Pug Manders
Manders in 1941 | |||||||||||||
| No. 9, 25, 76, 74 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Fullback | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | May 5, 1913 Milbank, South Dakota, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died: | January 13, 1985 (aged 71) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Milbank (Milbank, South Dakota) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Drake | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1939: 2nd round, 11th pick | ||||||||||||
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Clarence Edward "Pug" Manders (May 5, 1913 – January 13, 1985) was an American football fullback who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers from 1939 through 1944. He was selected in the second round of the 1939 NFL draft. Manders led the NFL in rushing in 1941, with 486 yards.
He was the younger brother of Chicago Bears kicker "Automatic Jack" Manders.