1945 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-8
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Jim Leonard (2-8)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1945 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
1945 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1945 season with a record of 2 wins and 8 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division.

Pittsburgh struggled to score 79 points, worst in the circuit, while the defense allowed 220. Buzz Warren carried the ball for a team-best 292 yards for the Steelers, while John Lucente also buoyed the ground attack.

Buzz Warren threw for 368 yards. Tony Bova grabbed 15 passes for 215 yards.

Leon Pense picked off 3 opponent throws.

Jim Leonard coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
43Ben AgajanianKAugust 28, 19196'0"215New MexicoSanta Ana, CA USA51
69Tom AlberghiniGOctober 27, 19205'10"200Holy CrossPeabody, MA USA10
41Tony BovaHBAugust 21, 19176'1"190St. Francis (PA)Pittsburgh, PA USA105
Art BrandauC-GJune 23, 19226'2"210TennesseeBaltimore, MD USA10
55Carl BudaGFebruary 22, 19195'11"220CreightonOmaha, NE USA30
65Garth ChamberlainGMay 20, 19206'0"215BYUAlton, UT USA30
73Chuck CherundoloCAugust 8, 19166'1"215Penn St.Old Forge, PA USA65
78Joe CibulasTMay 31, 19216'0"220DuquesneWhitney, PA USA50
82Joe CoomerLTSeptember 11, 19186'6"281AustinGreenville, TX USA95
60Carmine DePascalEApril 13, 19186'0"188Wichita St.Aliquippa, PA USA10
61Henry DePaulGApril 12, 19175'11"225DuquesneBeaver Falls, PA USA40
71Dick DollyLEDecember 12, 19176'3"211West VirginiaOnego, WV USA109
72Ted DoyleRTJanuary 12, 19146'2"224NebraskaMaywood, NE USA1010
35Bill DudleyTBDecember 24, 19195'10"182VirginiaBluefield, VA USA44
52Paul DuhartBDecember 30, 19206'0"180FloridaMontreal, QC Canada22
59Vern FoltzC-LBAugust 27, 19186'1"205St. VincentClearfield, PA USA40
80Len FrketichTNovember 18, 19176'1"290Penn St.Monessen, PA USA20
37Jack ItzelFBNovember 12, 19246'0"190Georgetown (DC), PA USA100
32Toimi JarviHBFebruary 28, 19206'0"200Northern IllinoisDeKalb, IL USA10
44Art JonesWBJune 13, 19196'2"192RichmondFarmville, VA USA72
63George KiickFBSeptember 5, 19176'0"200BucknellHanover, PA USA63
60Frank KimbleENovember 9, 19176'5"205West VirginiaWilliamson, WV USA93
62John KondrlaTFebruary 23, 19216'2"195St. VincentRepublic, PA USA10
29Julie KoshlapBDecember 25, 19175'11"180Georgetown (DC)Wallington, NJ USA10
56Hubbard LawGJanuary 27, 19216'1"210Sam Houston St.Houston, TX USA60
33Jackie LowtherBDecember 27, 19225'8"165Detroit MercyDetroit, MI USA22
74John LucenteFBNovember 4, 19225'9"200West VirginiaClarksburg, WV USA105
68Ed McNamaraTApril 13, 19206'2"225Holy CrossClinton, MA USA10
36Elmer MerkovskyLGApril 13, 19176'1"239PittsburghNorth Braddock, PA USA1010
52John NaiotiHBNovember 6, 19215'10"180St. Francis (PA)Fulton, NY USA61
51Allen NicholsFBOctober 28, 19165'10"205Temple, PA USA11
40Mel OdelliHBDecember 9, 19205'8"176Duquesne, PA 20
35Al OlszewskiENovember 14, 19206'2"185Penn St., PA USA10
64John PatrickBB-QB-FBJanuary 16, 19186'0"202Penn St.Central City, PA USA30
18Leon PenseBBFebruary 5, 19226'0"170ArkansasChewey, OK USA108
39John PerkoRGFebruary 20, 19146'1"207DuquesneHibbing, MN USA1010
57John PetchelBBMay 27, 19195'11"185DuquesneFreeland, PA USA92
11Pepper PetrellaHBMay 7, 19205'7"160Penn St.Downington, PA USA31
46Joe PierreREOctober 15, 19206'0"185PittsburghSouth Fork, PA USA107
40John PopovichHBMarch 6, 19185'8"160St. VincentMonessen, PA USA10
10Al PostusTB-DBSeptember 21, 19205'10"180VillanovaPhiladelphia, PA USA20
81Ross SorceT6'4"255Georgetown (DC)Pittsburgh, PA 10
25Ed StofkoTBMay 17, 19206'1"192St. Francis (PA)Johnstown, PA USA21
75Glen StoughLTSeptember 7, 19216'5"240DukeIrwin, PA USA105
53Morgan TillerEOctober 13, 19186'1"195DenverTrinidad, CO USA100
48Sid TinsleyPJanuary 14, 19205'9"168ClemsonSpartanburg, SC USA90
49Si TitusCSeptember 23, 19186'0"195Holy CrossBrooklyn, NY USA93
15Buzz WarrenKRAugust 13, 19165'11"175TennesseeProvo, UT USA84
50Al WukitsCDecember 16, 19176'3"218DuquesneMillvale, PA USA31



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