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1947 Los Angeles Dons
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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 3rd in AAFC West Division
AAFC Season Summary
Scored 328 points (23.4/g), 3rd of 8 in the AAFC.
Allowed 256 points (18.3/g), 3rd.
Differential of 72 points (5.1/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 9.0-5.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 4th.
Coached by
Mel Hein (2-1-0) (co-coach with Ted Shipkey), Ted Shipkey (2-1-0) and Dudley DeGroot (5-6-0)
Training Camp: Ventura Junior College (Ventura, California)
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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 | ||||||
| QB | Charlie O'Rourke | 30 | 5 | 9 | 89 for 178, 1,449 yards, 13 td, 16 int, & 24 rushes for 55 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 5th / 39th pick / 1941 |
| QB | Glenn Dobbs | 27 | 1 | 3 | 49 for 109, 650 yards, 6 td, 7 int, & 28 rushes for 90 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1943 |
| FB | Bob Reinhard | 27 | 1 | 11 | 41 rushes for 150 yards, 0 td, & 3 catches for 34 yards and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 34th pick / 1942 |
| FB | John Kimbrough | 29 | 1 | 5 | 131 rushes for 562 yards, 8 td, & 16 catches for 281 yards and 3 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1941 |
| LH | Chuck Fenenbock | 30 | 4 | 12 | 58 rushes for 185 yards, 3 td, & 20 catches for 276 yards and 2 td | |
| RH | Bob Kelly | 22 | Rook | 8 | 51 rushes for 205 yards, 2 td, & 9 catches for 68 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 81st pick / 1947 |
| LE | Joe Aguirre | 29 | 6 | 6 | 8 catches for 158 yards, 4 td | Washington Redskins / 11th / 100th pick / 1941 |
| LT | Earl Audet | 26 | 2 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1944 | |
| LG | Len Levy | 26 | 2 | 8 | Cleveland Rams / 4th / 27th pick / 1942 | |
| LG | Al Lolotai | 27 | 2 | 6 | ||
| C | Robert Nelson | 27 | 6 | 12 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 35th pick / 1941 | |
| RG | Ray Frankowski | 28 | 2 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1942 | |
| RT | Lee Artoe | 30 | 7 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 97th pick / 1940 | |
| RT | Dick Danehe | 27 | Rook | 4 | ||
| RE | Dale Gentry | 30 | 1 | 13 | 22 catches for 352 yards, 2 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ben Agajanian | 28 | 2 | 2 | 15 of 24 field goals & 39 of 40 extra points | |
| P | Glenn Dobbs | 27 | 1 | 3 | 30 punts for a 44.3 average, 2 blocked | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1943 |
| PR | Glenn Dobbs | 27 | 1 | 3 | 19 punt returns for a 11.3 average and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1943 |
| KR | Chuck Fenenbock | 30 | 4 | 12 | 18 kick returns for a 25.1 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Agajanian | 28 | K | 13 | 2 | 215 | 6-0 | New Mexico | 8/28/1919 | 2 | ||
| Alex Agase | 25 | LB-G | 3 | 1 | 212 | 5-10 | Purdue,Illinois | 3/27/1922 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 71st pick / 1944 | |
| Joe Aguirre | 29 | E | 12 | 6 | 225 | 6-4 | St. Mary's (CA) | 10/17/1918 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 100th pick / 1941 | |
| Sugarfoot Anderson | 27 | E | 13 | 3 | 215 | 6-4 | Kentucky St. | 2/10/1920 | Rook | ||
| Lee Artoe | 30 | T | 14 | 6 | 234 | 6-3 | Santa Clara,California | 3/2/1917 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 97th pick / 1940 | |
| Earl Audet | 26 | T | 14 | 6 | 252 | 6-2 | Georgetown (DC),USC | 5/14/1921 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1944 | |
| Burr Baldwin | 25 | E-DE | 13 | 3 | 197 | 6-1 | UCLA | 6/13/1922 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 20th pick / 1947 | |
