1953 San Francisco 49ers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Buck Shaw (9-3)
Location: San Francisco, California
1953 San Francisco 49ers Statistics
1953 San Francisco 49ers Results

The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1953 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.

On offense, the 49ers scored 372 points, best in the league. Meanwhile, the defensive unit conceded 237 points. Joe Perry carried the ball for a team-leading 1,018 yards.

Y.A. Tittle tossed for 2,121 yards. Billy Wilson topped the receiving corps, grabbing 51 passes for 840 yards, while Gordie Soltau contributed to the receiving game, too.

Rex Berry seized 7 opponent throws.

Buck Shaw coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
22Joe ArenasKRDecember 12, 19255'11"180Nebraska-OmahaCedar Rapids, IA USA120
88Harry BabcockE-DEAugust 12, 19306'2"193GeorgiaWest Nyack, NY USA100
27Ken BahnsenFBFebruary 19, 19305'10"200North TexasVinton, LA USA70
63Bruno BanducciRGNovember 11, 19205'11"216StanfordTsingnano, Italy120
23Rex BerryLDHSeptember 9, 19245'11"190BYUMoab, UT USA120
33Hardy BrownLB-DB-FBMay 8, 19246'0"193SMUQuanah, TX USA120
56Pete BrownC-LBDecember 19, 19306'2"210Georgia TechRossville, GA USA120
45Fred BruneyRSDecember 30, 19315'10"184Ohio St.Martins Ferry, OH USA120
66Don BurkeLB-GFebruary 7, 19266'0"235USCChico, CA USA100
75Al CarapellaLDTApril 26, 19276'0"235Miami (FL)Tuckahoe, NY USA120
67Nick FeherGJuly 13, 19266'0"224GeorgiaYoungstown, OH USA100
64Doug HoglandLTMay 8, 19316'4"245Oregon St.Farmington, NM USA120
53Bill JohnsonCJuly 14, 19266'3"228Texas A&MTyler, TX USA120
12Hal LedyardQBJuly 7, 19316'0"185Tenn-ChattanoogaMontgomery, AL USA100
54Jack ManleyRLBSeptember 20, 19296'3"215Mississippi St.Town Creek, AL USA120
46Clay MatthewsDE-T-DTAugust 1, 19286'3"219Georgia TechCharleston, SC USA90
39Hugh McElhennyPRDecember 31, 19286'1"195WashingtonLos Angeles, CA USA120
62Art MichalikMGJanuary 31, 19306'2"229St. AmbroseChicago, IL USA120
77Hal MillerTFebruary 4, 19306'4"230Georgia TechKingsport, TN USA120
48Billy MixonLSMay 24, 19295'11"191GeorgiaTifton, GA USA120
49Jim MonachinoHB-FB-DBJuly 9, 19295'10"187CaliforniaCleveland, OH USA50
36John MortonLLBSeptember 1, 19296'2"220TCUCompton, CA USA100
73Leo NomelliniRDTJune 19, 19246'3"259MinnesotaLucca, Italy1212
34Joe PerryFBJanuary 22, 19276'0"200Compton CC (CA)Stevens, AR USA120
87Charley PowellLDEApril 4, 19326'3"226none, TX USA120
15Jim PowersPFebruary 29, 19286'0"185USCLos Angeles County, CA 122
44Pete SchabarumHBJanuary 9, 19295'11"185CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA USA100
69Jerry SmithLGSeptember 9, 19306'1"230WisconsinDayton, OH USA120
82Gordie SoltauKJanuary 25, 19256'2"195MinnesotaDuluth, MN USA120
79Bob St. ClairRTFebruary 18, 19316'9"263San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA USA100
14Y.A. TittleQBOctober 24, 19266'0"192LSUMarshall, TX USA1110
89Bob Van DorenRDEMarch 22, 19296'3"215USCBaltimore, MD 100
42Lowell WagnerRDHAugust 21, 19236'0"194USCSanta Monica, CA USA100
84Billy WilsonREFebruary 3, 19276'3"190San Jose St.Sayre, OK USA120