Gary Famiglietti
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| Position: | Fullback Halfback | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | November 28, 1913 Medford, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died: | July 13, 1986 (aged 72) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Medford | ||||||||||||
| College: | Boston University | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1938: 3rd round, 25th pick | ||||||||||||
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Gary J. Famiglietti (November 28, 1913 – July 13, 1986) was an American professional football player who played running back for nine seasons for the Chicago Bears and Boston Yanks. He was born in Medford, Massachusetts and attended college at Boston University. He was selected in the third round of the 1938 NFL draft.[1]
Famiglietti's most productive year occurred in 1942. He finished third in the National Football League (NFL) in rushing yards with a total of 503 and first in rushing touchdowns with a total of 8.
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Won the NFL Championship | |
| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 1938 | CHI | 9 | 3 | 33 | 129 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1939 | CHI | 10 | 2 | 33 | 128 | 3.9 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 |
| 1940 | CHI | 11 | 2 | 93 | 320 | 3.4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
| 1941 | CHI | 7 | 2 | 36 | 101 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1942 | CHI | 10 | 8 | 118 | 503 | 4.3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 |
| 1943 | CHI | 10 | 4 | 64 | 229 | 3.6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| 1944 | CHI | 10 | 1 | 63 | 282 | 4.5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 1 |
| 1945 | CHI | 10 | 0 | 65 | 235 | 3.6 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 1946 | BOS | 11 | 0 | 23 | 54 | 2.3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 |
| 88 | 22 | 528 | 1,981 | 3.8 | 24 | 12 | 187 | 15.6 | 1 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 1940 | CHI | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1941 | CHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1942 | CHI | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1943 | CHI | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 15 | 44 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ "1938 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.