1947 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster

All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 3-10-1
Finishing 3rd in the AAFC's East Division
Coach: Cliff Battles (3-10-1)
Location: Brooklyn, New York
1947 Brooklyn Dodgers Statistics
1947 Brooklyn Dodgers Results

The Brooklyn Dodgers of the All American Football Conference ended the 1947 season with a record of 3 wins and 10 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the AAFC's East Division.

The Dodgers stumbled, scoring only 181 points, while the defense allowed 340. Bob Hoernschemeyer ran for a team-best 702 yards for Brooklyn, while Mickey Colmer also buoyed the ground attack.

Bob Hoernschemeyer passed for 783 yards. Mickey Colmer paced pass catchers, snagging 18 passes, while Saxon Judd accumulated 204 receiving yards.

Bob Perina picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition.

Cliff Battles coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
54Neal AdamsEJanuary 21, 19196'3"195ArkansasEl Paso, AR USA10
81Al AkinsHBJune 13, 19216'1"199WashingtonSpokane, WA USA133
73George BensonBMay 7, 19196'1"205LSUMadison, IN USA10
31George BernhardtGJune 15, 19205'10"213IllinoisBerwyn, IL 22
33Harry BuffingtonRGAugust 27, 19196'0"206Oklahoma St.Pryor, OK USA1414
72Mickey ColmerFBOctober 23, 19186'2"219Miramonte JCRedondo Beach, CA USA1410
56Mel CongerDE-EJune 4, 19196'2"225GeorgiaAtlanta, GA USA20
24Lou DaukasCJuly 4, 19216'0"203CornellNashua, NH USA40
40Nick DaukasTDecember 11, 19226'4"225DartmouthNashua, NH USA71
90Glenn DobbsTB-QBJuly 12, 19206'4"210TulsaMcKinney, TX USA20
80Monk GaffordHBOctober 1, 19205'11"195AuburnFort Deposit, AL USA1413
21Joe GibsonCJune 28, 19196'3"213CameronNacona, TX USA144
22Ed GustafsonCApril 4, 19226'3"205DartmouthMoline, IL USA139
37Amos HarrisG5'11"175Mississippi St.142
82Elmore HarrisHBJune 3, 19225'11"175Morgan St.Huntsville, AL USA102
54Bob HeinEFebruary 6, 19216'3"220Kent St.Cleveland, OH USA50
90Bob HoernschemeyerTBSeptember 24, 19255'11"194IndianaCincinnati, OH USA125
47Charlie HunekeTJanuary 1, 19216'3"225St. Mary's (TX)Lincoln, IL USA120
35Ed JeffersGNovember 6, 19216'3"215OklahomaHartshorne, OK USA140
91Dub JonesPRDecember 29, 19246'4"202TulaneArcadia, LA USA82
34Billy JonesGJanuary 30, 19206'0"220Charleston (WV)Mannington, WV USA71
53Saxon JuddRENovember 29, 19196'1"190La-LafayettePottsboro, TX USA1410
63Adolph KowalskiBB-DB6'3"205Tulsa100
36Francis LaurinaitisLBDecember 20, 19225'10"200RichmondNew Philadelphia, PA USA80
45Phil MartinovichFBFebruary 9, 19155'10"220PacificDiamond Springs, CA USA145
51Jim McCarthyLENovember 28, 19206'1"205IllinoisLockport, IL USA1413
61Walt McDonaldBBNovember 5, 19206'1"210TulaneLowellville, OH USA1210
41Ed MieszkowskiTOctober 14, 19256'3"220Notre DameChicago, IL USA100
21Russ MorrowCSeptember 7, 19246'7"210TennesseeSt. Louis, MO USA10
52Herb NelsonREApril 25, 19216'4"219PennsylvaniaHartford, CT USA144
Bernie NygrenHB-DBNovember 14, 19185'9"193Gustavus AdolphusMinneapolis, MN USA10
Mike PatanelliDEAugust 12, 19226'2"218ManchesterElkhart, IN USA20
70Bob PerinaDBJanuary 16, 19216'1"205PrincetonIrvington, NJ USA144
43Martin RubyLTJune 9, 19226'4"249Texas A&MLubbock, TX USA1414
Leroy SchneiderTJuly 16, 19235'11"237TulaneBaltimore, MD USA10
50Ted ScruggsEApril 18, 19236'1"195RiceHouston, TX USA120
62Doyle TackettBAugust 22, 19236'0"205noneHector, AR USA122
92Lee TevisFB-LBSeptember 29, 19215'11"190George Washington80
55Hal ThompsonEOctober 18, 19226'1"205DelawareManasquan, NJ USA121
20Tex Van WarringtonLGMarch 21, 19216'2"210William & MaryDover, DE USA139
48Harlan WetzTSeptember 15, 19256'5"265TexasNew Braunfels, TX USA110
44Garland WilliamsRTAugust 21, 19216'3"220DukeParkin, AR USA1413



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