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1946 New York Yankees
Record: 10-3-1, Finished 1st in AAFC East Division
AAFC Season Summary
Scored 270 points (19.3/g), 4th of 9 in the AAFC.
Allowed 192 points (13.7/g), 4th.
Differential of 78 points (5.6/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 9.7-4.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.8/g), 8th.
Coached by Ray Flaherty (10-3-1)
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1946 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| TB | Spec Sanders+ | 28 | Rook | 9 | 140 rushes for 709 yards, 6 td, & 17 catches for 259 yards and 3 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1942 |
| TB | Ace Parker | 34 | 9 | 4 | 75 rushes for 184 yards, 3 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Brooklyn Dodgers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1937 |
| FB | Eddie Prokop | 24 | Rook | 3 | 65 rushes for 236 yards, 1 td, & 5 catches for 52 yards and 1 td | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 1st / 4th pick / 1945 |
| BB | Lloyd Cheatham | 27 | 4 | 7 | 3 rushes for 2 yards, 0 td, & 4 catches for 54 yards and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1942 |
| BB | Bob Morrow | 28 | 5 | 6 | 8 rushes for 54 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for 6 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 12th / 108th pick / 1941 |
| WB | Lowell Wagner | 23 | Rook | 7 | 15 rushes for 29 yards, 0 td, & 9 catches for 126 yards and 1 td | |
| WB | Bob Sweiger | 27 | Rook | 5 | 7 rushes for 22 yards, 0 td, & 8 catches for 55 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1942 |
| LE | Bob Masterson | 31 | 8 | 8 | 10 catches for 119 yards, 0 td | Chicago Bears / 6th / 50th pick / 1938 |
| LE | Jack Russell | 27 | Rook | 6 | 23 catches for 223 yards, 4 td | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1943 |
| LT | Bruiser Kinard+ | 32 | 8 | 14 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1938 |
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| LG | Roman Piskor | 29 | Rook | 7 | ||
| LG | George Kinard | 30 | 5 | 5 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 13th / 118th pick / 1941 |
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| C | Tom Robertson | 29 | 5 | 13 | ||
| RG | Charley Riffle | 28 | 2 | 13 | ||
| RT | Harvey Johnson | 27 | Rook | 2 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 43rd pick / 1943 |
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| RE | Bruce Alford | 24 | Rook | 10 | 13 catches for 173 yards, 0 td | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 8th / 62nd pick / 1943 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Harvey Johnson | 27 | Rook | 2 | 6 of 8 field goals & 36 of 36 extra points | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 43rd pick / 1943 |
| P | Spec Sanders+ | 28 | Rook | 9 | 33 punts for a 36.6 average, 2 blocked | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1942 |
| PR | Spec Sanders+ | 28 | Rook | 9 | 17 punt returns for a 15.1 average and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1942 |
| KR | Spec Sanders+ | 28 | Rook | 9 | 13 kick returns for a 30.4 average and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1942 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Alford | 24 | E-DB | 13 | 10 | 190 | 6-0 | TCU | 9/12/1922 | Rook | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 8th / 62nd pick / 1943 |
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| Jack Baldwin | 25 | C-LB | 7 | 3 | 223 | 6-3 | Centenary | 7/31/1921 | Rook | Brooklyn Tigers / 24th / 243rd pick / 1944 |
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| Roman Bentz | 27 | G-T | 12 | 3 | 230 | 6-2 | Tulane | 9/1/1919 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 25th / 240th pick / 1943 |
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| Harry Burrus | 25 | B-E | 11 | 3 | 195 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons | 4/6/1921 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 50th pick / 1942 |
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| Lloyd Cheatham | 27 | B | 13 | 7 | 211 | 6-2 | Auburn | 3/20/1919 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1942 |
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| Mel Conger | 27 | DE-E | 7 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Georgia | 6/4/1919 | Rook | ||
| George Doherty | 26 | T-G | 1 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | Louisiana Tech | 9/5/1920 | 2 | Brooklyn Tigers / 20th / 199th pick / 1944 |
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| Ray Hare | 29 | B | 4 | 1 | 204 | 6-1 | Gonzaga | 11/21/1917 | 6 | ||
| Harvey Johnson | 27 | T-LB-BB-FB-G | 13 | 2 | 212 | 5-11 | William & Mary | 6/22/1919 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 43rd pick / 1943 |
