1943 NFL Player Debuts

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			Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Player	Pos	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	Solo	Int	Sk
Verlin Adams	DE-T-G-E-LB	1945	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	0		1
Frank Akins	FB	1946	0	0	1	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	244	1142	7	16	150	0
Bill Armstrong	G	1943	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Bandura	E	1943	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clarence Booth	T	1944	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Brown	BB-QB-DB	1944	0	0	1	0	15	1	3	11	0	0	4	10	0	6	52	0		1
Dave Brown	WB-FB-HB	1947	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	47	141	0	6	34	0		6
Johnny Butler	HB-TB	1945	0	0	2	0	26	14	36	191	0	2	168	517	4	8	186	2		4
Ronnie Cahill	TB	1943	0	0	1	0	10	50	109	608	3	21	62	-11	0	0	0	0
Rocco Canale	T-G	1947	0	0	1	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Irv Comp	B	1949	0	0	2	0	69	213	519	3354	28	52	255	519	7	3	66	2		34
Mike Corgan	FB	1943	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	14	0	1	9	0
Don Currivan	E	1949	0	0	2	0	75	0	0	0	0	0	1	-4	0	78	1979	24		6
Bernie Digris	T-G	1943	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Walt Dubzinski	C-G	1944	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Coye Dunn	B	1943	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marshall Edwards	FB	1943	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	-4	0
Tony Falkenstein	FB-BB	1944	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	62	200	1	4	60	0
Chuck Fenenbock	HB-TB	1948	0	0	2	0	61	70	191	1235	12	23	269	1102	7	45	523	4		2
Al Fiorentino	G	1945	0	0	1	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Sherwood Fries	G	1943	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2
Charlie Gauer	FB-E	1945	0	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	12	69	0	4	53	0		2
Vern Ghersanich	G	1943	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
George Grandinette	G	1943	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Grigas	FB-HB	1947	0	0	4	0	49	60	166	889	6	27	465	1581	10	30	379	1		8
Al Gutknecht	G-LB	1944	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Ippolito	G	1943	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Jack Jenkins	FB	1947	0	0	2	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	84	274	1	7	123	0		4
Cecil Johnson	TB-DB-HB	1944	0	0	0	0	16	14	33	209	2	5	56	79	0	9	136	2		1
Lew Jones	G-LB	1943	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Al Kaporch	T-G	1945	0	0	2	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3
Bob Keene	B	1945	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	12	29	0	6	118	2		2
Alex Ketzko	T	1943	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bucko Kilroy	G-MG-T-DT	1955	0	3	8	0	134	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		5
Carl Kinscherf	FB	1944	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	58	98	1	3	13	0		1
Andy Kowalski	E	1945	0	0	1	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	300	1		1
Bert Kuczynski	E	1946	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	13	1
Ted Lapka	E	1946	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	128	1
Ted Laux	HB-DB	1944	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	11	22	0	3	25	0		1
Bob Layden	E-T	1943	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Leon	G-LB	1946	0	0	2	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Sonny Liles	G-LB	1945	0	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2
Jim Logan	G	1943	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jodie Marek	FB	1943	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	6	9	0	0	0	0
Sal Marone	G	1943	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Marotti	G	1945	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Martin	HB	1945	0	0	0	0	22	3	5	22	0	0	39	79	0	20	234	1		4
Jack Matheson	E-G	1947	0	0	4	0	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	73	944	5		2
John Matisi	T	1946	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Doug McEnulty	FB-HB	1944	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	24	56	0	3	20	2		2
Monte Merkel	G	1943	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Miller	DE-E	1946	0	0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	1	-2	0	22	279	1		2
Fred Mundee	C-LB	1945	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2
Emery Nix	TB-QB	1946	0	0	0	0	14	34	72	552	5	3	27	1	0	0	0	0		2
Ed Opalewski	T	1944	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Owens	G-C	1943	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Paschal	FB-HB	1948	1	0	4	0	57	2	10	31	0	2	677	2430	28	32	326	8
Gordon Paschka	FB-G	1947	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	48	143	2	1	-6	0
Alex Piasecky	E	1945	0	0	1	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	112	1		1
Bill Piccolo	C	1945	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2
Steve Pritko	E-DE	1950	0	0	3	0	86	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	93	1114	13		1
Andy Puplis	WB	1943	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Cal Purdin	B	1946	0	0	0	0	13	2	3	5	0	0	19	32	0	15	143	0
Ray Reutt	E	1943	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Freeman Rexer	E	1945	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	0
Floyd Rhea	G	1947	0	0	1	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Frank Ribar	G-LB	1943	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Roberts	T-G	1945	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marshall Robnett	C-G	1945	0	0	1	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Lyle Rockenbach	G	1943	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ernie Rosteck	C	1944	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Rubino	G	1946	0	0	1	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Rymkus	T-DT	1951	0	0	7	0	86	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Frank Sachse	B	1945	0	0	0	0	20	32	75	501	3	6	22	36	0	3	26	0		2
Steve Sader	FB	1943	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	0	0	0
Herm Schmarr	DE	1943	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Seno	HB	1949	0	0	3	0	67	0	2	0	0	0	364	1292	2	73	1034	5		19
George Sergienko	T	1946	0	0	2	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Setcavage	BB	1943	0	0	1	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	5	26	0		1
Allie Sherman	QB	1947	0	0	0	0	51	66	135	823	9	10	93	-44	4	0	0	0		2
Dom Sigillo	T-G	1945	0	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frankie Sinkwich	B	1947	1	0	2	0	35	121	301	1913	19	42	321	1090	7	2	11	0		4
George Smith	FB-DB	1943	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	0	1	18	0
Glen Sorenson	G	1945	0	0	1	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Steinkemper	T	1943	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Steuber	HB	1948	0	0	1	0	19	1	2	-4	0	0	79	461	3	3	23	0		1
Dean Steward	HB	1943	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	-6	0	0	0	0
Vaughn Stewart	C	1944	0	0	1	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Sulaitis	B-G-DE-E	1953	0	0	4	0	107	11	31	179	1	4	39	141	1	48	469	1		2
Phil Swiadon	G	1943	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Thurbon	HB	1946	0	0	1	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	143	478	9	14	231	2		3
Art Van Tone	WB-DB	1946	0	0	1	0	31	1	4	7	0	1	34	55	1	25	568	8		7
Larry Visnic	G-LB-BB	1945	0	0	1	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3
Joe Vodicka	HB	1945	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	3	-1	0	1	3	0
George Webb	E	1943	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	60	0
Ray Wehba	E	1944	0	0	1	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	110	0		1
Lloyd Wickett	T	1946	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Wistert	T-G-DT	1951	4	1	7	0	95	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Al Wukits	C-LB-G	1946	0	0	0	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3

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