1944 Brooklyn Tigers Roster
Team Record: 0-10
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Ed Kubale (0-5)
Coach: Pete Cawthon (0-5)
Coach: Frank Bridges (0-5)
Location: Brooklyn, New York
1944 Brooklyn Tigers Results
The Brooklyn Tigers of the National Football League ended the 1944 season with a record of 0 wins and 10 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division.
Brooklyn struggled to score 69 points, worst in the circuit, while the defense yielded 166. Pug Manders ran for a team-leading 430 yards for the Tigers.
Charlie McGibbony passed for 262 yards, and Frank Sachse spent time under center, too. Bob Masterson hauled in 24 passes for 258 yards.
Ed Kubale, Pete Cawthon and Frank Bridges coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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10 | Tony Aiello | WB-BB | April 29, 1921 | 5'6" | 165 | Youngstown St. | Monongahela, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
26 | Bill Brown | BB | June 1, 1917 | 6'0" | 202 | Texas Tech | McKeesport, PA USA | 10 | 6 |
19 | Johnny Butler | TB | September 10, 1918 | 5'10" | 185 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 6 | 3 |
55 | Joe Carter | RE | July 23, 1910 | 6'1" | 201 | Austin | Dalhart, TX USA | 10 | 9 |
38 | George Doherty | RT | September 5, 1920 | 6'1" | 218 | Louisiana Tech | Camden, MS USA | 10 | 7 |
16 | John Ellis | G | December 21, 1919 | 5'10" | 212 | Vanderbilt | Sherman, TX USA | 6 | 1 |
32 | Tony Falkenstein | FB | February 16, 1915 | 5'10" | 205 | St. Mary's (CA) | Pueblo, CO USA | 6 | 1 |
12 | Kenny Fryer | TB | November 17, 1918 | 6'0" | 200 | Case Western Reserve | Wellsburg, WV USA | 3 | 2 |
42 | Ray Hare | HB | November 21, 1917 | 6'1" | 204 | Gonzaga | North Battleford, SK Canada | 10 | 9 |
27 | Cecil Johnson | P | September 3, 1921 | 5'11" | 197 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Franklin, TX USA | 7 | 3 |
25 | Bruiser Kinard | LT | October 23, 1914 | 6'1" | 216 | Mississippi | Pelahatchie, MS USA | 10 | 10 |
22 | Andy Kowalski | E | June 2, 1920 | 6'1" | 199 | Mississippi St. | Gloucester City, NJ USA | 10 | 1 |
31 | Bill LaFitte | E | January 23, 1926 | 6'1" | 171 | Ouachita Baptist | Stonewall, LA USA | 4 | 0 |
17 | Tony Leon | RG | February 18, 1917 | 5'9" | 203 | Alabama | Follansbee, WV USA | 10 | 10 |
9 | Pug Manders | FB | May 5, 1913 | 6'0" | 200 | Drake | Milbank, SD USA | 10 | 9 |
27 | Steve Marko | HB | May 26, 1924 | 6'0" | 200 | none | Philadelphia, PA USA | 4 | 1 |
10 | Frank Martin | HB | June 13, 1919 | 5'10" | 177 | Alabama | Calera, AL USA | 6 | 0 |
28 | Bob Masterson | K | January 5, 1915 | 6'1" | 213 | Miami (FL) | North Branch, NJ USA | 10 | 9 |
Flip McDonald | E | February 12, 1921 | 6'2" | 200 | Oklahoma | Webb City, MO USA | 2 | 0 | |
11 | Charlie McGibbony | TB | October 23, 1915 | 5'10" | 160 | Alabama | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 7 | 2 |
19 | John McMichaels | TB | December 14, 1917 | 5'11" | 190 | Birmingham-Southern | Cordova, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
15 | Bill Reynolds | HB | October 10, 1918 | 5'8" | 183 | Mississippi | Chicago, IL USA | 5 | 1 |
24 | Floyd Rhea | LG | September 21, 1920 | 6'0" | 218 | Oregon | Rhea's Mills, AR USA | 8 | 7 |
30 | Frank Sachse | B | July 24, 1917 | 6'0" | 197 | Texas Tech | Brice, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
44 | George Sergienko | T | May 22, 1918 | 6'1" | 248 | American Int. | Chicopee Falls, MA USA | 10 | 3 |
28 | Jim Sivell | G | March 12, 1914 | 5'9" | 205 | Auburn | Chipley, GA USA | 5 | 0 |
57 | George Smith | C | June 3, 1914 | 6'2" | 220 | California | Los Angeles, CA USA | 10 | 8 |
33 | Vaughn Stewart | C | January 16, 1919 | 6'1" | 190 | Alabama | Anniston, AL USA | 9 | 2 |
36 | Frank Strom | T | August 29, 1916 | 6'2" | 252 | Tulsa | Ballinger, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
21 | Chuck Taylor | BB | January 12, 1920 | 5'10" | 190 | Arkansas Tech | Tupelo, AR USA | 10 | 3 |
14 | Bob Trocolor | QB-HB | March 31, 1917 | 6'2" | 207 | Long Island | Oak Hill, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
35 | Rocky Uguccioni | E | April 19, 1918 | 6'0" | 195 | Murray St. | New London, CT USA | 10 | 1 |
43 | Charlie Ware | T | March 2, 1918 | 6'3" | 245 | Birmingham-Southern | Atlanta, GA USA | 7 | 0 |
18 | George Weeks | DE | December 16, 1918 | 6'2" | 195 | Alabama | Dothan, AL USA | 3 | 0 |
23 | Gordon Wilson | G | November 23, 1915 | 6'0" | 228 | Texas-El Paso | Fort Towson, OK USA | 7 | 2 |