Norm Standlee

Rushing yards	2,244
Rushing average	4.6
Receptions	7
Receiving yards	15
Total touchdowns	23
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Norm Standlee
	Standlee in 1949
No. 22, 72, 32
Positions	Fullback, linebacker
Personal information
Born	(1919-07-19)July 19, 1919; Downey, California, U.S.
Died	January 4, 1981(1981-01-04) (aged 61); Mountain View, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school	Woodrow Wilson ; (Long Beach, California)
College	Stanford (1937–1940)
NFL draft	1941: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Career history
	Chicago Bears (1941); San Francisco 49ers (1946–1952);
Awards and highlights
	NFL champion (1941); Second-team All-Pro (1941); 2× Pro Bowl (1941, 1950); Second-team All-American (1940); First-team All-PCC (1940); Second-team All-PCC (1939);
Career NFL/AAFC statistics
Rushing yards
Rushing yards	2,244
Rushing average	4.6
Receptions	7
Receiving yards	15
Total touchdowns	23
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Norman S. Standlee (July 19, 1919 – January 5, 1981) was an American professional football player who was a fullback and, later in his career, linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Indians (now Cardinal) and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 1941 NFL draft with the third overall pick.¹ He paid immediate dividends by finishing fourth in the league in rushing with a total of 414 yards and second in average per carry with 5.1. He helped the Chicago Bears to the league championship title over the New York Giants that year before serving in the armed forces in World War II.

Norm Standlee on a 1950 Bowman football card. source ↗

Standlee was also the first fullback for the San Francisco 49ers of the All-America Football Conference, playing with Frankie Albert, Johnny Strzykalski, and Len Eshmont in that first backfield of the 49ers.

On January 5, 1981, he died of natural causes in a motel room. He was 61.²

NFL/AAFC career statistics

Legend
	Won the NFL Championship
	Led the league
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1941	CHI	10	3	81	414	5.1	46	5	2	−3	−1.5	3	0
1946	SFO	13	10	134	651	4.9	–	2	2	−5	−2.5	–	0
1947	SFO	14	12	145	585	4.0	–	8	2	22	11.0	–	0
1948	SFO	14	13	52	261	5.0	57	3	1	1	1.0	1	0
1949	SFO	12	8	44	237	5.4	–	4	0	0	0.0	0	0
1950	SFO	11	11	12	23	1.9	8	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
1951	SFO	11	11	16	65	4.1	13	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
1952	SFO	1	0	2	8	4.0	9	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
		86	68	486	2,244	4.6	57	23	7	15	2.1	3	0

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1941	CHI	2	2	32	168	5.3	–	4	2	34	17.0	21	0
1949	SFO	2	2	14	50	3.6	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
		4	4	46	218	4.7	–	4	2	34	17.0	21	0

References

"1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
United Press International (January 6, 1981). "NORM STANDLEE,62, STAR OF A STANFORD BACKFIELD". The New York Times. Retrieved June 15, 2017.

External links

"Norm Standlee, 62, Star of a Stanford Backfield". The New York Times. January 6, 1981. Retrieved March 15, 2010.

[1] "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.

[2] United Press International (January 6, 1981). "NORM STANDLEE,62, STAR OF A STANFORD BACKFIELD". The New York Times. Retrieved June 15, 2017.

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