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1949 NFL Player Debuts

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1949 Player Debuts

1949 Player Debuts Table
			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
Abe Addams	DE	1949	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Aschenbrenner	RB	1949	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	8	14	0	2	-4	0
Bill Austin	G-T	1957	0	1	5	0	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Jim Bailey	G	1949	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jon Baker	DG-LB-G	1952	0	2	3	0	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Balog	C-LB	1950	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Barbolak	T	1949	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chuck Bednarik	LB-C	1962	6	8	14	27	169	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		20
Ed Berrang	DE-E	1952	0	0	2	0	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	19	0		3
Warren Beson	C	1949	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Blake	T	1949	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Blanda	QB	1975	1	4	9	97	340	1911	4007	26920	236	277	135	344	9	1	-16	0		1
Cloyce Box	E-HB	1954	1	2	3	0	57	0	0	0	0	0	31	82	0	129	2665	32
Mike Boyda	LB-FB	1949	0	0	0	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
George Brown	G-DG	1950	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Buksar	LB-FB	1952	0	0	2	0	37	0	1	0	0	0	28	63	1	4	5	0		7
Buddy Burris	G-LB	1951	0	0	2	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Jim Cain	DE-E	1955	0	0	4	0	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0
Sam Cathcart	DB-HB	1952	0	0	1	0	36	0	1	0	0	1	108	509	1	21	296	0		7
Leon Cochran	FB	1949	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	34	135	1	7	82	0
Rip Collins	HB-FB	1951	0	0	1	0	31	0	1	0	0	0	102	193	0	26	461	0		4
Ken Cooper	G	1950	0	0	1	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harper Davis	DB	1951	0	0	2	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	23	90	2	5	43	0		11
Mario DeMarco	G-LB	1949	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob DeMoss	QB	1949	0	0	0	0	3	6	18	60	0	2	5	1	0	0	0	0
Al DeRogatis	DT-T	1952	1	2	3	0	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Don Doll	DB	1954	0	4	4	0	71	0	0	0	0	0	8	25	1	1	-5	0		41
John Donaldson	DB-TB	1949	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	-2	0	0	0	0
Harry Dowda	DB-HB	1955	0	0	5	0	84	0	0	0	0	0	124	405	2	18	277	2		16
Wally Dreyer	DB-HB	1950	0	0	1	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	46	172	0	7	94	0		5
Dick Duden	DE-E	1949	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	15	0
Dan Dworsky	LB	1949	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Brad Ecklund	C-LB	1953	0	2	5	0	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Herb Ellis	C-LB	1949	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Ethridge	TE	1949	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Evans	G-T	1950	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Ferry	DT-T	1955	0	0	4	0	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Finks	QB-DB-TB	1955	0	1	6	0	79	661	1382	8622	55	88	118	294	12	1	17	1		7
Bill Fischer	T-G-DT	1953	0	3	4	0	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Clete Fischer	HB	1949	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	26	72	0	3	45	1		2
Oliver Fletcher	G	1949	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Gage	DB-TB	1950	0	0	0	0	22	38	94	623	3	9	85	334	6	7	135	2		9
Don Garlin	HB-DB	1950	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	24	116	1	6	64	0		1
Dan Garza	E	1951	0	0	1	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	663	4
Frank Gaul	T	1949	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Geri	TB-HB	1952	1	2	3	0	48	101	280	1926	13	27	431	1550	10	4	92	2
Abe Gibron	G	1959	0	4	10	0	125	0	0	0	0	0	0	-7	0	0	3	0
John Goldsberry	DT-T	1950	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Rob Goode	B	1955	0	2	4	0	59	0	0	0	0	0	596	2531	16	53	640	1		4
Bob Greenhalgh	FB	1949	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	62	188	0	3	23	0
Billy Grimes	HB	1952	0	2	3	0	48	3	3	105	1	0	228	1091	10	45	620	4
Barney Hafen	DE-E	1950	0	0	1	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	0
