1945 Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-6-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Herb Kopf (3-6-1)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1945 Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers Statistics
1945 Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers Results

The Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers of the National Football League ended the 1945 season with a record of 3 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.

Boston/Brooklyn scored 123 points, while the defense allowed 211. Pug Manders carried the ball for a team-high 238 yards for the Yanks/Tigers, and Johnny Martin also aided the ground game.

Scott Gudmundson threw for 299 yards, and Frank Sachse threw the ball, too. Don Currivan led pass catchers, grabbing 16 receptions for 397 yards.

Bob Davis seized 6 opponent throws.

Herb Kopf coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
26Bill AndersonDEJanuary 6, 19216'2"190West VirginiaTriadelphia, WV USA60
11George CafegoQBAugust 30, 19155'10"169TennesseeWhipple, WV USA75
15Joe CrowleyEApril 6, 19196'0"194DartmouthBrighton, MA USA93
34Don CurrivanREMarch 6, 19206'0"193Boston Col.Mansfield, MA USA105
10Bob DavisPRMay 4, 19146'1"180KentuckyGreenup, KY USA109
45Don DeeksT-GFebruary 10, 19236'4"238WashingtonPortland, OR USA70
23Babe DimancheffHBSeptember 6, 19225'11"178ButlerIndianapolis, IN USA52
38George DohertyRTSeptember 5, 19206'1"218Louisiana TechCamden, MS USA97
24Paul DuhartBDecember 30, 19206'0"180FloridaMontreal, QC Canada33
35Al FiorentinoGFebruary 28, 19175'7"200Boston Col.Watertown, NY USA81
36John GrigasLHAugust 19, 19206'0"204Holy CrossChelsea, MA USA108
18Scott GudmundsonPApril 3, 19215'10"178George WashingtonOgden, UT USA100
27Ellis JonesG-LBMarch 16, 19216'0"190TulsaAbilene, TX USA80
22Andy KowalskiEJune 2, 19206'1"199Mississippi St.Gloucester City, NJ USA30
17Tony LeonRGFebruary 18, 19175'9"203AlabamaFollansbee, WV USA108
41Augie LioKApril 30, 19186'0"234Georgetown (DC)East Boston, MA USA1010
20Jim MageeC-TNovember 27, 19206'1"202GeorgiaPhiladelphia, PA USA90
25Pug MandersFBMay 5, 19136'0"200DrakeMilbank, SD USA1010
30Lou MarkCDecember 21, 19146'1"210North Carolina St.New York, NY USA61
24Frank MartinHBJune 13, 19195'10"177AlabamaCalera, AL USA30
33Johnny MartinKRJanuary 8, 19166'1"195OklahomaNashville, AR USA65
28Bob MastersonLEJanuary 5, 19156'1"213Miami (FL)North Branch, NJ USA105
37Ned MathewsWB-HBAugust 11, 19185'10"187UCLAProvo, UT USA90
19Hugh McCulloughTB-HBMay 18, 19166'0"185OklahomaAnadarko, OK USA70
40Ed McGeeTFebruary 26, 19166'1"224TempleFort Edward, NY USA83
Mike MickaFB-HB-QBJune 18, 19216'0"188ColgateClairton, PA USA30
16John MorelliG-TJune 11, 19235'10"191Georgetown (DC)Revere, MA USA90
31Ace ParkerTBMay 17, 19126'0"178DukePortsmouth, VA USA81
14Keith RanspotLEDecember 11, 19136'3"205SMUWeatherford, TX USA97
42Floyd RheaGSeptember 21, 19206'0"218OregonRhea's Mills, AR USA80
12Frank SachseBJuly 24, 19176'0"197Texas TechBrice, TX USA80
30Jack SachseCJanuary 14, 19216'0"210Southwestern (TX)Wichita Falls, TX USA41
44George SergienkoLTMay 22, 19186'1"248American Int.Chicopee Falls, MA USA1010
43George SmithCJune 3, 19146'2"220CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA USA108
21Ken SteinmetzFB-LBAugust 7, 19246'0"188noneProvidence, RI USA100
22Bill WalkerGSeptember 16, 19206'0"220VMIRichmond, VA USA40



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