1944 Brooklyn Tigers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 0-10
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Ed Kubale (0-5)
Coach: Pete Cawthon (0-5)
Coach: Frank Bridges (0-5)
Location: Brooklyn, New York
1944 Brooklyn Tigers Statistics
1944 Brooklyn Tigers Results

The Brooklyn Tigers of the National Football League ended the 1944 season with a record of 0 wins and 10 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division.

The Tigers struggled to score 69 points, worst in the circuit, and the defense yielded 166. Pug Manders ran for a team-leading 430 yards for Brooklyn.

Charlie McGibbony passed for 262 yards, and Frank Sachse spent time under center, too. Bob Masterson hauled in 24 passes for 258 yards.

Ed Kubale, Pete Cawthon and Frank Bridges coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
10Tony AielloHB-DHApril 29, 19215'6"165Youngstown St.Monongahela, PA USA10
26Bill BrownBBJune 1, 19176'0"202Texas TechMcKeesport, PA USA106
19Johnny ButlerTBSeptember 10, 19185'10"185TennesseeKnoxville, TN USA63
55Joe CarterREJuly 23, 19106'1"201AustinDalhart, TX USA109
38George DohertyRTSeptember 5, 19206'1"218Louisiana TechCamden, MS USA107
16John EllisGDecember 21, 19195'10"212VanderbiltSherman, TX USA61
32Tony FalkensteinFBFebruary 16, 19155'10"205St. Mary's (CA)Pueblo, CO USA61
12Kenny FryerTBNovember 17, 19186'0"200Case Western ReserveWellsburg, WV USA32
42Ray HareHBNovember 21, 19176'1"204GonzagaNorth Battleford, SK Canada109
27Cecil JohnsonPSeptember 3, 19215'11"197Texas A&M-CommerceFranklin, TX USA73
25Bruiser KinardLTOctober 23, 19146'1"216MississippiPelahatchie, MS USA1010
22Andy KowalskiEJune 2, 19206'1"199Mississippi St.Gloucester City, NJ USA101
31Bill LaFitteOE-DEJanuary 23, 19266'1"171Ouachita BaptistStonewall, LA USA40
17Tony LeonRGFebruary 18, 19175'9"203AlabamaFollansbee, WV USA1010
9Pug MandersFBMay 5, 19136'0"200DrakeMilbank, SD USA109
27Steve MarkoHBMay 26, 19246'0"200nonePhiladelphia, PA USA41
10Frank MartinHB-DHJune 13, 19195'10"177AlabamaCalera, AL USA60
28Bob MastersonKJanuary 5, 19156'1"213Miami (FL)North Branch, NJ USA109
34Flip McDonaldOE-DEFebruary 12, 19216'2"200OklahomaWebb City, MO USA20
11Charlie McGibbonyTBOctober 23, 19155'10"160AlabamaPine Bluff, AR USA72
19John McMichaelsHB-DHDecember 14, 19175'11"190Birmingham-SouthernCordova, AL USA10
15Bill ReynoldsHBOctober 10, 19185'8"183MississippiChicago, IL USA51
24Floyd RheaLGSeptember 21, 19206'0"218OregonRhea's Mills, AR USA87
30Frank SachseHB-DHJuly 24, 19176'0"197Texas TechBrice, TX USA60
44George SergienkoTMay 22, 19186'1"248American Int.Chicopee Falls, MA USA103
28Jim SivellOG-DGMarch 12, 19145'9"205AuburnChipley, GA USA50
57George SmithCJune 3, 19146'2"220CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA USA108
33Vaughn StewartCJanuary 16, 19196'1"190AlabamaAnniston, AL USA92
36Frank StromOT-DTAugust 29, 19166'2"252TulsaBallinger, TX USA70
21Chuck TaylorBBJanuary 12, 19205'10"190Arkansas TechTupelo, AR USA103
14Bob TrocolorHB-DHMarch 31, 19176'2"207Long IslandOak Hill, TX USA20
35Rocky UguccioniEApril 19, 19186'0"195Murray St.New London, CT USA101
43Charlie WareOT-DTMarch 2, 19186'3"245Birmingham-SouthernAtlanta, GA USA70
18George WeeksOE-DEDecember 16, 19186'2"195AlabamaDothan, AL USA30
23Gordon WilsonGNovember 23, 19156'0"228Texas-El PasoFort Towson, OK USA72