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1937 Pittsburgh Pirates
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Record: 4-7-0, Finished 3rd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 122 points (11.1/g), 7th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 145 points (13.2/g), 6th.
Differential of -23 points (-2.1/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 4.4-6.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (1.2/g), 6th.
Coached by
Johnny McNally (4-7-0)
Training Camp: South Park (Pittsburgh, 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 | ||||||
| HB | Bill Davidson | 22 | Rook | 10 | 101 rushes for 293 yards, 1 td, & 4 catches for 169 yards and 2 td | |
| TB | Johnny Gildea | 27 | 2 | 8 | 49 rushes for 65 yards, 1 td, & 3 catches for 47 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Stu Smith | 22 | Rook | 6 | 66 rushes for 211 yards, 0 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Bull Karcis | 29 | 5 | 2 | 127 rushes for 513 yards, 3 td, & 2 catches for 18 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Izzy Weinstock | 24 | 2 | 6 | 30 rushes for 88 yards, 0 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | |
| BB | Silvio Zaninelli | 24 | 3 | 5 | 4 rushes for 14 yards, 0 td, & 2 catches for 12 yards and 0 td | |
| LE | Jeep Brett | 23 | 1 | 7 | 8 catches for 135 yards, 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 33rd pick / 1936 |
| LT | Sandy Sandberg | 27 | 3 | 6 | ||
| LG | George Kakasic | 25 | 1 | 8 | ||
| C | Mike Basrak+ | 25 | Rook | 10 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 1st / 5th pick / 1937 | |
| RG | John Perko | 23 | Rook | 8 | ||
| RT | Armand Niccolai | 26 | 3 | 5 | ||
| RE | Bill Sortet | 25 | 4 | 6 | 9 catches for 121 yards, 1 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Basrak+ | 25 | Rook | 10 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 1st / 5th pick / 1937 | |
| P | Mike Basrak+ | 25 | Rook | 10 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 1st / 5th pick / 1937 | |
| PR | Mike Basrak+ | 25 | Rook | 10 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 1st / 5th pick / 1937 | |
| KR | Mike Basrak+ | 25 | Rook | 10 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 1st / 5th pick / 1937 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Basrak+ | 25 | C | 10 | 10 | 220 | 6-2 | Duquesne | 11/23/1912 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 1st / 5th pick / 1937 | |
| Frank Billock | 25 | T | 2 | 1 | 230 | 6-0 | St. Mary's (MN) | 5/20/1912 | Rook | ||
| Bill Breeden | 24 | B | 9 | 3 | 210 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 11/7/1913 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 3rd / 25th pick / 1937 | |
| Jeep Brett | 23 | E-DE | 10 | 7 | 205 | 6-2 | Washington St. | 3/20/1914 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 33rd pick / 1936 | |
| Mac Cara | 23 | E | 10 | 4 | 193 | 5-10 | North Carolina St. | 11/11/1914 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 10th / 96th pick / 1937 | |
| Joe Cardwell | 25 | T-DE | 7 | 3 | 235 | 6-3 | Duke | 1/31/1912 | Rook | ||
| Bill Davidson | 22 | B-E | 11 | 10 | 182 | 6-0 | Temple | 6/15/1915 | Rook | ||
| Max Fiske | 24 | B-E | 7 | 1 | 199 | 6-0 | DePaul | 9/27/1913 | 1 | ||
| Byron Gentry | 24 | G | 3 | 2 | 227 | 5-11 | USC | 10/20/1913 | Rook | ||
| Johnny Gildea | 27 | B | 11 | 8 | 205 | 6-2 | St. Bonaventure | 3/9/1910 | 2 | ||
| By Haines | 23 | HB | 5 | 1 | 185 | 5-11 | Washington | 11/30/1914 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 7th / 65th pick / 1937 | |
| Billy Harris | 23 | E-DE | 1 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Hardin-Simmons | 9/1/1914 | Rook | ||
| Tex Holcomb | 24 | T | 7 | 3 | 235 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 6/21/1913 | Rook | ||
| George Kakasic | 25 | G | 11 | 8 | 200 | 5-10 | Duquesne | 4/24/1912 | 1 | ||
| Bull Karcis | 29 | FB-BB-HB | 6 | 2 | 223 | 5-9 | Carnegie Mellon | 12/3/1908 | 5 | ||
| Ed Karpowich | 25 | T | 9 | 4 | 220 | 6-4 | Catholic | 9/28/1912 | 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 8th / 66th pick / 1936 | |
| Walt Kiesling | 34 | G-T | 6 | 1 | 260 | 6-3 | St. Thomas | 3/27/1903 | 11 | ||
| Lindy Mayhew | 30 | G-T | 9 | 3 | 223 | 6-1 | Texas-El Paso | 8/24/1907 | 1 | ||
| Johnny McNally | 34 | TB-HB-WB-BB-DB | 9 | 2 | 188 | 6-1 | Wisc-River Falls,St. John's (MN),Notre Dame | 11/27/1903 | 12 | ||
| Armand Niccolai | 26 | T-G | 11 | 5 | 226 | 6-2 | Duquesne | 11/8/1911 | 3 | ||
| John Perko | 23 | G | 10 | 8 | 207 | 6-1 | Duquesne | 2/20/1914 | Rook | ||
| Buster Raborn | 24 | C-LB | 11 | 1 | 198 | 6-0 | SMU | 3/28/1913 | 1 | ||
| George Rado | 25 | G-DE | 1 | 0 | 194 | 5-9 | Duquesne | 10/24/1912 | 2 | ||
| Sandy Sandberg | 27 | T | 7 | 6 | 228 | 6-2 | Iowa Wesleyan | 6/14/1910 | 3 | ||
| Dick Sandefur | 25 | FB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | Purdue | 8/1/1912 | 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 5th / 39th pick / 1936 | |
| Vinnie Sites | 25 | E | 7 | 1 | 215 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 7/9/1912 | 1 | ||
| Stu Smith | 22 | FB-LB-TB-DB | 10 | 6 | 195 | 6-0 | Bucknell | 2/3/1915 | Rook | ||
| Bill Sortet | 25 | E | 9 | 6 | 187 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 6/25/1912 | 4 | ||
| Tuffy Thompson | 23 | HB | 7 | 4 | 172 | 5-11 | Minnesota | 9/28/1914 | Rook | ||
| Izzy Weinstock | 24 | FB-BB | 11 | 6 | 190 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 6/27/1913 | 2 | ||
| Silvio Zaninelli | 24 | B | 10 | 5 | 207 | 5-10 | Duquesne | 12/9/1913 | 3 | ||
| Team Total | 25.2 | 11 | 208.1 | 6-0.4 | 1.8 |