1945 Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-6-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Herb Kopf (3-6-1)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1945 Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 3-6-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Herb Kopf (3-6-1)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1945 Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers Results
The Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers of the National Football League ended the 1945 season with a record of 3 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.
The Yanks/Tigers scored 123 points, but the defense allowed 211. Pug Manders carried the ball for a team-high 238 yards for Boston/Brooklyn, and Johnny Martin also aided the ground game.
Scott Gudmundson threw for 299 yards, and Frank Sachse threw the ball, too. Don Currivan led pass catchers, grabbing 16 receptions for 397 yards.
Bob Davis seized 6 opponent throws.
Herb Kopf coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Bill Anderson | DE | January 6, 1921 | 6'2" | 190 | West Virginia | Triadelphia, WV USA | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | George Cafego | QB | August 30, 1915 | 5'10" | 169 | Tennessee | Whipple, WV USA | 7 | 5 |
| 15 | Joe Crowley | E | April 6, 1919 | 6'0" | 194 | Dartmouth | Brighton, MA USA | 9 | 3 |
| 34 | Don Currivan | RE | March 6, 1920 | 6'0" | 193 | Boston Col. | Mansfield, MA USA | 10 | 5 |
| 10 | Bob Davis | PR | May 4, 1914 | 6'1" | 180 | Kentucky | Greenup, KY USA | 10 | 9 |
| 45 | Don Deeks | T-G | February 10, 1923 | 6'4" | 238 | Washington | Portland, OR USA | 7 | 0 |
| 23 | Babe Dimancheff | HB | September 6, 1922 | 5'11" | 178 | Butler | Indianapolis, IN USA | 5 | 2 |
| 38 | George Doherty | RT | September 5, 1920 | 6'1" | 218 | Louisiana Tech | Camden, MS USA | 9 | 7 |
| 24 | Paul Duhart | B | December 30, 1920 | 6'0" | 180 | Florida | Montreal, QC Canada | 3 | 3 |
| 35 | Al Fiorentino | G | February 28, 1917 | 5'7" | 200 | Boston Col. | Watertown, NY USA | 8 | 1 |
| 36 | John Grigas | LH | August 19, 1920 | 6'0" | 204 | Holy Cross | Chelsea, MA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 18 | Scott Gudmundson | P | April 3, 1921 | 5'10" | 178 | George Washington | Ogden, UT USA | 10 | 0 |
| 27 | Ellis Jones | G-LB | March 16, 1921 | 6'0" | 190 | Tulsa | Abilene, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | Andy Kowalski | E | June 2, 1920 | 6'1" | 199 | Mississippi St. | Gloucester City, NJ USA | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Tony Leon | RG | February 18, 1917 | 5'9" | 203 | Alabama | Follansbee, WV USA | 10 | 8 |
| 41 | Augie Lio | K | April 30, 1918 | 6'0" | 234 | Georgetown (DC) | East Boston, MA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 20 | Jim Magee | C-T | November 27, 1920 | 6'1" | 202 | Georgia | Philadelphia, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 25 | Pug Manders | FB | May 5, 1913 | 6'0" | 200 | Drake | Milbank, SD USA | 10 | 10 |
| 30 | Lou Mark | C | December 21, 1914 | 6'1" | 210 | North Carolina St. | New York, NY USA | 6 | 1 |
| 24 | Frank Martin | HB | June 13, 1919 | 5'10" | 177 | Alabama | Calera, AL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Johnny Martin | KR | January 8, 1916 | 6'1" | 195 | Oklahoma | Nashville, AR USA | 6 | 5 |
| 28 | Bob Masterson | LE | January 5, 1915 | 6'1" | 213 | Miami (FL) | North Branch, NJ USA | 10 | 5 |
| 37 | Ned Mathews | WB-HB | August 11, 1918 | 5'10" | 187 | UCLA | Provo, UT USA | 9 | 0 |
| 19 | Hugh McCullough | TB-HB | May 18, 1916 | 6'0" | 185 | Oklahoma | Anadarko, OK USA | 7 | 0 |
| 40 | Ed McGee | T | February 26, 1916 | 6'1" | 224 | Temple | Fort Edward, NY USA | 8 | 3 |
| Mike Micka | FB-HB-QB | June 18, 1921 | 6'0" | 188 | Colgate | Clairton, PA USA | 3 | 0 | |
| 16 | John Morelli | G-T | June 11, 1923 | 5'10" | 191 | Georgetown (DC) | Revere, MA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 31 | Ace Parker | TB | May 17, 1912 | 6'0" | 178 | Duke | Portsmouth, VA USA | 8 | 1 |
| 14 | Keith Ranspot | LE | December 11, 1913 | 6'3" | 205 | SMU | Weatherford, TX USA | 9 | 7 |
| 42 | Floyd Rhea | G | September 21, 1920 | 6'0" | 218 | Oregon | Rhea's Mills, AR USA | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | Frank Sachse | B | July 24, 1917 | 6'0" | 197 | Texas Tech | Brice, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 30 | Jack Sachse | C | January 14, 1921 | 6'0" | 210 | Southwestern (TX) | Wichita Falls, TX USA | 4 | 1 |
| 44 | George Sergienko | LT | May 22, 1918 | 6'1" | 248 | American Int. | Chicopee Falls, MA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 43 | George Smith | C | June 3, 1914 | 6'2" | 220 | California | Los Angeles, CA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 21 | Ken Steinmetz | FB-LB | August 7, 1924 | 6'0" | 188 | none | Providence, RI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | Bill Walker | G | September 16, 1920 | 6'0" | 220 | VMI | Richmond, VA USA | 4 | 0 |
