1941 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 1-9-1
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Aldo Donelli (0-5)
Coach: Walt Kiesling (1-2-1)
Coach: Bert Bell (0-2)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1941 Pittsburgh Steelers StatisticsTeam Record: 1-9-1
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Aldo Donelli (0-5)
Coach: Walt Kiesling (1-2-1)
Coach: Bert Bell (0-2)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1941 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1941 season with a record of 1 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division.
The Steelers managed just 103 points, worst in the league, while the leaky defense yielded 276, most in the circuit. Dick Riffle carried the ball for a team-best 388 yards for Pittsburgh.
Boyd Brumbaugh tossed for 260 yards, and Coley McDonough took a significant amount of snaps also. Don Looney paced all receivers, grabbing 10 passes for 186 yards.
Art Jones seized 7 opponent throws.
Aldo Donelli, Walt Kiesling and Bert Bell coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Jay Arnold | HB | September 9, 1912 | 6'1" | 210 | Texas | Rogers, TX USA | 10 | 4 |
| 35 | Dick Bassi | RG | January 1, 1915 | 5'11" | 214 | Santa Clara | San Luis Obispo, CA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 10 | Boyd Brumbaugh | KR | August 24, 1915 | 5'11" | 195 | Duquesne | Springdale, PA USA | 10 | 7 |
| 21 | Chuck Cherundolo | C | August 8, 1916 | 6'1" | 215 | Penn St. | Old Forge, PA USA | 11 | 9 |
| 24 | Joe Coomer | LT | September 11, 1918 | 6'6" | 281 | Austin | Greenville, TX USA | 10 | 6 |
| 5 | Les Dodson | B | April 18, 1916 | 6'1" | 180 | Mississippi | Birmingham, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Dick Dolly | E | December 12, 1917 | 6'3" | 211 | West Virginia | Onego, WV USA | 9 | 4 |
| 3 | Al Donelli | HB | December 22, 1917 | 5'7" | 165 | Duquesne | Morgan, PA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 28 | Ted Doyle | T | January 12, 1914 | 6'2" | 224 | Nebraska | Maywood, NE USA | 9 | 2 |
| 20 | Elmer Hackney | FB | July 8, 1916 | 6'2" | 205 | Kansas St. | Oberlin, KS USA | 11 | 4 |
| 39 | Red Hickey | E | February 14, 1917 | 6'2" | 204 | Arkansas | Clarksville, AR USA | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Joe Hoague | FB | February 8, 1918 | 6'2" | 203 | Colgate | Brookline, MA USA | 10 | 1 |
| 12 | Art Jones | P | June 13, 1919 | 6'2" | 192 | Richmond | Farmville, VA USA | 11 | 9 |
| 46 | Royal Kahler | T | March 22, 1918 | 6'2" | 226 | Nebraska | Grand Island, NE USA | 9 | 0 |
| 45 | Walt Kichefski | RE | June 17, 1916 | 6'1" | 212 | Miami (FL) | Rhinelander, WI USA | 11 | 5 |
| 16-Aug | Elmer Kolberg | HB-E | January 21, 1916 | 6'4" | 201 | Oregon St. | Orange, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Don Looney | E | September 2, 1917 | 6'2" | 182 | TCU | Saltillo, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 76 | Frank Maher | B | May 8, 1918 | 6'1" | 195 | Toledo | Detroit, MI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Coley McDonough | TB | October 10, 1915 | 6'1" | 189 | North Carolina St. | North Braddock, PA USA | 6 | 1 |
| 40 | Carl Nery | G | June 17, 1917 | 6'0" | 214 | Duquesne | Lawrenceville, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 5 | Armand Niccolai | K | November 8, 1911 | 6'2" | 226 | Duquesne | Vesta, PA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 50 | John Noppenberg | B | September 8, 1917 | 6'0" | 196 | Miami (FL) | Wallace, MI USA | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | John Patrick | BB | January 16, 1918 | 6'0" | 202 | Penn St. | Central City, PA USA | 11 | 8 |
| 23 | Rocco Pirro | G | June 30, 1916 | 6'0" | 226 | Catholic | Syracuse, NY USA | 11 | 1 |
| 33 | George Platukis | LE | March 15, 1915 | 6'0" | 196 | Duquesne | West Hazleton, PA USA | 11 | 7 |
| 39/22 | Dick Riffle | FB | February 2, 1915 | 6'1" | 200 | Albright | Wellsboro, PA USA | 10 | 7 |
| 55 | Jack Sanders | G | March 11, 1917 | 6'0" | 219 | SMU | San Antonio, TX USA | 11 | 3 |
| 44 | John Schiechl | C | August 22, 1917 | 6'3" | 244 | Santa Clara | San Francisco, CA USA | 4 | 2 |
| 48 | Elbie Schultz | LG | December 23, 1917 | 6'4" | 252 | Oregon St. | Eugene, OR USA | 11 | 9 |
| 14 | George Somers | LT | October 5, 1915 | 6'2" | 253 | La Salle | Fountain Springs, PA USA | 10 | 5 |
| 15 | Ben Starret | BB-TB | November 19, 1917 | 5'11" | 213 | St. Mary's (CA) | Santa Rosa, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 59 | Joe Wendlick | RE | December 14, 1915 | 6'0" | 213 | Oregon St. | Portland, OR USA | 10 | 6 |
| 38 | Don Williams | G | May 23, 1919 | 5'8" | 210 | Texas | Claude, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 36 | John Woudenberg | RT | May 25, 1918 | 6'3" | 226 | Denver | Denver, CO USA | 11 | 8 |
| 76 | Frank Zoppetti | TB | April 15, 1916 | 5'11" | 185 | Duquesne | Latrobe, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
