Dante Magnani
[edit] Biography
Dante Magnani (Dante Alfred Magnani) was born on March 16, 1917 in Delzell, Illinois. After going to high school at St. Vincent's (Vallejo, CA), Magnani attended St. Mary's College of California. Magnani made his professional debut in the NFL in 1940 with the Cleveland Rams. He played for the Cleveland Rams, Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that 1942 was Dante Magnani's best year, as he caught 4 TD passes.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1940
| CLR
| NFL
| 11
| 7
| 19
| 2.7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1941
| CLR
| NFL
| 9
| 24
| 137
| 5.7
| 0
| 29
|
| 1942
| CLR
| NFL
| 11
| 59
| 344
| 5.8
| 1
| 71
|
| 1943
| CHI
| NFL
| 10
| 51
| 310
| 6.1
| 2
| 79
|
| 1946
| CHI
| NFL
| 10
| 68
| 277
| 4.1
| 0
| 33
|
| 1947
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 48
| 178
| 3.7
| 0
| 27
|
| 1948
| LAM
| NFL
| 8
| 38
| 144
| 3.8
| 0
| 15
|
| 1949
| CHI
| NFL
| 6
| 33
| 59
| 1.8
| 0
| 9
|
| 1950
| DET
| NFL
| 7
| 3
| 7
| 2.3
| 0
| 5
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 84
| 331
| 1475
| 4.5
| 3
| 0
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1940
| CLR
| NFL
| 11
| 11
| 119
| 10.8
| 1
| 0
|
| 1941
| CLR
| NFL
| 9
| 14
| 189
| 13.5
| 1
| 61
|
| 1942
| CLR
| NFL
| 11
| 24
| 276
| 11.5
| 4
| 67
|
| 1943
| CHI
| NFL
| 10
| 6
| 88
| 14.7
| 1
| 51
|
| 1946
| CHI
| NFL
| 10
| 14
| 156
| 11.1
| 1
| 38
|
| 1947
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 4
| 57
| 14.3
| 1
| 40t
|
| 1948
| LAM
| NFL
| 8
| 3
| 28
| 9.3
| 1
| 16t
|
| 1949
| CHI
| NFL
| 6
| 3
| 29
| 9.7
| 0
| 15
|
| 1950
| DET
| NFL
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 84
| 79
| 942
| 11.9
| 10
| 0
|
[edit] Interception Stats
| 1940
| CLR
| NFL
| 11
| 3
| 59
| 0
| 0
|
| 1941
| CLR
| NFL
| 9
| 2
| 6
| 4
| 0
|
| 1942
| CLR
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1943
| CHI
| NFL
| 10
| 2
| 23
| 14
| 0
|
| 1946
| CHI
| NFL
| 10
| 1
| 35
| 35
| 0
|
| 1947
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| LAM
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| CHI
| NFL
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| DET
| NFL
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 84
| 8
| 123
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1940
| CLR
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1941
| CLR
| NFL
| 9
| 8
| 241
| 30.1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1942
| CLR
| NFL
| 11
| 11
| 250
| 22.7
| 37
| 0
|
| 1943
| CHI
| NFL
| 10
| 6
| 171
| 28.5
| 96t
| 1
|
| 1946
| CHI
| NFL
| 10
| 3
| 50
| 16.7
| 23
| 0
|
| 1947
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 6
| 186
| 31
| 75
| 0
|
| 1948
| LAM
| NFL
| 8
| 3
| 49
| 16.3
| 22
| 0
|
| 1949
| CHI
| NFL
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| DET
| NFL
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 84
| 37
| 947
| 25.6
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| 1940
| CLR
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1941
| CLR
| NFL
| 9
| 5
| 54
| 10.8
| 0
| 25
| 0
|
| 1942
| CLR
| NFL
| 11
| 2
| 27
| 13.5
| 0
| 25
| 0
|
| 1943
| CHI
| NFL
| 10
| 4
| 40
| 10
| 0
| 19
| 0
|
| 1946
| CHI
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| LAM
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| CHI
| NFL
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| DET
| NFL
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 84
| 11
| 121
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Passing Stats
| 1940
| CLR
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1941
| CLR
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1942
| CLR
| NFL
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39.6
|
| 1943
| CHI
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| CHI
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| LAM
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| CHI
| NFL
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| DET
| NFL
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 84
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39.6
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1940
| CLR
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1941
| CLR
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1942
| CLR
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1943
| CHI
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| CHI
| NFL
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| -3
| 0
|
| 1947
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| LAM
| NFL
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| CHI
| NFL
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1950
| DET
| NFL
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 84
| 7
| 3
| 0
| -1
| 0
|
[edit] Punting Stats
| 1940
| CLR
| NFL
| 11
| 1
| 33
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 33
|
| 1941
| CLR
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1942
| CLR
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1943
| CHI
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| CHI
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| LAM
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| CHI
| NFL
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| DET
| NFL
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 84
| 1
| 33
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 33
|
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