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1952 Dallas Texans
Record: 1-11-0, Finished 6th in NFL National Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 182 points (15.2/g), 11th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 427 points (35.6/g), 12th.
Differential of -245 points (-20.4/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 1.4-10.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.8/g), 11th.
Coached by Jimmy Phelan (1-11-0)
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1952 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Bob Celeri | 25 | 1 | 4 | 31 for 75, 490 yards, 3 td, 3 int, & 17 rushes for 135 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 127th pick / 1950 |
| QB | Frank Tripucka | 25 | 3 | 6 | 86 for 174, 769 yards, 3 td, 17 int, & 9 rushes for 28 yards and 3 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1949 |
| FB | Zollie Toth | 28 | 2 | 6 | 82 rushes for 266 yards, 4 td, & 13 catches for 54 yards and 0 td | New York Yanks / 4th / 42nd pick / 1950 |
| FB | Dick Hoerner | 30 | 5 | 5 | 56 rushes for 162 yards, 2 td, & 10 catches for 172 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Rams / 17th / 169th pick / 1945 |
| LH | George Taliaferro* | 25 | 3 | 12 | 100 rushes for 419 yards, 1 td, & 21 catches for 244 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 13th / 129th pick / 1949 |
| RH | Buddy Young | 26 | 5 | 11 | 71 rushes for 243 yards, 3 td, & 22 catches for 269 yards and 2 td | |
| LE | Dick Wilkins | 27 | 3 | 11 | 32 catches for 416 yards, 3 td | New York Giants / 25th / 226th pick / 1948 |
| LT | Jim Lansford | 22 | Rook | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Texans / 9th / 98th pick / 1952 |
| LG | Weldon Humble | 31 | 5 | 9 | Chicago Cardinals / 24th / 224th pick / 1943 |
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| C | Brad Ecklund | 30 | 3 | 12 | Green Bay Packers / 20th / 181st pick / 1947 |
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| RG | John Wozniak* | 31 | 4 | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 34th pick / 1948 |
| RT | Ken Jackson | 23 | Rook | 10 | New York Yanks / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1951 |
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| RE | Stan Williams | 23 | Rook | 6 | 9 catches for 123 yards, 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 86th pick / 1952 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Gino Marchetti | 25 | Rook | 2 | Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1952 |
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| LDT | Art Donovan | 27 | 2 | 1 | New York Giants / 22nd / 204th pick / 1947 |
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| MG | Sisto Averno | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDT | Chubby Grigg | 26 | 6 | 0 | ||
| RDE | Art Tait | 23 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LLB | Keever Jankovich | 24 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 60th pick / 1952 |
| RLB | Pat Cannamela | 23 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Texans / 11th / 122nd pick / 1952 |
| LDH | Johnny Petitbon | 21 | Rook | 0 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Texans / 7th / 74th pick / 1952 |
| RDH | Stan Williams | 23 | Rook | 6 | 5 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 86th pick / 1952 |
| LS | Tom Keane | 26 | 4 | 1 | 10 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 18th pick / 1948 |
| RS | Jerry Davis | 28 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 175th pick / 1948 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chubby Grigg | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 of 3 field goals & 9 of 12 extra points | |
| P | Hank Lauricella | 22 | Rook | 0 | 58 punts for a 35.1 average, 1 blocked | Detroit Lions / 17th / 202nd pick / 1952 |
| PR | Billy Baggett | 23 | Rook | 1 | 12 punt returns for a 8.5 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 22nd / 265th pick / 1951 |
| KR | Buddy Young | 26 | 5 | 11 | 23 kick returns for a 28.0 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennie Aldridge | 26 | DB-HB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 10/24/1926 | 2 | New York Yanks / 6th / 68th pick / 1950 |
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| 60 | Sisto Averno | 27 | LB-MG-G | 12 | 1 | 235 | 5-11 | Muhlenberg | 5/12/1925 | 2 | |
| 24 | Billy Baggett | 23 | HB-DB | 11 | 1 | 175 | 5-11 | LSU | 6/2/1929 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 22nd / 265th pick / 1951 |
| 73 | Joe Campanella | 22 | LB-DT-T | 12 | 2 | 242 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 9/3/1930 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 36th pick / 1952 |
| 35 | Pat Cannamela | 23 | LB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | USC | 4/27/1929 | Rook | Dallas Texans / 11th / 122nd pick / 1952 |
| 17 | Bob Celeri | 25 | QB | 8 | 4 | 180 | 5-10 | California | 6/1/1927 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 127th pick / 1950 |
