1936 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Bach (6-6)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1936 Pittsburgh Pirates StatisticsTeam Record: 6-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Bach (6-6)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1936 Pittsburgh Pirates Results
The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Football League ended the 1936 season with a record of 6 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.
Pittsburgh netted 98 points, while the shaky defensive squad conceded 187. Warren Heller carried the ball for a team-best 332 yards for the Pirates, while Bull Karcis also buoyed the ground attack.
Ed Matesic tossed for 850 yards. Bill Sortet grabbed 14 passes for 197 yards.
Joe Bach coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Maury Bray | K | August 27, 1909 | 6'2" | 220 | SMU | Paducah, KY USA | 12 | 4 |
| 23 | Jeep Brett | E | March 20, 1914 | 6'2" | 205 | Washington St. | Lewiston, ID USA | 8 | 4 |
| 30 | Win Croft | G | February 28, 1910 | 5'11" | 235 | Utah | Cowley, WV USA | 9 | 1 |
| 39 | Max Fiske | B-E | September 27, 1913 | 6'0" | 199 | DePaul | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 33 | Johnny Gildea | BB | March 9, 1910 | 6'2" | 205 | St. Bonaventure | Boston Run, PA USA | 12 | 9 |
| 15 | Warren Heller | HB | November 24, 1910 | 5'11" | 195 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 12 | 4 |
| 35 | Cal Hubbard | T-E-DE-G | October 11, 1900 | 6'2" | 253 | Centenary | Keytesville, MO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | George Kakasic | RG | April 24, 1912 | 5'10" | 200 | Duquesne | Mingo Junction, OH USA | 12 | 7 |
| 64 | Bull Karcis | FB | December 3, 1908 | 5'9" | 223 | Carnegie Mellon | Monaca, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 36 | Ed Karpowich | T | September 28, 1912 | 6'4" | 220 | Catholic | Duquesne, PA USA | 11 | 3 |
| 29 | Bill Lajousky | RG | April 18, 1913 | 5'11" | 200 | Catholic | Vilnius, Lithuania | 11 | 5 |
| Jim Levey | B | September 13, 1906 | 5'10" | 156 | none | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 4 | 0 | |
| 47 | Ed Matesic | TB | November 6, 1907 | 6'1" | 198 | Pittsburgh | Marshall County, WV USA | 12 | 11 |
| 40 | Lindy Mayhew | LG | August 24, 1907 | 6'1" | 223 | Texas-El Paso | , MS USA | 12 | 8 |
| Jim McDonald | HB | February 27, 1911 | 6'0" | 195 | Duquesne | 5 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Lee Mulleneaux | C | April 1, 1908 | 6'2" | 221 | Northern Arizona | Safford, AZ USA | 12 | 12 |
| 17 | Armand Niccolai | RT | November 8, 1911 | 6'2" | 226 | Duquesne | Vesta, PA USA | 11 | 4 |
| 16 | Buster Raborn | C-LB | March 28, 1913 | 6'0" | 198 | SMU | , TX | 10 | 0 |
| 53 | George Rado | LG | October 24, 1912 | 5'9" | 194 | Duquesne | Youngstown, OH USA | 12 | 6 |
| 28 | Sandy Sandberg | LT | June 14, 1910 | 6'2" | 228 | Iowa Wesleyan | Eddyville, IA USA | 12 | 10 |
| 10 | Dick Sandefur | FB | August 1, 1912 | 5'10" | 195 | Purdue | Evansville, IN USA | 8 | 0 |
| 25 | Vinnie Sites | RE | July 9, 1912 | 6'2" | 215 | Pittsburgh | Pittston, PA USA | 12 | 7 |
| 26 | Ed Skoronski | LE | October 15, 1910 | 6'2" | 213 | Georgetown (DC) | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 6 |
| 30 | Bill Sortet | RE | June 25, 1912 | 6'1" | 187 | West Virginia | Vincennes, IN USA | 12 | 5 |
| 44 | Art Strutt | HB | December 4, 1912 | 6'0" | 202 | Duquesne | Mingo Junction, OH USA | 10 | 5 |
| 24 | John Turley | BB | November 20, 1912 | 5'10" | 183 | Ohio Wesleyan | Delaware, OH USA | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Vic Vidoni | E | December 8, 1912 | 6'1" | 210 | Duquesne | Fostoria, OH USA | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Silvio Zaninelli | B | December 9, 1913 | 5'10" | 207 | Duquesne | Reading, PA USA | 12 | 3 |
