1948 New York Yankees Roster
All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the AAFC's East Division
Coach: Ray Flaherty (1-3)
Coach: Red Strader (5-5)
Location: New York, New York
1948 New York Yankees StatisticsTeam Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the AAFC's East Division
Coach: Ray Flaherty (1-3)
Coach: Red Strader (5-5)
Location: New York, New York
1948 New York Yankees Results
The New York Yankees of the All American Football Conference ended the 1948 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the AAFC's East Division.
New York chalked up 265 points, while the defense allowed 301. Spec Sanders ran for a team-best 759 yards for the Yankees, and Pete Layden also aided the ground game.
Spec Sanders threw for 918 yards, and Pete Layden played quarterback, too. Bruce Alford snagged 32 passes for 578 yards.
Otto Schnellbacher seized 11 opponent throws.
Ray Flaherty and Red Strader coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51/54 | Bruce Alford | RE | September 12, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | TCU | Waco, TX USA | 14 | 10 |
| 58 | Ed Balatti | LDE-RDE-LO | April 8, 1924 | 6'1" | 195 | none | Los Banos, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Roman Bentz | G | September 1, 1919 | 6'2" | 230 | Tulane | Iron Ridge, WI USA | 5 | 3 |
| 45 | Carl Butkus | G | December 26, 1922 | 6'1" | 245 | George Washington | Scranton, PA USA | 4 | 1 |
| 85 | Tom Casey | TB-DB | July 30, 1924 | 5'11" | 175 | Hampton | Wellsville, OH USA | 11 | 2 |
| 43 | Bill Chambers | G | October 17, 1923 | 6'2" | 230 | Alabama | Pomona, CA | 13 | 2 |
| 60 | Lloyd Cheatham | BB | March 20, 1919 | 6'2" | 211 | Auburn | Nantes, OK USA | 12 | 9 |
| 57 | Paul Cleary | ROE-RDE | February 7, 1922 | 6'1" | 196 | USC | North Loop, NE USA | 13 | 0 |
| 38 | Denny Crawford | LG | June 16, 1921 | 6'0" | 190 | Tennessee | Kingsport, TN USA | 8 | 6 |
| 73 | Bill Daley | FB | September 16, 1919 | 6'2" | 210 | DePaul | Melrose, MN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 55 | Van Davis | DE | October 5, 1921 | 6'2" | 215 | Georgia | Philomath, GA USA | 13 | 4 |
| 88 | Al Dekdebrun | TB-LDH | May 11, 1921 | 5'11" | 185 | Columbia | Buffalo, NY USA | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Mike Garzoni | LOG-LDG | August 19, 1923 | 5'11" | 218 | Santa Clara | Los Angeles, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Nelson Greene | RT | March 21, 1924 | 6'2" | 235 | Tulsa | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 10 |
| 66 | Duke Iverson | B | February 26, 1920 | 6'2" | 208 | Oregon | Petaluma, CA USA | 10 | 1 |
| 45 | Glenn Johnson | LOT-LDT-RO | June 28, 1922 | 6'4" | 263 | Arizona St. | Mesa, AZ USA | 9 | 0 |
| 61 | Harvey Johnson | K | June 22, 1919 | 5'11" | 212 | William & Mary | Bridgeton, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Bob Kennedy | B | June 29, 1921 | 5'11" | 195 | Washington St. | Sandpoint, ID USA | 14 | 3 |
| 46 | Clayton Lane | OG-DG | November 23, 1922 | 6'0" | 215 | New Hampshire | Worcester, MA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Pete Layden | TB | December 30, 1919 | 5'11" | 192 | Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 9 | 4 |
| 62 | Joe Magliolo | S | October 17, 1922 | 6'0" | 210 | Texas | Galveston, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 58 | Flip McDonald | OE-DE | February 12, 1921 | 6'2" | 200 | Oklahoma | Webb City, MO USA | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | Paul Mitchell | ROT-RDT | August 10, 1920 | 6'3" | 235 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | Roland Nabors | C-LB | July 22, 1924 | 6'2" | 200 | Texas Tech | Meadow, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 40 | Derrell Palmer | LT | August 27, 1922 | 6'2" | 240 | TCU | Breckenridge, TX USA | 14 | 10 |
| 66 | Howie Parker | BB | August 23, 1926 | 6'2" | 220 | SMU | Greenville, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Frank Perantoni | C | September 13, 1923 | 6'0" | 220 | Princeton | Raritan, NJ USA | 14 | 3 |
| 35 | Charley Riffle | ROG-RDG | January 6, 1918 | 6'0" | 212 | Notre Dame | Dillonvale, OH USA | 14 | 4 |
| 58 | John Rokisky | LOE-LDE | July 24, 1915 | 6'2" | 202 | Duquesne | Mount Clare, WV USA | 6 | 0 |
| 90/74 | Harmon Rowe | WB-RDH-FB- | August 22, 1923 | 6'0" | 182 | Baylor | Livingston, TX USA | 11 | 2 |
| 53 | Jack Russell | LE | August 29, 1919 | 6'1" | 215 | Baylor | Nemo, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 81 | Spec Sanders | P | January 26, 1918 | 6'1" | 196 | Texas | Temple, OK USA | 13 | 9 |
| 56 | Otto Schnellbacher | DB | April 15, 1923 | 6'4" | 188 | Kansas | Sublette, KS USA | 14 | 1 |
| 88/84 | Bud Schwenk | TB | August 26, 1917 | 6'2" | 201 | Washington (MO) | St. Louis, MO USA | 8 | 0 |
| 30 | Ed Sharkey | LB | July 6, 1927 | 6'3" | 229 | Duke | Brooklyn, NY USA | 10 | 1 |
| 42 | Marion Shirley | T | April 17, 1922 | 6'4" | 260 | Oklahoma St. | Denver, CO USA | 13 | 1 |
| 77 | Stephen Sieradzki | OE-DE | April 7, 1924 | 6'0" | 194 | Michigan St. | Syracuse, NY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Joe Signaigo | RG | February 9, 1923 | 6'1" | 220 | Notre Dame | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 9 |
| 25 | Lou Sossamon | C | June 2, 1921 | 6'1" | 207 | South Carolina | Gaffney, SC USA | 14 | 11 |
| 22 | Ralph Stewart | C | December 10, 1925 | 6'0" | 205 | Notre Dame | St. Louis, MO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Bob Sweiger | WB | September 20, 1919 | 6'0" | 209 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 83 | Lowell Tew | FB | January 2, 1927 | 5'11" | 195 | Alabama | Waynesboro, MS USA | 14 | 2 |
| 87 | Lowell Wagner | WB | August 21, 1923 | 6'0" | 194 | USC | Santa Monica, CA USA | 14 | 3 |
| 44 | Arnie Weinmeister | LT | March 23, 1923 | 6'4" | 235 | Washington | Rhein, SK Canada | 14 | 8 |
| 37 | Dick Werder | G | July 31, 1922 | 5'9" | 210 | Georgetown (DC) | Buffalo, NY USA | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Joe Yackanich | OG-DG | March 31, 1922 | 5'10" | 205 | Fordham | 1 | 0 | |
| 76 | Buddy Young | FB | January 5, 1926 | 5'4" | 175 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 11 |
