1947 Buffalo Bills Roster

All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 8-4-2
Finishing 2nd in the AAFC's East Division
Coach: Red Dawson (8-4-2)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1947 Buffalo Bills Statistics
1947 Buffalo Bills Results

The Buffalo Bills of the All American Football Conference ended the 1947 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses and 2 ties, finishing second in the AAFC's East Division.

Buffalo scored 320 points, while the defensive squad conceded 288. Chet Mutryn rushed for a team-leading 868 yards for the Bills.

George Ratterman tossed for 1,840 yards. Fay King topped the receiving corps, hauling in 26 balls, while Al Baldwin added 468 receiving yards, while Al Coppage provided receiving help, too.

George Koch and Buckets Hirsch each picked off 3 opponent throws.

Red Dawson coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
43Graham ArmstrongLTMay 30, 19186'4"230John CarrollCleveland, OH USA148
57Al BaldwinLEMarch 21, 19236'2"201ArkansasHot Springs, AR USA145
72Lamar BlountE-BApril 11, 19206'1"190DukeDecatur, MS USA50
45Jack CarpenterTJuly 29, 19236'0"240ColumbiaKansas City, MO USA132
53Marty ComerDEOctober 28, 19176'0"203TulaneIndianapolis, IN USA142
54Al CoppageREFebruary 8, 19166'1"195OklahomaPilot Point, TX USA1310
23Bert CorleyCSeptember 9, 19206'2"210Mississippi St.Okolona, MS USA134
44George DohertyRTSeptember 5, 19206'1"218Louisiana TechCamden, MS USA118
42Gil DugganTDecember 26, 19146'3"229OklahomaBenton, AR USA122
85Fred EvansHBMay 23, 19215'11"185Notre DameGrand Rapids, MI USA40
52Paul GibsonLEOctober 28, 19216'2"195North Carolina St.Winston-Salem, NC USA148
36George GrovesG-LBJune 10, 19215'11"195MarquetteHammond, IN USA70
22Joe HaynesC-GMarch 26, 19216'3"225OklahomaBarnsdall, OK USA90
73Buckets HirschQBMarch 26, 19215'10"207NorthwesternClarence, NY USA142
88Steve JuzwikKJune 18, 19185'8"186Notre DameGary, IN USA103
46John KernsTJune 17, 19236'3"245OhioAshtabula, OH USA143
51Fay KingEMarch 7, 19226'2"195GeorgiaDothan, AL USA142
84George KochHBJuly 2, 19196'0"200St. Mary's (TX)Temple, TX USA133
41Chet KozelLTOctober 15, 19196'2"211MississippiKenosha, WI USA129
55Ray KuffelEDecember 9, 19216'3"213MarquetteMilwaukee, WI USA72
75Vic KulbitskiFBJune 15, 19215'10"205MinnesotaVirginia, MN USA137
32Hal LaharLGJuly 14, 19196'0"225OklahomaDurant, OK USA1414
74Pug MandersFB-HBMay 5, 19136'0"200DrakeMilbank, SD USA30
34John MaskasG-TAugust 15, 19205'11"212Virginia TechChios, Greece70
58Vince MazzaEMarch 25, 19256'1"216noneNiagara Falls, NY USA132
56Jack MortonE-DE-DBJuly 22, 19226'0"197MissouriEast St. Louis, IL USA20
83Chet MutrynKRMarch 12, 19215'9"179Xavier (OH)Cleveland, OH USA1414
35Rocco PirroRGJune 30, 19166'0"226CatholicSyracuse, NY USA1312
21Felto PrewittCMay 17, 19245'11"207TulsaCorsicana, TX USA1310
61George RattermanQBNovember 12, 19266'0"192Notre DameCincinnati, OH USA144
63Albie ReiszPNovember 29, 19175'10"175SE LouisianaLorain, OH USA130
86Julie RykovichRHApril 6, 19236'2"204Notre DameGary, IN USA129
37Vin ScottGJuly 10, 19255'8"215Notre DameLeRoy, NY USA140
62George TerlepQBApril 12, 19235'10"180Notre DameElkhart, IN USA111
87Lou TomasettiFBJanuary 8, 19166'0"198BucknellOld Forge, PA USA136
82Alex WizbickiDBOctober 6, 19215'11"188DartmouthBrooklyn, NY USA132



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