Ken Kavanaugh

Ken Kavanaugh

Kavanaugh's 1950 Bowman football card
No. 51
Position:	End
Personal information
Born:	(1916-11-23)November 23, 1916 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Died:	January 25, 2007(2007-01-25) (aged 90) Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:	Little Rock Central (Little Rock, Arkansas)
College:	LSU (1937–1939)
NFL draft:	1940 / round: 3 / pick: 22
Career history
As a player:
Chicago Bears (1940–1941; 1945–1950)
As a coach:
Chicago Bears (1951) Ends Boston College (1952–1953) Ends Villanova (1954) Ends New York Giants (1955–1970) Ends/Wide receivers New York Giants (1969–1970) Offensive coordinator
As an executive:
New York Giants (1971–1979) Pro scout
Career highlights and awards
3× NFL champion (1940, 1941, 1946) 2× First-team All-Pro (1946, 1947) 2× NFL receiving touchdowns leader (1947, 1949) NFL 1940s All-Decade Team 100 greatest Bears of All-Time PRFA Hall of Very Good (2009) SEC Player of the Year (1939) Consensus All-American (1939) 2× First-team All-SEC (1938, 1939)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 162 Receiving yards: 3,626 Receiving touchdowns: 50 Military career Allegiance  United States Service / branch U.S. Air Force Years of service 1942–1944 Rank Captain Unit Eighth Air Force Battles / wars World War II Awards Air Medal (4 OLC) Distinguished Flying Cross Stats at Pro Football Reference
Record at Pro Football Reference
College Football Hall of Fame

Kenneth William Kavanaugh (November 23, 1916 – January 25, 2007) was an American football player, coach, and scout. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears as an end from 1940 to 1950, except for three seasons during which he served in World War II. He led the league in receiving touchdowns twice, and is a member of the NFL 1940s All-Decade Team. He is the Bears' all-time leader in receiving touchdowns, with 50. He retired with the second most receiving touchdowns in NFL history and was the second to reach 50 touchdowns in NFL history.^[1]

Kavanaugh played college football at Louisiana State University for the LSU Tigers, where he was named most valuable player of the Southeastern Conference and a consensus All-American in 1939 after leading the nation in receptions and receiving yards. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1963.