1943 New York Giants Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-3-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Steve Owen (6-3-1)
Location: New York, New York
1943 New York Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 6-3-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Steve Owen (6-3-1)
Location: New York, New York
1943 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1943 season with a record of 6 wins and 3 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
New York racked up 197 points, while the defensive squad allowed 170. Bill Paschal ran for a team-leading 572 yards for the Giants, while Ward Cuff additionally buoyed the ground attack.
Emery Nix threw for 396 yards, and Tuffy Leemans played quarterback, too. Will Walls hauled in 14 passes for 231 yards.
Dave Brown picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Steve Owen coached the team. The 1943 New York Giants lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Neal Adams | LE | January 21, 1919 | 6'3" | 195 | Arkansas | El Paso, AR USA | 8 | 8 |
| 28 | Verlin Adams | DE-T-G-E-LB | July 14, 1918 | 6'0" | 205 | Charleston (WV) | Burnwell, KY USA | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | Chuck Avedisian | RG | September 19, 1917 | 5'9" | 203 | Providence | West Hoboken, NJ USA | 10 | 10 |
| 42 | Hub Barker | B-LB | November 12, 1918 | 5'10" | 193 | Arkansas | Welch, OK USA | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Al Blozis | RT | January 5, 1919 | 6'6" | 250 | Georgetown (DC) | Garfield, NJ USA | 10 | 10 |
| 5 | Dave Brown | FB | February 14, 1920 | 5'11" | 190 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 10 | 4 |
| 26 | Victor Carroll | T-C-G | November 9, 1912 | 6'3" | 235 | Nevada-Reno | Alhambra, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 36 | Frank Cope | LT | November 19, 1915 | 6'2" | 225 | Santa Clara | Anaconda, MT USA | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | Ward Cuff | K | August 12, 1913 | 6'1" | 192 | Marquette | Redwood Falls, MN USA | 10 | 10 |
| 12 | Walt Dubzinski | C-G | October 26, 1919 | 5'10" | 205 | Boston Col. | Gardner, MA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Mel Hein | C | August 22, 1909 | 6'2" | 225 | Washington St. | Redding, CA USA | 10 | 7 |
| 50 | Bull Karcis | FB-BB-HB | December 3, 1908 | 5'9" | 223 | Carnegie Mellon | Monaca, PA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 25 | Carl Kinscherf | P | October 20, 1919 | 6'1" | 188 | Colgate | Brooklyn, NY USA | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | Tuffy Leemans | TB | November 12, 1912 | 6'0" | 195 | Oregon | Superior, WI USA | 10 | 1 |
| 22 | Frank Liebel | E | November 19, 1919 | 6'1" | 211 | Norwich | Erie, PA USA | 10 | 4 |
| 34 | Sal Marone | G | August 10, 1917 | 5'10" | 195 | Manhattan | Highland Falls, NJ USA | 8 | 0 |
| 44 | Emery Nix | TB | December 1, 1919 | 5'11" | 180 | TCU | Chillicothe, TX USA | 10 | 6 |
| 8 | Bill Paschal | FB | May 28, 1921 | 6'0" | 201 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA USA | 9 | 3 |
| 29 | Bill Piccolo | C | May 1, 1920 | 5'11" | 185 | Canisius | Buffalo, NY USA | 10 | 3 |
| 11 | Steve Pritko | E | December 21, 1920 | 6'2" | 209 | Villanova | Northampton, PA USA | 10 | 2 |
| 39 | Tom Roberts | T-G | April 1, 1916 | 6'1" | 215 | DePaul | New Troy, MI USA | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | Lee Shaffer | BB | May 9, 1912 | 6'2" | 203 | Kansas St. | Minneola, KS USA | 10 | 10 |
| 15 | Hank Soar | B | August 17, 1914 | 6'2" | 205 | Providence | Alton, RI USA | 4 | 4 |
| 37 | Joe Sulaitis | B-G-DE-E | June 20, 1921 | 6'2" | 212 | none | Hoboken, NJ USA | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | Bob Trocolor | QB-HB | March 31, 1917 | 6'2" | 207 | Long Island | Oak Hill, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | Larry Visnic | G-LB-BB | April 7, 1919 | 5'11" | 190 | Benedictine | Jacobsburg, OH USA | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | Will Walls | RE | December 8, 1912 | 6'4" | 214 | TCU | Lonoke, AR USA | 8 | 6 |
| 60 | Len Younce | LG | January 8, 1917 | 6'1" | 208 | Oregon St. | Dayton, OR USA | 10 | 10 |
