1947 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster
All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 3-10-1
Finishing 3rd in the AAFC's East Division
Coach: Cliff Battles (3-10-1)
Location: Brooklyn, New York
1947 Brooklyn Dodgers StatisticsTeam Record: 3-10-1
Finishing 3rd in the AAFC's East Division
Coach: Cliff Battles (3-10-1)
Location: Brooklyn, New York
1947 Brooklyn Dodgers Results
The Brooklyn Dodgers of the All American Football Conference ended the 1947 season with a record of 3 wins and 10 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the AAFC's East Division.
Brooklyn stumbled, scoring only 181 points, while the defense allowed 340. Bob Hoernschemeyer ran for a team-best 702 yards for the Dodgers, while Mickey Colmer also buoyed the ground attack.
Bob Hoernschemeyer passed for 783 yards. Mickey Colmer paced pass catchers, snagging 18 passes, while Saxon Judd accumulated 204 receiving yards.
Bob Perina picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition.
Cliff Battles coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Neal Adams | DE-OE | January 21, 1919 | 6'3" | 195 | Arkansas | El Paso, AR USA | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Al Akins | HB | June 13, 1921 | 6'1" | 199 | Washington | Spokane, WA USA | 13 | 3 |
| 73 | George Benson | FB-LB | May 7, 1919 | 6'1" | 205 | LSU | Madison, IN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | George Bernhardt | G | June 15, 1920 | 5'10" | 213 | Illinois | Berwyn, IL | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Harry Buffington | RG | August 27, 1919 | 6'0" | 206 | Oklahoma St. | Pryor, OK USA | 14 | 14 |
| 72 | Mickey Colmer | FB | October 23, 1918 | 6'2" | 219 | Miramonte JC | Redondo Beach, CA USA | 14 | 10 |
| 56 | Mel Conger | DE-OE | June 4, 1919 | 6'2" | 225 | Georgia | Atlanta, GA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Lou Daukas | C-LB | July 4, 1921 | 6'0" | 203 | Cornell | Nashua, NH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | Nick Daukas | T | December 11, 1922 | 6'4" | 225 | Dartmouth | Nashua, NH USA | 7 | 1 |
| 90 | Glenn Dobbs | TB-LDH | July 12, 1920 | 6'4" | 210 | Tulsa | McKinney, TX USA | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Monk Gafford | HB | October 1, 1920 | 5'11" | 195 | Auburn | Fort Deposit, AL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 21 | Joe Gibson | C | June 28, 1919 | 6'3" | 213 | Cameron | Nacona, TX USA | 14 | 4 |
| 22 | Ed Gustafson | C | April 4, 1922 | 6'3" | 205 | Dartmouth | Moline, IL USA | 13 | 9 |
| 37 | Amos Harris | G | 5'11" | 175 | Mississippi St. | Heflin, AL | 14 | 2 | |
| 82 | Elmore Harris | HB | June 3, 1922 | 5'11" | 175 | Morgan St. | Huntsville, AL USA | 10 | 2 |
| 54 | Bob Hein | OE-DE | February 6, 1921 | 6'3" | 220 | Kent St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
| 90 | Bob Hoernschemeyer | TB | September 24, 1925 | 5'11" | 194 | Indiana | Cincinnati, OH USA | 12 | 5 |
| 47 | Charlie Huneke | DT-OT | January 1, 1921 | 6'3" | 225 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lincoln, IL USA | 12 | 13 |
| 35 | Ed Jeffers | DG-OG | November 6, 1921 | 6'3" | 215 | Oklahoma | Hartshorne, OK USA | 14 | 14 |
| 91 | Dub Jones | PR | December 29, 1924 | 6'4" | 202 | Tulane | Arcadia, LA USA | 8 | 2 |
| 34 | Billy Jones | G | January 30, 1920 | 6'0" | 220 | Charleston (WV) | Mannington, WV USA | 7 | 1 |
| 53 | Saxon Judd | RE | November 29, 1919 | 6'1" | 190 | La-Lafayette | Pottsboro, TX USA | 14 | 10 |
| 63 | Adolph Kowalski | LB-BB | July 29, 1921 | 6'3" | 205 | Tulsa | Bridgeport, CT | 10 | 9 |
| 36 | Francis Laurinaitis | DG-OG | December 20, 1922 | 5'10" | 200 | Richmond | New Philadelphia, PA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 45 | Phil Martinovich | FB | February 9, 1915 | 5'10" | 220 | Pacific | Diamond Springs, CA USA | 14 | 5 |
| 51 | Jim McCarthy | LE | November 28, 1920 | 6'1" | 205 | Illinois | Lockport, IL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 61 | Walt McDonald | BB | November 5, 1920 | 6'1" | 210 | Tulane | Lowellville, OH USA | 12 | 10 |
| 41 | Ed Mieszkowski | OT-DT | October 14, 1925 | 6'3" | 220 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 21 | Russ Morrow | DE-OE | September 7, 1924 | 6'7" | 210 | Tennessee | St. Louis, MO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Herb Nelson | RE | April 25, 1921 | 6'4" | 219 | Pennsylvania | Hartford, CT USA | 14 | 4 |
| Bernie Nygren | HB-DB | November 14, 1918 | 5'9" | 193 | Gustavus Adolphus | Minneapolis, MN USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 55 | Mike Patanelli | DE-OE | August 12, 1922 | 6'2" | 218 | Manchester | Elkhart, IN USA | 2 | 2 |
| 70 | Bob Perina | DB | January 16, 1921 | 6'1" | 205 | Princeton | Irvington, NJ USA | 14 | 4 |
| 43 | Martin Ruby | LT | June 9, 1922 | 6'4" | 249 | Texas A&M | Lubbock, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 42 | Leroy Schneider | DE-OE | July 16, 1923 | 5'11" | 237 | Tulane | Baltimore, MD USA | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Ted Scruggs | OE-DE | April 18, 1923 | 6'1" | 195 | Rice | Houston, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 62 | Doyle Tackett | B | August 22, 1923 | 6'0" | 205 | none | Hector, AR USA | 12 | 2 |
| 92 | Lee Tevis | DH-DB | September 29, 1921 | 5'11" | 190 | George Washington | Beaumont, TX | 8 | 0 |
| 55 | Hal Thompson | E | October 18, 1922 | 6'1" | 205 | Delaware | Manasquan, NJ USA | 12 | 1 |
| 20 | Tex Van Warrington | LG | March 21, 1921 | 6'2" | 210 | William & Mary | Dover, DE USA | 13 | 9 |
| 48 | Harlan Wetz | OT-DT | September 15, 1925 | 6'5" | 265 | Texas | New Braunfels, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 44 | Garland Williams | RT | August 21, 1921 | 6'3" | 220 | Duke | Parkin, AR USA | 14 | 13 |
