Leland ShafferShaffer, Leland KnoyHeight: 6-2 Weight: 203 Born: May 9, 1912 Minneola, KS Died: January 25, 1993 Boca Raton, FL High School: Dodge City (KS) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Kansas State | |
| 1931 | Kansas State | Lettered |
| 1932 | Kansas State | Lettered |
| 1933 | Kansas State | |
| 1934 | Kansas State | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 New York Giants (NFL)1935 NYG NFL | 20 | LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH-BB-LB | 12 | 5 |
| 1936 New York Giants (NFL)1936 NYG NFL | 20 | FB-LB-ROE-RDE | 10 | 4 |
| 1937 New York Giants (NFL)1937 NYG NFL | 20 | FB-LB | 9 | 1 |
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 20 | FB-LB | 11 | 5 |
| 1939 New York Giants (NFL)1939 NYG NFL | 20 | FB-LB | 9 | 2 |
| 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL | 20 | WB-RDH-QB-S | 11 | 5 |
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 20 | QB-S | 9 | 0 |
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 20 | BB-S | 11 | 6 |
| 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL | 20 | BB-S | 10 | 10 |
| 1945 New York Giants (NFL)1945 NYG NFL | 4 | BB-S | 6 | 1 |
| 1946 Newark Bombers (AFL)1946 NEW AFL | 11/2 | QB | 7 | 0 |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 98 | 39 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 1935 New York Giants (NFL)1935 NYG NFL | |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1938 | 1937 New York Giants (NFL)1937 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 7/27/1938 | 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL |
| Free Agent | 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | |
| Signed | 8/6/1939 | 1939 New York Giants (NFL)1939 NYG NFL |
| Free Agent | 1945 New York Giants (NFL)1945 NYG NFL | |
| Signed | 1946 Newark Bombers (AFL)1946 NEW AFL | |
| Free Agent | 1946 Newark Bombers (AFL)1946 NEW AFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 New York Giants (NFL)1936 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 New York Giants (NFL)1936 NYG NFL | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |||||
| 1937 New York Giants (NFL)1937 NYG NFL | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 | |||||
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1939 New York Giants (NFL)1939 NYG NFL | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 1 | |||||
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 24 | 81 | 3.4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 New York Giants (NFL)1935 NYG NFL | 7 | 123 | 17.6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1936 New York Giants (NFL)1936 NYG NFL | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1937 New York Giants (NFL)1937 NYG NFL | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1938 New York Giants (NFL)1938 NYG NFL | 12 | 86 | 7.2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1939 New York Giants (NFL)1939 NYG NFL | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL | 15 | 121 | 8.1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 40 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 52 | 531 | 10.2 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 New York Giants (NFL)1940 NYG NFL | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| 1941 New York Giants (NFL)1941 NYG NFL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1943 New York Giants (NFL)1943 NYG NFL | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 18 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 New York Giants (NFL)1942 NYG NFL | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1945 New York Giants (NFL)1945 NYG NFL | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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