You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Teams > Detroit Lions > 1947 Starters, Roster, & Players

1947 Detroit Lions

Franchise IndexPrevious Season / Next Season

Record: 3-9-0, Finished 5th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 231 points (19.2/g), 8th of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 305 points (25.4/g), 8th.
 Differential of -74 points (-6.2/g), 8th.
 Expected W-L: 4.1-7.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.8/g), 8th.

Coached by Gus Dorais (3-9-0)

1947 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters
Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Roy Zimmerman 29 7 7 57 for 138, 867 yards, 7 td, 9 int, & 13 rushes for 28 yards and 1 td

Washington Redskins / 7th / 58th pick / 1940

QB Clyde LeForce 24 Rook 2 94 for 175, 1,384 yards, 13 td, 20 int, & 18 rushes for 143 yards and 0 td

Detroit Lions / 19th / 194th pick / 1945

FB Camp Wilson 25 1 7 89 rushes for 412 yards, 0 td, & 5 catches for 96 yards and 0 td
LH Bill Dudley 28 5 8 80 rushes for 302 yards, 2 td, & 27 catches for 375 yards and 7 td

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942

RH Elmer Madarik 25 2 5 19 rushes for 29 yards, 1 td, & 4 catches for 75 yards and 0 td

Detroit Lions / 18th / 178th pick / 1944

LE John Greene 27 3 6 38 catches for 621 yards, 5 td

Detroit Lions / 5th / 35th pick / 1944

LE Ted Cook 25 Rook 5 7 catches for 111 yards, 1 td

Brooklyn Tigers / 22nd / 221st pick / 1944

LT Russ Thomas 23 1 12

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1946

LG Stan Batinski 30 6 9 1 fumble recovered
C Merv Pregulman 25 1 9 2 fumbles recovered

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1944

RG Chuck DeShane 29 2 10 1 fumble recovered
RT Mitch Olenski 26 1 8

Brooklyn Tigers / 9th / 78th pick / 1944

RE Ted Cremer 28 1 10 13 catches for 117 yards, 1 td
 Special Teams Starters
K Roy Zimmerman 29 7 7 5 of 11 field goals & 30 of 31 extra points

Washington Redskins / 7th / 58th pick / 1940

P Roy Zimmerman 29 7 7 49 punts for a 42.4 average, 1 blocked

Washington Redskins / 7th / 58th pick / 1940

PR Bill Dudley 28 5 8 11 punt returns for a 16.5 average and 1 td

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942

KR Bill Dudley 28 5 8 15 kick returns for a 23.9 average and 0 td

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942

Roster

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Stan Batinski 30 G-T 12 9 215 5-10 Temple 3/4/1917 6
Ben Chase 24 G 11 0 235 6-3 Navy 3/18/1923 Rook
Ted Cook 25 E-DB 11 5 195 6-2 Alabama 2/6/1922 Rook

Brooklyn Tigers / 22nd / 221st pick / 1944

Ted Cremer 28 E-DE 12 10 209 6-2 Auburn 3/16/1919 1
Bob DeFruiter 29 HB 8 2 190 6-0 Nebraska 6/3/1918 2
Robert Derleth 25 T 1 0 230 6-3 Michigan 6/9/1922 Rook

Detroit Lions / 29th / 299th pick / 1944

Chuck DeShane 29 B-G 11 10 212 6-1 Alabama 12/10/1918 2
Bill Dudley 28 HB-TB-QB 9 8 182 5-10 Virginia 12/24/1919 5

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942

Jack Dugger 24 T-DE 12 3 230 6-3 Ohio State 1/13/1923 1

Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 12th pick / 1945

Leon Fichman 26 T 1 0 215 6-1 Alabama 2/23/1921 1
John Greene 27 E-G-B 12 6 210 6-0 Michigan 4/21/1920 3

Detroit Lions / 5th / 35th pick / 1944

George Hekkers 24 T 6 0 241 6-4 Wisconsin 2/18/1923 1
Ralph Heywood 26 E-DE 12 1 203 6-2 USC 9/11/1921 1

