1946 New York Yankees Roster
Team Record: 10-3-1
Finishing 1st in the AAFC's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Ray Flaherty (10-3-1)
Location: New York, New York
1946 New York Yankees Results
The New York Yankees of the All American Football Conference ended the 1946 season with a record of 10 wins and 3 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the AAFC's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Yankees scored 270 points, and the defense allowed 192. Spec Sanders ran for a team-best 709 yards for New York.
Ace Parker passed for 763 yards, and Spec Sanders spent time under center, too. Jack Russell paced pass catchers, snagging 23 passes, while Spec Sanders accumulated 259 receiving yards.
Bob Sweiger picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition.
Ray Flaherty coached the team. The 1946 New York Yankees lost in the Championship.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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51 | Bruce Alford | RE | September 12, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | TCU | Waco, TX USA | 13 | 10 |
21 | Jack Baldwin | C | July 31, 1921 | 6'3" | 223 | Centenary | Clyde, TX USA | 7 | 3 |
45 | Roman Bentz | G | September 1, 1919 | 6'2" | 230 | Tulane | Iron Ridge, WI USA | 12 | 3 |
50 | Harry Burrus | B | April 6, 1921 | 6'1" | 195 | Hardin-Simmons | Slaton, TX USA | 11 | 3 |
60 | Lloyd Cheatham | BB | March 20, 1919 | 6'2" | 211 | Auburn | Nantes, OK USA | 13 | 7 |
52 | Mel Conger | DE-E | June 4, 1919 | 6'2" | 225 | Georgia | Atlanta, GA USA | 7 | 0 |
33 | George Doherty | T-G | September 5, 1920 | 6'1" | 218 | Louisiana Tech | Camden, MS USA | 1 | 0 |
66 | Ray Hare | B | November 21, 1917 | 6'1" | 204 | Gonzaga | North Battleford, SK Canada | 4 | 1 |
75 | Harvey Johnson | K | June 22, 1919 | 5'11" | 212 | William & Mary | Bridgeton, NJ USA | 13 | 2 |
43 | Nate Johnson | T | June 18, 1920 | 6'3" | 244 | Illinois | Dale, IL USA | 14 | 12 |
30 | Mike Karmazin | G | July 16, 1919 | 5'11" | 210 | Duke | Manown, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
70 | Bob Kennedy | B | June 29, 1921 | 5'11" | 195 | Washington St. | Sandpoint, ID USA | 13 | 4 |
44 | Bruiser Kinard | LT | October 23, 1914 | 6'1" | 216 | Mississippi | Pelahatchie, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
31 | George Kinard | LG | October 9, 1916 | 6'1" | 202 | Mississippi | Crystal Springs, MS USA | 11 | 5 |
76 | Pug Manders | FB | May 5, 1913 | 6'0" | 200 | Drake | Milbank, SD USA | 13 | 4 |
55 | Bob Masterson | LE | January 5, 1915 | 6'1" | 213 | Miami (FL) | North Branch, NJ USA | 14 | 8 |
46 | Harley McCollum | T | February 28, 1916 | 6'4" | 245 | Tulane | , OK | 10 | 0 |
61 | Bob Morrow | BB | May 5, 1918 | 6'0" | 222 | Illinois Wesleyan | Madison, WI USA | 13 | 6 |
40 | Derrell Palmer | DT | August 27, 1922 | 6'2" | 240 | TCU | Breckenridge, TX USA | 13 | 1 |
88 | Ace Parker | TB | May 17, 1912 | 6'0" | 178 | Duke | Portsmouth, VA USA | 12 | 4 |
83 | Bob Perina | DB | January 16, 1921 | 6'1" | 205 | Princeton | Irvington, NJ USA | 13 | 2 |
41 | Roman Piskor | LG | August 9, 1917 | 6'0" | 245 | Niagara | North Tonawanda, NY USA | 12 | 7 |
73 | Dewey Proctor | FB-LB | July 1, 1921 | 5'11" | 215 | Furman | Lake View, SC USA | 4 | 0 |
72 | Eddie Prokop | FB | February 11, 1922 | 5'11" | 200 | Georgia Tech | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 3 |
35 | Charley Riffle | RG | January 6, 1918 | 6'0" | 212 | Notre Dame | Dillonvale, OH USA | 14 | 13 |
22 | Tom Robertson | C | July 25, 1917 | 6'0" | 199 | Kansas | Lawton, OK USA | 14 | 13 |
53 | Jack Russell | LE | August 29, 1919 | 6'1" | 215 | Baylor | Nemo, TX USA | 14 | 6 |
81 | Spec Sanders | KR | January 26, 1918 | 6'1" | 196 | Texas | Temple, OK USA | 13 | 9 |
57 | Perry Schwartz | E | April 27, 1915 | 6'2" | 199 | California | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 1 |
77 | Frankie Sinkwich | B | October 10, 1920 | 5'11" | 190 | Georgia | McKees Rocks, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
25 | Lou Sossamon | C | June 2, 1921 | 6'1" | 207 | South Carolina | Gaffney, SC USA | 14 | 1 |
56 | Henry Stanton | E | August 24, 1920 | 6'2" | 200 | Arizona | 6 | 0 | |
80 | Bob Sweiger | WB | September 20, 1919 | 6'0" | 209 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 13 | 5 |
8780 | Lowell Wagner | WB | August 21, 1923 | 6'0" | 194 | USC | Santa Monica, CA USA | 13 | 7 |
32 | Joe Yackanich | G | March 31, 1922 | 5'10" | 205 | Fordham | 11 | 0 |