1957 Washington Redskins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-6-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Kuharich (5-6-1)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1957 Washington Redskins StatisticsTeam Record: 5-6-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Kuharich (5-6-1)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1957 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1957 season with a record of 5 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.
Washington scored 251 points, while the defensive squad allowed 230. Don Bosseler carried the ball for a team-best 673 yards for the Redskins.
Eddie LeBaron threw for 1,508 yards. John Carson paced pass catchers, grabbing 34 passes for 583 yards. Jim Podoley was targeted regularly, too.
Norb Hecker and Don Shula each intercepted 3 opponent throws.
Joe Kuharich coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Johnny Allen | C-LB | June 4, 1933 | 6'2" | 224 | Purdue | Monmouth, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 49 | Sam Baker | K | November 12, 1929 | 6'2" | 217 | Oregon St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 62 | Don Boll | LT | July 16, 1927 | 6'2" | 270 | Nebraska | Scribner, NE USA | 12 | 12 |
| 31 | Don Bosseler | FB | January 24, 1936 | 6'1" | 212 | Miami (FL) | Weathersfield, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 84 | Tom Braatz | LB-E | May 12, 1933 | 6'1" | 216 | Marquette | Kenosha, WI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 80 | Gene Brito | LDE | October 23, 1925 | 6'1" | 226 | Loyola Marymount | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | Rudy Bukich | QB | March 15, 1932 | 6'1" | 195 | Iowa | St. Louis, MO USA | 7 | 0 |
| 82 | John Carson | LE | January 31, 1930 | 6'3" | 202 | Georgia | Atlanta, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 27 | Art DeCarlo | DB-E | March 23, 1931 | 6'2" | 196 | Georgia | Youngstown, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | Bob Dee | DE-DT | May 18, 1933 | 6'3" | 248 | Holy Cross | Quincy, MA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 36 | Chuck Drazenovich | MLB | August 7, 1927 | 6'1" | 225 | Penn St. | Jere, WV USA | 12 | 12 |
| 32 | Leo Elter | FB-HB | October 21, 1929 | 5'10" | 201 | Duquesne | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 45 | Ralph Felton | LLB | May 21, 1932 | 5'11" | 210 | Maryland | Midway, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 54 | Bill Fulcher | LB-G | February 9, 1934 | 6'0" | 193 | Georgia Tech | Augusta, GA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Norb Hecker | RS | May 26, 1927 | 6'2" | 193 | Baldwin-Wallace | Berea, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 47 | Dick James | LDH | May 22, 1934 | 5'9" | 179 | Oregon | Grants Pass, OR USA | 11 | 0 |
| 87 | Ed Khayat | DT-DE-T | September 14, 1935 | 6'3" | 240 | Millsaps | Moss Point, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 14 | Eddie LeBaron | QB | January 7, 1930 | 5'9" | 168 | Pacific | San Rafael, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 70 | Ray Lemek | RT | June 28, 1934 | 6'0" | 238 | Notre Dame | Sioux City, IA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 40 | Gary Lowe | DB-HB | May 4, 1934 | 5'11" | 196 | Michigan St. | Trenton, MI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Steve Meilinger | RE | December 12, 1930 | 6'2" | 227 | Kentucky | Bethlehem, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 88 | Chet Ostrowski | RDE | April 8, 1930 | 6'1" | 232 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 72 | Don Owens | RDT | April 3, 1932 | 6'5" | 255 | Southern Miss | St. Louis, MO USA | 10 | 0 |
| 79 | Volney Peters | LDT | January 1, 1928 | 6'4" | 237 | USC | Minneapolis, MN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 24 | Jim Podoley | RH | September 16, 1933 | 6'2" | 200 | Central Michigan | Mount Morris, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 71 | Will Renfro | DT-DE-T | March 15, 1932 | 6'5" | 233 | Memphis | Crowder, MS USA | 11 | 0 |
| 25 | Tommy Runnels | HB | January 28, 1934 | 5'10" | 187 | North Texas | Fort Worth, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 51 | Jim Schrader | C | June 27, 1932 | 6'2" | 244 | Notre Dame | Weston, WV USA | 12 | 12 |
| 28 | Joe Scudero | LS | July 2, 1930 | 5'10" | 173 | San Francisco | San Francisco, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 26 | Don Shula | RDH | January 4, 1930 | 5'11" | 190 | John Carroll | Grand River, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 60 | Dick Stanfel | RG | July 20, 1927 | 6'3" | 236 | San Francisco | San Francisco, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 67 | Red Stephens | LG | May 10, 1930 | 6'0" | 230 | San Francisco | Denver, CO USA | 12 | 0 |
| 30 | Ed Sutton | LH | March 16, 1935 | 6'1" | 205 | North Carolina | Sylva, NC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 53 | LaVern Torgeson | RLB | February 28, 1929 | 6'0" | 215 | Washington St. | La Crosse, WA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 66 | Ed Voytek | G | April 4, 1935 | 6'2" | 235 | Purdue | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 81 | Joe Walton | E-DE | December 15, 1935 | 5'11" | 202 | Pittsburgh | Beaver Falls, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 41 | Billy Wells | HB | December 7, 1931 | 5'9" | 180 | Michigan St. | Menomonie, MI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Bert Zagers | KR | January 30, 1933 | 5'10" | 185 | Michigan St. | Fremont, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
