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Don Hutson

Donald Montgomery Hutson

Position: E-DB-DE
Height: 6-1    Weight: 183 lbs.
Born: January 31, 1913 in Pine Bluff, AR
College: Alabama

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1963

4-time Pro Bowler & 8-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1935 22 GNB LE 9 5 18 420 23.3 6 83 2.0 46.7 6 22 0 0 3.7 2.4 0.7 442 6 0
1936 23 GNB LE 12 5 34 536 15.8 8 58 2.8 44.7 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -0.3 0.1 533 8 0
1937 24 GNB LE 11 5 41 552 13.5 7 78 3.7 50.2 14 26 0 0 1.9 2.4 1.3 578 7 0
1938+ 25 GNB LE 10 7 32 548 17.1 9 54 3.2 54.8 3 -1 0 0 -0.3 -0.1 0.3 547 9 0
1939*+ 26 GNB LE 11 8 34 846 24.9 6 92 3.1 76.9 5 26 0 0 5.2 2.4 0.5 872 6 0
1940*+ 27 GNB LE 11 6 45 664 14.8 7 36 4.1 60.4 664 7 0
1941*+ 28 GNB le 11 4 58 738 12.7 10 45 5.3 67.1 4 22 2 18 5.5 2.0 0.4 760 12 0
1942*+ 29 GNB K 11 4 74 1211 16.4 17 73 6.7 110.1 3 4 0 9 1.3 0.4 0.3 1215 17 0
1943+ 30 GNB LE 10 9 47 776 16.5 11 79 4.7 77.6 6 41 0 16 6.8 4.1 0.6 817 11 0
1944+ 31 GNB LE 10 7 58 866 14.9 9 55 5.8 86.6 12 87 0 27 7.3 8.7 1.2 953 9 0
1945+ 32 GNB K 10 0 47 834 17.7 9 75 4.7 83.4 8 60 1 18 7.5 6.0 0.8 894 10 1
Career 116 60 488 7991 16.4 99 92 4.2 68.9 62 284 3 27 4.6 2.4 0.5 8275 102 1

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1935 22 GNB LE 9 5 1
1938+ 25 GNB LE 10 7 3 3 100.0%
1939*+ 26 GNB LE 11 8 2 2 100.0%
1940*+ 27 GNB LE 11 6 16 15 93.8%
1941*+ 28 GNB le 11 4 1 1 100.0% 24 20 83.3%
1942*+ 29 GNB K 11 4 4 1 25.0% 34 33 97.1%
1943+ 30 GNB LE 10 9 5 3 60.0% 36 36 100.0%
1944+ 31 GNB LE 10 7 3 0.0% 33 31 93.9%
1945+ 32 GNB K 10 0 4 2 50.0% 35 31 88.6%
Career 116 60 17 7 41.2% 183 172 94.0%

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1940*+ 27 GNB LE 11 6 6 24 0 0
1941*+ 28 GNB le 11 4 1 32 0 32
1942*+ 29 GNB K 11 4 7 71 0 27
1943+ 30 GNB LE 10 9 8 197 1 84
1944+ 31 GNB LE 10 7 4 50 0 43
1945+ 32 GNB K 10 0 4 15 0 15 1 0 0 0
Career 116 60 30 389 1 84 1 0 0 0

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1937 24 GNB LE 11 5 0 4 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 25.0 0 0.0 -11.3 0.0 0.0
1943+ 30 GNB LE 10 9 1 4 25.0 38 1 25.0 1 25.0 38 9.5 0.8 38.0 3.8 66.7
1944+ 31 GNB LE 10 7 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Career 116 60 1 11 9.1 38 1 9.1 2 18.2 38 3.5 -3.8 38.0 0.3 32.2

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1941*+ 28 GNB le 11 4 1 8 0 8 8.0 768
1945+ 32 GNB K 10 0 4 37 0 12 9.3 931
Career 116 60 5 45 0 12 9.0 8320

