1944 Cleveland Rams Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-6
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Aldo Donelli (4-6)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1944 Cleveland Rams StatisticsTeam Record: 4-6
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Aldo Donelli (4-6)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1944 Cleveland Rams Results
The Cleveland Rams of the National Football League ended the 1944 season with a record of 4 wins and 6 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division.
The Rams netted 188 points, but the defensive squad surrendered 224. Walter West ran for a team-leading 220 yards for Cleveland, while Tom Colella also buoyed the ground attack.
Albie Reisz threw for 777 yards. Jim Benton hauled in 39 balls for 505 yards.
The opportunistic defense led the way with 44 turnovers. Tom Colella picked off 4 opponent throws.
Aldo Donelli coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Jim Benton | E | September 25, 1916 | 6'3" | 200 | Arkansas | Carthage, AR USA | 10 | 4 |
| 22 | Dave Bernard | LB-BB | September 26, 1912 | 5'10" | 194 | Mississippi | Jefferson, SD USA | 8 | 0 |
| 43 | Boyd Clay | T | May 6, 1915 | 6'1" | 220 | Tennessee | Hohenwald, TN USA | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Tom Colella | P | July 3, 1918 | 6'0" | 187 | Canisius | Albion, NY USA | 10 | 8 |
| 37 | Bill Conkright | C-LB-E-DE | April 17, 1914 | 6'1" | 203 | Oklahoma | Beggs, OK USA | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Tom Corbo | RG | January 11, 1918 | 5'11" | 210 | Duquesne | Altoona, PA USA | 10 | 6 |
| 42 | Jake Fawcett | RT | May 29, 1919 | 5'11" | 223 | SMU | Hillsboro, TX USA | 10 | 10 |
| 36 | Joe Gibson | C | June 28, 1919 | 6'3" | 213 | Cameron | Nacona, TX USA | 10 | 1 |
| 24 | Jim Gillette | HB | December 19, 1917 | 6'1" | 185 | Virginia | Courtland, VA USA | 7 | 2 |
| 25 | Al Gutknecht | G-LB | June 11, 1917 | 6'0" | 205 | Niagara | Arnold, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Ray Hamilton | E | January 21, 1916 | 6'4" | 212 | Arkansas | Sheridan, AR USA | 9 | 0 |
| 53 | Roy Huggins | FB | October 6, 1918 | 5'11" | 195 | Vanderbilt | Nashville, TN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Harvey Jones | FB | April 15, 1921 | 6'0" | 175 | Baylor | Beaumont, TX USA | 10 | 8 |
| 16 | Mike Kabealo | HB | October 1, 1915 | 5'8" | 185 | Ohio St. | Youngstown, OH USA | 10 | 7 |
| 35 | John Karrs | BB | September 19, 1915 | 6'1" | 210 | Duquesne | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 38 | Floyd Konetsky | LE | May 26, 1920 | 6'0" | 197 | Florida | Marianna, PA USA | 8 | 6 |
| 41 | Les Lear | T | August 22, 1918 | 5'11" | 225 | Manitoba | Grafton, ND USA | 10 | 1 |
| 45 | Del Lyman | T | July 9, 1918 | 6'3" | 223 | UCLA | Aberdeen, WA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Riley Matheson | LG | December 12, 1914 | 6'2" | 207 | Cameron | Shannon, TX USA | 9 | 8 |
| 65 | Norm Olsen | T | December 1, 1921 | 6'2" | 220 | Alabama | New York, NY USA | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | John Petchel | BB | May 27, 1919 | 5'11" | 185 | Duquesne | Freeland, PA USA | 10 | 2 |
| 30 | Steve Pritko | RE | December 21, 1920 | 6'2" | 209 | Villanova | Northampton, PA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 40 | Chet Pudloski | LT | August 3, 1915 | 6'1" | 210 | Villanova | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 26 | Albie Reisz | KR | November 29, 1917 | 5'10" | 175 | SE Louisiana | Lorain, OH USA | 10 | 2 |
| 32 | Bill Rieth | G | June 20, 1916 | 5'11" | 203 | Carnegie Mellon | Cleveland, OH USA | 9 | 3 |
| 31 | Charley Riffle | G | January 6, 1918 | 6'0" | 212 | Notre Dame | Dillonvale, OH USA | 8 | 1 |
| 39 | Mike Scarry | C | February 1, 1920 | 6'0" | 214 | Waynesburg | Duquesne, PA USA | 10 | 10 |
| Stan Skoczen | HB | October 12, 1920 | 5'11" | 187 | Case Western Reserve | Independence, OH USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | Walter West | FB | October 26, 1917 | 6'0" | 197 | Pittsburgh | Florence, PA USA | 9 | 3 |
| 23 | Lou Zontini | K | August 30, 1917 | 5'9" | 189 | Notre Dame | Whitesville, WV USA | 10 | 0 |
