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1952 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 5-7-0, Finished 4th in NFL American Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 300 points (25.0/g), 4th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 273 points (22.8/g), 8th.
Differential of 27 points (2.2/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 6.7-5.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 4th.
Coached by Joe Bach (5-7-0)
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1952 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Jim Finks* | 25 | 3 | 12 | 158 for 336, 2,307 yards, 20 td, 19 int, & 23 rushes for 37 yards and 5 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 116th pick / 1949 |
| FB | Ed Modzelewski | 23 | Rook | 0 | 82 rushes for 195 yards, 3 td, & 11 catches for 109 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1952 |
| LH | Ray Mathews* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 66 rushes for 315 yards, 0 td, & 33 catches for 543 yards and 5 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 81st pick / 1951 |
| RH | Lynn Chandnois* | 27 | 2 | 0 | 97 rushes for 298 yards, 1 td, & 28 catches for 370 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1950 |
| LE | George Sulima | 24 | Rook | 0 | 9 catches for 176 yards, 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 31st pick / 1951 |
| LT | Bill Murray | 26 | 2 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 41st pick / 1950 |
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| LG | John Schweder | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 251st pick / 1949 |
| C | Bill Walsh | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 26th pick / 1949 |
| RG | Pete Ladygo | 27 | Rook | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 186th pick / 1952 |
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| RT | George Hughes | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 34th pick / 1950 |
| RE | Elbie Nickel* | 30 | 5 | 0 | 55 catches for 884 yards, 9 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 149th pick / 1947 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | George Hays | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LDT | Lou Ferry | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 25th pick / 1949 |
| MG | Dale Dodrill | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 67th pick / 1951 |
| RDT | Ernie Stautner* | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1950 |
| RDE | Bill McPeak* | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 142nd pick / 1948 |
| LLB | Jerry Shipkey*+ | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 58th pick / 1947 |
| RLB | Frank Sinkovitz | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LDH | Claude Hipps | 25 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 78th pick / 1952 |
| RDH | Jim Brandt | 23 | Rook | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 140th pick / 1951 |
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| LS | Howard Hartley | 28 | 4 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RS | Ed Kissell | 23 | Rook | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 30th / 354th pick / 1952 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gary Kerkorian | 22 | Rook | 0 | 4 of 9 field goals & 35 of 41 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 19th / 222nd pick / 1952 |
| P | Pat Brady | 26 | Rook | 0 | 77 punts for a 43.2 average, 0 blocked | New York Giants / 13th / 155th pick / 1952 |
| PR | Ray Mathews* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 26 punt returns for a 15.3 average and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 81st pick / 1951 |
| KR | Lynn Chandnois* | 27 | 2 | 0 | 17 kick returns for a 35.2 average and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1950 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Rudy Andabaker | 24 | G | 6 | 0 | 196 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 8/1/1928 | Rook | |
| Pat Brady | 26 | QB-K | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Bradley,Nevada-Reno | 9/7/1926 | Rook | New York Giants / 13th / 155th pick / 1952 |
| Jim Brandt | 23 | DB-HB | 9 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | St. Thomas | 5/19/1929 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 140th pick / 1951 |
| Jack Butler | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | St. Bonaventure | 11/12/1927 | 1 | |
| Tom Calvin | 26 | HB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Alabama | 6/13/1926 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 25th / 298th pick / 1951 |
| Lynn Chandnois* | 27 | HB-WB-TB | 12 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 2/24/1925 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1950 |
| Dale Dodrill | 26 | MG-LB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Colorado State | 2/27/1926 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 67th pick / 1951 |
| Lou Ferry | 25 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 244 | 6-2 | Villanova | 12/1/1927 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 25th pick / 1949 |
| Jim Finks* | 25 | QB-DB-TB | 12 | 12 | 180 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 8/31/1927 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 116th pick / 1949 |
| Dick Fugler | 21 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Tulane | 7/19/1931 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 51st pick / 1952 |
| Howard Hartley | 28 | B | 9 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Duke | 9/26/1924 | 4 | |
| George Hays | 28 | DE-E | 11 | 0 | 211 | 6-2 | St. Bonaventure | 8/29/1924 | 2 | |
| Dick Hensley | 25 | E-DE | 11 | 0 | 213 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 9/8/1927 | 3 | New York Giants / 11th / 106th pick / 1949 |
| Claude Hipps | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 189 | 6-1 | Georgia | 4/21/1927 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 78th pick / 1952 |
| Darrell Hogan | 26 | LB-G | 12 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Baylor,Trinity (TX) | 7/2/1926 | 3 | |
| George Hughes | 27 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 8/19/1925 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 34th pick / 1950 |
| Gary Kerkorian | 22 | QB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Stanford | 1/14/1930 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 19th / 222nd pick / 1952 |
| Ed Kissell | 23 | DB | 6 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Wake Forest | 9/29/1929 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 30th / 354th pick / 1952 |
| Pete Ladygo | 27 | G-LB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Maryland | 6/23/1925 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 186th pick / 1952 |
| Lou Levanti | 29 | C-LB | 6 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Illinois | 4/4/1923 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 23rd / 213th pick / 1947 |
| Ray Mathews* | 23 | HB-E | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Clemson | 2/26/1929 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 81st pick / 1951 |
| Bill McPeak* | 26 | DE | 12 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | Notre Dame,Pittsburgh | 7/24/1926 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 142nd pick / 1948 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 23 | FB | 10 | 0 | 217 | 6-0 | Maryland | 1/13/1929 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1952 |
| Bill Murray | 26 | G-T | 11 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Purdue | 7/16/1926 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 41st pick / 1950 |
| Elbie Nickel* | 30 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 12/28/1922 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 149th pick / 1947 |
| Fran Rogel | 25 | FB | 12 | 0 | 203 | 5-11 | California (PA),Penn State | 12/12/1927 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 100th pick / 1950 |
| John Schweder | 25 | G-MG-LB | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Pennsylvania | 12/23/1927 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 251st pick / 1949 |
| Jerry Shipkey*+ | 27 | LB-FB-DB | 12 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | UCLA,USC | 10/31/1925 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 58th pick / 1947 |
| Frank Sinkovitz | 29 | LB-C | 11 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | Duke | 5/20/1923 | 5 | |
| Alex Smail | 26 | LB | 1 | 0 | 235 | 5-8 | Detroit Mercy | 5/31/1926 | Rook | |
| Jack Spinks | 22 | T-G-FB-DT | 10 | 0 | 236 | 6-0 | Alcorn State | 8/15/1930 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 126th pick / 1952 |
| Ernie Stautner* | 27 | DT-DE-G | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Boston College | 4/20/1925 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1950 |
| George Sulima | 24 | E-DE | 9 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Boston University | 2/27/1928 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 31st pick / 1951 |
| George Tarasovic | 22 | DE-LB-C | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Boston College,LSU | 5/6/1930 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1952 |
| Bill Walsh | 25 | C | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 9/8/1927 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 26th pick / 1949 |
| Team Total | 25.4 | 12 | 211.3 | 6-0.8 | 1.5 |