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1952 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 6-6-0, Finished 4th in NFL National Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 295 points (24.6/g), 5th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 312 points (26.0/g), 10th.
Differential of -17 points (-1.4/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 5.6-6.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -15 (-1.2/g), 12th.
Coached by Gene Ronzani (6-6-0)
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1952 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) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Tobin Rote | 24 | 2 | 8 | 82 for 157, 1,268 yards, 13 td, 8 int, & 58 rushes for 313 yards and 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1950 |
| QB | Babe Parilli | 22 | Rook | 4 | 77 for 177, 1,416 yards, 13 td, 17 int, & 32 rushes for 106 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1952 |
| FB | Bobby Jack Floyd | 23 | Rook | 0 | 61 rushes for 236 yards, 1 td, & 11 catches for 129 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 15th / 172nd pick / 1952 |
| LH | Tony Canadeo | 33 | 11 | 0 | 65 rushes for 191 yards, 2 td, & 9 catches for 86 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 77th pick / 1941 |
| RH | Billy Grimes | 25 | 3 | 0 | 17 rushes for 59 yards, 0 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1949 |
| LE | Bob Mann | 28 | 4 | 0 | 30 catches for 517 yards, 6 td | |
| LT | Dick Afflis | 23 | 1 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 16th / 186th pick / 1951 |
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| LG | Steve Ruzich | 25 | Rook | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 14th / 168th pick / 1952 |
| C | Jay Rhodemyre | 30 | 4 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 51st pick / 1948 |
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| RG | Dick Logan | 22 | Rook | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 132nd pick / 1952 |
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| RT | Steve Dowden | 23 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 117th pick / 1952 |
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| RE | Billy Howton* | 22 | Rook | 0 | 53 catches for 1,231 yards, 13 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1952 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | John Martinkovic | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 6th / 65th pick / 1951 |
| LDT | Marvin Johnson | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | Bob Dees | 23 | Rook | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 217th pick / 1952 |
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| RDE | Ab Wimberly* | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Boston Yanks / 12th / 99th pick / 1948 |
| LLB | Bob Forte | 30 | 6 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 98th pick / 1943 |
| MLB | Hal Faverty | 25 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 15th / 149th pick / 1949 |
| RLB | Deral Teteak* | 23 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 100th pick / 1952 |
| LDH | Ace Loomis | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 62nd pick / 1951 |
| RDH | Dan Sandifer | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 5th / 28th pick / 1948 |
| LS | Bobby Dillon | 22 | Rook | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 28th pick / 1952 |
| RS | Clarence Self | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 105th pick / 1948 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bill Reichardt | 22 | Rook | 0 | 5 of 20 field goals & 5 of 5 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 76th pick / 1952 |
| P | Babe Parilli | 22 | Rook | 4 | 65 punts for a 40.7 average, 0 blocked | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1952 |
| PR | Billy Grimes | 25 | 3 | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 9.9 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1949 |
| KR | Billy Grimes | 25 | 3 | 0 | 18 kick returns for a 23.4 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1949 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Dick Afflis | 23 | T-DG-G | 12 | 0 | 251 | 6-0 | Nevada-Reno,Purdue | 6/27/1929 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 16th / 186th pick / 1951 |
| Ed Berrang | 30 | DE-E | 1 | 0 | 206 | 6-2 | Villanova | 10/14/1922 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 48th pick / 1949 |
| Chuck Boerio | 22 | LB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Illinois | 3/9/1930 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 20th / 231st pick / 1952 |
| Ray Bray | 35 | G-DG | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | North Carolina,Western Michigan | 2/1/1917 | 13 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 76th pick / 1939 |
| Tony Canadeo | 33 | HB-TB-FB-DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Gonzaga | 5/5/1919 | 11 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 77th pick / 1941 |
| Fred Cone | 26 | FB-K | 10 | 0 | 199 | 5-11 | Clemson | 6/21/1926 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 27th pick / 1951 |
| Bob Dees | 23 | DT-T | 9 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Southwest Missouri State | 9/26/1929 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 217th pick / 1952 |
