1953 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-6
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Bach (6-6)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1953 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
1953 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1953 season with a record of 6 wins and 6 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.

The Steelers scored 211 points, but the defense surrendered 263. Fran Rogel carried the ball for a team-best 527 yards for Pittsburgh, and Lynn Chandnois also aided the ground game.

Jim Finks passed for 1,484 yards. Elbie Nickel paced pass catchers, grabbing 62 passes for 743 yards.

Jack Butler picked off 9 opponent throws.

Joe Bach coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
83	John Alderton	DE	September 5, 1931	6'1"	200	Maryland	Cumberland, MD	10	0
89	Ed Barker	LE	May 31, 1931	6'3"	196	Washington St.	Dillon, MT USA	6	0
75	Nick Bolkovac	K	March 20, 1928	6'1"	230	Pittsburgh	McKees Rocks, PA USA	12	0
18	Pat Brady	P	September 7, 1926	6'1"	195	Bradley	Seattle, WA USA	12	0
27	Jim Brandt	DB-HB	May 19, 1929	6'1"	205	St. Thomas	Fargo, ND USA	12	0
80	Jack Butler	RDH	November 12, 1927	6'1"	200	St. Bonaventure	Pittsburgh, PA USA	12	0
35	Tom Calvin	HB	June 13, 1926	6'0"	200	Alabama	Athens, AL USA	10	0
49	Lynn Chandnois	KR	February 24, 1925	6'2"	198	Michigan St.	Fayette, MI USA	12	0
26	Art DeCarlo	LDH	March 23, 1931	6'2"	196	Georgia	Youngstown, OH USA	12	0
60	Dale Dodrill	MG	February 27, 1926	6'1"	215	Colorado St.	Stockton, KS USA	12	0
39	Leo Elter	FB-HB	October 21, 1929	5'10"	201	Duquesne	Pittsburgh, PA USA	12	0
78	Lou Ferry	LDT	December 1, 1927	6'2"	244	Villanova	Chester, PA USA	12	0
7	Jim Finks	QB	August 31, 1927	5'11"	180	Tulsa	St. Louis, MO USA	11	9
57	Dick Flanagan	LLB	October 31, 1926	6'0"	216	Ohio St.	Sidney, OH USA	12	0
34	Ed Fullerton	DB	April 7, 1931	5'10"	190	Maryland	Pittsburgh, PA USA	1	0
72	Bob Gaona	LT	January 3, 1931	6'3"	243	Wake Forest	Ambridge, PA USA	12	0
76	Bill Hegarty	DE-T	June 30, 1931	6'4"	240	Georgia	Medford, MA USA	1	0
24	Claude Hipps	RS	April 21, 1927	6'1"	189	Georgia	Hazlehurst, GA USA	5	0
63	Darrell Hogan	LB-G	July 2, 1926	5'10"	210	Baylor	San Antonio, TX USA	12	0
65	George Hughes	RT	August 19, 1925	6'1"	225	William & Mary	Norfolk, VA USA	12	0
13	Bill Mackrides	QB	July 8, 1925	5'11"	182	Nevada-Reno	Philadelphia, PA USA	4	3
17	Ted Marchibroda	QB	March 15, 1931	5'10"	178	St. Bonaventure	Franklin, PA USA	4	0
25	Ray Mathews	LH	February 26, 1929	6'0"	185	Clemson	Dayton, PA USA	12	0
56	Marv Matuszak	RLB	September 12, 1931	6'3"	232	Tulsa	South Bend, IN USA	12	0
64	Marv McFadden	RG	January 18, 1930	6'0"	223	Michigan St.	Columbus Junction, MI USA	12	0
84	Bill McPeak	RDE	July 24, 1926	6'1"	208	Notre Dame	New Castle, PA USA	12	0
81	Elbie Nickel	RE	December 28, 1922	6'1"	196	Cincinnati	Fullerton, KY USA	12	0
77	Tom Palmer	DT	August 12, 1929	6'2"	240	Wake Forest		11	0
33	Fran Rogel	FB	December 12, 1927	5'11"	203	California (PA)	North Braddock, PA USA	12	0
66	John Schweder	LG	December 23, 1927	6'1"	224	Pennsylvania	Bethlehem, PA USA	12	0
70	Ernie Stautner	RDT	April 20, 1925	6'1"	230	Boston Col.	Prinzing-by-Cham, Germany	11	0
88	George Sulima	E-DE	February 27, 1928	6'2"	200	Boston Univ.	New Britain, CT USA	10	0
82	George Tarasovic	LDE	May 6, 1930	6'4"	245	Boston Col.	Granville, NY USA	12	0
61	Lou Tepe	C-LB	June 18, 1930	6'2"	208	Duke	North Bergen, NJ USA	10	0
56	Bill Walsh	C	September 8, 1927	6'2"	230	Notre Dame	Phillipsburg, NJ USA	12	0