Bob McNamara
John Robert McNamara
Born: August 12, 1931
Hastings, MN USA
Deceased: July 20, 2014
, MN
Position: DB-FL-HB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
College: Minnesota
High School: Hastings (MN)
Career: 1955-1961
Drafted: 1953 in Round 9, #107 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Bob McNamara played from 1955 to 1961 during his career with the Denver Broncos and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. McNamara ran for 1,511 yards in his career on 262 attempts, scoring 15 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 65 passes for 943 yards and 7 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 91.7 |
| CFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 178 | 1101 | 6.2 | 30 | 13 |
| 1957 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 90 | 5.0 | 19 | 1 |
| 1958 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 40 | 236 | 5.9 | 40 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Denver Broncos | 17 | 33 | 1.9 | 7 | 1 |
| CFL | 245 | 1478 | 6.0 | 40 | 14 | |
| AFL | 17 | 33 | 1.9 | 7 | 1 | |
| Totals | 262 | 1511 | 5.8 | 40 | 15 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 36 | 512 | 14.2 | 75 | 4 |
| 1957 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 15 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 249 | 13.8 | 41 | 2 |
| 1960 | AFL Denver Broncos | 7 | 143 | 20.4 | 55 | 1 |
| CFL | 58 | 800 | 13.8 | 75 | 6 | |
| AFL | 7 | 143 | 20.4 | 55 | 1 | |
| Totals | 65 | 943 | 14.5 | 75 | 7 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| CFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Denver Broncos | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 9 | 0 |
| AFL | 15 | 85 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 | |
| Totals | 15 | 85 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 36 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 9 | 253 | 28.1 | 41 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Denver Broncos | 9 | 192 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 |
| CFL | 12 | 350 | 29.2 | 41 | 0 | |
| AFL | 9 | 192 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 21 | 542 | 25.8 | 41 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 74 | 74.0 | 74 | 1 |
| 1960 | AFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 34 | 0 |
| CFL | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 74 | 1 | |
| AFL | 7 | 148 | 21.1 | 34 | 0 | |
| Totals | 10 | 222 | 22.2 | 74 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1960 | AFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | ||||
| 1957 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1958 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1960 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| CFL | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | |
| AFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | |
| 1956 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6 | |
| 1958 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 5 | |
| 1960 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1956 - CFL Ted Reeves All-Star
1956 - CFL Shrine West All-Star
1956 - CFL CFL West All-Star
