Cliff Battles

Cliff Battles
No. 20
Position:	Tailback
Personal information
Born:	May 1, 1910; Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Died:	April 28, 1981 (aged 70); Clearwater, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	Kenmore ; (Akron, Ohio)
College:	West Virginia Wesleyan (1928–1931)
Career history
As a player:
	Boston Braves / Redskins / Washington Redskins (1932–1937);
As a coach:
	Columbia (1938–1943) ; Assistant coach; El Toro (1944) ; Assistant coach; Brooklyn Dodgers (1946–1947) ; Head coach;
Career highlights and awards
	NFL champion (1937); 3× First-team All-Pro (1933, 1936, 1937); 2× Second-team All-Pro (1932, 1934); 2× NFL rushing yards leader (1932, 1937); NFL rushing touchdowns co-leader (1937); NFL 1930s All-Decade Team; Washington Commanders 90 Greatest; Washington Commanders Ring of Fame;
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
Rushing yards:	3,511
Rushing average:	4.2
Rushing touchdowns:	23
Receptions:	38
Receiving yards:	546
Receiving touchdowns:	4
Head coaching record
Career:	4–16–1 (.214)
	Player stats at PFR
	Coaching stats at PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame
	College Football Hall of Fame

Clifford Franklin Battles (May 1, 1910 – April 28, 1981) was an American football tailback who played in the National Football League (NFL). Battles was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968.