | LOH | 8 | 7 |
| 1953 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1953 CLE NFL | 20 | LOH | 12 | 12 |
| 1954 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1954 SAS WIFU | 91 | HB | 14 | |
| 1955 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1955 SAS WIFU | 99 | OHB | 16 | |
| 1956 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1956 SAS WIFU | 99 | OHB-DB | 14 | |
| 1957 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1957 SAS WIFU | 99 | HOB-S | 7 | |
| 1958 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1958 SAS WIFU | 70 | OE | 14 | |
| 1959 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1959 SAS WIFU | 70 | E-FB | 10 | |
| 1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL | 89 | FL-SE-HB | 6 | 6 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 49 | 38 | ||
| 6 Years (CFL)6 Years CFL | 75 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/21/1950 | 1950 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1950 CLE NFL |
| Signed | 1950 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1950 CLE NFL | |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1954 | 1953 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1953 CLE NFL |
| Signed | 1954 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1954 SAS WIFU | |
| Free Agent | 1959 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1959 SAS WIFU | |
| Signed | 11/9/1960 | 1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL |
| Released | 1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1950 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1951 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1951 CLE NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1952 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1952 CLE NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1953 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1953 CLE NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1954 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1954 SAS WIFU | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | ||
| 1955 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1955 SAS WIFU | 18 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||
| 1956 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1956 SAS WIFU | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||
| 1957 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1957 SAS WIFU | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1958 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1958 SAS WIFU | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1959 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1959 SAS WIFU | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 108 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 303 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1950 CLE NFL | 35 | 181 | 5.2 | 61t | 1 | ||||
| 1951 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1951 CLE NFL | 85 | 402 | 4.7 | 30 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1952 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1952 CLE NFL | 72 | 408 | 5.7 | 37 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1953 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1953 CLE NFL | 46 | 195 | 4.2 | 30 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1954 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1954 SAS WIFU | 110 | 545 | 5.0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1955 SAS WIFU | 131 | 586 | 4.5 | 29 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 1956 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1956 SAS WIFU | 148 | 727 | 4.9 | 25 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1957 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1957 SAS WIFU | 66 | 284 | 4.3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1959 SAS WIFU | 58 | 270 | 4.7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 242 | 1199 | 5.0 | 61t | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1950 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1954 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1954 SAS WIFU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||||
| 1955 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1955 SAS WIFU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||||
| 1956 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1956 SAS WIFU | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 1 | 50 | 10.0 | 16.7 | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 54.2 | ||||
| 1957 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1957 SAS WIFU | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 4 | 68 | 7.6 | 17.0 | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1950 CLE NFL | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1951 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1951 CLE NFL | 12 | 183 | 15.3 | 45t | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 1952 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1952 CLE NFL | 16 | 136 | 8.5 | 41t | 1 | ||||||
| 1953 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1953 CLE NFL | 9 | 109 | 12.1 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 1954 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1954 SAS WIFU | 37 | 523 | 14.1 | 42 | 6 | ||||||
| 1955 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1955 SAS WIFU | 39 | 678 | 17.4 | 53 | 6 | ||||||
| 1956 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1956 SAS WIFU | 43 | 784 | 18.2 | 67 | 6 | ||||||
| 1957 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1957 SAS WIFU | 24 | 376 | 15.7 | 76 | 4 | ||||||
| 1958 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1958 SAS WIFU | 33 | 576 | 17.5 | 48 | 4 | ||||||
| 1959 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1959 SAS WIFU | 19 | 220 | 11.6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1960 Denver Broncos (AFL)1960 DEN AFL | 29 | 350 | 12.1 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 71 | 823 | 11.6 | 45t | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 195 | 3157 | 16.2 | 76 | 27 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1955 SAS WIFU | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1958 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1958 SAS WIFU | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 72 | 1 |
| 1959 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1959 SAS WIFU | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 72 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1954 SAS WIFU | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 46 | 0 | - | ||||||
| 1955 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1955 SAS WIFU | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 37 | 0 | - | ||||||
| 1958 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1958 SAS WIFU | 25 | 953 | 38.1 | 69 | - | |||||||
| 1959 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1959 SAS WIFU | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 40 | - | |||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 35 | 1310 | 37.4 | 69 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1950 CLE NFL | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1951 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1951 CLE NFL | 14 | 173 | 12.4 | 49 | 0 | ||||
| 1952 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1952 CLE NFL | 10 | 139 | 13.9 | 54t | 1 | ||||
| 1953 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1953 CLE NFL | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1954 SAS WIFU | 19 | - | 93 | 4.9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1955 SAS WIFU | 26 | - | 191 | 7.3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1959 SAS WIFU | 1 | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 34 | 370 | 10.9 | 54t | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 46 | 286 | 6.2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | OB | RET | RETY | TD | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1955 SAS WIFU | 6 | 362 | 60.3 | - | ||||||
| 1956 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1956 SAS WIFU | 21 | 1147 | 54.6 | - | ||||||
| 1957 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1957 SAS WIFU | 14 | 709 | 50.6 | - | ||||||
| 1958 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1958 SAS WIFU | 2 | 111 | 55.5 | - | ||||||
| 1959 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1959 SAS WIFU | 11 | 517 | 47.0 | - | ||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 54 | 2846 | 52.7 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1950 CLE NFL | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1951 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1951 CLE NFL | 9 | 196 | 21.8 | 48 | 0 | ||||
| 1952 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1952 CLE NFL | 11 | 234 | 21.3 | 40 | 0 | ||||
| 1953 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1953 CLE NFL | 16 | 367 | 22.9 | 40 | 0 | ||||
| 1954 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1954 SAS WIFU | 17 | - | 630 | 37.1 | 62 | 0 | |||
| 1958 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1958 SAS WIFU | 5 | - | 74 | 14.8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 41 | 895 | 21.8 | 48 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 22 | 704 | 32.0 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1950 CLE NFL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -14 | 0 | |
| 1951 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1951 CLE NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1952 CLE NFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1953 CLE NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1954 SAS WIFU | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1955 SAS WIFU | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1956 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1956 SAS WIFU | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1957 SAS WIFU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1958 SAS WIFU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1959 SAS WIFU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 6 | 1 | 7 | -14 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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