Jack Manders

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Jack Manders
Positions:
HB, FB , K 		Jersey number (s):
10
born January 13, 1909 in Milbank , South Dakota
died on January 29, 1977 in Chicago , Illinois
Career information
Active : 1933 - 1940
College : University of Minnesota
Teams
Career statistics
Games     93
as a starter     42
Touchdown     19th
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

John Albert "Jack" Manders (born January 13, 1909 in Milbank , South Dakota , † January 29, 1977 in Chicago , Illinois ), nickname : Automatic Jack , was an American American football player . He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears .

Player career

College career

Jack Manders was born the older brother of Pug Manders in Milbank, where he also attended high school . After graduating from high school, he studied at the University of Minnesota . For their college football team he played as running back and place kicker . In 1930 and 1931 he achieved the highest space gain as a running back for his team, in 1931 he was elected to the league selection. He has received three awards from college for his athletic achievements.

Professional career

Jack Manders joined the Chicago Bears trained by George Halas in 1933 . For the team from Chicago he played as halfback / fullback and as a placekicker. After the Bears were able to win ten of 13 games in its rookie season , they managed to move into the NFL Championship Game 1933 , where they met the New York Giants overseen by Steve Owen . Manders was able to contribute to the 23:21 victory of his team with three field goals . In the following season, the Bears, in whose ranks numerous later members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame such as Bronko Nagurski , Red Grange or Bill Hewitt stood, succeeded in winning all 13 games of the regular season , which gave them their return to the championship game ( NFL Championship Game 1934 ). Although Manders also scored two field goals in this game, the Bears had to admit defeat to quarterback Ed Danowski by the New York Giants 30:13.

After the 1937 season, in which the Bears won nine of eleven games, Manders was able to move into a final for the third time. Opponents this time were the Washington Redskins , trained by Ray Flaherty , who prevailed with 28:21. Jack Manders was the defining player in this endgame. His two touchdowns as well as his three point after touchdown (PAT) scored could not prevent the defeat of the Bears. In 1940 the Bears were able to return the favor for this defeat. They won eight of eleven games in the main round and met the Redskins again in the final. Manders achieved a PAT in the 73-0 win of his team. After the game he ended his career.

Honors

Jack Manders has been voted All-Pro three times . He is a member of the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame .

family

Manders is the uncle of the future NFL professional Dave Manders .

Web links

source

  • Jens Plassmann: NFL - American Football. The game, the stars, the stories (= Rororo 9445 rororo Sport ). Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-499-19445-7 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annual statistics of the Bears 1933
  2. ^ Course of the game NFL championship game 1933
  3. ↑ Annual statistics of the Bears 1934
  4. ↑ Annual statistics of the Bears 1937
  5. ↑ Annual statistics of the Bears 1940
  6. ↑ Statistics NFL final 1940
personal data
SURNAME Manders, Jack
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Manders, John Albert; Automatic Jack (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Milbank , South Dakota, USA
DATE OF DEATH January 29, 1977
Place of death Chicago , Illinois , USA