Jack Manders

Jack Manders

Manders in 1936
No. 10
Position:	Halfback Fullback Kicker
Personal information
Born:	(1909-01-13)January 13, 1909 Milbank, South Dakota, U.S.
Died:	January 29, 1977(1977-01-29) (aged 68) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:	Milbank (SD)
College:	Minnesota
Career history
Chicago Bears (1933–1940)
Career highlights and awards
2× NFL champion (1933, 1940) 2× First-team All-Pro (1934, 1937) 2× NFL scoring leader (1934, 1937) Third-team All-American (1932) First-team All-Big Ten (1931) 2× Second-team All-Big Ten (1930, 1932)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 93 Games started: 42 Rushing yards: 1,586 (3.5 average) Rushing touchdowns: 11 Receiving yards: 260 (17.3 average) Receiving touchdowns: 6 Field goals: 19-for-40 (47.5%) Stats at Pro Football Reference

John Albert "Automatic Jack" Manders (January 13, 1909 – January 29, 1977) was an American football player. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears from 1933 to 1940.

A star of the NFL early years, Manders was the second pro football player to appear on a Wheaties box.^[1] He was also a member of the Chicago team coached by George Halas that defeated the Washington Redskins in the 1940 NFL Championship Game by the memorable score of 73–0.

He was the older brother of Clarence "Pug" Manders.