Ward Lloyd Cuff(August 12, 1913 – December 24, 2002) was an American professionalfootballplayer who was ahalfbackandplacekickerin theNational Football League(NFL) for theNew York Giants,Chicago Cardinals,andGreen Bay Packers.He playedcollege footballatMarquette Universityand wasdraftedin the fourth round of the1937 NFL Draft.[1]
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| Position: | Halfback,Placekicker | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | August 12, 1913 Redwood Falls, Minnesota,U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died: | December 24, 2002(aged 89) Vallejo, California,U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Redwood Falls | ||||||||||||
| College: | Marquette | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1937/ Round: 4 / Pick: 34 | ||||||||||||
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As afullbackat Marquette, Cuff played in the firstCotton Bowlgame, in1937,losing toTCU.He was also Marquette's heavyweight boxing champion and held the school record in thejavelin throw.Cuff played for the Giants from 1937 to 1945, won theNFL championshipin 1938, and became the team's career scoring leader with 319 points before being traded to the Cardinals. He played one season with the Cardinals and one with the Packers. He led the NFL in field goals made four times. After his NFL career, Cuff coached high school football in Green Bay, was an assistant coach for theOregon State Beavers footballteam, and later worked forThe Boeing Company.[2]
His number 14 was retired by the Giants, although ownerWellington MaragaveY. A. Tittlepermission to wear it during his time with the Giants from 1961 to 1964. It was retired again in honor of both players.[3]
References
edit- ^"1937 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.com.RetrievedMarch 21,2023.
- ^Goldstein, Richard (January 13, 2003)."Ward Cuff, 90, Ex-Giants Back Who Was an All-Pro in the 40s".The New York Times.RetrievedJune 10,2018.
- ^"New York Giants Retired Jersey Numbers".Big Blue Interactive.RetrievedAugust 25,2016.
External links
edit- JockBio.comArchived2010-10-09 at theWayback Machine
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