(1911-03-12)March 12, 1911 Granite, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died:
March 28, 1992(1992-03-28) (aged 80) Roseville, California, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:
200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:
Corcoran (CA)
College:
Stanford
Position:
Running back
Career history
Portsmouth Spartans / Detroit Lions (1933–1938)
Career highlights and awards
NFL champion (1935)
NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1935)
NFL receiving touchdowns co-leader (1933)
Second-team All-PCC (1932)
Player stats at PFR
Ernest Wiley Caddel (March 12, 1911 – March 28, 1992) was an American football running back. He played college football for Glenn "Pop" Warner at Stanford University from 1930 to 1932 and later played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Portsmouth Spartans / Detroit Lions franchise (1933–1938) . He helped lead the Detroit Lions to the NFL championship in 1935 and led the NFL in average yards gained per rushing carry for three consecutive years, from 1935 to 1937. He was also the first player in NFL history to finish among the top 10 players in the league in both rushing and receiving yards, accomplishing the feat in 1934 and again in 1936. He was known during his football career as the "Blond Antelope."
initials "E.W," and so Caddel became "Ernie." While attending Stanford, head football coach Glenn "Pop" Warner noticed Caddel's athletic ability and persuaded...
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offensive players were Dutch Clark, who led the NFL with 55 points, and ErnieCaddel, who led the league with 621 yards from scrimmage and 6.4 yards per touch...
NFL leaders in rushing yardage: Dutch Clark with 763 yards (third), ErnieCaddel with 528 yards (fifth), and Ace Gutowsky with 517 yards (seventh). Two...
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uninterrupted. In 1935, Dutch Clark led the NFL with 55 points, while ErnieCaddel led the league with 621 yards as they carried the Lions to a 7–3–2 record...
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painful childhood, her grandfather, former Detroit Lions football star ErnieCaddel, encouraged her to pursue singing and acting as a career. Her early attempts...
Danowski to Ken Strong. However, two touchdowns in the fourth quarter by ErnieCaddel and future Lions coach Buddy Parker sealed the 26-7 victory, and their...
Lions from 1934 to 1936. He combined with Dutch Clark, Ace Gutowsky, and ErnieCaddel to lead the Lions to a second-place finish in 1934. And in 1935, the...
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leaders included Dutch Clark, who led the NFL with 55 points scored, and ErnieCaddel, who led the league with 621 yards from scrimmage and 6.4 yards per touch...
In the mid-1930s, the Lions' backfield with Gutowsky, Dutch Clark and ErnieCaddel became known as the "Infantry Attack." While Clark was considered the...
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