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 19th pick / 1944

Bill Hillman 26 B 2 0 200 5-11 Tennessee 11/11/1921 Rook

Detroit Lions / 27th / 246th pick / 1947

Bob Ivory 23 G 3 0 212 6-2 Detroit Mercy 1/29/1924 Rook

Detroit Lions / 26th / 270th pick / 1945

Tommy James 24 DB-HB 2 0 185 5-10 Ohio State 9/16/1923 Rook

Detroit Lions / 17th / 146th pick / 1947

Elmer Jones 27 G-LB 10 2 224 6-0 Franklin & Marshall,Wake Forest 8/4/1920 1

New York Giants / 2nd / 15th pick / 1946

Pete Kmetovic 28 HB 11 1 175 5-9 Stanford 12/27/1919 1

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 3rd pick / 1942

Les Lear 29 T 10 1 225 5-11 Manitoba 8/22/1918 3
Clyde LeForce 24 QB 9 2 176 5-11 Tulsa 6/4/1923 Rook

Detroit Lions / 19th / 194th pick / 1945

Elmer Madarik 25 HB-WB 8 5 200 5-11 Detroit Mercy 7/15/1922 2

Detroit Lions / 18th / 178th pick / 1944

Joe Margucci 26 HB-QB 11 4 182 5-10 USC 9/5/1921 Rook
Kelley Mote 24 E-DE-DB 12 1 189 6-2 Duke,South Carolina 4/27/1923 Rook

Detroit Lions / 16th / 147th pick / 1946

Reed Nilsen 26 C 2 0 230 6-0 BYU 1/13/1921 Rook

Detroit Lions / 16th / 136th pick / 1947

Bill O'Brien 23 HB 9 1 180 6-0 none 8/25/1924 Rook
Mitch Olenski 26 T 12 8 222 6-3 Alabama 1/13/1921 1

Brooklyn Tigers / 9th / 78th pick / 1944

Merv Pregulman 25 C-G 12 9 215 6-3 Michigan 10/10/1922 1

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1944

Ken Reese 26 HB-QB 4 0 175 5-11 Alabama 4/30/1921 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 31st / 322nd pick / 1945

Floyd Rhea 27 G 2 0 218 6-0 Oregon 9/21/1920 4

Brooklyn Dodgers / 15th / 134th pick / 1943

Dave Ryan 24 TB-HB 1 0 190 5-10 Hardin-Simmons 2/3/1923 2
John Sanchez 27 T 3 0 239 6-3 Redlands,San Francisco 10/12/1920 Rook

New York Giants / 9th / 81st pick / 1944

Cecil Souders 26 E-T 11 4 210 6-1 Ohio State 1/3/1921 Rook

Washington Redskins / 25th / 259th pick / 1945

Ed Stacco 22 T 10 0 261 6-2 Colgate 4/16/1925 Rook

Detroit Lions / 25th / 238th pick / 1946

Dick Stovall 25 LB-G-C 11 0 202 6-0 Abilene Christian 5/4/1922 Rook
Steve Sucic 26 HB-FB 5 0 210 6-0 Illinois 4/21/1921 1
Frank Szymanski 24 C 12 3 225 5-11 Notre Dame 7/6/1923 2

Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1945

Russ Thomas 23 T 12 12 237 6-3 Ohio State 7/24/1924 1

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1946

Walt Vezmar 22 G 2 0 235 5-11 Michigan State 1/1/1925 1

Detroit Lions / 13th / 106th pick / 1947

Bill Ward 26 G 4 2 230 6-0 Washington,Washington State 2/19/1921 1
Joe Watt 28 HB-DB 8 4 184 5-11 Syracuse 6/18/1919 Rook

Boston Yanks / 7th / 47th pick / 1947

Bob Westfall 28 FB-LB-TB 12 3 190 5-8 Michigan 5/5/1919 3

Detroit Lions / 1st / 5th pick / 1942

Bob Wiese 24 B 12 2 198 6-3 Michigan 1/25/1923 Rook

Detroit Lions / 5th / 39th pick / 1945

Camp Wilson 25 FB 12 7 200 6-1 Hardin-Simmons,Tarleton State,Tulsa 3/29/1922 1
Roy Zimmerman 29 QB-WB-K 12 7 201 6-2 San Jose State 2/20/1918 7

Washington Redskins / 7th / 58th pick / 1940

Team Total 25.8 12 208.8 6-0.5 1.3