Ted Hazelwood	T-DT	1953	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stan Heath	QB	1949	0	0	0	0	12	26	106	355	1	14	10	25	1	0	0	0
Bob Heck	DE-E	1949	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Hendren	T-DT-DE	1951	0	0	2	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Henke	DE-LB-G	1963	0	1	8	15	123	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	28	0			8.5
Dick Hensley	E-DE	1953	0	0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	358	2
Hal Herring	LB-C	1952	0	0	2	0	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4
Homer Hobbs	G	1950	0	0	1	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Hoffman	HB-FB-E-LB	1956	0	2	6	0	88	0	0	0	0	0	317	1366	7	136	1870	9		4
Darrell Hogan	LB-G	1953	0	0	4	0	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		7
Lew Holder	E	1949	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	0	5	71	0
Joe Hollingsworth	FB	1951	0	0	0	0	31	0	1	0	0	0	14	26	0	0	0	0
Sherman Howard	HB-DB	1953	0	0	2	0	53	0	0	0	0	0	323	1301	10	45	968	11		2
Earl Howell	HB	1949	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	31	116	1	5	11	1
Ralph Hutchinson	T	1949	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chick Jagade	FB	1955	0	2	3	0	68	0	0	0	0	0	412	1728	13	68	628	1
Jon Jenkins	T	1950	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Joe	B	1949	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	18	0	2	52	0
Gil Johnson	QB	1949	0	0	0	0	9	12	36	179	0	5	3	21	0	0	0	0
Tommy Kalmanir	HB	1953	0	0	1	0	43	0	0	0	0	0	81	415	1	16	216	3
George Karstens	C	1949	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Kelley	E	1949	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	222	1
Ed Kelley	T	1949	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	-2	0	0	0	0
Bob Kennedy	DB-HB	1949	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	14	0	0	0	0		1
George Kershaw	E	1949	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wayne Kingery	HB-DB	1949	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	1	-2	0		1
Jack Kirby	HB-DB	1949	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	0	0	0
Veto Kissell	LB-FB	1950	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	12	25	0	3	37	0		3
Ken Kranz	DB	1949	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Kusserow	LB-FB	1950	0	0	0	0	22	0	1	0	0	0	40	142	0	0	0	0
Warren Lahr	DB	1959	0	1	10	0	124	0	1	0	0	1	12	54	1	1	20	0		44
Tom Landry	DB-HB-QB	1955	1	1	6	0	84	11	47	172	1	7	36	131	1	6	109	0		32
Bill Leonard	DE	1949	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Bob Logel	E	1949	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Long	E	1949	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	2	21	0
Frank LoVuolo	E	1949	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	37	0
Jim Lukens	E	1949	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	249	2
Bill McPeak	DE	1957	0	3	7	0	105	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shorty McWilliams	DB-HB	1950	0	0	1	0	22	5	10	113	0	1	13	54	0	0	0	0		4
Joe Morgan	T	1949	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
George Murphy	BB	1949	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	17	0
Laurie Niemi	T-DT	1953	0	2	3	0	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ralph Olsen	DE	1949	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Oristaglio	DE-E	1952	0	0	1	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	168	1
Dan Orlich	DE-E	1951	0	0	2	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	48	0		1
Paul Page	HB-DB	1949	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	25	81	0	4	62	0
Homer Paine	T	1949	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Don Panciera	QB-DB	1952	0	0	1	0	26	86	246	1383	10	25	14	2	0	0	0	0		1
John Panelli	LB-FB	1953	0	0	3	0	52	0	0	0	0	0	55	157	0	4	27	0		5
Paul Patterson	WB-DB	1949	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	304	4		3
George Petrovich	G-T-DT	1950	0	0	2	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Pifferini	C	1949	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3
Barney Poole	DE-E	1954	0	0	5	0	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	188	1		1
