Elmer Kenneth Strong was an American professional football player who was a halfback and fullback.
54 Facts About Ken Strong
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Ken Strong played professional football in the National Football League for the Staten Island Stapletons and New York Giants, and in the second American Football League for the New York Yankees.
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Ken Strong led the NFL in scoring in 1934 and was selected as a first-team All-Pro in 1930,1931,1933, and 1934.
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Ken Strong played minor league baseball from 1929 to 1931, but his baseball career was cut short by a wrist injury.
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Ken Strong was born in the Savin Rock section of West Haven, Connecticut, in 1906.
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Ken Strong's father Elmer F Strong was a Connecticut native who worked as an egg and dairy inspector.
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Ken Strong attended West Haven High School where he was a star baseball and football player.
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Ken Strong next attended New York University where he played baseball and football.
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Ken Strong played summer baseball for the Hyannis town team of Barnstable, Massachusetts in the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was part of a "parade of sluggers" that powered the Hyannis lineup.
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Ken Strong threw two long touchdown passes, rushed for two touchdowns, and kicked three extra points, leading Grantland Rice to write:.
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Ken Strong ran all over a big, powerful team, smashed its line, ran its ends, kicked 50 and 55 yards, threw passes and tackled all over the lot.
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Ken Strong played 16 seasons of professional football from 1929 to 1940 and 1944 to 1947.
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Ken Strong earned a reputation as a triple-threat man and a versatile athlete who played on offense and defense and in the kicking game.
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Unable to reach terms with the New York Giants, Ken Strong signed instead with the Staten Island Stapletons.
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Ken Strong played for the Stapletons for four years from 1929 to 1932.
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Ken Strong started all 10 games at halfback for the 1929 Stapletons.
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Ken Strong had a 70-yard run in a scoreless tie with the Orange Tornadoes on November 3,1929.
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Two days later, Ken Strong had a 50-yard touchdown run against the Providence Steam Roller.
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In 1930, Ken Strong appeared in all 12 games for the Stapletons and scored 53 points on two rushing touchdowns, five receiving touchdowns, one field goal, and eight extra points.
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Ken Strong was selected as a first-team player on the 1930 All-Pro Team by Collyer's Eye and the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
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In 1931, Ken Strong appeared in all 11 games for the Stapletons and scored 53 points on six rushing touchdowns, one punt return for a touchdown, two field goals, and five extra points.
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Ken Strong's output dropped off in 1932 as he moved to the fullback position.
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Ken Strong appeared in 11 games and ranked sixth in the NFL with 375 rushing yards, but scored only 15 points on two touchdowns and three extra points.
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Ken Strong led the NFL with 64 points in 1933; his points were scored on three rushing touchdowns, two receiving touchdowns, a touchdown on an interception return, five field goals, and 13 extra points.
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In 1934, Ken Strong again played in every game for the Giants as a fullback.
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Ken Strong rushed for 431 yards and scored 56 points in the regular season.
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Ken Strong received first-team All-Pro honors in 1934 from the NFL and others.
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In 1935, Ken Strong helped lead the Giants to their third consecutive NFL Championship Game.
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Ken Strong later recalled that Giants owner Jack Mara wanted Ken Strong to accept a pay cut from $6,000 to $3,200; the Yankees agreed to pay him $5,000.
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In 1938, Ken Strong was a player and head coach for the Jersey City Giants, the New York Giants' farm team in the American Association.
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Ken Strong was barred from playing in the NFL because of his decision to jump to the American Football League in 1936.
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Ken Strong kicked 13 field goals, scored 51 points, and was named to the all-league team.
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Ken Strong appeared in nine games and scored 19 points on four field goals and seven extra points.
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Ken Strong is believed to be the second player to have devoted an entire season to placekicking; his 1939 season with the Giants had him playing very little outside of kicks.
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Ken Strong said that he intended to return to playing when his health permitted.
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Ken Strong played for the Jersey City Giants while recuperating in the fall of 1940, led Jersey City to another league championship, then announced his retirement as a player in November 1940.
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Ken Strong came out of retirement in 1942 to play for the Long Island Clippers, scoring 12 points in four games.
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In 1944, with talent in the NFL depleted by wartime military service, Ken Strong returned for a third stint with the New York Giants.
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Ken Strong appeared in all 10 games for the 1944 Giants, including six as a starter.
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Ken Strong helped lead the team to the 1944 NFL Championship Game, scoring 41 points on six field goals and 23 extra points.
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In 12 seasons in the NFL, Ken Strong received first-team All-Pro honors four times and scored 520 career points on 38 touchdowns, 39 field goals, and 175 extra points.
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Ken Strong is a brilliant blocker, so I guess that makes him the class.
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Ken Strong received numerous honors for his football career, including the following:.
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Ken Strong was signed by the New York Yankees before graduating from NYU and spent the summer of 1929 with the New Haven Profs of the Eastern League.
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In 1931, Ken Strong moved up to AA ball with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League.
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Ken Strong was considered a tremendous major league prospect, but a wrist injury sustained late in the 1931 season when he ran into the outfield fence proved to be a fracture.
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Ken Strong underwent surgery, but the Detroit surgeon removed the wrong bone.
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Ken Strong never recovered the full use of his right wrist.
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In July 1933, Ken Strong won a $75,000 jury verdict in a lawsuit against the surgeon who removed the wrong bone.
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In December 1929, Ken Strong married Amelie Hunneman, a New York actress known by the stage name Rella Harrison.
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In December 1931, Ken Strong married Mabel Anderson of Long Island.
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Ken Strong had a history of heart problems and died of a heart attack in 1979 at age 73.
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On February 19,1957 Ken Strong made an appearance on the game show To Tell the Truth.
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Ken Strong was contestant number 3 claiming to be Tommy Loughran, a former boxer.