Age: 29
7th
season in pro football & with Packers
College: Nebraska
Height: 6’2” Weight: 210
Prelude:
Brock was
chosen in the third round of the 1939 NFL draft by the Packers and quickly
became a contributor on the line. The team advanced to the NFL Championship
game, and Brock intercepted two passes as Green Bay defeated the Giants. He
followed up in 1940 by gaining first-team All-NFL recognition from Collyers Eye
and playing in the Pro All-Star Game (predecessor to the Pro Bowl) for the
second time. Brock was considered to be equally outstanding as a center on
offense and a “ball thief” at linebacker, where he intercepted a career-high
six passes in 1942 and was again named to the Pro All-Star Game. An
appendectomy cost Brock four games during the 1943 season but he still garnered
consensus second-team All-NFL honors. He was named team captain in 1944, a
season that the Packers capped with another NFL Championship, and was a
second-team All-NFL selection of UPI.
1945 Season Summary
Appeared in all
10 games
[Bracketed
numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]
Interceptions
– 4 [6, tied with seven others]
Int. return
yards – 122 [1]
Int. TDs – 2
[1]
Fumble
recoveries – 5
Scoring
TDs – 2
Points – 12
Awards &
Honors:
1st
team All-NFL: AP, UPI, INS, Pro Football Illustrated, NY Daily News
2nd
team All-NFL: Chicago Herald-American
Packers went 6-4
to finish third in the NFL Western Division.
Aftermath:
Brock
followed up in 1946 by recovering six fumbles and gaining first-team All-NFL
honors from Pro Football Illustrated. He played one more season in ’47 before
accumulated wear-and-tear forced his retirement. Overall, he played in 92
regular season games over nine seasons, all with Green Bay. He was officially
credited with 20 interceptions, three of which were returned for touchdowns,
and he also had a TD on a fumble recovery. He was inducted into the Green Bay
Packers Hall of Fame.
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Highlighted Years features players who were consensus
first-team All-League* selections or league* or conference** leaders in the
following statistical categories:
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
