1946 New York Yankees Roster

All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 10-3-1
Finishing 1st in the AAFC's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Ray Flaherty (10-3-1)
Location: New York, New York
1946 New York Yankees Statistics
1946 New York Yankees Results

The New York Yankees of the All American Football Conference ended the 1946 season with a record of 10 wins and 3 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the AAFC's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Yankees scored 270 points, and the defense allowed 192. Spec Sanders ran for a team-best 709 yards for New York.

Ace Parker passed for 763 yards, and Spec Sanders spent time under center, too. Jack Russell paced pass catchers, snagging 23 passes, while Spec Sanders accumulated 259 receiving yards.

Bob Sweiger picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition.

Ray Flaherty coached the team. The 1946 New York Yankees lost in the Championship.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
51Bruce AlfordRESeptember 12, 19226'0"190TCUWaco, TX USA1310
21Jack BaldwinCJuly 31, 19216'3"223CentenaryClyde, TX USA73
45Roman BentzGSeptember 1, 19196'2"230TulaneIron Ridge, WI USA123
50Harry BurrusBApril 6, 19216'1"195Hardin-SimmonsSlaton, TX USA113
60Lloyd CheathamBBMarch 20, 19196'2"211AuburnNantes, OK USA137
52Mel CongerDE-EJune 4, 19196'2"225GeorgiaAtlanta, GA USA70
33George DohertyT-GSeptember 5, 19206'1"218Louisiana TechCamden, MS USA10
66Ray HareBNovember 21, 19176'1"204GonzagaNorth Battleford, SK Canada41
75Harvey JohnsonKJune 22, 19195'11"212William & MaryBridgeton, NJ USA132
43Nate JohnsonTJune 18, 19206'3"244IllinoisDale, IL USA1412
30Mike KarmazinGJuly 16, 19195'11"210DukeManown, PA USA100
70Bob KennedyBJune 29, 19215'11"195Washington St.Sandpoint, ID USA134
44Bruiser KinardLTOctober 23, 19146'1"216MississippiPelahatchie, MS USA1414
31George KinardLGOctober 9, 19166'1"202MississippiCrystal Springs, MS USA115
76Pug MandersFBMay 5, 19136'0"200DrakeMilbank, SD USA134
55Bob MastersonLEJanuary 5, 19156'1"213Miami (FL)North Branch, NJ USA148
46Harley McCollumTFebruary 28, 19166'4"245Tulane, OK 100
61Bob MorrowBBMay 5, 19186'0"222Illinois WesleyanMadison, WI USA136
40Derrell PalmerDTAugust 27, 19226'2"240TCUBreckenridge, TX USA131
88Ace ParkerTBMay 17, 19126'0"178DukePortsmouth, VA USA124
83Bob PerinaDBJanuary 16, 19216'1"205PrincetonIrvington, NJ USA132
41Roman PiskorLGAugust 9, 19176'0"245NiagaraNorth Tonawanda, NY USA127
73Dewey ProctorFB-LBJuly 1, 19215'11"215FurmanLake View, SC USA40
72Eddie ProkopFBFebruary 11, 19225'11"200Georgia TechCleveland, OH USA123
35Charley RiffleRGJanuary 6, 19186'0"212Notre DameDillonvale, OH USA1413
22Tom RobertsonCJuly 25, 19176'0"199KansasLawton, OK USA1413
53Jack RussellLEAugust 29, 19196'1"215BaylorNemo, TX USA146
81Spec SandersKRJanuary 26, 19186'1"196TexasTemple, OK USA139
57Perry SchwartzEApril 27, 19156'2"199CaliforniaChicago, IL USA141
77Frankie SinkwichBOctober 10, 19205'11"190GeorgiaMcKees Rocks, PA USA40
25Lou SossamonCJune 2, 19216'1"207South CarolinaGaffney, SC USA141
56Henry StantonEAugust 24, 19206'2"200Arizona60
80Bob SweigerWBSeptember 20, 19196'0"209MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN USA135
8780Lowell WagnerWBAugust 21, 19236'0"194USCSanta Monica, CA USA137
32Joe YackanichGMarch 31, 19225'10"205Fordham110