Age: 29
5th
season in pro football, 4th in AAFC & with 49ers
College: Stanford
Height: 5’10” Weight: 170
Prelude:
After
excelling as a T-formation quarterback at Stanford under Head Coach Clark
Shaughnessy, Albert served four years in the Navy during World War II and saw
action with the Los Angeles Bulldogs of the Pacific Coast Football League in
1945. He then joined the 49ers of the new All-America Football Conference (he
had also been drafted by the NFL Chicago Bears) in ‘46. What he lacked in
height and arm strength, he made up for in ball-handling skill and passing
accuracy, particularly on roll-outs. The 49ers went 29-11-2 in their first three
seasons, and Albert established himself as one of the AAFC’s best quarterbacks.
He led the league in TD passes (29) and completion percentage (58.3) in 1948
and was named co-MVP of the AAFC along with Cleveland’s Otto Graham.
1949 Season Summary
Appeared in
all 12 games
[Bracketed
numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]
Passing
Attempts – 260
[3]
Completions –
129 [4]
Yards – 1862
[3]
Completion
percentage – 49.6 [4]
Yards per
attempt – 7.2 [3]
TD passes – 27
[1]
Most TD
passes, game – 5 vs. Cleveland 10/9
Interceptions
– 16 [2, tied with Don Panciera]
Passer rating
– 82.2 [2]
Rushing
Attempts – 35
Yards – 249 [10,
tied with Lou Tomasetti]
Yards per
attempt – 7.1
TDs – 3 [14,
tied with five others]
Punting
Punts – 31
[6]
Yards – 1495
[6]
Average – 48.2
[1]
Punts blocked
– 0
Scoring
TDs – 3
Points – 18
Postseason: 2
G
Pass attempts
– 41
Most
attempts, game – 24 at Cleveland, AAFC Championship
Pass
completions – 17
Most
completions, game – 9 at Cleveland, AAFC Championship
Passing
yardage – 204
Most yards,
game – 108 at Cleveland, AAFC Championship
TD passes – 2
Most TD
passes, game – 1 vs. New York, AAFC First Round playoff; at Cleveland, AAFC
Championship
Interceptions
– 2
Most
interceptions, game – 2 vs. New York, AAFC First Round playoff
Rushing
attempts – 14
Most rushing
attempts, game – 9 vs. vs. New York, AAFC First Round playoff
Rushing yards
– 92
Most rushing
yards, game – 51 vs. vs. New York, AAFC First Round playoff
Average gain
rushing – 6.6
Rushing TDs –
0
Awards &
Honors:
1st
team All-AAFC: League
2nd
team All-AAFC: AP, UPI, NY Daily News
49ers went 9-3
to finish second in the AAFC while leading the league in total yards (4793),
rushing yards (2798), touchdowns (58), and scoring (416 points). Won AAFC First
Round Playoff over New York Yankees (17-7). Lost AAFC Championship to Cleveland
Browns (21-7).
Aftermath:
With the
demise of the AAFC, the 49ers moved to the NFL and Albert was selected to the
first Pro Bowl in 1950. However, he also had his lowest-rated pro passing
season in ’50 and his production dropped off in his last two years in San Francisco
(1951 and ‘52). He played one year in Canada with Calgary before retiring,
returning to the 49ers as head coach from 1956 to ‘58. Albert passed for 6948
yards and 88 TDs in the AAFC while also rushing for 767 yards and 20 touchdowns
and averaging 44.0 yards on 160 punts. In three NFL seasons, he threw for 3847
yards and 27 TDs while giving up 43 interceptions, ran for 505 yards and seven
touchdowns, and averaged 41.9 yards on 139 punts.
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Rushing:
Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Passing:
Yards, Completion Pct., Yards per Attempt, TDs, Rating
Receiving:
Catches, Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Scoring: TDs,
Points, Field Goals (min. 5)
All-Purpose:
Total Yards
Defense:
Interceptions, Sacks
Kickoff
Returns: Average
Punt Returns:
Average
Punting:
Average
*Leagues
include NFL (1920 to date), AFL (1926), AFL (1936-37), AAFC (1946-49), AFL
(1960-69), WFL (1974-75), USFL (1983-85)
**NFC/AFC
since 1970
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