1947 Baltimore Colts Roster
All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 2-11-1
Finishing 4th in the AAFC's East Division
Coach: Cecil Isbell (2-11-1)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1947 Baltimore Colts StatisticsTeam Record: 2-11-1
Finishing 4th in the AAFC's East Division
Coach: Cecil Isbell (2-11-1)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1947 Baltimore Colts Results
The Baltimore Colts of the All American Football Conference ended the 1947 season with a record of 2 wins and 11 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the AAFC's East Division.
The Colts struggled to score 167 points, worst in the circuit, and the shaky defensive squad conceded 377. Bud Schwenk threw for 2,236 yards. Lamar Davis hauled in 46 balls, while Billy Hillenbrand added 702 receiving yards.
Bus Mertes ran for a team-leading 321 yards for Baltimore.
Johnny Vardian intercepted 3 opponent throws.
Cecil Isbell coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Bill Baumgartner | E | April 17, 1921 | 6'3" | 202 | Minnesota | Duluth, MN USA | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Hub Bechtol | LE | April 20, 1926 | 6'3" | 202 | Texas | Amarillo, TX USA | 14 | 12 |
| 85 | Blondy Black | B | August 20, 1920 | 5'11" | 195 | Mississippi St. | Philadelphia, MS USA | 5 | 0 |
| 59 | Lamar Blount | E | April 11, 1920 | 6'1" | 190 | Duke | Decatur, MS USA | 5 | 3 |
| 67 | Ernie Case | QB | November 23, 1919 | 5'10" | 170 | UCLA | Case, TX USA | 14 | 10 |
| 75 | Jim Castiglia | FB | September 30, 1918 | 5'11" | 208 | Georgetown (DC) | Passaic, NJ USA | 2 | 2 |
| Armand Cure | B | August 1, 1919 | 6'0" | 198 | Rhode Island | New Bedford, MA USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 51 | Lamar Davis | E | June 15, 1921 | 6'1" | 185 | Georgia | Brunswick, GA USA | 13 | 2 |
| 88 | Andy Dudish | HB | October 13, 1921 | 5'11" | 182 | Georgia | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA | 14 | 4 |
| 35 | Barry French | LG | February 12, 1922 | 6'0" | 225 | Purdue | Chamberlain, SD USA | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | John Galvin | P | December 7, 1920 | 5'10" | 170 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 1 |
| 59 | Gorham Getchell | E | August 14, 1920 | 6'4" | 225 | Temple | Abington, PA USA | 8 | 1 |
| 45 | Ed Grain | G | February 25, 1922 | 6'0" | 230 | Pennsylvania | Baltimore, MD USA | 10 | 2 |
| 24 | Dick Handley | C | May 22, 1922 | 6'1" | 215 | Fresno St. | Tulare, CA USA | 14 | 3 |
| 42 | George Hekkers | T | February 18, 1923 | 6'4" | 241 | Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Luke Higgins | G | May 3, 1921 | 6'0" | 210 | Notre Dame | Edgewater, NJ USA | 11 | 0 |
| 82 | Billy Hillenbrand | KR | March 29, 1922 | 6'0" | 188 | Indiana | Armstrong, IN USA | 13 | 13 |
| 52 | Ralph Jones | E | February 14, 1922 | 6'3" | 200 | Union (TN) | Florence, AL USA | 6 | 1 |
| 46 | Mike Kasap | T | November 20, 1922 | 6'2" | 255 | Illinois | Oglesby, IL USA | 12 | 3 |
| 41 | Al Klug | LT | June 1, 1920 | 6'1" | 215 | Marquette | Milwaukee, WI USA | 11 | 6 |
| 28 | Joe Kodba | C | February 27, 1922 | 5'11" | 190 | Butler | , Yugoslavia | 13 | 3 |
| 54 | Floyd Konetsky | E | May 26, 1920 | 6'0" | 197 | Florida | Marianna, PA USA | 6 | 1 |
| 45 | Jim Landrigan | T | May 31, 1923 | 6'4" | 235 | Holy Cross | Everett, MA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 37 | Augie Lio | K | April 30, 1918 | 6'0" | 234 | Georgetown (DC) | East Boston, MA USA | 10 | 9 |
| 53 | Elmer Madar | RE | November 28, 1920 | 5'11" | 185 | Michigan | Sykesville, PA USA | 9 | 6 |
| 34 | Vic Marino | G | October 2, 1918 | 5'8" | 205 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 13 | 4 |
| 48 | John Mellus | LT | June 16, 1917 | 6'0" | 214 | Villanova | Plymouth, PA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 73 | Bus Mertes | FB | October 6, 1921 | 6'0" | 201 | Iowa | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 10 |
| 55 | Gil Meyer | E | November 25, 1920 | 6'2" | 200 | Wake Forest | Baltimore, MD USA | 13 | 1 |
| 81 | Rudy Mobley | HB | December 8, 1921 | 5'7" | 155 | Hardin-Simmons | Paducah, TX USA | 14 | 2 |
| 66 | Steve Nemeth | QB | December 10, 1922 | 5'10" | 174 | Notre Dame | South Bend, IN USA | 4 | 1 |
| 49 | George Perpich | RT | June 22, 1920 | 6'2" | 223 | Georgetown (DC) | Croatia, Yugoslavia | 14 | 10 |
| 21 | Mike Phillips | C | November 22, 1921 | 6'0" | 208 | West. Maryland | Clifton Heights, PA USA | 12 | 9 |
| 64 | Bud Schwenk | QB | August 26, 1918 | 6'2" | 201 | Washington (MO) | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 2 |
| 56 | Sig Sigurdson | E | November 27, 1918 | 6'2" | 206 | Pacific Lutheran | Seattle, WA USA | 8 | 3 |
| 76 | Frankie Sinkwich | B | October 10, 1920 | 5'11" | 190 | Georgia | McKees Rocks, PA USA | 8 | 2 |
| 83 | Ray Terrell | RH | June 29, 1919 | 6'0" | 185 | Mississippi | Water Valley, MS USA | 10 | 5 |
| 77 | Buzz Trebotich | B | December 30, 1920 | 5'10" | 208 | St. Mary's (CA) | Oakland, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | Johnny Vardian | RH | September 25, 1921 | 5'8" | 167 | none | Johnstown, PA USA | 14 | 5 |
| 71 | John Wright | B | July 13, 1921 | 5'11" | 225 | Maryland | Baltimore, MD USA | 13 | 0 |
| 30 | Frank Yokas | G | February 27, 1924 | 5'11" | 210 | none | Rock Island, IL USA | 13 | 2 |
| 33 | George Zorich | G | November 24, 1915 | 6'2" | 213 | Northwestern | Wakefield, MI USA | 11 | 1 |
