JOHNNY GILDEAGildea, John ThomasHeight: 6-0 Weight: 205 Born: March 9, 1910 Schuylkill, PA Died: November 20, 1979 Tamaqua, PA High School: Coaldale (PA); The Perkiomen School (Pennsburg, PA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | St. Bonaventure | |
| 1929 | St. Bonaventure | Roster |
| 1930 | St. Bonaventure | Lettered |
| 1931 | St. Bonaventure | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1935 PIT NFL | 33/23 | TB-LDH-WB-RDH | 12 | 10 |
| 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1936 PIT NFL | 33 | BB-S-WB-LDH | 12 | 9 |
| 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1937 PIT NFL | 33 | BB-S-WB-RDH | 11 | 8 |
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 17 | QB-S | 9 | 2 |
| 1939 Jersey City Giants (AFA)1939 JC AFA | 50 | QB-HB | 9 | 1 |
| 4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL | 44 | 29 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 1935 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1935 PIT NFL | |
| Traded | 1938 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1938 CLE NFL | |
| Traded | 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | |
| Signed | 10/4/1939 | 1939 Jersey City Giants (AFA)1939 JC AFA |
| Free Agent | 1939 Jersey City Giants (AFA)1939 JC AFA | |
| Signed | 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1941 BKN NFL | |
| Released | 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1941 BKN NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1937 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 Jersey City Giants (AFA)1939 JC AFA | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| FIELD GOALS | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1935 PIT NFL | 49 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1936 PIT NFL | 35 | 31 | 0.9 | 0 | |||||
| 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1937 PIT NFL | 49 | 65 | 1.3 | 1 | |||||
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 134 | 99 | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1935 PIT NFL | 105 | 28 | 26.7 | 57 | 529 | 5.0 | 18.9 | 3 | 2.9 | 20 | 19.0 | 18.0 | ||||||
| 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1936 PIT NFL | 29 | 9 | 31.0 | 15 | 147 | 5.1 | 16.3 | 1 | 3.4 | 5 | 17.2 | 21.0 | ||||||
| 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1937 PIT NFL | 47 | 14 | 29.8 | 24 | 288 | 6.1 | 20.6 | 2 | 4.3 | 9 | 19.1 | 27.2 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 181 | 51 | 28.2 | 96 | 964 | 5.3 | 18.9 | 6 | 3.3 | 34 | 18.8 | 20.7 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1935 PIT NFL | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | |||||||
| 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1936 PIT NFL | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)1937 PIT NFL | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | |||||||
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 181 | 13.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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