Tackle/Fullback/Punter, Los Angeles Dons
Age: 27 (Oct.
17)
2nd season
in pro football & with Dons
College: California
Height: 6’4” Weight: 230
Prelude:
A stellar
tackle and punter in college, Reinhard was chosen by the Chicago Cardinals in
the fifth round of the 1942 NFL draft. He went into the military for the
duration of World War II and in 1946 joined the Dons of the new AAFC. Reinhard
started all 14 games and received consensus second-team All-AAFC honors.
1947 Season Summary
Appeared in all
14 games
[Bracketed
numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]
Punting
Punts – 28 [9]
Yards – 1279 [9]
Average – 45.7
[1]
Punts blocked –
1 [7, tied with four others]
Rushing
Attempts – 41
Yards – 150
Yards per
attempt – 3.7
TDs – 0
Pass Receiving
Receptions – 3
Yards – 34
Yards per catch
– 11.3
TDs – 1
Passing
Attempts – 4
Completions – 2
Yards – 21
TD passes – 0
Interceptions –
0
Interceptions
Interceptions –
1
Return yards – 0
TDs – 0
Kickoff Returns
Returns – 3
Yards – 42
Average per
return – 14.0
TDs – 0
Scoring
TDs – 1
Points – 6
Dons went 7-7
to finish third in the AAFC Western Division.
Aftermath:
Reinhard
remained with the Dons for the next two seasons and continued to excel as a
tackle, if no longer handling punting duties, receiving consensus first-team
All-AAFC recognition in 1948 and second-team honors in ’49. With the demise of
the AAFC he moved on to the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL in 1950, his last
season, in which he received second-team All-NFL recognition. For his three
years as a punter with the Dons, Reinhard averaged 44.6 yards on 78 punts. Reinhard’s
brother Bill also played for the Dons.
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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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