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1947 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 8-4-2, Finished 2nd in AAFC West Division
AAFC Season Summary
Scored 327 points (23.4/g), 4th of 8 in the AAFC.
Allowed 264 points (18.9/g), 4th.
Differential of 63 points (4.5/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 8.7-5.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.6/g), 2nd.
Coached by Buck Shaw (8-4-2)
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1947 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 | |||||
| QB | Frankie Albert | 27 | 1 | 9 | 128 for 242, 1,692 yards, 18 td, 15 int, & 46 rushes for 179 yards and 5 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1942 |
| FB | Norm Standlee | 28 | 6 | 12 | 145 rushes for 585 yards, 8 td, & 2 catches for 22 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1941 |
| LH | Len Eshmont | 30 | 6 | 13 | 84 rushes for 381 yards, 0 td, & 19 catches for 303 yards and 2 td | New York Giants / 5th / 36th pick / 1941 |
| RH | Johnny Strzykalski | 26 | 1 | 13 | 143 rushes for 906 yards, 5 td, & 15 catches for 258 yards and 3 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1946 |
| LE | Nick Susoeff | 26 | 1 | 13 | 24 catches for 223 yards, 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 48th pick / 1943 |
| LT | Bob Bryant | 28 | 1 | 14 | ||
| LG | Garland Gregory | 28 | 1 | 14 | ||
| C | John Schiechl | 30 | 6 | 11 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 13th pick / 1940 |
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| RG | Bruno Banducci+ | 27 | 3 | 8 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1943 |
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| RG | Eddie Forrest | 26 | 1 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 20th / 188th pick / 1943 |
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| RT | John Woudenberg | 29 | 7 | 14 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 47th pick / 1940 |
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| RE | Alyn Beals | 26 | 1 | 9 | 47 catches for 655 yards, 10 td, & 5 rushes for 48 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 8th / 69th pick / 1943 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Joe Vetrano | 29 | 1 | 2 | 4 of 12 field goals & 38 of 43 extra points | |
| P | Frankie Albert | 27 | 1 | 9 | 40 punts for a 44.0 average, 1 blocked | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1942 |
| PR | Joe Vetrano | 29 | 1 | 2 | 12 punt returns for a 11.4 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Len Eshmont | 30 | 6 | 13 | 9 kick returns for a 19.7 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 5th / 36th pick / 1941 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Frankie Albert | 27 | QB-DB | 14 | 9 | 166 | 5-10 | Stanford | 1/27/1920 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1942 |
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| Ed Balatti | 23 | E-DB | 14 | 3 | 195 | 6-1 | none | 4/8/1924 | 1 | ||
| Jack Baldwin | 26 | C-LB | 3 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | Centenary | 7/31/1921 | 1 | Brooklyn Tigers / 24th / 243rd pick / 1944 |
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| Bruno Banducci+ | 27 | G | 10 | 8 | 216 | 5-11 | Stanford | 11/11/1920 | 3 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1943 |
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| Dick Bassi | 32 | G | 8 | 0 | 214 | 5-11 | Santa Clara | 1/1/1915 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 36th pick / 1937 |
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| Alyn Beals | 26 | E-DE | 13 | 9 | 188 | 6-0 | Santa Clara | 4/27/1921 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 69th pick / 1943 |
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| Bob Bryant | 28 | T | 14 | 14 | 226 | 6-3 | Texas Tech | 6/14/1919 | 1 | ||
| Tony Calvelli | 32 | C-G | 13 | 1 | 189 | 5-10 | Stanford | 7/16/1915 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 11th / 97th pick / 1939 |
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| Eddie Carr | 24 | DB-HB | 10 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | none | 4/27/1923 | Rook | ||
| Gerry Conlee | 33 | C | 13 | 1 | 203 | 5-11 | St. Mary's (CA) | 8/22/1914 | 9 | ||
| Odis Crowell | 33 | T | 2 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Hardin-Simmons | 10/7/1914 | Rook | ||
| Don Durdan | 27 | HB-DB | 1 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Oregon State | 9/21/1920 | 1 | ||
| Dutch Elston | 29 | C-BB | 9 | 3 | 190 | 5-11 | South Carolina | 11/19/1918 | 5 | ||
| Len Eshmont | 30 | HB-FB | 13 | 13 | 179 | 5-11 | Fordham | 8/26/1917 | 6 | New York Giants / 5th / 36th pick / 1941 |
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| Bill Fisk | 31 | E-DE | 14 | 1 | 200 | 6-0 | USC | 11/5/1916 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 21st pick / 1940 |
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| Eddie Forrest | 26 | G | 14 | 5 | 210 | 5-11 | Santa Clara | 6/12/1921 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 20th / 188th pick / 1943 |
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| Jesse Freitas | 26 | QB | 10 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Santa Clara | 2/7/1921 | 1 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 7th / 63rd pick / 1944 |
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| Garland Gregory | 28 | G-LB | 14 | 14 | 185 | 5-11 | Louisiana Tech | 3/8/1919 | 1 | ||
| Visco Grgich | 24 | G-MG-T-LB | 14 | 0 | 217 | 5-11 | Santa Clara | 1/19/1923 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 24th / 224th pick / 1946 |
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| Dick Horne | 29 | E | 10 | 2 | 214 | 6-2 | Oregon | 9/4/1918 | 6 | ||
| Len Masini | 25 | BB-FB-LB | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Fresno State | 10/6/1922 | Rook | ||
| Ned Mathews | 29 | WB-HB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | UCLA | 8/11/1918 | 6 | ||
| Hank Norberg | 27 | E | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Stanford | 12/22/1920 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 18th / 169th pick / 1943 |
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| Earle Parsons | 77 | HB | 11 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | USC | 0/0/0 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 118th pick / 1944 |
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| Ed Robnett | 27 | FB-LB | 4 | 0 | 205 | 5-8 | Texas A&M,Texas Tech | 3/7/1920 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 18th / 169th pick / 1946 |
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| Al Satterfield | 26 | T | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Vanderbilt | 11/28/1921 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 61st pick / 1947 |
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| John Schiechl | 30 | C | 14 | 11 | 244 | 6-3 | Santa Clara | 8/22/1917 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 13th pick / 1940 |
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| George W. Smith | 33 | C | 10 | 2 | 220 | 6-2 | California | 6/3/1914 | 10 | ||
| Norm Standlee | 28 | FB-LB | 14 | 12 | 238 | 6-2 | Stanford | 7/19/1919 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1941 |
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| Johnny Strzykalski | 26 | HB | 14 | 13 | 190 | 5-9 | Marquette | 12/14/1921 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1946 |
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| Nick Susoeff | 26 | E | 14 | 13 | 215 | 6-1 | Washington State | 4/15/1921 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 48th pick / 1943 |
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| Rupe Thornton | 27 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 205 | 5-10 | Santa Clara | 1/5/1920 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 54th pick / 1942 |
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| Joe Vetrano | 29 | HB-DB | 14 | 2 | 170 | 5-9 | Southern Miss | 10/15/1918 | 1 | ||
| Bev Wallace | 24 | QB | 4 | 0 | 180 | 6-2 | Compton Community College (CA) | 3/7/1923 | Rook | ||
| John Woudenberg | 29 | T | 14 | 14 | 226 | 6-3 | Denver,St. Mary's (CA) | 5/25/1918 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 47th pick / 1940 |
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| Wally Yonamine | 22 | HB-DB | 12 | 3 | 180 | 5-9 | none | 6/24/1925 | Rook | ||
| Team Total | 29.1 | 14 | 202.2 | 5-11.9 | 2.9 |