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1935 22 GNB LE 9 5 6 1 1 43
1936 23 GNB LE 12 5 8 1 54
1937 24 GNB LE 11 5 7 42
1938+ 25 GNB LE 10 7 9 3 57
1939*+ 26 GNB LE 11 8 6 2 38
1940*+ 27 GNB LE 11 6 7 15 57
1941*+ 28 GNB le 11 4 2 10 20 1 95
1942*+ 29 GNB K 11 4 17 33 1 138
1943+ 30 GNB LE 10 9 11 1 36 3 117
1944+ 31 GNB LE 10 7 9 31 85
1945+ 32 GNB K 10 0 1 9 31 2 97
Career 116 60 3 99 1 2 172 7 823

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1941 NFL Joe F. Carr Trophy (MVP)
1942 NFL Joe F. Carr Trophy (MVP)

Pro Bowls

1939
1940
1941
1942

1st-team All-Pro

1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

Receptions

1935 NFL 18 (6)
1936 NFL 34 (1)
1937 NFL 41 (1)
1938 NFL 32 (2)
1939 NFL 34 (1)
1940 NFL 45 (2)
1941 NFL 58 (1)
1942 NFL 74 (1)
1943 NFL 47 (1)
1944 NFL 58 (1)
1945 NFL 47 (1)
Career 488 (108)

Receiving Yds

1935 NFL 420 (3)
1936 NFL 536 (1)
1937 NFL 552 (2)
1938 NFL 548 (1)
1939 NFL 846 (1)
1940 NFL 664 (2)
1941 NFL 738 (1)
1942 NFL 1211 (1)
1943 NFL 776 (1)
1944 NFL 866 (1)
1945 NFL 834 (2)
Career 7991 (72)

Receiving TD

1935 NFL 6 (1)
1936 NFL 8 (1)
1937 NFL 7 (1)
1938 NFL 9 (1)
1939 NFL 6 (2)
1940 NFL 7 (1)
1941 NFL 10 (1)
1942 NFL 17 (1-- 5)
1943 NFL 11 (1)
1944 NFL 9 (1)
1945 NFL 9 (2)
Career 99 (8)

Long Reception

1935 NFL 83 (1)
1936 NFL 58 (2)
1937 NFL 78 (3)
1938 NFL 54 (3)
1939 NFL 92 (2-- 54)
1942 NFL 73 (1)
1943 NFL 79 (2)
1945 NFL 75 (3)

Yds/Reception

1936 NFL 15.8 (1)
1937 NFL 13.5 (3)
1938 NFL 17.1 (2)
1939 NFL 24.9 (1-- 14)
1940 NFL 14.8 (3)
1941 NFL 12.7 (5)
1942 NFL 16.4 (2)
1943 NFL 16.5 (7)
1944 NFL 14.9 (7)
1945 NFL 17.7 (7)
Career 16.4 (120)

Receiving Yds/Game

1935 NFL 46.7 (1)
1936 NFL 44.7 (1)
1937 NFL 50.2 (2)
1938 NFL 54.8 (1)
1939 NFL 76.9 (1)
1940 NFL 60.4 (2)
1941 NFL 67.1 (1)
1942 NFL 110.1 (1-- 9)
1943 NFL 77.6 (1)
1944 NFL 86.6 (1)
1945 NFL 83.4 (2)
Career 68.9 (15)

Touchdowns

1935 NFL 7 (1)
1936 NFL 9 (1)
1937 NFL 7 (1)
1938 NFL 9 (1)
1939 NFL 6 (5)
1940 NFL 7 (3)
1941 NFL 12 (1)
1942 NFL 17 (1-- 47)
1943 NFL 12 (1)
1944 NFL 9 (1)
1945 NFL 10 (2)
Career 105 (16)

Points Scored

1935 NFL 43 (2)
1936 NFL 54 (3)
1937 NFL 42 (5)
1938 NFL 57 (2)
1939 NFL 38 (7)
1940 NFL 57 (1)
1941 NFL 95 (1)
1942 NFL 138 (1-- 32)
1943 NFL 117 (1)
1944 NFL 85 (1)
1945 NFL 97 (2)
Career 823 (61)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1935 NFL 6 (1)
1936 NFL 8 (1)
1937 NFL 7 (1)
1938 NFL 9 (1)
1939 NFL 6 (5)
1940 NFL 7 (3)
1941 NFL 12 (1)
1942 NFL 17 (1-- 46)
1943 NFL 11 (2)
1944 NFL 9 (1)
1945 NFL 10 (2)
Career 102 (16)