| Bobby Dillon | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Texas | 2/23/1930 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 28th pick / 1952 |
| Steve Dowden | 23 | T | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Baylor | 2/24/1929 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 10th / 117th pick / 1952 |
| Carl Elliott | 25 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Virginia | 11/12/1927 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 13th / 160th pick / 1950 |
| Hal Faverty | 25 | LB-DE-C | 11 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 9/26/1927 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 15th / 149th pick / 1949 |
| Bobby Jack Floyd | 23 | FB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | TCU | 12/8/1929 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 15th / 172nd pick / 1952 |
| Bob Forte | 30 | HB-LB-DB | 12 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 7/15/1922 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 98th pick / 1943 |
| Billy Grimes | 25 | HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Oklahoma State | 7/27/1927 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1949 |
| Dave Hanner | 22 | DT | 12 | 0 | 257 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 5/22/1930 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 52nd pick / 1952 |
| Billy Howton* | 22 | E | 12 | 0 | 191 | 6-2 | Rice | 7/5/1930 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1952 |
| Marvin Johnson | 25 | DB-HB | 5 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | San Jose State | 4/13/1927 | 1 | |
| Tom Johnson | 21 | DT | 8 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Michigan | 1/19/1931 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 63rd pick / 1952 |
| Jim Keane | 28 | E-DE | 11 | 0 | 217 | 6-4 | Iowa,Northwestern | 1/11/1924 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 18th / 182nd pick / 1945 |
| Dick Logan | 22 | G-DT | 7 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 5/4/1930 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 132nd pick / 1952 |
| Ace Loomis | 24 | DB-HB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 6/12/1928 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 62nd pick / 1951 |
| Bob Mann | 28 | E | 12 | 0 | 172 | 5-11 | Michigan | 4/8/1924 | 4 | |
| John Martinkovic | 25 | DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | Xavier (OH) | 2/4/1927 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 65th pick / 1951 |
| Dom Moselle | 26 | DB-HB | 8 | 1 | 192 | 6-0 | Wisconsin-Superior | 6/23/1926 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 23rd / 299th pick / 1950 |
| Babe Parilli | 22 | QB | 12 | 4 | 196 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 5/7/1930 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1952 |
| Lindy Pearson | 23 | HB | 2 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 3/6/1929 | 2 | |
| Ray Pelfrey | 24 | E-HB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Auburn,Eastern Kentucky | 1/11/1928 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 17th / 197th pick / 1951 |
| Bill Reichardt | 22 | FB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Iowa | 6/24/1930 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 76th pick / 1952 |
| Breezy Reid | 25 | HB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Georgia | 9/14/1927 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 107th pick / 1950 |
| Jay Rhodemyre | 30 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 12/16/1922 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 51st pick / 1948 |
| Bill Robinson | 23 | HB | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Lincoln (MO) | 9/29/1929 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 25th / 294th pick / 1952 |
| Tobin Rote | 24 | QB | 12 | 8 | 211 | 6-3 | Rice | 1/18/1928 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1950 |
| Howie Ruetz | 25 | DT | 3 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Loras | 8/18/1927 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 26th / 313th pick / 1951 |
| Steve Ruzich | 25 | G-LB-T-DT | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 12/24/1927 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 14th / 168th pick / 1952 |
| Dan Sandifer | 25 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | LSU | 3/1/1927 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 28th pick / 1948 |
| George Schmidt | 25 | DE-C-LB | 7 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Illinois Tech | 10/28/1927 | Rook | |
| Clarence Self | 27 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 181 | 5-8 | Wisconsin | 10/10/1925 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 105th pick / 1948 |
| Wash Serini | 30 | DG-G-T | 11 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 3/11/1922 | 4 | |
| Dave Stephenson | 27 | G-C-DG | 11 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Tennessee,West Virginia | 10/22/1925 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 194th pick / 1950 |
| Deral Teteak* | 23 | LB-G | 12 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 12/11/1929 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 100th pick / 1952 |
| Ab Wimberly* | 26 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | LSU | 5/4/1926 | 3 | Boston Yanks / 12th / 99th pick / 1948 |
| Team Total | 25.2 | 12 | 211.6 | 6-0.9 | 2.0 |