May 5, 2017

Highlighted Year: Ed Danowski, 1935

Tailback/Defensive Back, New York Giants


Age:  24 (Sept. 30)
2nd season in pro football & with Giants
College: Fordham
Height: 6’1”   Weight: 198

Prelude:
Following a fine college career at Fordham, Danowski signed with the Giants in 1934.After an injury to starting tailback Harry Newman during his rookie season, Danowski led the Giants to the NFL Championship with a stunning win over the Bears in the so-called “Sneaker Game". A precision passer and effective runner and punter who also played well on defense, he continued to direct New York’s single-wing offense in 1935.



1935 Season Summary
Appeared in all 12 games
[Bracketed numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]

Passing
Attempts – 113 [1]
Completions – 57 [1]
Yards – 794 [1]
Completion percentage – 50.4 [-no qualifiers]
Yards per attempt – 7.0 [-no qualifiers]
TD passes – 10 [1]
Most TD passes, game – 2 at Pittsburgh 9/22, at Boston 10/6, at Brooklyn 11/28
Interceptions – 9 [8]
Passer rating – 69.7 [1]

Rushing
Attempts – 130 [4]
Yards – 335 [8]
Yards per attempt – 2.6
TDs – 2 [11, tied with five others]

Scoring
TDs – 2 [20, tied with sixteen others]
Points – 12

Postseason: 1 G (NFL Championship at Detroit)
Pass attempts – 7
Pass completions – 4
Passing yardage – 88
TD passes – 1
Interceptions – 1

Rushing attempts – 7
Rushing yards – 14
Average gain rushing – 2.0
Rushing TDs – 0

Kickoff returns – 1
Kickoff return yards – 30
Kickoff return TDs – 0

Punt returns – 2
Punt return yards – 21
Average per return – 10.5
Punt return TDs – 0

Punts – 2
Punting yards – 122
Punting average – 61.0
Longest punt – 76 yards

Awards & Honors:
1st team All-NFL: League, UPI, Chicago Daily News, Collyers Eye, Green Bay Press-Gazette

Giants went 9-3 to finish first in th NFL Eastern Division. Lost NFL Championship to Detroit Lions (26-7).

Aftermath:
Danowski spent another five seasons with the Giants. He led the NFL in passing one more time and led New York to another league title in 1938. Danowski left the Giants in 1940 and played for the Jersey City Giants of the minor league American Football Association, leading the circuit in passing as he threw for 732 yards and 7 TDs. He saw limited action in a return to the NFL Giants in 1941, his last pro season. Overall in the NFL Danowski passed for 3817 yards  and 37 touchdowns. He received consensus first-team All-NFL honors twice. Danowski served in the Navy during World War II. He returned to become Fordham’s head coach from 1946-54.


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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

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