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1950 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 6-6-0, Finished 3rd in NFL American Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 180 points (15.0/g), 13th of 13 in the NFL.
Allowed 195 points (16.2/g), 4th.
Differential of -15 points (-1.2/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 5.4-6.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -20 (-1.7/g), 13th.
Coached by John Michelosen (6-6-0)
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1950 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 | Joe Geri*+ | 26 | 1 | 0 | 188 rushes for 705 yards, 2 td, & 1 catch for 33 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 36th pick / 1949 |
| FB | Jerry Shipkey* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 18 rushes for 17 yards, 3 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 58th pick / 1947 |
| BB | Charlie Seabright | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 3 catches for 37 yards and 1 td | |
| BB | Joe Gasparella | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for 3 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 43rd pick / 1948 |
| WB | Lynn Chandnois | 25 | Rook | 0 | 71 rushes for 216 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 158 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1950 |
| LE | Val Jansante | 30 | 4 | 0 | 26 catches for 353 yards, 0 td | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 10th / 91st pick / 1944 |
| LT | Lou Allen | 26 | Rook | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 60th pick / 1950 |
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| LG | Dick Tomlinson | 22 | Rook | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 21st / 268th pick / 1950 |
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| C | Bill Walsh* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 26th pick / 1949 |
| RG | George Hughes | 25 | Rook | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 34th pick / 1950 |
| RT | Frank Wydo | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 29th pick / 1947 |
| RE | Elbie Nickel | 28 | 3 | 0 | 22 catches for 527 yards, 4 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 149th pick / 1947 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Charley Mehelich | 28 | 4 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1945 |
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| LDT | Ernie Stautner | 25 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1950 |
| MG | George Nicksich | 22 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | Walt Szot | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 18th / 176th pick / 1944 |
| RDE | Bill McPeak | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 142nd pick / 1948 |
| LLB | Jerry Shipkey* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 58th pick / 1947 |
| MLB | Frank Sinkovitz | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Darrell Hogan | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LDH | Shorty McWilliams | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 62nd pick / 1948 |
| RDH | Howard Hartley | 26 | 2 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| S | Lynn Chandnois | 25 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1950 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Joe Geri*+ | 26 | 1 | 0 | 8 of 14 field goals & 22 of 22 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 36th pick / 1949 |
| P | Joe Geri*+ | 26 | 1 | 0 | 55 punts for a 40.7 average, 0 blocked | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 36th pick / 1949 |
| PR | Bob Gage | 22 | 1 | 0 | 14 punt returns for a 13.7 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1949 |
| KR | Lynn Chandnois | 25 | Rook | 0 | 12 kick returns for a 29.2 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1950 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Lou Allen | 26 | T | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Duke | 7/12/1924 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 60th pick / 1950 |
| 56 | Bob Balog | 26 | C-LB | 9 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Denver,Georgia | 11/2/1924 | 1 | |
| 14 | Lynn Chandnois | 25 | HB-WB-TB | 12 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 2/24/1925 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1950 |
| 28 | Bob B. Davis | 29 | E-DE | 10 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Penn State | 9/26/1921 | 4 | |
| 7 | Jim Finks | 23 | QB-DB-TB | 9 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 8/31/1927 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 116th pick / 1949 |
| 77 | Bob Gage | 22 | DB-TB | 10 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Clemson | 1/15/1928 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1949 |
| 48 | Joe Gasparella | 23 | BB-QB | 11 | 0 | 222 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 2/5/1927 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 43rd pick / 1948 |
| 35 | Joe Geri*+ | 26 | TB-HB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Georgia | 10/20/1924 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 36th pick / 1949 |
| 11 | Howard Hartley | 26 | B | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Duke | 9/26/1924 | 2 | |
| 80 | George Hays | 26 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 211 | 6-2 | St. Bonaventure | 8/29/1924 | Rook | |
| 73 | Darrell Hogan | 24 | LB-G | 12 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Baylor,Trinity (TX) | 7/2/1926 | 1 | |
| 42 | Joe Hollingsworth | 25 | FB | 10 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Eastern Kentucky,Georgia | 6/20/1925 | 1 | |
| 40 | George Hughes | 25 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 8/19/1925 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 34th pick / 1950 |
| 54 | Val Jansante | 30 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Duquesne,Villanova | 9/27/1920 | 4 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 10th / 91st pick / 1944 |
| 84 | Bill McPeak | 24 | DE | 11 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | Notre Dame,Pittsburgh | 7/24/1926 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 142nd pick / 1948 |
| 44 | Shorty McWilliams | 24 | DB-HB | 10 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Army,Mississippi State | 5/12/1926 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 62nd pick / 1948 |
| 55 | Charley Mehelich | 28 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 199 | 6-1 | Duquesne | 8/4/1922 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1945 |
| 81 | Elbie Nickel | 28 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 12/28/1922 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 149th pick / 1947 |
| 88 | George Nicksich | 22 | MG-LB-G | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | St. Bonaventure | 5/5/1928 | Rook | |
| 22 | Jerry Nuzum | 27 | HB-FB | 12 | 0 | 199 | 6-1 | New Mexico State | 9/8/1923 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 20th pick / 1948 |
| 27 | Fran Rogel | 23 | FB | 12 | 0 | 203 | 5-11 | California (PA),Penn State | 12/12/1927 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 100th pick / 1950 |
| 66 | Don Samuel | 26 | DB-HB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Oregon State | 2/16/1924 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 25th pick / 1946 |
| 86 | Carl Samuelson | 27 | DT-T | 8 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 4/11/1923 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 83rd pick / 1947 |
| 33 | Charlie Seabright | 32 | BB-QB | 10 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 2/13/1918 | 9 | |
| 49 | Jerry Shipkey* | 25 | LB-FB-DB | 12 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | UCLA,USC | 10/31/1925 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 58th pick / 1947 |
| 57 | Frank Sinkovitz | 27 | LB-C | 11 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | Duke | 5/20/1923 | 3 | |
| 30 | Truett Smith | 26 | BB | 9 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Mississippi State,Wyoming | 3/17/1924 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 86th pick / 1950 |
| 63 | Ernie Stautner | 25 | DT-DE-G | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Boston College | 4/20/1925 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1950 |
| 89 | Walt Szot | 30 | DT-T | 11 | 0 | 222 | 6-1 | Bucknell | 3/30/1920 | 4 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 18th / 176th pick / 1944 |
| 62 | Dick Tomlinson | 22 | G | 11 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Kansas | 8/5/1928 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 21st / 268th pick / 1950 |
| 46 | Bill Walsh* | 23 | C | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 9/8/1927 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 26th pick / 1949 |
| 75 | Jack Wiley | 30 | T-DT | 11 | 0 | 208 | 5-11 | Waynesburg | 4/18/1920 | 4 | |
| 79 | Frank Wydo | 26 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Cornell,Duquesne | 6/15/1924 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 29th pick / 1947 |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 12 | 206.9 | 6-0.8 | 1.8 |