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1952 Washington Redskins
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Record: 4-8-0, Finished 5th in NFL American Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 240 points (20.0/g), 9th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 287 points (23.9/g), 9th.
Differential of -47 points (-3.9/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 4.7-7.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.3/g), 9th.
Coached by Curly Lambeau (4-8-0)
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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 | Eddie LeBaron | 22 | Rook | 7 | 96 for 194, 1,420 yards, 14 td, 15 int, & 43 rushes for 164 yards and 2 td | Washington Redskins / 10th / 123rd pick / 1950 |
| FB | Leon Heath | 24 | 1 | 0 | 90 rushes for 388 yards, 2 td, & 23 catches for 146 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1951 |
| LH | Harry Gilmer* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 100 rushes for 365 yards, 0 td, & 15 catches for 143 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 1st pick / 1948 |
| RH | Julie Rykovich | 29 | 5 | 0 | 94 rushes for 361 yards, 1 td, & 16 catches for 283 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 14th pick / 1946 |
| LE | Hugh Taylor* | 29 | 5 | 0 | 41 catches for 961 yards, 12 td | |
| LT | Laurie Niemi* | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1949 |
| LG | Gene Pepper | 25 | 2 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 71st pick / 1950 |
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| C | Al DeMao | 32 | 7 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 96th pick / 1942 |
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| RG | Buddy Brown | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 19th / 221st pick / 1951 |
| RT | Joe Moss | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 169th pick / 1952 |
| RE | Gene Brito | 27 | 1 | 0 | 21 catches for 270 yards, 2 td | Washington Redskins / 17th / 196th pick / 1951 |
| RE | Hugh Taylor* | 29 | 5 | 0 | 41 catches for 961 yards, 12 td | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jerry Hennessy | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 165th pick / 1950 |
| LDT | Ed Ecker | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| MG | Jim Ricca | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDT | Paul Lipscomb* | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Joe Tereshinski | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 13th / 119th pick / 1946 |
| LLB | George Buksar | 26 | 3 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 94th pick / 1949 |
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| RLB | Chuck Drazenovich | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 9th / 82nd pick / 1949 |
| LDH | Dick Alban | 23 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 9th / 103rd pick / 1952 |
| RDH | Johnny Williams* | 25 | Rook | 0 | 5 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 26th / 304th pick / 1951 |
| LS | Harry Dowda | 30 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 19th / 168th pick / 1947 |
| RS | Andy Davis | 25 | Rook | 0 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 19th pick / 1952 |
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| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | George Buksar | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 of 7 field goals & 15 of 18 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 94th pick / 1949 |
| P | Eddie LeBaron | 22 | Rook | 7 | 51 punts for a 42.2 average, 0 blocked | Washington Redskins / 10th / 123rd pick / 1950 |
| PR | Johnny Williams* | 25 | Rook | 0 | 24 punt returns for a 15.2 average and 2 td | Washington Redskins / 26th / 304th pick / 1951 |
| KR | Johnny Williams* | 25 | Rook | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 24.3 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 26th / 304th pick / 1951 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Dick Alban | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 1/17/1929 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 9th / 103rd pick / 1952 |
| Ed Bagdon | 26 | G-MG-LB | 3 | 0 | 204 | 5-10 | Michigan State | 4/30/1926 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 87th pick / 1950 |
| Sammy Baugh | 38 | QB-TB | 7 | 5 | 182 | 6-2 | TCU | 3/17/1914 | 15 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1937 |
| Ed Berrang | 30 | DE-E | 7 | 0 | 206 | 6-2 | Villanova | 10/14/1922 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 48th pick / 1949 |
| Gene Brito | 27 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-1 | Loyola Marymount | 10/23/1925 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 17th / 196th pick / 1951 |
| Buddy Brown | 26 | G | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 10/19/1926 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 221st pick / 1951 |