| 77 | Don Colo | 27 | DT | 4 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Brown | 1/5/1925 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 28th pick / 1950 |
| 40 | Jerry Davis | 28 | DB-HB | 7 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Southeastern Louisiana | 1/5/1924 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 175th pick / 1948 |
| 70 | Art Donovan | 27 | DT-T | 6 | 1 | 263 | 6-2 | Boston College,Notre Dame | 6/5/1925 | 2 | New York Giants / 22nd / 204th pick / 1947 |
| 50 | Brad Ecklund | 30 | C-LB | 12 | 12 | 215 | 6-3 | Oregon | 5/9/1922 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 20th / 181st pick / 1947 |
| 82 | Dan Edwards | 26 | E | 1 | 1 | 197 | 6-1 | Georgia | 7/18/1926 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 9th pick / 1948 |
| 85 | Gene Felker | 23 | E | 6 | 3 | 198 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 3/4/1929 | Rook | Dallas Texans / 19th / 218th pick / 1952 |
| 64 | Keith Flowers | 22 | C-LB | 6 | 0 | 211 | 6-0 | TCU | 4/24/1930 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 11th / 130th pick / 1952 |
| 85 | Sonny Gandee | 23 | LB-DE | 2 | 0 | 216 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 2/27/1929 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 9th / 106th pick / 1952 |
| 79 | Chubby Grigg | 26 | DT-T | 10 | 0 | 294 | 6-2 | Tulsa | 1/10/1926 | 6 | |
| 31 | Dick Hoerner | 30 | FB | 11 | 5 | 220 | 6-4 | Iowa | 7/25/1922 | 5 | Cleveland Rams / 17th / 169th pick / 1945 |
| 66 | Weldon Humble | 31 | G | 11 | 9 | 221 | 6-1 | La-Lafayette,Rice | 4/24/1921 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 24th / 224th pick / 1943 |
| 74 | Ken Jackson | 23 | T-G | 12 | 10 | 236 | 6-2 | Texas | 4/26/1929 | Rook | New York Yanks / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1951 |
| 55 | Keever Jankovich | 24 | LB-DE | 10 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Pacific,Utah | 1/6/1928 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 60th pick / 1952 |
| 21 | Tom Keane | 26 | DB-E | 12 | 1 | 192 | 6-1 | Ohio State,West Virginia | 9/7/1926 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 18th pick / 1948 |
| 71 | Jim Lansford | 22 | T | 12 | 10 | 235 | 6-3 | Texas | 8/19/1930 | Rook | Dallas Texans / 9th / 98th pick / 1952 |
| 44 | Hank Lauricella | 22 | HB | 11 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 10/9/1930 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 17th / 202nd pick / 1952 |
| 75 | Gino Marchetti | 25 | DE-T-DT | 12 | 2 | 244 | 6-4 | San Francisco | 1/2/1927 | Rook | Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1952 |
| 38 | Dick McKissack | 26 | DB | 1 | 1 | 208 | 6-2 | SMU | 2/10/1926 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 64th pick / 1950 |
| 10 | Chuck Ortmann | 23 | B | 3 | 2 | 190 | 6-1 | Michigan | 6/1/1929 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 20th pick / 1951 |
| 85 | Ray Pelfrey | 24 | E-HB | 6 | 6 | 190 | 6-0 | Auburn,Eastern Kentucky | 1/11/1928 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 17th / 197th pick / 1951 |
| 23 | Johnny Petitbon | 21 | DB-HB | 11 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 6/4/1931 | Rook | Dallas Texans / 7th / 74th pick / 1952 |
| 62 | Barney Poole | 29 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Army,Mississippi,North Carolina | 10/29/1923 | 3 | New York Giants / 6th / 53rd pick / 1945 |
| 52 | Joe Reid | 23 | LB-C-DG | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | LSU | 3/18/1929 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 13th / 156th pick / 1951 |
| 33 | George Robison | 21 | G | 4 | 1 | 215 | 6-2 | VMI | 2/14/1931 | Rook | |
| 45 | Will Sherman | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | St. Mary's (CA) | 10/20/1927 | Rook | New York Yanks / 26th / 311th pick / 1951 |
| 64 | Joe Soboleski | 26 | G-T-DT | 1 | 0 | 213 | 6-0 | Michigan | 8/22/1926 | 3 | New York Giants / 9th / 86th pick / 1949 |
| 83 | Art Tait | 23 | DE | 8 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 2/8/1929 | 1 | |
| 20 | George Taliaferro* | 25 | HB-TB-QB-DB | 12 | 12 | 196 | 5-11 | Indiana | 1/8/1927 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 13th / 129th pick / 1949 |
| 78 | Hamp Tanner | 25 | T | 10 | 0 | 280 | 6-2 | Georgia | 10/31/1927 | 1 | New York Giants / 30th / 384th pick / 1950 |
| 33 | Zollie Toth | 28 | FB | 12 | 6 | 219 | 6-2 | LSU | 1/26/1924 | 2 | New York Yanks / 4th / 42nd pick / 1950 |
| 11 | Frank Tripucka | 25 | QB | 6 | 6 | 192 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 12/8/1927 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1949 |
| 88 | Dick Wilkins | 27 | E | 12 | 11 | 194 | 6-2 | Oregon | 9/28/1925 | 3 | New York Giants / 25th / 226th pick / 1948 |
| 80 | Stan Williams | 23 | DB-E | 12 | 6 | 195 | 6-2 | Baylor | 12/5/1929 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 86th pick / 1952 |
| 65 | John Wozniak* | 31 | G-LB | 12 | 11 | 218 | 6-0 | Alabama | 8/2/1921 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 34th pick / 1948 |
| 22 | Buddy Young | 26 | HB-FB-DB | 12 | 11 | 175 | 5-4 | Illinois | 1/5/1926 | 5 | |
| Team Total | 25.2 | 12 | 212.3 | 6-0.8 | 1.7 |