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1944 Detroit Lions
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Record: 6-3-1, Finished 2nd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 216 points (21.6/g), 4th of 11 in the NFL.
Allowed 151 points (15.1/g), 4th.
Differential of 65 points (6.5/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 7.0-3.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.6/g), 3rd.
Coached by
Gus Dorais
Training Camp: West Shore Golf Club (Grosse Ile Township, Michigan)
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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 | ||||||
| K | Frankie Sinkwich+ | 24 | 1 | 9 | 2 of 8 field goals & 24 of 30 extra points | Detroit Lions / 1st / 1st pick / 1943 |
| FB | Bob Westfall | 25 | Rook | 10 | 65 rushes for 277 yards, 3 td, & 16 catches for 218 yards and 2 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 5th pick / 1942 |
| BB | Bill Callihan | 28 | 4 | 10 | 1 rush for 3 yards, 0 td, & 8 catches for 67 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 9th / 77th pick / 1939 |
| KR | Art Van Tone | 26 | 1 | 8 | 9 kick returns for a 25.2 average and 1 td | |
| LE | Dave Diehl | 26 | 5 | 10 | 18 catches for 426 yards, 4 td | |
| LT | Stan Batinski | 27 | 3 | 8 | ||
| LG | John Greene | 24 | Rook | 5 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 35th pick / 1944 | |
| C | Alex Wojciechowicz | 29 | 6 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1938 | |
| RG | Al Kaporch | 31 | 1 | 10 | ||
| RT | Luke Lindon | 29 | Rook | 10 | Cleveland Rams / 20th / 185th pick / 1940 | |
| RE | Jack Matheson | 24 | 1 | 10 | 23 catches for 361 yards, 3 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Frankie Sinkwich+ | 24 | 1 | 9 | 2 of 8 field goals & 24 of 30 extra points | Detroit Lions / 1st / 1st pick / 1943 |
| K | Frankie Sinkwich+ | 24 | 1 | 9 | 2 of 8 field goals & 24 of 30 extra points | Detroit Lions / 1st / 1st pick / 1943 |
| K | Frankie Sinkwich+ | 24 | 1 | 9 | 2 of 8 field goals & 24 of 30 extra points | Detroit Lions / 1st / 1st pick / 1943 |
| KR | Art Van Tone | 26 | 1 | 8 | 9 kick returns for a 25.2 average and 1 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Aiello | 23 | 4 | 0 | 165 | 5-6 | Youngstown St. | 4/29/1921 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Stan Batinski | 27 | LT | 9 | 8 | 215 | 5-10 | Temple | 3/4/1917 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Paul Blessing | 25 | 8 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Nebraska-Kearney | 1/6/1919 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Harry Bolton | 25 | 1 | 0 | 280 | 6-3 | Oklahoma St. | 3/24/1919 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Bill Callihan | 28 | BB | 10 | 10 | 217 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 5/15/1916 | 4 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 77th pick / 1939 | |
| Wayne Clark | 26 | 8 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Utah | 4/13/1918 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Joe D'Orazio | 30 | t | 5 | 1 | 220 | 5-11 | Ithaca | 10/5/1914 | Rook | 0 | ||
| Fred Dawley | 23 | 2 | 0 | 190 | 5-9 | Michigan | 3/11/1921 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Dave Diehl | 26 | LE | 10 | 10 | 195 | 6-0 | Michigan St. | 9/30/1918 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Ed Eiden | 23 | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Scranton | 11/16/1921 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 26th / 272nd pick / 1944 | ||
| Tony Furst | 26 | 2 | 0 | 217 | 6-1 | Dayton | 4/26/1918 | 4 | 0 | |||
| John Greene | 24 | LG | 9 | 5 | 210 | 6-0 | Michigan | 4/21/1920 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 35th pick / 1944 | |
| Elmer Hackney | 28 | fb | 10 | 1 | 205 | 6-2 | Kansas St. | 7/8/1916 | 4 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 92nd pick / 1940 | |
| Dale Hansen | 23 | 2 | 0 | 321 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 1/27/1921 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Al Kaporch | 31 | RG | 10 | 10 | 215 | 5-10 | St. Bonaventure | 10/6/1913 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob Keene | 25 | b | 10 | 2 | 185 | 5-10 | Detroit Mercy | 8/26/1919 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tom Kennedy | 24 | 2 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Wayne State (MI) | 6/4/1920 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Sonny Liles | 25 | 9 | 0 | 188 | 5-8 | Oklahoma St. | 8/9/1919 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Luke Lindon | 29 | RT | 10 | 10 | 243 | 5-10 | Kentucky | 6/23/1915 | Rook | 0 | Cleveland Rams / 20th / 185th pick / 1940 | |
| Jackie Lowther | 22 | 8 | 0 | 165 | 5-8 | Detroit Mercy | 12/27/1922 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 72nd pick / 1945 | ||
| Jack Matheson | 24 | RE | 10 | 10 | 221 | 6-2 | West. Michigan | 6/9/1920 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ed Opalewski | 25 | lt | 9 | 5 | 230 | 6-3 | East. Michigan | 11/11/1919 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Freeman Rexer | 26 | 6 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Tulane | 6/18/1918 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Bill Rogers | 31 | 2 | 0 | 243 | 5-11 | Villanova | 6/24/1913 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Ernie Rosteck | 22 | 9 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | none | 5/12/1922 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Frankie Sinkwich+ | 24 | K | 10 | 9 | 190 | 5-11 | Georgia | 10/10/1920 | 1 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 1st pick / 1943 | |
| George Sirochman | 26 | g | 9 | 1 | 215 | 6-2 | Duquesne | 3/23/1918 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Buzz Trebotich | 24 | 10 | 0 | 208 | 5-10 | St. Mary's (CA) | 12/30/1920 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Art Van Tone | 26 | KR | 10 | 8 | 185 | 5-10 | Southern Miss | 9/30/1918 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob Westfall | 25 | FB | 10 | 10 | 190 | 5-8 | Michigan | 5/5/1919 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 5th pick / 1942 | |
| Alex Wojciechowicz | 29 | C | 10 | 10 | 217 | 5-11 | Fordham | 8/12/1915 | 6 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1938 | |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 10 | 213.1 | 5-11.7 | 1.4 |
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