Non-Offensive TDs

1935 NFL 1 (3)
1936 NFL 1 (2)
1943 NFL 1 (3)

Yds From Scrimmage

1935 NFL 442 (9)
1936 NFL 533 (9)
1937 NFL 578 (5)
1938 NFL 547 (4)
1939 NFL 872 (2)
1940 NFL 664 (3)
1941 NFL 760 (1)
1942 NFL 1215 (1)
1943 NFL 817 (2)
1944 NFL 953 (1)
1945 NFL 894 (3)
Career 8275 (141)

All-Purpose Yds

1935 NFL 442 (9)
1936 NFL 533 (9)
1937 NFL 578 (5)
1938 NFL 547 (4)
1939 NFL 872 (2)
1940 NFL 664 (3)
1941 NFL 768 (4)
1942 NFL 1215 (2)
1943 NFL 817 (7)
1944 NFL 953 (3)
1945 NFL 931 (6)

Yds/Touch

1942 NFL 15.8 (1)
1943 NFL 15.4 (1)
1944 NFL 13.6 (1)
Career 15.0 (81)

Extra Pt Made

1940 NFL 15 (3)
1941 NFL 20 (1)
1942 NFL 33 (1)
1943 NFL 36 (2)
1944 NFL 31 (3)
1945 NFL 31 (1)
Career 172 (114)

Extra Pt Att

1940 NFL 16 (3)
1941 NFL 24 (1)
1942 NFL 34 (1)
1943 NFL 36 (2)
1944 NFL 33 (3)
1945 NFL 35 (1)
Career 183 (112)

Extra Point %

Career 93.443% (147)

Total Field Goals Made

1942 NFL 1 (9)
1943 NFL 3 (1)
1945 NFL 2 (7)

Field Goals Att

1942 NFL 4 (10)
1943 NFL 5 (6)
1944 NFL 3 (9)
1945 NFL 4 (6)

Interceptions

1940 NFL 6 (1)
1942 NFL 7 (2)
1943 NFL 8 (3)
1944 NFL 4 (9)
1945 NFL 4 (6)
Career 30 (187)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1942 NFL 71 (8)
1943 NFL 197 (1-- 74)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1943 NFL 1 (1)

Long Intercep. Return

1943 NFL 84 (3)

     

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1935 - GB Press-Gazette: 3rd team all-NFL
1935 - NFL: 2nd team all-NFL
1935 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1936 - Chicago Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1936 - Collyers Eye Mag.: 1st team all-NFL
1936 - NFL: 1st team all-NFL
1936 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1937 - Collyers Eye Mag.: 1st team all-NFL
1937 - Int. News Service: 1st team all-NFL
1937 - NFL: 2nd team all-NFL
1937 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1937 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1938 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1938 - Int. News Service: 1st team all-NFL
1938 - NFL: 1st team all-NFL
1938 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1938 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1939 - Chicago Herald Am.: 1st team all-NFL
1939 - Collyers Eye Mag.: 1st team all-NFL
1939 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1939 - Int. News Service: 1st team all-NFL
1939 - NFL: 1st team all-NFL
1939 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1939 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1940 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1940 - Chicago Herald Am.: 1st team all-NFL
1940 - Collyers Eye Mag.: 1st team all-NFL
1940 - Int. News Service: 2nd team all-NFL
1940 - NFL: 1st team all-NFL
1940 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1940 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1941 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1941 - Chicago Herald Am.: 1st team all-NFL
1941 - Collyers Eye Mag.: 1st team all-NFL
1941 - NFL: 1st team all-NFL
1941 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1941 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1942 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1942 - Int. News Service: 1st team all-NFL
1942 - NFL: 1st team all-NFL
1942 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1943 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1943 - Chicago Herald Am.: 1st team all-NFL
1943 - Pro Foot. Illustrated: 1st team all-NFL
1943 - Int. News Service: 1st team all-NFL
1943 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1943 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1944 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1944 - Pro Foot. Illustrated: 1st team all-NFL
1944 - Int. News Service: 1st team all-NFL
1944 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1944 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1945 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1945 - Chicago Herald Am.: 2nd team all-NFL
1945 - Pro Foot. Illustrated: 1st team all-NFL
1945 - Int. News Service: 2nd team all-NFL
1945 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1945 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL