LES MCDONALDMcDonald, Lester BruceHeight: 6-4 Weight: 200 Born: September 19, 1914 Maquoketa, IA Died: July 26, 1971 Grand Island, NE High School: Grand Island (NE) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Nebraska | |
| 1934 | Nebraska | Lettered |
| 1935 | Nebraska | Lettered |
| 1936 | Nebraska | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (8th overall) 1937 Chicago Bears |
| NFL Game Logs |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 Chicago Bears (NFL)1937 CHIB NFL | 76 | LOE-LDE | 8 | 1 |
| 1938 Chicago Bears (NFL)1938 CHIB NFL | 76 | ROE-RDE-LOE-LDE | 9 | 6 |
| 1939 Chicago Bears (NFL)1939 CHIB NFL | 76 | LOE-LDE | 11 | 8 |
| 1940 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1940 PHI NFL | 76 | LOE-LDE-ROE-RDE | 9 | 0 |
| 1940 Detroit Lions (NFL)1940 DET NFL | OE-DE | 1 | 0 | |
| 1940 Year (NFL)1940 Year NFL | 10 | 0 | ||
| 4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL | 38 | 15 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/12/1936 | 1937 Chicago Bears (NFL)1937 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 7/29/1937 | 1937 Chicago Bears (NFL)1937 CHIB NFL |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1938 | 1937 Chicago Bears (NFL)1937 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 8/1/1938 | 1938 Chicago Bears (NFL)1938 CHIB NFL |
| Released | 1940 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1940 PHI NFL | |
| Assigned on Waivers | 11/20/1940 | 1940 Detroit Lions (NFL)1940 DET NFL |
| Released | 1940 Detroit Lions (NFL)1940 DET NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 Chicago Bears (NFL)1937 CHIB NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | |||
| 1938 Chicago Bears (NFL)1938 CHIB NFL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | ||
| 1939 Chicago Bears (NFL)1939 CHIB NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 49 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 Chicago Bears (NFL)1938 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1939 Chicago Bears (NFL)1939 CHIB NFL | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1940 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1940 PHI NFL | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 Chicago Bears (NFL)1937 CHIB NFL | 11 | 179 | 16.3 | 4 | |||||||
| 1938 Chicago Bears (NFL)1938 CHIB NFL | 9 | 175 | 19.4 | 1 | |||||||
| 1939 Chicago Bears (NFL)1939 CHIB NFL | 16 | 261 | 16.3 | 3 | |||||||
| 1940 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1940 PHI NFL | 14 | 289 | 20.6 | 0 | |||||||
| 1940 Detroit Lions (NFL)1940 DET NFL | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1940 Year (NFL)1940 Year NFL | 15 | 309 | 20.6 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 66 | 1233 | 18.7 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
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