1953 Green Bay Packers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-9-1
Finishing 6th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Ray McLean (0-2)
Coach: Gene Ronzani (2-7-1)
Coach: Hugh Devore (0-2)
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
1953 Green Bay Packers Statistics
1953 Green Bay Packers Results

The Green Bay Packers of the National Football League ended the 1953 season with a record of 2 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing sixth in the NFL's West Division.

The Packers scored 200 points, but the shaky defensive squad conceded 338. Breezy Reid carried the ball for a team-best 492 yards for Green Bay.

Tobin Rote passed for 1,005 yards. Billy Howton paced the receiving corps, snagging 25 passes for 463 yards. Bob Mann contributed to the receiving game as well.

Bobby Dillon picked off 9 opponent throws.

Ray McLean, Gene Ronzani and Hugh Devore coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
72Dick AfflisLTJune 27, 19296'0"251PurdueLafayette, IN USA129
40Bennie AldridgeLCB-RCBOctober 24, 19266'0"195Oklahoma St.Velma, OK USA88
20Byron BaileyROHOctober 12, 19305'10"192Washington St.Omaha, NE USA100
43Don BartonROH-LOH-RSMay 29, 19305'11"175TexasCisco, TX USA50
22J.R. BooneLOH-DBJuly 28, 19255'8"162TulsaClinton, OK USA80
62Buddy BrownLGOctober 19, 19266'1"220ArkansasWynne, AR USA118
42Al CarmichaelKRNovember 10, 19286'1"200USCBoston, MA USA1212
73Gus CifelliRTFebruary 3, 19266'4"244Nevada-RenoPhiladelphia, PA USA1212
31Fred ConeKJune 21, 19265'11"199ClemsonPine Apple, AL USA126
27Larry CoutreROHApril 11, 19285'10"175Notre DameChicago, IL USA70
26Gib DawsonLOH-LSAugust 27, 19305'11"190TexasBisbee, AZ USA70
44Bobby DillonRSFebruary 23, 19306'1"180TexasTemple, TX USA1010
80Carl ElliottRDE-ROE-LONovember 12, 19276'4"230VirginiaLaurel, DE USA123
37Howie FergusonFBAugust 5, 19306'2"218noneNew Iberia, LA USA116
69Bill ForesterMGAugust 9, 19326'3"237SMUDallas, TX USA1212
8Bob ForteLLBJuly 15, 19226'0"199ArkansasLake Village, AR USA115
77Dave HannerRDTMay 22, 19306'2"257ArkansasParkin, AR USA1212
88George HaysRDEAugust 29, 19246'2"211St. BonaventureGlassport, PA USA99
86Billy HowtonREJuly 5, 19306'2"191RiceLittlefield, TX USA88
41Marvin JohnsonLSApril 13, 19275'11"183San Jose St.San Francisco, CA USA77
67Dick LoganRGMay 4, 19306'2"228Ohio St.Mansfield, OH USA129
48Ace LoomisLDHJune 12, 19286'1"190Wisc-LaCrosseDubuque, IA USA109
87Bob MannLEApril 8, 19245'11"172MichiganNew Bern, NC USA109
83John MartinkovicLDEFebruary 4, 19276'3"241Xavier (OH)Hamilton, OH USA1212
22Johnny PapitROHJuly 25, 19286'0"190VirginiaPhiladelphia, PA USA40
15Babe ParilliQBMay 7, 19306'1"196KentuckyRochester, PA USA125
24Breezy ReidLHSeptember 14, 19275'10"187GeorgiaBridgeton, NJ USA1212
51Jim RingoCNovember 21, 19316'1"232SyracuseOrange, NJ USA55
18Tobin RoteQBJanuary 18, 19286'3"211RiceSan Antonio, TX USA127
75Howie RuetzRDTAugust 18, 19276'3"255LorasRacine, WI USA50
81Clive RushPFebruary 14, 19316'2"197Miami (OH)De Graff, OH USA115
61Steve RuzichLOG-ROGDecember 24, 19276'2"228Ohio St.Cleveland, OH USA127
23Dan SandiferLDHMarch 1, 19276'1"190LSUShreveport, LA USA11
53Dave StephensonCOctober 22, 19256'2"232TennesseeClendenin, WV USA126
68Len SzafarynLOT-ROGJanuary 19, 19286'2"226North CarolinaAmbridge, PA USA73
66Deral TeteakLLBDecember 11, 19295'10"210WisconsinOconto, WI USA77
58Clayton TonnemakerRLBJune 8, 19286'2"237MinnesotaOgilvie, MN USA1212
47Val WalkerRDHJanuary 7, 19306'1"179SMUTahoka, TX USA1212
70Dick WildungLDTAugust 16, 19216'0"221MinnesotaAnoka, MN USA1212
74Roger ZatkoffRDE-LLB-RLMarch 25, 19316'2"216MichiganHamtramck, MI USA122