1937 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Johnny McNally (4-7)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1937 Pittsburgh Pirates StatisticsTeam Record: 4-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Johnny McNally (4-7)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1937 Pittsburgh Pirates Results
The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Football League ended the 1937 season with a record of 4 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.
Pittsburgh scored 122 points, while the defensive squad yielded 145. Bull Karcis carried the ball for a team-best 513 yards for the Pirates.
Max Fiske threw for 318 yards, and Johnny Gildea threw the ball, too. Johnny McNally paced all receivers, grabbing 10 passes, while Bill Davidson accumulated 169 receiving yards.
Johnny McNally coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Mike Basrak | C | November 23, 1912 | 6'2" | 220 | Duquesne | Bellaire, OH USA | 10 | 10 |
| 18 | Frank Billock | T | May 20, 1912 | 6'0" | 230 | St. Mary's (MN) | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Bill Breeden | B | November 7, 1913 | 6'1" | 210 | Oklahoma | Haskell, OK USA | 9 | 3 |
| 24 | Jeep Brett | LE | March 20, 1914 | 6'2" | 205 | Washington St. | Lewiston, ID USA | 10 | 7 |
| 10 | Mac Cara | E | November 11, 1914 | 5'10" | 193 | North Carolina St. | Reggie di Calabria, Italy | 10 | 4 |
| 30 | Joe Cardwell | T | January 31, 1912 | 6'3" | 235 | Duke | Montgomery, AL USA | 7 | 3 |
| 12 | Bill Davidson | HB | June 15, 1915 | 6'0" | 182 | Temple | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 11 | 10 |
| 19 | Max Fiske | B | September 27, 1913 | 6'0" | 199 | DePaul | Chicago, IL USA | 7 | 1 |
| 18 | Byron Gentry | G | October 20, 1913 | 5'11" | 227 | USC | , WA USA | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Johnny Gildea | TB | March 9, 1910 | 6'2" | 205 | St. Bonaventure | Boston Run, PA USA | 11 | 8 |
| 53 | By Haines | HB | November 30, 1914 | 5'11" | 185 | Washington | Bend, OR USA | 5 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | E-DE | September 1, 1914 | 6'2" | 196 | Hardin-Simmons | Waco, TX USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 26 | Tex Holcomb | T | June 21, 1913 | 6'2" | 235 | Texas Tech | Amarillo, TX USA | 7 | 3 |
| 14 | George Kakasic | LG | April 24, 1912 | 5'10" | 200 | Duquesne | Mingo Junction, OH USA | 11 | 8 |
| 64 | Bull Karcis | FB | December 3, 1908 | 5'9" | 223 | Carnegie Mellon | Monaca, PA USA | 6 | 2 |
| 36 | Ed Karpowich | T | September 28, 1912 | 6'4" | 220 | Catholic | Duquesne, PA USA | 9 | 4 |
| 35 | Walt Kiesling | G | May 27, 1903 | 6'3" | 260 | St. Thomas | St. Paul, MN USA | 6 | 1 |
| 40 | Lindy Mayhew | G | August 24, 1907 | 6'1" | 223 | Texas-El Paso | , MS USA | 9 | 3 |
| 15 | Johnny McNally | TB | November 27, 1903 | 6'1" | 188 | Wisc-River Falls | New Richmond, WI USA | 9 | 2 |
| 17 | Armand Niccolai | RT | November 8, 1911 | 6'2" | 226 | Duquesne | Vesta, PA USA | 11 | 5 |
| 39 | John Perko | RG | February 20, 1914 | 6'1" | 207 | Duquesne | Hibbing, MN USA | 10 | 8 |
| 13 | Buster Raborn | C | March 28, 1913 | 6'0" | 198 | SMU | , TX | 11 | 1 |
| 53 | George Rado | G-DE | October 24, 1912 | 5'9" | 194 | Duquesne | Youngstown, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Sandy Sandberg | LT | June 14, 1910 | 6'2" | 228 | Iowa Wesleyan | Eddyville, IA USA | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | Dick Sandefur | FB | August 1, 1912 | 5'10" | 195 | Purdue | Evansville, IN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Vinnie Sites | E | July 9, 1912 | 6'2" | 215 | Pittsburgh | Pittston, PA USA | 7 | 1 |
| 29 | Stu Smith | FB | February 3, 1915 | 6'0" | 195 | Bucknell | Montour Falls, NY USA | 10 | 6 |
| 20 | Bill Sortet | RE | June 25, 1912 | 6'1" | 187 | West Virginia | Vincennes, IN USA | 9 | 6 |
| 27 | Tuffy Thompson | HB | September 28, 1914 | 5'11" | 172 | Minnesota | Montevideo, MN USA | 7 | 4 |
| 47 | Izzy Weinstock | FB | June 27, 1913 | 5'11" | 190 | Pittsburgh | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA | 11 | 6 |
| 22 | Silvio Zaninelli | BB | December 9, 1913 | 5'10" | 207 | Duquesne | Reading, PA USA | 10 | 5 |
