1941 Brooklyn Dodgers
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Record: 7-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 158 points (14.4/g), 5th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 127 points (11.5/g), 3rd.
Differential of 31 points (2.8/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 6.9-4.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 4th.
Coached by
Jock Sutherland (7-4-0)
Training Camp: Hun Junior School (Princeton, New Jersey)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| HB | Merl Condit | 24 | 1 | 11 | 91 rushes for 357 yards, 4 td, & 5 catches for 32 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 15th pick / 1940 |
| TB | Ace Parker | 29 | 4 | 9 | 85 rushes for 301 yards, 0 td, & 3 catches for 66 yards and 0 td | Brooklyn Dodgers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1937 |
| FB | Pug Manders*+ | 28 | 2 | 11 | 111 rushes for 486 yards, 5 td, & 6 catches for 67 yards and 0 td | Brooklyn Dodgers / 2nd / 11th pick / 1939 |
| BB | Rhoten Shetley | 23 | 1 | 10 | 1 rush for 7 yards, 0 td, & 4 catches for 41 yards and 0 td | Brooklyn Dodgers / 3rd / 19th pick / 1940 |
| LE | Perry Schwartz*+ | 26 | 3 | 11 | 25 catches for 362 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 7 yards and 0 td | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 43rd pick / 1938 |
| LT | Bruiser Kinard* | 27 | 3 | 11 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1938 | |
| LG | Warren Alfson | 26 | Rook | 11 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 16th / 149th pick / 1941 | |
| C | Bud Svendsen | 26 | 4 | 11 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 39th pick / 1937 | |
| RG | Jim Sivell* | 27 | 3 | 11 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 10th / 83rd pick / 1938 | |
| RT | Walt Merrill | 24 | 1 | 6 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 5th / 34th pick / 1940 | |
| RT | Frank Kristufek | 26 | 1 | 5 | ||
| RE | Ed Rucinski | 25 | Rook | 8 | 17 catches for 204 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for 13 yards and 0 td | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 49th pick / 1941 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Merl Condit | 24 | 1 | 11 | 2 of 11 field goals & 11 of 12 extra points | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 15th pick / 1940 |
| P | Ace Parker | 29 | 4 | 9 | 27 punts for a 40.0 average, 0 blocked | Brooklyn Dodgers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1937 |
| PR | Ace Parker | 29 | 4 | 9 | 16 punt returns for a 9.6 average and 0 td | Brooklyn Dodgers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1937 |
| KR | Merl Condit | 24 | 1 | 11 | 8 kick returns for a 22.2 average and 0 td | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 15th pick / 1940 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Alfson | 26 | G-LB | 11 | 11 | 198 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 5/10/1915 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 16th / 149th pick / 1941 | |
| Bill Bailey | 25 | E-DE | 5 | 0 | 213 | 6-3 | Duke | 4/12/1916 | 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 4th / 29th pick / 1940 | |
| Wendell Butcher | 27 | B | 9 | 1 | 197 | 6-1 | Gustavus Adolphus | 3/28/1914 | 3 | ||
| Merl Condit | 24 | HB | 11 | 11 | 187 | 5-11 | West Virginia,Carnegie Mellon | 3/21/1917 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 15th pick / 1940 | |
| Ray Frick | 22 | C | 3 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Pennsylvania | 1/16/1919 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 5th / 38th pick / 1941 | |
| Andy Fronczek | 25 | T | 11 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Richmond | 9/21/1916 | Rook | ||
| Herman Hodges | 27 | E | 11 | 3 | 198 | 6-1 | Samford | 11/22/1914 | 2 | ||
| Thurman Jones | 23 | FB-DB | 1 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Abilene Christian | 4/6/1918 | Rook | ||
| Mike Jurich | 22 | T | 4 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Denver | 1/7/1919 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 15th / 138th pick / 1941 | |
| Bruiser Kinard* | 27 | T | 11 | 11 | 216 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 10/23/1914 | 3 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1938 | |
| George Kinard | 25 | G | 11 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 10/9/1916 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 13th / 118th pick / 1941 | |
| Ben Kish | 24 | B | 5 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 3/31/1917 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 61st pick / 1940 | |
| Joe Koons | 26 | C | 6 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Scranton | 1/12/1915 | Rook | ||
| George Kracum | 23 | FB | 11 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 1/24/1918 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 63rd pick / 1941 | |
| Frank Kristufek | 26 | T | 11 | 5 | 209 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 12/12/1915 | 1 | ||
| Bill Leckonby | 24 | TB | 11 | 2 | 185 | 6-1 | St. Lawrence | 9/16/1917 | 2 | ||
| Pug Manders*+ | 28 | FB-HB | 11 | 11 | 200 | 6-0 | Drake | 5/5/1913 | 2 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 2nd / 11th pick / 1939 | |
| Dean McAdams | 24 | TB-HB | 11 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Washington | 10/3/1917 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 1st / 8th pick / 1941 | |
| Walt Merrill | 24 | T | 6 | 6 | 217 | 6-2 | Alabama | 8/7/1917 | 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 5th / 34th pick / 1940 | |
| Ace Parker | 29 | TB-DB-QB | 11 | 9 | 178 | 6-0 | Duke | 5/17/1912 | 4 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1937 | |
| Dave Parker | 23 | E | 7 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Hardin-Simmons | 1/30/1918 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 19th / 178th pick / 1941 | |
| Larry Peace | 24 | HB | 7 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 2/13/1917 | Rook | ||
| Steve Petro | 27 | G | 6 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | Pittsburgh | 10/21/1914 | 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 9th / 72nd pick / 1939 | |
| Tom Robertson | 24 | C | 11 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | Kansas,LSU,Tulsa | 7/25/1917 | Rook | ||
| Ed Rucinski | 25 | E | 11 | 8 | 198 | 6-2 | Indiana | 7/12/1916 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 49th pick / 1941 | |
| Perry Schwartz*+ | 26 | E | 11 | 11 | 199 | 6-2 | California | 4/27/1915 | 3 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 43rd pick / 1938 | |
| Rhoten Shetley | 23 | B | 11 | 10 | 208 | 5-11 | Furman | 2/7/1918 | 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 3rd / 19th pick / 1940 | |
| Jim Sivell* | 27 | G | 11 | 11 | 205 | 5-9 | Auburn | 3/12/1914 | 3 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 10th / 83rd pick / 1938 | |
| Leo Stasica | 25 | B | 5 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Illinois,Colorado | 6/15/1916 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1941 | |
| Bud Svendsen | 26 | C-LB-G | 11 | 11 | 190 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 2/7/1915 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 39th pick / 1937 | |
| Si Titus | 23 | C | 6 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Holy Cross | 9/23/1918 | 1 | ||
| Don Wemple | 24 | E | 11 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Colgate | 10/14/1917 | Rook | ||
| Team Total | 24.9 | 11 | 199.9 | 6-0.5 | 1.1 |