John Prchlik	DT-T	1953	0	0	4	0	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charley Quilter	T-DT	1950	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vincent Ragunas	B	1949	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Rauch	QB-DB	1951	0	0	0	0	27	70	170	959	8	9	12	84	1	0	0	0		2
Ray Richeson	G	1949	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hosea Rodgers	FB	1949	0	0	1	0	12	0	1	0	0	0	131	494	5	7	97	0
Al Russas	T-DE	1949	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tino Sabuco	C	1949	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Salata	E	1950	0	0	1	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	74	907	8
Jack Salscheider	HB	1949	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	26	105	0	4	9	0
Don Samuel	DB-HB	1950	0	0	0	0	6	7	21	67	0	1	39	163	1	1	2	0		1
Bill Schroll	LB-FB	1951	0	0	2	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		3
Clyde Scott	HB-DB	1952	0	0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	100	400	2	19	381	4		1
Clarence Self	DB-HB	1955	0	0	4	0	62	0	0	0	0	0	7	46	0	1	12	0		7
Paul Shoults	HB	1949	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	46	124	0	10	124	0
Herb Siegert	G-LB	1951	0	0	3	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2
George Sims	DB	1950	0	0	1	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10
Leo Skladany	E	1950	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vitamin Smith	HB	1953	0	0	2	0	59	2	4	61	0	0	208	669	7	59	1025	12
Joe Soboleski	G-T-DT	1952	0	0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Spavital	FB-LB	1950	0	0	1	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	73	290	2	22	237	1		4
Bob Sponaugle	E	1949	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	26	0
Bill Stanton	DE	1949	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Odell Stautzenberger	G	1949	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Stone	HB-DB	1954	0	0	4	0	66	0	0	0	0	0	296	1112	11	143	2319	20		11
Pete Stout	FB-LB	1950	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	71	298	4	10	117	2		2
Bob Summerhays	LB-FB	1951	0	0	2	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	29	101	0	1	34	0		3
Ed Sustersic	FB-LB	1949	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	23	114	1	1	7	0
Joe Sutton	DB-HB	1952	0	0	3	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	10	64	0	5	63	1		13
Len Szafaryn	T-G-LB-DT	1958	0	0	4	0	75	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Taliaferro	HB-TB-QB-DB	1955	0	3	3	0	72	92	284	1633	10	29	498	2266	15	95	1300	12		4
Sam Tamburo	DE	1949	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Thomason	QB	1957	0	3	4	0	85	687	1346	9480	68	90	94	290	6	0	0	0
Tommy Thompson	LB-C	1953	1	0	3	0	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		6
Pete Tillman	C-LB	1949	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Tinsley	T	1949	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Triplett	HB-DB	1953	0	0	1	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	70	321	1	17	175	0
Frank Tripucka	QB	1963	0	1	4	19	75	879	1745	10282	69	124	43	101	6	0	0	0
Norm Van Brocklin	QB	1960	1	9	9	17	140	1553	2895	23611	173	178	102	40	11	0	0	0
Vic Vasicek	LB-G-DG	1950	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		1
Wilbur Volz	HB-DB	1949	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	1	1	6	0
Jim Wade	HB-DB	1949	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	9	23	0	4	58	0		1
Bill Walsh	C	1954	1	2	6	0	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Weaver	G	1949	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Martin Wendell	G	1949	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Whaley	G	1949	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Wham	DE-E	1951	0	1	2	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	0		1
Dick Wilkins	E	1954	0	0	1	0	29	0	1	0	0	0	8	28	0	68	1050	7
Jerry Williams	DB-HB	1954	0	0	3	0	69	0	0	0	0	0	172	910	10	91	1278	5		15
Ab Wimberly	DE-E	1952	0	1	2	0	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	50	0		3
Pete Wismann	LB-C	1954	0	0	1	0	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4
Dick Woodard	LB-C	1953	0	0	0	0	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		6
Tank Younger	FB-LB-HB	1958	1	4	8	0	112	0	1	0	0	1	770	3640	34	100	1167	1		3
Frank Ziegler	HB-DB	1953	0	0	4	0	57	0	1	0	0	0	519	1926	11	47	639	4		1

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