Dante MagnaniMagnani, Dante AlfredHeight: 5-10 Weight: 182 Born: March 16, 1917 Delzell, IL Died: December 22, 1985 Vallejo, CA High School: St. Vincent (Vallejo, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | St. Mary's (California) | |
| 1937 | St. Mary's (California) | Roster |
| 1938 | St. Mary's (California) | Roster |
| 1939 | St. Mary's (California) | Played |
| Draft: 19th round (175th overall) 1940 Cleveland Rams |
| Military Service: United States Navy |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1940 CLE NFL | 8 | WB-RDH | 11 | 4 |
| 1941 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1941 CLE NFL | 24 | WB-RDH | 9 | 8 |
| 1942 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1942 CLE NFL | 69 | WB-RDH | 11 | 10 |
| 1943 Chicago Bears (NFL)1943 CHIB NFL | 8 | ROH-RDH | 10 | 7 |
| 1946 Chicago Bears (NFL)1946 CHIB NFL | 3 | LOH-LDH | 10 | 10 |
| 1947 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1947 LARM NFL | 3 | ROH-RDH | 12 | 3 |
| 1948 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1948 LARM NFL | 3 | ROH-RDH | 8 | 1 |
| 1949 Chicago Bears (NFL)1949 CHIB NFL | 4 | ROH-RDH | 11 | 1 |
| 1950 Detroit Lions (NFL)1950 DET NFL | 16 | ROH | 8 | 0 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 90 | 44 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/9/1939 | 1940 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1940 CLE NFL |
| Signed | 1940 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1940 CLE NFL | |
| Allocated | 1943 Chicago Bears (NFL)1943 CHIB NFL | |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1944 | 1943 Chicago Bears (NFL)1943 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 1946 Chicago Bears (NFL)1946 CHIB NFL | |
| Traded | 1947 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1947 LARM NFL | |
| Released | 1949 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1949 LARM NFL | |
| Signed | 1949 Chicago Bears (NFL)1949 CHIB NFL | |
| Released | 1949 Chicago Bears (NFL)1949 CHIB NFL | |
| Signed | 1950 Detroit Lions (NFL)1950 DET NFL | |
| Released | 1950 Detroit Lions (NFL)1950 DET NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1940 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1941 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1941 CLE NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1942 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1942 CLE NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1943 Chicago Bears (NFL)1943 CHIB NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1946 Chicago Bears (NFL)1946 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1947 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1947 LARM NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1948 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1948 LARM NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 15 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 90 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1940 CLE NFL | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | |||||
| 1941 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1941 CLE NFL | 24 | 128 | 5.3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1942 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1942 CLE NFL | 59 | 344 | 5.8 | 71 | 1 | ||||
| 1943 Chicago Bears (NFL)1943 CHIB NFL | 51 | 310 | 6.1 | 79t | 2 | ||||
| 1946 Chicago Bears (NFL)1946 CHIB NFL | 68 | 277 | 4.1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1947 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1947 LARM NFL | 48 | 178 | 3.7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1948 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1948 LARM NFL | 38 | 144 | 3.8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 Chicago Bears (NFL)1949 CHIB NFL | 33 | 59 | 1.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950 Detroit Lions (NFL)1950 DET NFL | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 331 | 1466 | 4.4 | 79t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1942 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1940 CLE NFL | 11 | 119 | 10.8 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1941 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1941 CLE NFL | 14 | 189 | 13.5 | 61 | 1 | |||||||
| 1942 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1942 CLE NFL | 24 | 276 | 11.5 | 67 | 4 | |||||||
| 1943 Chicago Bears (NFL)1943 CHIB NFL | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 51 | 1 | |||||||
| 1946 Chicago Bears (NFL)1946 CHIB NFL | 14 | 156 | 11.1 | 38 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1947 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1947 LARM NFL | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 40t | 1 | |||||||
| 1948 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1948 LARM NFL | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 16t | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1949 Chicago Bears (NFL)1949 CHIB NFL | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 79 | 942 | 11.9 | 67 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1940 CLE NFL | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 26 | 0 |
| 1941 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1941 CLE NFL | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1943 Chicago Bears (NFL)1943 CHIB NFL | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
| 1946 Chicago Bears (NFL)1946 CHIB NFL | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 123 | 15.4 | 35 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1940 CLE NFL | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | ||||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1941 CLE NFL | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1942 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1942 CLE NFL | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1943 Chicago Bears (NFL)1943 CHIB NFL | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11 | 121 | 11.0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1941 CLE NFL | 8 | 241 | 30.1 | 93t | 1 | ||||
| 1942 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1942 CLE NFL | 11 | 250 | 22.7 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1943 Chicago Bears (NFL)1943 CHIB NFL | 6 | 171 | 28.5 | 96t | 1 | ||||
| 1946 Chicago Bears (NFL)1946 CHIB NFL | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1947 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1947 LARM NFL | 6 | 186 | 31.0 | 75 | 0 | ||||
| 1948 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1948 LARM NFL | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 37 | 947 | 25.6 | 96t | 2 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Chicago Bears (NFL)1946 CHIB NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |
| 1947 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1947 LARM NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1948 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1948 LARM NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1949 Chicago Bears (NFL)1949 CHIB NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
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