| George Buksar | 26 | LB-FB | 10 | 0 | 206 | 6-0 | Purdue,San Francisco | 8/12/1926 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 94th pick / 1949 |
| Jim Clark | 23 | T-G-DT-LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Oregon State | 7/18/1929 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 5th / 55th pick / 1952 |
| Jack Cloud | 27 | LB-FB | 8 | 0 | 220 | 5-10 | William & Mary | 1/1/1925 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 69th pick / 1950 |
| Billy Cox | 23 | DE-DB-HB-E | 12 | 0 | 189 | 6-3 | Duke | 6/17/1929 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 87th pick / 1951 |
| Andy Davis | 25 | DB | 6 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | George Washington | 7/28/1927 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 19th pick / 1952 |
| Al DeMao | 32 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | Duquesne | 2/29/1920 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 96th pick / 1942 |
| Harry Dowda | 30 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 12/29/1922 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 168th pick / 1947 |
| Chuck Drazenovich | 25 | LB-FB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Penn State | 8/7/1927 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 82nd pick / 1949 |
| Ed Ecker | 29 | DT-T | 9 | 0 | 276 | 6-7 | John Carroll | 1/21/1923 | 5 | |
| Neil Ferris | 25 | DB-HB | 4 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Loyola Marymount | 10/31/1927 | 1 | |
| Harry Gilmer* | 26 | QB-HB | 12 | 0 | 169 | 6-0 | Alabama | 4/14/1926 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 1st pick / 1948 |
| Leon Heath | 24 | FB-HB | 11 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 10/27/1928 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1951 |
| Jerry Hennessy | 26 | DE | 12 | 0 | 219 | 6-2 | Santa Clara | 2/22/1926 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 165th pick / 1950 |
| Charlie Justice | 28 | HB | 11 | 0 | 176 | 5-10 | North Carolina | 5/18/1924 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 16th / 201st pick / 1950 |
| Lou Karras | 25 | DT | 2 | 0 | 241 | 6-4 | Purdue | 9/19/1927 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1950 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 22 | QB | 12 | 7 | 168 | 5-9 | Pacific | 1/7/1930 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 10th / 123rd pick / 1950 |
| Paul Lipscomb* | 29 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 246 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 1/13/1923 | 7 | |
| Tony Momsen | 24 | C | 2 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Michigan | 1/29/1928 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 59th pick / 1951 |
| Joe Moss | 22 | T | 12 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Maryland | 4/9/1930 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 169th pick / 1952 |
| Laurie Niemi* | 27 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 251 | 6-1 | Washington State | 3/19/1925 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1949 |
| Johnny Papit | 24 | HB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Virginia | 7/25/1928 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 76th pick / 1951 |
| Gene Pepper | 25 | G-T-DT-LB | 12 | 0 | 239 | 6-2 | Missouri | 9/22/1927 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 71st pick / 1950 |
| Knox Ramsey | 26 | G | 8 | 0 | 216 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 2/13/1926 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 32nd pick / 1948 |
| Jim Ricca | 25 | MG-T-G-DT | 12 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Georgetown (DC) | 10/8/1927 | 1 | |
| Julie Rykovich | 29 | HB-DB | 11 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | Illinois,Notre Dame | 4/6/1923 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 14th pick / 1946 |
| Bob Sykes | 25 | FB | 4 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | San Jose State | 3/15/1927 | Rook | |
| Hugh Taylor* | 29 | E | 12 | 0 | 194 | 6-4 | La-Monroe,Oklahoma City,Tulane | 7/6/1923 | 5 | |
| Joe Tereshinski | 29 | DE-E-LB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Georgia | 12/7/1923 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 119th pick / 1946 |
| Sam Venuto | 25 | HB | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Guilford | 11/2/1927 | Rook | |
| Johnny Williams* | 25 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 177 | 5-11 | USC | 6/30/1927 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 26th / 304th pick / 1951 |
| Dick Woodard | 26 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Iowa | 7/26/1926 | 3 | New York Giants / 21st / 186th pick / 1948 |
| John Yonakor | 31 | E-DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 222 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 8/4/1921 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1945 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 12 | 211.3 | 6-1.3 | 2.6 |