Ken Kavanaugh

Receptions	162
Receiving yards	3,626
Receiving touchdowns	50
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Branch	U.S. Air Force
Service years	1942–1944
Rank	Captain
Unit	Eighth Air Force
Conflicts	World War II
Awards	Air Medal (4 OLC); Distinguished Flying Cross;
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ken Kavanaugh
	Kavanaugh's 1950 Bowman football card
No. 51
Position	End
Personal information
Born	November 23, 1916; Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Died	January 25, 2007 (aged 90); Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school	Little Rock Central ; (Little Rock, Arkansas)
College	LSU (1937–1939)
NFL draft	1940: 3rd round, 22nd overall pick
Career history
Playing
	Chicago Bears (1940–1941; 1945–1950);
Coaching
	Chicago Bears (1951) ; Ends; Boston College (1952–1953) ; Ends; Villanova (1954) ; Ends; New York Giants (1955–1970) ; Ends/Wide receivers; New York Giants (1969–1970) ; Offensive coordinator;
Operations
	New York Giants (1971–1979) ; Pro scout;
Awards and highlights
	3× NFL champion (1940, 1941, 1946); 2× First-team All-Pro (1946, 1947); 2× NFL receiving touchdowns leader (1947, 1949); NFL 1940s All-Decade Team; 100 greatest Bears of All-Time; PRFA Hall of Very Good (2009); SEC Player of the Year (1939); Consensus All-American (1939); 2× First-team All-SEC (1938, 1939);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions
Receptions	162
Receiving yards	3,626
Receiving touchdowns	50
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Branch	U.S. Air Force
Service years	1942–1944
Rank	Captain
Unit	Eighth Air Force
Conflicts	World War II
Awards	Air Medal (4 OLC); Distinguished Flying Cross;
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
	Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference
	College Football Hall of Fame

Kenneth William Kavanaugh (November 23, 1916 – January 25, 2007) was an American professional football player, coach, and scout. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears as an end from 1940 to 1950, except for three seasons during which he served in World War II. He led the league in receiving touchdowns twice and is a member of the NFL 1940s All-Decade Team. He is the Bears' all-time leader in receiving touchdowns, with 50. He retired with the second-most receiving touchdowns in NFL history and was the second to reach 50 touchdowns in NFL history.

Kavanaugh played college football at Louisiana State University for the LSU Tigers, where he was named most valuable player of the Southeastern Conference and a consensus All-American in 1939 after leading the nation in receptions and receiving yards. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1963.