1940 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster
Team Record: 8-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Jock Sutherland (8-3)
Location: Brooklyn, New York
1940 Brooklyn Dodgers Results
The Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League ended the 1940 season with a record of 8 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Dodgers allowed 120 points, lowest in the league. Brooklyn racked up 186 points. Banks McFadden ran for a team-best 411 yards, while Pug Manders also buoyed the ground attack.
Ace Parker threw for 817 yards. Perry Schwartz snagged 21 passes for 370 yards.
Ace Parker picked off 6 passes.
Jock Sutherland coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Bill Bailey | KR | April 12, 1916 | 6'3" | 213 | Duke | Thomasville, NC USA | 10 | 1 |
| 16 | Sherrill Busby | OE-DE | June 17, 1916 | 6'2" | 200 | Troy | Florala, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | Wendell Butcher | BB-DB | March 28, 1914 | 6'1" | 197 | Gustavus Adolphus | Worthington, MN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | George Cafego | FB | August 30, 1915 | 5'10" | 169 | Tennessee | Whipple, WV USA | 10 | 4 |
| 2 | Dick Cassiano | B | October 7, 1917 | 5'11" | 175 | Pittsburgh | Albany, NY USA | 10 | 1 |
| 8 | Ty Coon | OG-DG | July 26, 1915 | 6'0" | 215 | North Carolina St. | White Plains, NY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Sam Francis | HB-DH | October 26, 1913 | 6'0" | 207 | Nebraska | Dunbar, NE USA | 11 | 0 |
| 17 | John Golemgeske | RT | November 14, 1915 | 6'2" | 225 | Wisconsin | Waukesha, WI USA | 10 | 5 |
| 3 | Mike Gussie | OG-DG | September 16, 1917 | 6'0" | 204 | West Virginia | Everettstown, PA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | Red Heater | OT-DT | September 22, 1918 | 6'2" | 220 | Syracuse | Reading, PA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | Harold Hill | OE-DE | December 8, 1914 | 6'0" | 200 | Samford | Gadsden, AL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | Herman Hodges | OE-DE | November 22, 1914 | 6'1" | 198 | Samford | Ozark, AL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 27 | Art Jocher | LG | October 19, 1915 | 6'1" | 207 | Manhattan | Philadelphia, PA USA | 10 | 5 |
| 1 | Ralph Kercheval | K | December 1, 1911 | 6'1" | 190 | Kentucky | Salt Lick, KY USA | 10 | 0 |
| 25 | Bruiser Kinard | LT | October 23, 1914 | 6'1" | 216 | Mississippi | Pelahatchie, MS USA | 9 | 8 |
| 20 | Ben Kish | B | March 31, 1917 | 6'0" | 207 | Pittsburgh | Tonawanda, NY USA | 11 | 3 |
| 19 | Frank Kristufek | T | December 12, 1915 | 6'0" | 209 | Pittsburgh | McKees Rocks, PA USA | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | Bill Leckonby | TB-LDH | September 16, 1917 | 6'1" | 185 | St. Lawrence | Greenville, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 9 | Pug Manders | FB | May 5, 1913 | 6'0" | 200 | Drake | Milbank, SD USA | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Lou Mark | C | December 21, 1914 | 6'1" | 210 | North Carolina St. | New York, NY USA | 11 | 1 |
| 26 | Banks McFadden | HB | February 7, 1917 | 6'2" | 180 | Clemson | Fort Lawn, SC USA | 11 | 7 |
| 29 | Walt Merrill | RT | August 7, 1917 | 6'2" | 217 | Alabama | Andalusia, AL USA | 11 | 5 |
| 7 | Ace Parker | P | May 17, 1912 | 6'0" | 178 | Duke | Portsmouth, VA USA | 11 | 10 |
| 31 | Steve Petro | LG | October 21, 1914 | 5'10" | 195 | Pittsburgh | Johnstown, PA USA | 11 | 6 |
| 99 | Perry Schwartz | LE | April 27, 1915 | 6'2" | 199 | California | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 11 |
| 30 | Rhoten Shetley | BB | February 7, 1918 | 5'11" | 208 | Furman | Wolf Creek, TN USA | 11 | 8 |
| 28 | Jim Sivell | RG | March 12, 1914 | 5'9" | 205 | Auburn | Chipley, GA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 18 | Bud Svendsen | C | February 7, 1915 | 6'1" | 190 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 11 | 10 |
| 15 | Si Titus | C-LB | September 23, 1918 | 6'0" | 195 | Holy Cross | Brooklyn, NY USA | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Bob Winslow | OE-DE | September 18, 1916 | 6'2" | 205 | USC | Rifle, CO USA | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Waddy Young | RE | September 4, 1916 | 6'3" | 205 | Oklahoma | Ponca City, OK USA | 11 | 10 |
| 21 | Frank Zadworney | HB-DH | November 2, 1916 | 6'0" | 202 | Ohio St. | , PA USA | 3 | 0 |
