1947 New York Yankees Roster

All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 11-2-1
Finishing 1st in the AAFC's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Ray Flaherty (11-2-1)
Location: New York, New York

1947 New York Yankees Statistics
1947 New York Yankees Results

The New York Yankees of the All American Football Conference ended the 1947 season with a record of 11 wins and 2 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the AAFC's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

New York netted 378 points, while the defensive unit gave up 239. Spec Sanders powered the ground game, running for a 1,432 yards for the Yankees.

Spec Sanders passed for 1,442 yards. Buddy Young snagged 27 passes, while Jack Russell accumulated 368 receiving yards, while Bruce Alford was targeted regularly, too.

Eddie Prokop and Spec Sanders each seized 3 opponent throws.

Ray Flaherty coached the team. The 1947 New York Yankees lost in the Championship.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
51	Bruce Alford	RE	September 12, 1922	6'0"	190	TCU	Waco, TX USA	13	13
21	Jack Baldwin	C-LB	July 31, 1921	6'3"	223	Centenary	Clyde, TX USA	2	0
31	Dick Barwegen	RG	December 25, 1921	6'1"	227	Purdue	Chicago, IL USA	14	14
33	Roman Bentz	LG	September 1, 1919	6'2"	230	Tulane	Iron Ridge, WI USA	13	13
83	Harry Burrus	WB	April 6, 1921	6'1"	195	Hardin-Simmons	Slaton, TX USA	14	5
	Fred Cardinal	B	February 12, 1925	5'11"	220	Notre Dame	Dover, OH USA	1	0
60	Lloyd Cheatham	BB	March 20, 1919	6'2"	211	Auburn	Nantes, OK USA	14	10
55	Van Davis	DE-E	October 5, 1921	6'2"	215	Georgia	Philomath, GA USA	13	0
21	Paul Duke	C-LB	September 24, 1924	6'1"	210	Georgia Tech	DeKalb County, GA USA	10	0
41	Jack Durishan	T	July 7, 1922	6'2"	230	Pittsburgh		6	1
45	Charlie Elliott	T	December 30, 1921	6'2"	240	Oregon	Corvallis, OR USA	10	0
37	Ed Grain	G	February 25, 1922	6'0"	230	Pennsylvania	Baltimore, MD USA	2	0
61	Harvey Johnson	K	June 22, 1919	5'11"	212	William & Mary	Bridgeton, NJ USA	14	0
43	Nate Johnson	T	June 18, 1920	6'3"	244	Illinois	Dale, IL USA	14	14
70	Bob Kennedy	B	June 29, 1921	5'11"	195	Washington St.	Sandpoint, ID USA	14	1
44	Bruiser Kinard	T	October 23, 1914	6'1"	216	Mississippi	Pelahatchie, MS USA	14	3
57	Roy Kurrasch	E	October 8, 1922	6'2"	195	UCLA	Toledo, OH USA	10	0
46	Ted Ossowski	T	May 12, 1922	6'0"	218	USC	Beatrice, NE USA	3	0
40	Derrell Palmer	LT	August 27, 1922	6'2"	240	TCU	Breckenridge, TX USA	14	11
52	Ollie Poole	DE-E	April 18, 1922	6'3"	220	North Carolina	Gloster, MS USA	5	0
73	Dewey Proctor	FB	July 1, 1921	5'11"	215	Furman	Lake View, SC USA	11	1
72	Eddie Prokop	FB	February 11, 1922	5'11"	200	Georgia Tech	Cleveland, OH USA	13	4
88	Ben Raimondi	TB	January 23, 1925	5'10"	175	William & Mary	Brooklyn, NY USA	7	0
35	Charley Riffle	G	January 6, 1918	6'0"	212	Notre Dame	Dillonvale, OH USA	14	4
74	Harmon Rowe	DB-HB	August 22, 1923	6'0"	182	Baylor	Livingston, TX USA	10	0
50	Roy Ruskusky	E	April 6, 1921	6'3"	200	St. Mary's (CA)	Spring Valley, IL USA	11	1
53	Jack Russell	LE	August 29, 1919	6'1"	215	Baylor	Nemo, TX USA	14	14
81	Spec Sanders	KR	January 26, 1918	6'1"	196	Texas	Temple, OK USA	14	12
42	Vic Schleich	T	April 26, 1920	6'3"	240	Nebraska	Montrose, CO USA	11	0
30	Ed Sharkey	LB-G-T-DG	July 6, 1927	6'3"	229	Duke	Brooklyn, NY USA	9	0
77	Frankie Sinkwich	B	October 10, 1920	5'11"	190	Georgia	McKees Rocks, PA USA	3	1
25	Lou Sossamon	C	June 2, 1921	6'1"	207	South Carolina	Gaffney, SC USA	14	14
56	Henry Stanton	E	August 24, 1920	6'2"	200	Arizona		9	0
22	Ralph Stewart	C-LB	December 10, 1925	6'0"	205	Notre Dame	St. Louis, MO USA	9	0
80	Bob Sweiger	WB	September 20, 1919	6'0"	209	Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN USA	14	11
75	John Sylvester	DB-HB	January 14, 1923	6'0"	183	Temple	Norristown, PA USA	7	0
87	Lowell Wagner	B	August 21, 1923	6'0"	194	USC	Santa Monica, CA USA	7	3
32	Joe Yackanich	G	March 31, 1922	5'10"	205	Fordham		14	0
76	Buddy Young	FB	January 5, 1926	5'4"	175	Illinois	Chicago, IL USA	14	8