1949 New York Yankees Roster

All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 8-4
Finishing 2nd in the AAFC
Postseason: 0-1 Lost First Round
Coach: Red Strader (8-4)
Location: New York, New York

1949 New York Yankees Statistics
1949 New York Yankees Results

The New York Yankees of the All American Football Conference ended the 1949 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the AAFC. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

New York racked up 196 points, while the defense yielded 206. Buddy Young ran for a team-best 495 yards for the Yankees, while Sherman Howard and Bob Kennedy also contributed to the rushing attack.

Don Panciera tossed for 801 yards. Buddy Young snagged 12 passes, while Bruce Alford accumulated 213 receiving yards.

Pete Layden picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition.

Red Strader coached the team. The 1949 New York Yankees lost in the First Round.

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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	11	11
38	George Brown	G-DG	September 23, 1923	6'2"	222	TCU	Boyd, TX USA	8	0
45	Bill Chambers	G		6'2"	230	Alabama		12	0
73	Mickey Colmer	B	October 23, 1918	6'2"	219	Miramonte JC	Redondo Beach, CA USA	8	2
55	Van Davis	DE	October 5, 1921	6'2"	215	Georgia	Philomath, GA USA	11	1
83	Noble Doss	HB	May 22, 1920	6'0"	186	Texas	Temple, TX USA	4	0
23	Brad Ecklund	C	May 9, 1922	6'3"	215	Oregon	Los Angeles, CA USA	12	9
33/41	Bill Erickson	G	December 4, 1921	6'2"	210	North Carolina		6	1
57	Dan Garza	E	February 21, 1924	6'3"	203	North Texas	Anderson, SC USA	12	0
76	Sherman Howard	RH	November 28, 1924	5'11"	193	Iowa	New Orleans, LA USA	12	6
82	Duke Iverson	B	February 26, 1920	6'2"	208	Oregon	Petaluma, CA USA	12	0
61	Gil Johnson	QB	December 4, 1923	5'11"	195	SMU	Tyler, TX USA	9	0
88	Harvey Johnson	K	June 22, 1919	5'11"	212	William & Mary	Bridgeton, NJ USA	12	0
70	Bob Kennedy	FB	June 29, 1921	5'11"	195	Washington St.	Sandpoint, ID USA	12	10
81	Lou Kusserow	LB	September 6, 1927	6'1"	200	Columbia	Braddock, PA USA	11	4
85	Tom Landry	P	September 11, 1924	6'1"	195	Texas	Mission, TX USA	12	1
62	Pete Layden	PR	December 30, 1919	5'11"	192	Texas	Dallas, TX USA	12	0
32	John Mastrangelo	T-G	March 10, 1926	6'1"	228	Notre Dame	Vandergrift, PA USA	12	0
46	Paul Mitchell	DT-T	August 10, 1920	6'3"	235	Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN USA	12	0
60	Don Panciera	QB	June 23, 1927	6'1"	192	Boston Col.	Westerly, RI USA	12	12
20	Frank Perantoni	C	September 13, 1923	6'0"	220	Princeton	Raritan, NJ USA	12	1
58	Barney Poole	DE-E	October 29, 1923	6'2"	231	Mississippi	Gloster, MS USA	11	0
72	Dewey Proctor	FB-LB	July 1, 1921	5'11"	215	Furman	Lake View, SC USA	1	0
72	Eddie Prokop	B	February 11, 1922	5'11"	200	Georgia Tech	Cleveland, OH USA	6	1
90	Harmon Rowe	DB-HB	August 22, 1923	6'0"	182	Baylor	Livingston, TX USA	9	0
40	Martin Ruby	LT	June 9, 1922	6'4"	249	Texas A&M	Lubbock, TX USA	11	11
53	Jack Russell	LE	August 29, 1919	6'1"	215	Baylor	Nemo, TX USA	12	12
56	Otto Schnellbacher	DB-E	April 15, 1923	6'4"	188	Kansas	Sublette, KS USA	12	0
30	Ed Sharkey	LB-G-T-DG	July 6, 1927	6'3"	229	Duke	Brooklyn, NY USA	12	0
42	Marion Shirley	T	April 17, 1922	6'4"	260	Oklahoma St.	Denver, CO USA	7	0
31	Joe Signaigo	RG	February 9, 1923	6'1"	220	Notre Dame	Memphis, TN USA	12	12
83	Lowell Tew	FB	January 2, 1927	5'11"	195	Alabama	Waynesboro, MS USA	1	1
44	Arnie Weinmeister	RT	March 23, 1923	6'4"	235	Washington	Rhein, SK Canada	11	11
35	John Wozniak	LG	August 2, 1921	6'0"	218	Alabama	Arnold City, PA USA	12	12
80	Buddy Young	KR	January 5, 1926	5'4"	175	Illinois	Chicago, IL USA	12	11