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1941 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 1-9-1, Finished 5th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 103 points (9.4/g), 10th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 276 points (25.1/g), 10th.
Differential of -173 points (-15.7/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 1.0-10.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -22 (-2.0/g), 10th.
Coached by Bert Bell (0-2-0), Aldo Donelli (0-5-0)and Walt Kiesling (1-2-1)
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1941 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| TB | Boyd Brumbaugh | 26 | 3 | 7 | 68 rushes for 114 yards, 2 td, & 1 catch for 1 yards and 0 td | Brooklyn Dodgers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1938 |
| FB | Dick Riffle* | 26 | 3 | 7 | 109 rushes for 388 yards, 1 td, & 2 catches for 24 yards and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 12th pick / 1938 |
| BB | John Patrick | 23 | Rook | 8 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for 12 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 101st pick / 1941 |
| WB | Art Jones* | 22 | Rook | 9 | 62 rushes for 239 yards, 4 td, & 4 catches for 121 yards and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 11th pick / 1941 |
| LE | George Platukis | 26 | 3 | 7 | 2 catches for 15 yards, 0 td | Pittsburgh Pirates / 6th / 44th pick / 1938 |
| LT | Joe Coomer* | 23 | Rook | 6 | ||
| LT | George Somers | 26 | 2 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 64th pick / 1939 |
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| LG | Elbie Schultz | 24 | 1 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 28th pick / 1940 |
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| C | Chuck Cherundolo* | 25 | 4 | 9 | ||
| RG | Dick Bassi | 26 | 3 | 11 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 36th pick / 1937 |
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| RT | John Woudenberg | 23 | 1 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 47th pick / 1940 |
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| RE | Joe Wendlick | 26 | 1 | 6 | 7 catches for 84 yards, 0 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 47th pick / 1939 |
| RE | Walt Kichefski | 25 | 1 | 5 | 5 catches for 111 yards, 1 td | Chicago Bears / 22nd / 197th pick / 1940 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Armand Niccolai | 30 | 7 | 0 | 2 of 4 field goals & 8 of 9 extra points | |
| P | Art Jones* | 22 | Rook | 9 | 47 punts for a 37.7 average, 0 blocked | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 11th pick / 1941 |
| PR | Art Jones* | 22 | Rook | 9 | 14 punt returns for a 16.6 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 11th pick / 1941 |
| KR | Boyd Brumbaugh | 26 | 3 | 7 | 11 kick returns for a 24.6 average and 0 td | Brooklyn Dodgers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1938 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Jay Arnold | 29 | HB-WB-DB-BB | 10 | 4 | 210 | 6-1 | Texas | 9/9/1912 | 4 | ||
| Dick Bassi | 26 | G | 11 | 11 | 214 | 5-11 | Santa Clara | 1/1/1915 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 36th pick / 1937 |
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| Boyd Brumbaugh | 26 | B | 10 | 7 | 195 | 5-11 | Duquesne | 8/24/1915 | 3 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1938 |
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| Chuck Cherundolo* | 25 | C-LB | 11 | 9 | 215 | 6-1 | Penn State | 8/8/1916 | 4 | ||
| Joe Coomer* | 23 | T-G | 10 | 6 | 281 | 6-6 | Austin | 9/11/1918 | Rook | ||
| Les Dodson | 25 | B | 2 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 4/18/1916 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 121st pick / 1941 |
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| Dick Dolly | 24 | E | 9 | 4 | 211 | 6-3 | West Virginia | 12/12/1917 | Rook | ||
| Al Donelli | 24 | HB | 7 | 0 | 165 | 5-7 | Duquesne | 12/22/1917 | Rook | ||
| Ted Doyle | 27 | T-G | 9 | 2 | 224 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 1/12/1914 | 3 | New York Giants / 8th / 68th pick / 1938 |
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| Elmer Hackney | 25 | FB | 11 | 4 | 205 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 7/8/1916 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 92nd pick / 1940 |
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| Red Hickey | 24 | E | 1 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 2/14/1917 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 41st pick / 1941 |
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| Joe Hoague | 23 | FB-HB | 10 | 1 | 203 | 6-2 | Colgate | 2/8/1918 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 111th pick / 1941 |
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| Art Jones* | 22 | WB-DB-HB-TB | 11 | 9 | 192 | 6-2 | Richmond | 6/13/1919 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 11th pick / 1941 |
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| Royal Kahler | 23 | T | 9 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 3/22/1918 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 31st pick / 1941 |
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| Walt Kichefski | 25 | E | 11 | 5 | 212 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 6/17/1916 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 22nd / 197th pick / 1940 |
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| Elmer Kolberg | 25 | HB-E | 4 | 0 | 201 | 6-4 | Oregon State | 1/21/1916 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 72nd pick / 1938 |
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| Don Looney | 24 | E | 9 | 0 | 182 | 6-2 | TCU | 9/2/1917 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 63rd pick / 1940 |
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| Frank Maher | 23 | B | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Toledo | 5/8/1918 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 83rd pick / 1940 |
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| Coley McDonough | 26 | TB-QB | 6 | 1 | 189 | 6-1 | Dayton,North Carolina State | 10/10/1915 | 2 | ||
| Carl Nery | 24 | G | 11 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Duquesne | 6/17/1917 | 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 8th / 62nd pick / 1940 |
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| Armand Niccolai | 30 | T-G | 8 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Duquesne | 11/8/1911 | 7 | ||
| John Noppenberg | 24 | B | 4 | 2 | 196 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 9/8/1917 | 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 13th / 113th pick / 1940 |
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| John Patrick | 23 | BB-QB-FB | 11 | 8 | 202 | 6-0 | Penn State | 1/16/1918 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 101st pick / 1941 |
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| Rocco Pirro | 25 | G-B-T | 11 | 1 | 226 | 6-0 | Catholic | 6/30/1916 | 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 12th / 102nd pick / 1940 |
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| George Platukis | 26 | E-DE | 11 | 7 | 196 | 6-0 | Duquesne | 3/15/1915 | 3 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 6th / 44th pick / 1938 |
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| Dick Riffle* | 26 | B | 10 | 7 | 200 | 6-1 | Albright | 2/2/1915 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 12th pick / 1938 |
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| Jack Sanders | 24 | G | 11 | 3 | 219 | 6-0 | SMU | 3/11/1917 | 1 | New York Giants / 17th / 160th pick / 1939 |
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| John Schiechl | 24 | C | 4 | 2 | 244 | 6-3 | Santa Clara | 8/22/1917 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 13th pick / 1940 |
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| Elbie Schultz | 24 | T-G | 11 | 9 | 252 | 6-4 | Oregon State | 12/23/1917 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 28th pick / 1940 |
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| George Somers | 26 | T | 10 | 5 | 253 | 6-2 | La Salle | 10/5/1915 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 64th pick / 1939 |
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| Ben Starret | 24 | BB-TB | 4 | 0 | 213 | 5-11 | St. Mary's (CA) | 11/19/1917 | Rook | ||
| Joe Wendlick | 26 | E | 10 | 6 | 213 | 6-0 | Oregon State | 12/14/1915 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 47th pick / 1939 |
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| Don Williams | 22 | G | 6 | 0 | 210 | 5-8 | Texas | 5/23/1919 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 81st pick / 1941 |
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| John Woudenberg | 23 | T | 11 | 8 | 226 | 6-3 | Denver,St. Mary's (CA) | 5/25/1918 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 47th pick / 1940 |
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| Frank Zoppetti | 25 | TB | 4 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Duquesne | 4/15/1916 | Rook | ||
| Team Total | 24.7 | 11 | 210.8 | 6-1.0 | 1.3 |