Frank Tripucka

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Full Name: Francis Joseph Tripucka	Primary Position: HB/QB
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/192	College: University of Notre Dame
Birthdate: December 8, 1927	High School: Bloomfield (NJ)
Birthplace: Bloomfield, New Jersey
Pro Experience: 8 years

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[edit] Biography

Frank Tripucka (Francis Joseph Tripucka) was born on December 8, 1927 in Bloomfield, New Jersey. After going to high school at Bloomfield (NJ), Tripucka attended the University of Notre Dame. Tripucka made his professional debut in the NFL in 1949 with the Detroit Lions. He played in the NFL for 4 years, playing for the Chicago Cardinals, Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys over the course of his 4 year NFL career.Tripucka also played in the AFL for 4 years, playing for the Denver Broncos the entire time.

Most people believe that 1960 was Frank Tripucka's best year, as he threw for 3038 yards and tossed 24 TDs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Passing Stats

year	team	league	games	ATT	CMP	PCT	YDS	YPA	TD	INT	SKD	SKY	RAT
1949	DET	NFL	6	145	62	42.8	833	5.74	9	14	0	0	42.8
1950	CHC	NFL	11	108	47	43.5	720	6.67	4	7	0	131	51.5
1951	CHC	NFL	3	29	17	58.6	244	8.41	2	1	0	67	94.6
1952	DAL	NFL	6	174	86	49.4	769	4.42	3	17	0	132	27.8
1960	DEN	AFL	14	478	248	51.9	3038	6.36	24	34	27	226	58.9
1961	DEN	AFL	14	344	167	48.5	1690	4.91	10	21	0	0	47.3
1962	DEN	AFL	14	440	240	54.5	2917	6.63	17	25	0	0	64.4
1963	DEN	AFL	2	15	7	46.7	31	2.07	0	5	0	0	13.9
4 year AFL career			44	1277	662	51.8	7676	6.01	51	85	27	226	55.9
4 year NFL career			28	468	217	46.4	2606	5.57	18	39	0	346	42

[edit] Rushing Stats

year	team	league	games	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1949	DET	NFL	6	12	36	3	1	19
1950	CHC	NFL	11	4	35	8.8	1	21
1951	CHC	NFL	3	1	14	14	0	14
1952	DAL	NFL	6	9	28	3.1	3	15
1960	DEN	AFL	14	37	-226	-6.1	0	0
1961	DEN	AFL	14	4	-8	-2	0	0
1962	DEN	AFL	14	2	-1	-0.5	1	1
1963	DEN	AFL	2	0	0	0	0	0
4 year AFL career			44	43	-235	-5.5	1	0
4 year NFL career			28	27	110	4.1	5	0

[edit] Punting Stats

year	team	league	games	PT	YDS	LNG	BLK	TB	I20	NET	AVG
1949	DET	NFL	6	28	1074	50	1	0	0	0	38.4
1950	CHC	NFL	11	18	787	63	0	0	0	0	43.7
1951	CHC	NFL	3	11	429	56	1	0	0	0	39
1952	DAL	NFL	6	5	167	65	1	0	0	0	33.4
1960	DEN	AFL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1961	DEN	AFL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1962	DEN	AFL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1963	DEN	AFL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4 year AFL career			44	0	0	65	0	0	0	0	0
4 year NFL career			28	93	3612	65	4	0	0	0	38.8

[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats

year	team	league	games	TOT	OWR	OPR	YDS	TD
1949	DET	NFL	6	1	0	0	0	0
1950	CHC	NFL	11	2	0	0	0	0
1951	CHC	NFL	3	0	0	0	0	0
1952	DAL	NFL	6	4	1	0	0	0
1960	DEN	AFL	14	7	0	0	0	0
1961	DEN	AFL	14	3	0	0	0	0
1962	DEN	AFL	14	2	0	0	0	0
1963	DEN	AFL	2	0	0	0	0	0
4 year AFL career			44	12	0	0	0	0
4 year NFL career			28	9	2	0	-14	0

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