1945 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Gus Dorais (7-3)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1945 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 7-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Gus Dorais (7-3)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1945 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1945 season with a record of 7 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.
The Lions chalked up 195 points, while the defensive unit surrendered 194. Chuck Fenenbock passed for 754 yards. John Greene hauled in 26 balls for 550 yards.
Bob Westfall rushed for a team-leading 234 yards for Detroit.
Chuck DeShane, Dave Ryan, John Greene, Buzz Trebotich and Damon Tassos each picked off 3 opponent throws.
Gus Dorais coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Stan Batinski | LG | March 4, 1917 | 5'10" | 215 | Temple | Greenfield, MA USA | 10 | 6 |
| 64 | Dick Booth | WB-RDH | July 13, 1918 | 6'1" | 190 | Case Western Reserve | Newell, WV USA | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Bob Brumley | HB-DH | September 24, 1919 | 6'0" | 200 | Rice | Edinburg, TX | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Bill Callihan | K | May 15, 1916 | 6'3" | 217 | Nebraska | Paxton, NE USA | 10 | 10 |
| 17 | Chuck DeShane | WB | December 10, 1918 | 6'1" | 212 | Alabama | Waukesha, WI USA | 9 | 5 |
| 84 | Dave Diehl | OE-DE | September 30, 1918 | 6'0" | 195 | Michigan St. | Dansville, MI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | Andy Farkas | KR | May 2, 1916 | 5'10" | 189 | Detroit Mercy | Clay Center, OH USA | 8 | 3 |
| 48 | Chuck Fenenbock | P | August 28, 1917 | 5'9" | 174 | UCLA | Oakland, CA USA | 10 | 2 |
| 11 | Ed Frutig | ROE-RDE | August 19, 1920 | 6'1" | 190 | Michigan | River Rouge, MI USA | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | John Greene | LE | April 21, 1920 | 6'0" | 210 | Michigan | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 45 | Ted Grefe | OE-DE | October 26, 1917 | 6'0" | 205 | Northwestern | Des Moines, IA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Elmer Hackney | FB | July 8, 1916 | 6'2" | 205 | Kansas St. | Oberlin, KS USA | 8 | 3 |
| 75 | Al Kaporch | T | October 6, 1913 | 5'10" | 215 | St. Bonaventure | Pittston, PA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | Bob Keene | HB-DH | August 26, 1919 | 5'10" | 185 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Larry Knorr | OE-DE | April 22, 1917 | 6'2" | 192 | Alabama | New York, NY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | Michael Kostiuk | T | August 1, 1919 | 6'0" | 212 | Detroit Tech | Krydor, SK Canada | 6 | 3 |
| 78 | Frank Kring | LB | December 21, 1918 | 6'0" | 190 | TCU | Lampassas, TX USA | 4 | 2 |
| 81 | Joe Krol | HB-DH | February 20, 1919 | 6'0" | 200 | West. Ontario | Hamilton, ON Canada | 2 | 0 |
| Sonny Liles | OG-DG | August 9, 1919 | 5'8" | 188 | Oklahoma St. | Marlow, OK USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 77 | Luke Lindon | T | June 23, 1915 | 5'10" | 243 | Kentucky | Salyerville, KY USA | 4 | 1 |
| Elmer Madarik | HB-DB | July 15, 1922 | 5'11" | 200 | Detroit Mercy | Joliet, IL USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 46 | Joseph Manzo | T | February 3, 1917 | 6'1" | 220 | Boston Col. | Medford, MA USA | 3 | 1 |
| 82 | Jack Matheson | RE | June 9, 1920 | 6'2" | 221 | West. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 9 | 9 |
| 40 | Vince Mazza | E | March 25, 1925 | 6'1" | 216 | none | Niagara Falls, NY USA | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | Dick Mesak | T | March 1, 1919 | 6'2" | 225 | St. Mary's (CA) | San Francisco, CA USA | 6 | 1 |
| Archie Milano | E | May 26, 1918 | 6'0" | 197 | St. Francis (PA) | 1 | 0 | ||
| 77 | Garvin Mugg | OT-DT | February 19, 1918 | 6'1" | 215 | North Texas | Weston, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Robert Nelson | C | January 30, 1920 | 6'1" | 214 | Baylor | Paris, TX USA | 9 | 7 |
| 62 | Cotton Price | TB | May 31, 1918 | 6'1" | 180 | Texas A&M | Bridgeport, TX USA | 8 | 3 |
| 73 | Bill Radovich | RG | June 24, 1915 | 5'10" | 238 | USC | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 8 |
| 66 | Lake Roberson | OE-DE | August 5, 1918 | 6'1" | 210 | Mississippi | Clarksdale, MS USA | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | Dave Ryan | PR | February 3, 1923 | 5'10" | 190 | Hardin-Simmons | Kaufman, TX USA | 10 | 5 |
| Larry Sartori | OG-DG | August 20, 1917 | 6'0" | 208 | Fordham | Sheppton, PA USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 52 | Dom Sigillo | T | March 7, 1913 | 6'0" | 230 | Xavier (OH) | Storrs, CT USA | 8 | 2 |
| 20 | Bob Sneddon | WB-RDH | July 9, 1921 | 5'10" | 180 | Weber St. | Ogden, UT USA | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Frank Szymanski | C-LB | July 6, 1923 | 5'11" | 225 | Notre Dame | Detroit, MI USA | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Damon Tassos | G | December 5, 1923 | 6'1" | 225 | Texas A&M | San Antonio, TX USA | 9 | 3 |
| 33 | Jim Thomason | WB-RDH | October 4, 1919 | 6'0" | 200 | Texas A&M | Brownwood, TX | 5 | 1 |
| 64 | Buzz Trebotich | BB | December 30, 1920 | 5'10" | 208 | St. Mary's (CA) | Oakland, CA USA | 9 | 5 |
| 81 | Emil Uremovich | RT | September 29, 1916 | 6'2" | 233 | Indiana | Gary, IN USA | 8 | 8 |
| 11 | Art Van Tone | WB | September 30, 1918 | 5'10" | 185 | Southern Miss | Ottawa, OH USA | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Dick Weber | HB-DH | April 10, 1919 | 5'11" | 195 | St. Louis | Lawrence, MA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 86 | Bob Westfall | FB | May 5, 1919 | 5'8" | 190 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 9 | 4 |
| 30 | Rex Williams | C-LB | July 16, 1916 | 6'2" | 203 | Texas Tech | Bonham, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Alex Wojciechowicz | C | August 12, 1915 | 5'11" | 217 | Fordham | South River, NJ USA | 10 | 4 |
