1946 Buffalo Bisons Roster
All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 3-10-1
Finishing 2nd in the AAFC's East Division
Coach: Red Dawson (3-10-1)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1946 Buffalo Bisons StatisticsTeam Record: 3-10-1
Finishing 2nd in the AAFC's East Division
Coach: Red Dawson (3-10-1)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1946 Buffalo Bisons Results
The Buffalo Bisons of the All American Football Conference ended the 1946 season with a record of 3 wins and 10 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the AAFC's East Division.
Buffalo ran up 249 points, while the leaky defense allowed 370. Vic Kulbitski carried the ball for a team-leading 605 yards for the Bisons, and Steve Juzwik also contributed to the rushing attack.
George Terlep passed for 574 yards, and Al Dekdebrun spent time under center, too. Fay King hauled in 30 passes for 466 yards, while Steve Juzwik was targeted regularly as well.
Steve Juzwik picked off 5 opponent throws.
Red Dawson coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | John Batorski | E | September 27, 1920 | 6'2" | 238 | Colgate | Lackawanna, NY USA | 8 | 2 |
| 81 | Blondy Black | B | August 20, 1920 | 5'11" | 195 | Mississippi St. | Philadelphia, MS USA | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Sam Brazinsky | C | January 9, 1921 | 6'1" | 215 | Villanova | Kulpmont, PA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 52 | Marty Comer | DE | October 28, 1917 | 6'0" | 203 | Tulane | Indianapolis, IN USA | 6 | 3 |
| 55 | Bill Daddio | E | April 26, 1916 | 5'11" | 207 | Pittsburgh | Meadville, PA USA | 3 | 1 |
| 60 | Al Dekdebrun | QB | May 11, 1921 | 5'11" | 185 | Columbia | Buffalo, NY USA | 14 | 8 |
| 44 | George Doherty | RT | September 5, 1920 | 6'1" | 218 | Louisiana Tech | Camden, MS USA | 12 | 7 |
| 80 | Andy Dudish | HB | October 13, 1921 | 5'11" | 182 | Georgia | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA | 11 | 2 |
| 50 | Jack Dugger | T-DE | January 13, 1923 | 6'3" | 230 | Ohio St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 53 | Ray Ebli | LE | October 6, 1919 | 6'3" | 210 | Notre Dame | Bessemer, MI USA | 9 | 7 |
| 73 | John Fekete | HB-DB | October 28, 1919 | 5'11" | 200 | Ohio | Morgantown, WV USA | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Chubby Grigg | DT-T | January 10, 1926 | 6'2" | 294 | Tulsa | El Dorado, AR USA | 8 | 0 |
| 74 | Harry Hopp | B | December 13, 1918 | 6'0" | 209 | Nebraska | Hastings, NE USA | 9 | 2 |
| 84 | Pres Johnston | LH | October 12, 1921 | 6'0" | 205 | SMU | Newcastle, TX USA | 8 | 5 |
| 34 | Elmer Jones | G | August 4, 1920 | 6'0" | 224 | Franklin & Marshall | Buffalo, NY USA | 12 | 1 |
| 88 | Steve Juzwik | KR | June 18, 1918 | 5'8" | 186 | Notre Dame | Gary, IN USA | 13 | 9 |
| 51 | Fay King | E | March 7, 1922 | 6'2" | 195 | Georgia | Dothan, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 47 | Quentin Klenk | T | February 13, 1919 | 6'2" | 225 | USC | Long Beach, CA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Al Klug | LT | June 1, 1920 | 6'1" | 215 | Marquette | Milwaukee, WI USA | 12 | 5 |
| 56 | Nick Klutka | E | January 21, 1921 | 5'11" | 198 | Florida | New Brighton, PA USA | 11 | 4 |
| 43 | Jack Kramer | T | July 26, 1919 | 6'0" | 220 | Marquette | Milwaukee, WI USA | 13 | 2 |
| 72 | Vic Kulbitski | FB | June 15, 1921 | 5'10" | 205 | Minnesota | Virginia, MN USA | 13 | 8 |
| 31 | Hal Lahar | G | July 14, 1919 | 6'0" | 225 | Oklahoma | Durant, OK USA | 12 | 3 |
| 37 | Jim Lecture | G | October 29, 1924 | 5'10" | 220 | Washington (MO) | Chicago, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Patsy Martinelli | C | July 27, 1919 | 6'0" | 227 | Scranton | Dunmore, PA | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | John Matisi | T | November 2, 1920 | 6'2" | 221 | Duquesne | New York, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 89 | Chet Mutryn | LH | March 12, 1921 | 5'9" | 179 | Xavier (OH) | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 8 |
| 52/55 | Herb Nelson | RE | April 25, 1921 | 6'4" | 219 | Pennsylvania | Hartford, CT USA | 12 | 7 |
| 33 | John Perko | LG | April 8, 1918 | 6'1" | 225 | Minnesota | Ely, MN USA | 14 | 10 |
| 30 | Rocco Pirro | RG | June 30, 1916 | 6'0" | 226 | Catholic | Syracuse, NY USA | 13 | 11 |
| 21 | Felto Prewitt | C | May 17, 1924 | 5'11" | 207 | Tulsa | Corsicana, TX USA | 14 | 8 |
| 42 | Ben Pucci | T | January 26, 1925 | 6'4" | 255 | none | St. Louis, MO USA | 12 | 1 |
| 85 | Curt Sandig | HB | July 12, 1918 | 5'10" | 170 | Baylor | Mart, TX USA | 9 | 1 |
| 54 | Ralph Schilling | DE-E | July 5, 1921 | 6'3" | 218 | Oklahoma City | Morris, OK USA | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | C.B. Stanley | LT | January 25, 1919 | 6'4" | 225 | Tulsa | Holdenville, OK USA | 13 | 11 |
| 61 | Ken Stofer | QB | August 10, 1919 | 5'9" | 188 | Cornell | Lakewood, OH USA | 11 | 1 |
| 70 | Roy Stuart | G-LB | July 25, 1920 | 5'8" | 188 | Tulsa | Shawnee, OK USA | 9 | 0 |
| 62 | George Terlep | QB | April 12, 1923 | 5'10" | 180 | Notre Dame | Elkhart, IN USA | 12 | 4 |
| 73 | Jim Thibaut | FB-LB | August 31, 1919 | 5'11" | 205 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 83 | Bob Thurbon | HB | February 22, 1918 | 5'10" | 176 | Pittsburgh | Erie, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | Lou Tomasetti | FB | January 8, 1916 | 6'0" | 198 | Bucknell | Old Forge, PA USA | 14 | 2 |
| 53 | Al Vandeweghe | E | October 25, 1920 | 5'11" | 200 | William & Mary | Wyckoff, NJ USA | 5 | 3 |
| Gene White | G | August 3, 1919 | 6'2" | 205 | Indiana | South Bend, IN USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | Al Wukits | C | December 16, 1917 | 6'3" | 218 | Duquesne | Millvale, PA USA | 8 | 5 |
| 71 | Lou Zontini | FB | August 30, 1917 | 5'9" | 189 | Notre Dame | Whitesville, WV USA | 14 | 5 |
