1951 New York Yanks Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 1-9-2
Finishing 6th in the NFL's National Division
Coach: Red Strader (1-9-2)
Location: New York, New York

1951 New York Yanks Statistics
1951 New York Yanks Results

The New York Yanks of the National Football League ended the 1951 season with a record of 1 wins and 9 losses and 2 ties, finishing sixth in the NFL's National Division.

New York scored 241 points, while the leaky defense allowed 382, most in the circuit. Bob Celeri threw for 1,797 yards. Dan Edwards topped pass catchers, hauling in 39 balls for 509 yards. Sherman Howard, Buddy Young and Dan Garza each provided receiving help, too.

Zollie Toth ran for a team-leading 384 yards for the Yanks, while George Taliaferro and Sherman Howard additionally contributed to the rushing attack.

Bennie Aldridge intercepted 5 opponent throws.

Red Strader coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
31	Bennie Aldridge	RDH	October 24, 1926	6'0"	195	Oklahoma St.	Velma, OK USA	12	0
12	Bruce Alford	E-DB	September 12, 1922	6'0"	190	TCU	Waco, TX USA	12	0
44	Sisto Averno	LB-MG-G	May 12, 1925	5'11"	235	Muhlenberg	Paterson, NJ USA	12	0
17	Bob Celeri	QB	June 1, 1927	5'10"	180	California	Fort Bragg, CA USA	11	8
35	Jim Champion	MG	January 11, 1926	6'0"	238	Mississippi St.	Tillatoba, MS USA	12	0
21	John Clowes	LG	December 15, 1921	6'1"	240	William & Mary	Williamsburg, VA USA	12	0
36	Don Colo	RDT	January 5, 1925	6'3"	252	Brown	East Bridgewater, MA USA	12	0
3	Paul Crowe	B	October 23, 1924	6'1"	190	St. Mary's (CA)	Chino, CA USA	9	0
24	Jim Cullom	G	November 5, 1925	5'11"	235	California	Healdsburg, CA USA	2	0
34	Joe Domnanovich	C-LB	March 18, 1919	6'1"	213	Alabama	South Bend, IN USA	12	0
39	Art Donovan	LDT	June 5, 1925	6'2"	263	Notre Dame	Bronx, NY USA	12	0
22	Brad Ecklund	C	May 9, 1922	6'3"	215	Oregon	Los Angeles, CA USA	12	0
4	Dan Edwards	RE	July 18, 1926	6'1"	197	Georgia	Osage, TX USA	10	0
7	Dan Garza	LE	February 21, 1924	6'3"	203	North Texas	Anderson, SC USA	11	0
10	Joe Golding	S	February 26, 1921	6'0"	184	Oklahoma	Eufaula, OK USA	11	0
61	Bobbie Griffin	LDH	May 27, 1928	6'0"	180	Baylor	Fort Worth, TX USA	12	0
46	Sherman Howard	RH	November 28, 1924	5'11"	193	Iowa	New Orleans, LA USA	12	0
15	Duke Iverson	LLB	February 26, 1920	6'2"	208	Oregon	Petaluma, CA USA	9	0
62	Harvey Johnson	K	June 22, 1919	5'11"	212	William & Mary	Bridgeton, NJ USA	12	0
71	Mike McCormack	RT	June 21, 1930	6'4"	246	Kansas	Chicago, IL USA	12	0
33	Darrel Meisenheimer	DB	April 30, 1927	5'10"	195	Oklahoma St.	Wellsford, KS USA	9	0
47	Paul Mitchell	LT	August 10, 1920	6'3"	235	Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN USA	12	0
45	Ross Nagel	MLB	June 12, 1923	6'4"	234	St. Louis	St. Louis, MO USA	9	0
66	Bill O'Connor	E-DE	May 2, 1926	6'4"	220	Notre Dame	New York, NY USA	12	0
56	Al Pollard	HB-FB	September 7, 1928	6'0"	196	Loyola Marymount	Los Angeles, CA USA	6	0
84	Barney Poole	RDE	October 29, 1923	6'2"	231	Mississippi	Gloster, MS USA	11	0
25	George Ratterman	QB	November 12, 1926	6'0"	192	Notre Dame	Cincinnati, OH USA	6	1
18	John Rauch	QB	August 20, 1927	6'1"	195	Georgia	Philadelphia, PA USA	6	3
24	Wayne Siegert	T-LB-G	March 24, 1929	6'3"	225	Illinois	Pana, IL USA	4	0
24	Joe Soboleski	G-T-DT	August 22, 1926	6'0"	213	Michigan	, MI USA	2	0
16	James Stroschein	DE	April 3, 1929	6'1"	205	UCLA	Santa Ana, CA USA	11	0
1	Art Tait	LDE	February 8, 1929	5'11"	205	Mississippi St.	Memphis, TN USA	12	0
20	George Taliaferro	KR	January 8, 1927	5'11"	196	Indiana	Gates, TN USA	12	0
86	Zollie Toth	FB	January 26, 1924	6'2"	219	LSU	McKeesport, PA USA	10	0
53	Bev Wallace	QB	March 7, 1923	6'2"	180	Compton CC (CA)	, OK	1	0
65	John Wozniak	RG	August 2, 1921	6'0"	218	Alabama	Arnold City, PA USA	12	0
76	Buddy Young	LH	January 5, 1926	5'4"	175	Illinois	Chicago, IL USA	12	0