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1943 Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers
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Record: 5-4-1, Finished 3rd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 225 points (22.5/g), 4th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 230 points (23.0/g), 6th.
Differential of -5 points (-0.5/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 4.9-5.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.5/g), 4th.
Coached by
Walt Kiesling (5-4-1) (co-coach with Greasy Neale) and Greasy Neale (5-4-1)
Training Camp: St. Joseph's University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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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 | Roy Zimmerman | 25 | 3 | 9 | 43 for 124, 846 yards, 9 td, 17 int, & 33 rushes for -41 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 7th / 58th pick / 1940 |
| FB | Ben Kish | 26 | 3 | 9 | 22 rushes for 50 yards, 0 td, & 8 catches for 67 yards and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 61st pick / 1940 |
| LH | Johnny Butler | 25 | Rook | 9 | 87 rushes for 362 yards, 3 td, & 3 catches for 63 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 51st pick / 1942 |
| LH | Ernie Steele | 26 | 1 | 1 | 85 rushes for 409 yards, 4 td, & 9 catches for 168 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 81st pick / 1942 |
| RH | Jack Hinkle | 26 | 3 | 9 | 116 rushes for 571 yards, 3 td, & 1 catch for 3 yards and 0 td | |
| LE | Tony Bova | 26 | 1 | 6 | 17 catches for 419 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for 11 yards and 0 td | |
| LT | Vic Sears | 25 | 2 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941 | |
| LG | Elbie Schultz | 26 | 3 | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 28th pick / 1940 | |
| C | Ray Graves | 25 | 1 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 73rd pick / 1942 | |
| RG | Eddie Michaels | 29 | 7 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 14th pick / 1936 | |
| RT | Ted Doyle | 29 | 5 | 5 | New York Giants / 8th / 68th pick / 1938 | |
| RE | Larry Cabrelli | 26 | 2 | 9 | 12 catches for 199 yards, 1 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Roy Zimmerman | 25 | 3 | 9 | 1 of 6 field goals & 26 of 28 extra points | Washington Redskins / 7th / 58th pick / 1940 |
| P | Roy Zimmerman | 25 | 3 | 9 | 44 punts for a 34.6 average, 2 blocked | Washington Redskins / 7th / 58th pick / 1940 |
| PR | Johnny Butler | 25 | Rook | 9 | 13 punt returns for a 8.3 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 51st pick / 1942 |
| KR | Ernie Steele | 26 | 1 | 1 | 11 kick returns for a 21.5 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 81st pick / 1942 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Bova | 26 | E-B | 10 | 6 | 190 | 6-1 | St. Francis (PA) | 8/21/1917 | 1 | ||
| Johnny Butler | 25 | HB-TB | 10 | 9 | 185 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 9/10/1918 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 51st pick / 1942 | |
| Larry Cabrelli | 26 | E-DB | 10 | 9 | 194 | 5-11 | Colgate | 3/28/1917 | 2 | ||
| Rocco Canale | 26 | T-G | 5 | 0 | 240 | 5-11 | Boston Col. | 5/1/1917 | Rook | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 9th / 72nd pick / 1943 | |
| Enio Conti | 30 | G | 10 | 1 | 204 | 5-11 | Arkansas,Bucknell | 2/15/1913 | 2 | ||
| Ted Doyle | 29 | T-G | 10 | 5 | 224 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 1/12/1914 | 5 | New York Giants / 8th / 68th pick / 1938 | |
| Joe Frank | 28 | T | 2 | 0 | 217 | 6-1 | Georgetown (DC) | 7/14/1915 | 2 | ||
| Charlie Gauer | 22 | FB-E | 9 | 1 | 213 | 6-2 | Colgate | 9/24/1921 | Rook | ||
| Ray Graves | 25 | C | 10 | 9 | 205 | 6-1 | Tennessee Wesleyan,Tennessee | 12/31/1918 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 73rd pick / 1942 | |
| Bill Hewitt | 34 | E-DE | 6 | 4 | 190 | 5-9 | Michigan | 10/8/1909 | 11 | ||
| Jack Hinkle | 26 | B | 10 | 9 | 195 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 10/31/1917 | 3 | ||
| Bucko Kilroy | 22 | G-MG-T-DT | 9 | 4 | 243 | 6-2 | Notre Dame,Temple | 5/30/1921 | Rook | ||
| Ben Kish | 26 | B | 10 | 9 | 207 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 3/31/1917 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 61st pick / 1940 | |
| Ted Laux | 25 | HB-DB | 4 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | St. Joseph's (PA) | 3/1/1918 | Rook | ||
| Bob Masters | 32 | HB | 3 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Baylor | 6/26/1911 | 6 | ||
| Hugh McCullough | 27 | TB-HB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 5/18/1916 | 4 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 4th / 26th pick / 1939 | |
| Eddie Michaels | 29 | G | 10 | 9 | 205 | 5-11 | Villanova | 6/11/1914 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 14th pick / 1936 | |
| Tom Miller | 25 | DE-E | 8 | 1 | 202 | 6-2 | Hampden-Sydney | 5/23/1918 | Rook | ||
| Gordon Paschka | 23 | FB-G | 10 | 1 | 220 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 3/6/1920 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 28th pick / 1942 | |
| Ray Reutt | 26 | E | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | VMI | 3/4/1917 | Rook | ||
| Steve Sader | FB | 2 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | none | 0/0/0 | Rook | |||
| Elbie Schultz | 26 | T-G | 10 | 10 | 252 | 6-4 | Oregon St. | 12/23/1917 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 28th pick / 1940 | |
| Vic Sears | 25 | T-DT | 10 | 10 | 223 | 6-3 | Oregon St. | 3/4/1918 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941 | |
| Allie Sherman | 20 | QB | 9 | 0 | 170 | 5-11 | Brooklyn | 2/10/1923 | Rook | ||
| Ernie Steele | 26 | HB-DB | 10 | 1 | 187 | 6-0 | Washington | 11/2/1917 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 81st pick / 1942 | |
| Dean Steward | 20 | HB | 6 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Ursinus | 7/12/1923 | Rook | ||
| Bob Thurbon | 25 | HB | 10 | 1 | 176 | 5-10 | Pittsburgh | 2/22/1918 | Rook | ||
| Al Wistert | 23 | T-G-DT | 9 | 1 | 214 | 6-1 | Michigan | 12/28/1920 | Rook | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 5th / 32nd pick / 1943 | |
| Al Wukits | 26 | C-LB-G | 10 | 1 | 218 | 6-3 | Duquesne | 12/16/1917 | Rook | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 11th / 97th pick / 1943 | |
| Roy Zimmerman | 25 | QB-WB-K | 10 | 9 | 201 | 6-2 | San Jose St. | 2/20/1918 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 58th pick / 1940 | |
| Team Total | 24.9 | 10 | 204.3 | 6-0.3 | 1.9 |