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| Nate Johnson | 26 | T-DT | 14 | 12 | 244 | 6-3 | Illinois | 6/18/1920 | Rook | ||
| Mike Karmazin | 27 | G | 10 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Duke | 7/16/1919 | Rook | Boston Yanks / 24th / 222nd pick / 1946 |
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| Bob Kennedy | 25 | B | 13 | 4 | 195 | 5-11 | Washington State | 6/29/1921 | Rook | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 4th / 27th pick / 1943 |
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| Bruiser Kinard+ | 32 | T | 14 | 14 | 216 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 10/23/1914 | 8 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1938 |
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| George Kinard | 30 | G | 11 | 5 | 202 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 10/9/1916 | 5 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 13th / 118th pick / 1941 |
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| Pug Manders | 33 | FB-HB | 13 | 4 | 200 | 6-0 | Drake | 5/5/1913 | 7 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 2nd / 11th pick / 1939 |
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| Bob Masterson | 31 | E | 14 | 8 | 213 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 1/5/1915 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 50th pick / 1938 |
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| Harley McCollum | 30 | T | 10 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Tulane | 2/28/1916 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 6th / 46th pick / 1942 |
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| Bob Morrow | 28 | B | 13 | 6 | 222 | 6-0 | Illinois Wesleyan | 5/5/1918 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 108th pick / 1941 |
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| Derrell Palmer | 24 | DT-T | 13 | 1 | 240 | 6-2 | TCU | 8/27/1922 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 49th pick / 1943 |
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| Ace Parker | 34 | TB-DB-QB | 12 | 4 | 178 | 6-0 | Duke | 5/17/1912 | 9 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1937 |
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| Bob Perina | 25 | DB-TB-HB | 13 | 2 | 205 | 6-1 | Princeton | 1/16/1921 | Rook | ||
| Roman Piskor | 29 | G-T | 12 | 7 | 245 | 6-0 | Niagara | 8/9/1917 | Rook | ||
| Dewey Proctor | 25 | FB-LB | 4 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | Furman | 7/1/1921 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 21st pick / 1943 |
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| Eddie Prokop | 24 | B | 12 | 3 | 200 | 5-11 | Georgia Tech | 2/11/1922 | Rook | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 1st / 4th pick / 1945 |
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| Charley Riffle | 28 | G | 14 | 13 | 212 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 1/6/1918 | 2 | ||
| Tom Robertson | 29 | C | 14 | 13 | 199 | 6-0 | Kansas,LSU,Tulsa | 7/25/1917 | 5 | ||
| Jack Russell | 27 | E-DE | 14 | 6 | 215 | 6-1 | Baylor | 8/29/1919 | Rook | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1943 |
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| Spec Sanders+ | 28 | TB-DB-HB | 13 | 9 | 196 | 6-1 | Texas | 1/26/1918 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1942 |
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| Perry Schwartz | 31 | E | 14 | 1 | 199 | 6-2 | California | 4/27/1915 | 8 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 43rd pick / 1938 |
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| Frankie Sinkwich | 26 | B | 4 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Georgia | 10/10/1920 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 1st pick / 1943 |
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| Lou Sossamon | 25 | C-LB | 14 | 1 | 207 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 6/2/1921 | Rook | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 6th / 47th pick / 1943 |
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| Henry Stanton | 26 | E | 6 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Arizona | 8/24/1920 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 47th pick / 1942 |
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| Bob Sweiger | 27 | WB-BB-HB | 13 | 5 | 209 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 9/20/1919 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1942 |
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| Lowell Wagner | 23 | B | 13 | 7 | 194 | 6-0 | USC | 8/21/1923 | Rook | ||
| Joe Yackanich | 24 | G | 11 | 0 | 205 | 5-10 | Fordham | 3/31/1922 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 20th / 207th pick / 1944 |
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| Team Total | 27.3 | 14 | 210.4 | 6-0.7 | 2.1 |