1954 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-7
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Walt Kiesling (5-7)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1954 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
1954 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1954 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.

Pittsburgh ran up 219 points, while the defense surrendered 263. Jim Finks passed for 2,003 yards. Ray Mathews grabbed 44 passes for 652 yards, while Elbie Nickel provided receiving help, too.

Fran Rogel carried the ball for a team-best 415 yards for the Steelers.

The ball-hawking defense pounced on 50 turnovers. Paul Cameron picked off 7 opponent throws.

Walt Kiesling coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
64Rudy AndabakerGAugust 1, 19285'11"196PittsburghDonora, PA USA40
75Nick BolkovacDT-TMarch 20, 19286'1"230PittsburghMcKees Rocks, PA USA50
18Pat BradyPSeptember 7, 19266'1"195BradleySeattle, WA USA120
27Jim BrandtDB-HBMay 19, 19296'1"205St. ThomasFargo, ND USA120
83Dewey BrundageLDEOctober 1, 19316'3"210BYUAlhambra, CA USA110
80Jack ButlerRDHNovember 12, 19276'1"200St. BonaventurePittsburgh, PA USA120
35Tom CalvinHBJune 13, 19266'0"200AlabamaAthens, AL USA60
34Paul CameronLSOctober 4, 19326'0"185UCLABurbank, CA USA120
49Lynn ChandnoisHB-WB-TBFebruary 24, 19256'2"198Michigan St.Fayette, MI USA110
79Ernie CheathamDTJuly 26, 19296'4"255Loyola MarymountLong Beach, CA USA40
77Gus CifelliTFebruary 3, 19266'4"244Nevada-RenoPhiladelphia, PA USA50
24Russ CraftLDHOctober 15, 19195'9"178AlabamaMcEwen, TN USA110
60Dale DodrillMGFebruary 27, 19266'1"215Colorado St.Stockton, KS USA120
39Leo ElterFB-HBOctober 21, 19295'10"201DuquesnePittsburgh, PA USA110
78Lou FerryLDTDecember 1, 19276'2"244VillanovaChester, PA USA110
7Jim FinksQBAugust 31, 19275'11"180TulsaSt. Louis, MO USA1212
57Dick FlanaganLLBOctober 31, 19266'0"216Ohio St.Sidney, OH USA50
72Bob GaonaLTJanuary 3, 19316'3"243Wake ForestAmbridge, PA USA120
17Paul HeldKOctober 20, 19286'2"195San Jose St.El Segundo, CA USA80
65George HughesRTAugust 19, 19256'1"225William & MaryNorfolk, VA USA120
28Ed KissellRSSeptember 29, 19296'1"193Wake ForestNashua, NH USA70
62Pete LadygoRGJune 23, 19256'2"218MarylandWest Brownsville, PA USA120
41Johnny LattnerKROctober 24, 19326'1"195Notre DameChicago, IL USA120
74Joe MatesicTNovember 10, 19276'4"250IndianaRankin, PA USA10
25Ray MathewsLHFebruary 26, 19296'0"185ClemsonDayton, PA USA120
26Dewey McConnellDB-DEJanuary 26, 19306'0"190WyomingLaramie, WY USA90
84Bill McPeakRDEJuly 24, 19266'1"208Notre DameNew Castle, PA USA120
81Elbie NickelREDecember 28, 19226'1"196CincinnatiFullerton, KY USA120
89Jack O'BrienEOctober 21, 19326'2"213FloridaJeannette, PA USA70
77Tom PalmerDTAugust 12, 19296'2"240Wake Forest70
33Fran RogelFBDecember 12, 19275'11"203California (PA)North Braddock, PA USA120
66John SchwederLGDecember 23, 19276'1"224PennsylvaniaBethlehem, PA USA120
50Stan SheriffRLBApril 24, 19326'1"224Cal Poly-San Luis ObispoHonolulu, HI USA120
37Burrell ShieldsHBSeptember 6, 19296'2"203John CarrollCleveland, OH USA60
70Ernie StautnerRDTApril 20, 19256'1"230Boston Col.Prinzing-by-Cham, Germany120
88George SulimaLEFebruary 27, 19286'2"200Boston Univ.New Britain, CT USA120
61Lou TepeC-LBJune 18, 19306'2"208DukeNorth Bergen, NJ USA120
56Bill WalshCSeptember 8, 19276'2"230Notre DamePhillipsburg, NJ USA120
82Joe ZombekDE-EDecember 24, 19326'1"195Pittsburgh80



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