| Pete Berezney | 24 | T | 12 | 3 | 240 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 11/14/1923 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 7th / 58th pick / 1946 | |
| John Brown | 25 | LB-C | 14 | 2 | 230 | 6-4 | North Carolina Central | 4/9/1922 | Rook | ||
| Harry Clarke | 31 | HB-DB | 12 | 3 | 186 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 12/1/1916 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 13th / 117th pick / 1940 | |
| Walt Clay | 23 | B | 8 | 0 | 196 | 5-11 | Colorado | 1/8/1924 | 1 | New York Giants / 10th / 85th pick / 1946 | |
| Dick Danehe | 27 | T | 11 | 4 | 235 | 6-2 | USC | 9/10/1920 | Rook | ||
| Glenn Dobbs | 27 | TB-QB | 9 | 3 | 210 | 6-4 | Tulsa | 7/12/1920 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1943 | |
| Chuck Fenenbock | 30 | HB-TB | 14 | 12 | 174 | 5-9 | UCLA | 8/28/1917 | 4 | ||
| Ray Frankowski | 28 | G | 14 | 8 | 223 | 5-11 | Washington | 9/14/1919 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1942 | |
| Bernie Gallagher | 26 | G | 8 | 0 | 234 | 6-0 | Princeton,Pennsylvania | 11/8/1921 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 6th / 36th pick / 1947 | |
| Dale Gentry | 30 | E | 14 | 13 | 223 | 6-3 | St. Mary's (CA),Washington St. | 7/2/1917 | 1 | ||
| Walt Heap | 26 | B | 13 | 2 | 210 | 6-1 | Texas | 9/18/1921 | Rook | Boston Yanks / 2nd / 13th pick / 1947 | |
| Harry Hopp | 29 | B | 9 | 0 | 209 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 12/13/1918 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 20th pick / 1941 | |
| Bob Kelly | 22 | HB-DB | 12 | 8 | 190 | 5-10 | Notre Dame,Navy | 6/6/1925 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 81st pick / 1947 | |
| John Kimbrough | 29 | FB | 14 | 5 | 210 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 6/14/1918 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1941 | |
| Mort Landsberg | 28 | HB | 6 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Cornell | 7/25/1919 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 22nd / 204th pick / 1941 | |
| Reid Lennan | 27 | G-C-T | 7 | 2 | 232 | 6-0 | none | 8/17/1920 | 2 | ||
| Len Levy | 26 | G | 11 | 8 | 256 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 2/19/1921 | 2 | Cleveland Rams / 4th / 27th pick / 1942 | |
| Al Lolotai | 27 | G | 13 | 6 | 224 | 6-0 | Weber JC | 6/22/1920 | 2 | ||
| Bob Mitchell | 26 | HB-QB-DB | 12 | 3 | 195 | 5-11 | Stanford | 1/27/1921 | 1 | ||
| Paul Mitchell | 27 | DT-T | 11 | 4 | 235 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 8/10/1920 | 1 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 2nd / 12th pick / 1944 | |
| Robert Nelson | 27 | C-T-DT-LB | 14 | 12 | 214 | 6-1 | Baylor | 1/30/1920 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 35th pick / 1941 | |
| Bob Nowaskey | 29 | E-DE | 14 | 1 | 205 | 6-0 | George Washington | 2/3/1918 | 7 | Cleveland Rams / 7th / 55th pick / 1940 | |
| Charlie O'Rourke | 30 | QB | 14 | 9 | 175 | 5-11 | Boston Col. | 5/10/1917 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 39th pick / 1941 | |
| Bert Piggott | 26 | RB | 13 | 2 | 195 | 6-2 | Illinois | 3/5/1921 | Rook | ||
| Bill Radovich | 32 | G | 14 | 3 | 238 | 5-10 | USC | 6/24/1915 | 9 | ||
| Bill Reinhard | 25 | B | 8 | 0 | 168 | 5-10 | California | 5/17/1922 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 23rd / 237th pick / 1944 | |
| Bob Reinhard | 27 | T-FB | 14 | 11 | 234 | 6-4 | California | 10/17/1920 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 34th pick / 1942 | |
| Jim Smith | 25 | T | 7 | 1 | 270 | 6-4 | Colorado | 9/9/1922 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 27th / 284th pick / 1944 | |
| Bob Steuber | 26 | HB | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Missouri,DePauw | 10/25/1921 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 1943 | |
| Bob Titchenal | 30 | E-C-LB-DE | 14 | 2 | 194 | 6-2 | San Jose St. | 10/17/1917 | 7 | ||
| Team Total | 27.2 | 14 | 214.5 | 6-0.9 | 2.5 |