1944 New York Giants Roster
Team Record: 8-1-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Steve Owen (8-1-1)
Location: New York, New York
1944 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1944 season with a record of 8 wins and 1 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Defensively, the Giants yielded 75 points, fewest in the league. New York racked up 206 points. Bill Paschal ran for a team-leading 737 yards.
Arnie Herber tossed for 651 yards. Neal Adams hauled in 14 passes for 342 yards.
The opportunistic defense pounced on 45 turnovers, topping in the league. Howie Livingston snatched 9 errant tosses from the opposition.
Steve Owen coached the team. The 1944 New York Giants lost in the Championship.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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30 | Neal Adams | LE | January 21, 1919 | 6'3" | 195 | Arkansas | El Paso, AR USA | 10 | 10 |
28 | Verlin Adams | DE-T-G-E-LB | July 14, 1918 | 6'0" | 205 | Charleston (WV) | Burnwell, KY USA | 7 | 0 |
55 | Chuck Avedisian | RG | September 19, 1917 | 5'9" | 203 | Providence | West Hoboken, NJ USA | 10 | 5 |
42 | Hub Barker | B | November 12, 1918 | 5'10" | 193 | Arkansas | Welch, OK USA | 9 | 2 |
44 | Keith Beebe | B | March 16, 1921 | 5'9" | 180 | Occidental | Anaheim, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
32 | Al Blozis | T | January 5, 1919 | 6'6" | 250 | Georgetown (DC) | Garfield, NJ USA | 2 | 2 |
2 | Len Calligaro | BB | June 4, 1921 | 5'11" | 190 | Wisconsin | Hurley, WI USA | 10 | 6 |
70 | Roland Caranci | T | March 4, 1921 | 6'2" | 214 | Colorado | Marshall, CO USA | 2 | 0 |
26 | Victor Carroll | RT | November 9, 1912 | 6'3" | 235 | Nevada-Reno | Alhambra, CA USA | 10 | 9 |
21/15 | Roy Clay | WB-DB | January 10, 1920 | 6'0" | 185 | Colorado St. | , CO USA | 1 | 0 |
36 | Frank Cope | LT | November 19, 1915 | 6'2" | 225 | Santa Clara | Anaconda, MT USA | 10 | 10 |
14 | Ward Cuff | PR | August 12, 1913 | 6'1" | 192 | Marquette | Redwood Falls, MN USA | 10 | 9 |
49 | Frank Damiani | T | July 27, 1922 | 6'1" | 225 | Manhattan | Carnegie, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
7 | Mel Hein | C | August 22, 1909 | 6'2" | 225 | Washington St. | Redding, CA USA | 10 | 8 |
20 | Arnie Herber | TB | April 2, 1910 | 5'11" | 203 | Wisconsin | Green Bay, WI USA | 10 | 3 |
39 | Herb Kane | T | December 24, 1920 | 6'0" | 220 | East Central (OK) | Carroll, IA USA | 6 | 0 |
25 | Carl Kinscherf | FB | October 20, 1919 | 6'1" | 188 | Colgate | Brooklyn, NY USA | 7 | 0 |
22 | Frank Liebel | RE | November 19, 1919 | 6'1" | 211 | Norwich | Erie, PA USA | 10 | 10 |
24 | Howie Livingston | FB | May 15, 1922 | 6'1" | 183 | Fullerton JC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 10 | 3 |
8 | Bill Paschal | FB | May 28, 1921 | 6'0" | 201 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA USA | 10 | 6 |
5 | Bill Petrilas | HB | September 28, 1915 | 6'1" | 195 | none | New Haven, CT USA | 9 | 1 |
29 | Bill Piccolo | C | May 1, 1920 | 5'11" | 185 | Canisius | Buffalo, NY USA | 4 | 2 |
33 | Jim Sivell | RG | March 12, 1914 | 5'9" | 205 | Auburn | Chipley, GA USA | 5 | 5 |
15 | Hank Soar | B | August 17, 1914 | 6'2" | 205 | Providence | Alton, RI USA | 3 | 1 |
50 | Ken Strong | FB | March 21, 1906 | 6'0" | 206 | NYU | West Haven, CT USA | 10 | 6 |
37 | Joe Sulaitis | B | June 20, 1921 | 6'2" | 212 | none | Hoboken, NJ USA | 6 | 2 |
69 | Frank Umont | G-T | November 21, 1917 | 5'11" | 218 | none | Staten Island, NY USA | 8 | 0 |
31 | Larry Visnic | G-LB-BB | April 7, 1919 | 5'11" | 190 | Benedictine | Jacobsburg, OH USA | 7 | 0 |
11 | John Weiss | E-DB | February 7, 1922 | 6'3" | 198 | none | Jersey City, NJ USA | 10 | 0 |
60 | Len Younce | LG | January 8, 1917 | 6'1" | 208 | Oregon St. | Dayton, OR USA | 10 | 10 |