1945 New York Giants Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-6-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Steve Owen (3-6-1)
Location: New York, New York
1945 New York Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 3-6-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Steve Owen (3-6-1)
Location: New York, New York
1945 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1945 season with a record of 3 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.
The Giants ran up 179 points, but the defensive squad conceded 198. Arnie Herber tossed for 641 yards, while Marion Pugh and Junie Hovious took a significant amount of snaps as well. Frank Liebel hauled in 22 passes for 593 yards.
Bill Paschal carried the ball for a team-leading 247 yards for New York, and Ward Cuff additionally aided the ground game.
Howie Livingston snatched 3 opponent throws.
Steve Owen coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Adams | E | January 21, 1919 | 6'3" | 195 | Arkansas | El Paso, AR USA | 9 | 4 | |
| 28 | Verlin Adams | DE-T-G-E-LB | July 14, 1918 | 6'0" | 205 | Charleston (WV) | Burnwell, KY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Elmer Barbour | BB | February 2, 1919 | 6'1" | 200 | Wake Forest | Rocky Mount, NC USA | 3 | 3 |
| 42 | Hub Barker | B-LB | November 12, 1918 | 5'10" | 193 | Arkansas | Welch, OK USA | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Victor Carroll | T | November 9, 1912 | 6'3" | 235 | Nevada-Reno | Alhambra, CA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Frank Cope | LT | November 19, 1915 | 6'2" | 225 | Santa Clara | Anaconda, MT USA | 9 | 8 |
| 14 | Ward Cuff | KR | August 12, 1913 | 6'1" | 192 | Marquette | Redwood Falls, MN USA | 9 | 5 |
| 10 | Lou DeFilippo | RT | August 28, 1916 | 6'2" | 230 | Fordham | East Haven, CT USA | 10 | 5 |
| 19 | John Doolan | HB-E | May 16, 1919 | 6'1" | 190 | Georgetown (DC) | Brooklyn, NY USA | 5 | 0 |
| 70 | Lou Eaton | T | January 11, 1915 | 6'2" | 215 | California | Alameda County, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 34/8 | Steve Filipowicz | FB | June 28, 1921 | 5'8" | 200 | Fordham | Donora, PA USA | 10 | 5 |
| 70 | Sam Fox | LE | May 4, 1918 | 6'2" | 215 | Ohio St. | Washington, DC USA | 8 | 6 |
| 5 | George Franck | P | September 23, 1918 | 6'0" | 176 | Minnesota | Davenport, IA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Bob Garner | T | August 16, 1923 | 6'0" | 238 | none | North Adams, MA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Carl Grate | G | April 18, 1920 | 6'0" | 215 | Georgia | Greenfield, OH | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | Mel Hein | C | August 22, 1909 | 6'2" | 225 | Washington St. | Redding, CA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 20 | Arnie Herber | TB | April 2, 1910 | 5'11" | 203 | Wisconsin | Green Bay, WI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 43 | Junie Hovious | HB | October 4, 1919 | 5'8" | 180 | Mississippi | Vicksburg, MS USA | 6 | 1 |
| 39 | Herb Kane | T | December 24, 1920 | 6'0" | 220 | East Central (OK) | Carroll, IA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | Tom Kearns | T | November 26, 1920 | 6'4" | 247 | Miami (FL) | Bedford, MA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Mike Klotovich | WB | August 15, 1917 | 5'10" | 180 | St. Mary's (CA) | San Francisco, CA USA | 6 | 1 |
| 22 | Frank Liebel | E | November 19, 1919 | 6'1" | 211 | Norwich | Erie, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 34 | Joe Lindahl | G-E | March 14, 1919 | 6'1" | 197 | Wayne State (NE) | Tilden, NE USA | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Jim Little | T | March 18, 1920 | 6'1" | 200 | Kentucky | Portsmouth, OH | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Howie Livingston | FB | May 15, 1922 | 6'1" | 183 | Fullerton JC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 10 | 6 |
| 18 | Frank Martin | HB | June 13, 1919 | 5'10" | 177 | Alabama | Calera, AL USA | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Morrow | B | May 5, 1918 | 6'0" | 222 | Illinois Wesleyan | Madison, WI USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | Bill Paschal | FB | May 28, 1921 | 6'0" | 201 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA USA | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | Win Pedersen | T | June 8, 1915 | 6'3" | 223 | Minnesota | Chicago, IL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Bill Petrilas | HB | September 28, 1915 | 6'1" | 195 | none | New Haven, CT USA | 5 | 2 |
| 29 | Bill Piccolo | C | May 1, 1920 | 5'11" | 185 | Canisius | Buffalo, NY USA | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Jim Poole | E | September 9, 1915 | 6'2" | 218 | Mississippi | Gloster, MS USA | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Marion Pugh | B | September 6, 1919 | 6'1" | 187 | Texas A&M | Fort Worth, TX USA | 5 | 2 |
| 39 | Phil Ragazzo | RT | June 24, 1915 | 6'0" | 216 | Case Western Reserve | Niles, OH USA | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Lee Shaffer | B | May 9, 1912 | 6'2" | 203 | Kansas St. | Minneola, KS USA | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | Ed Shedlosky | WB | August 2, 1920 | 6'0" | 185 | Tulsa | Nanticoke, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Jim Sivell | RG | March 12, 1914 | 5'9" | 205 | Auburn | Chipley, GA USA | 9 | 6 |
| 27 | Hal Springer | E | May 10, 1922 | 6'4" | 212 | Central Oklahoma | Albuquerque, NM USA | 7 | 2 |
| 50 | Ken Strong | FB | March 21, 1906 | 6'0" | 206 | NYU | West Haven, CT USA | 9 | 9 |
| 37 | Joe Sulaitis | BB | June 20, 1921 | 6'2" | 212 | none | Hoboken, NJ USA | 8 | 4 |
| 55 | Army Tomaini | T | February 5, 1918 | 6'0" | 245 | Catawba | Long Branch, NJ USA | 8 | 1 |
| 69 | Frank Umont | G-T | November 21, 1917 | 5'11" | 218 | none | Staten Island, NY USA | 8 | 0 |
| 31 | Larry Visnic | LG | April 7, 1919 | 5'11" | 190 | Benedictine | Jacobsburg, OH USA | 8 | 4 |
| 11 | John Weiss | RE | February 7, 1922 | 6'3" | 198 | none | Jersey City, NJ USA | 10 | 10 |
| 12 | Tarzan White | G | December 6, 1915 | 5'9" | 217 | Alabama | Lockhart, AL USA | 5 | 3 |
| 30 | Harry Wynne | E | July 10, 1920 | 6'4" | 203 | Arkansas | Senatobia, MS USA | 5 | 1 |
