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 Statistics
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
51/54Bruce AlfordRESeptember 12, 19226'0"190TCUWaco, TX USA1410
58Ed BalattiE-DBApril 8, 19246'1"195noneLos Banos, CA USA20
33Roman BentzGSeptember 1, 19196'2"230TulaneIron Ridge, WI USA53
45Carl ButkusGDecember 26, 19226'1"245George WashingtonScranton, PA USA41
85Tom CaseyTB-DBJuly 30, 19245'11"175HamptonWellsville, OH USA110
43Bill ChambersG6'2"230Alabama132
60Lloyd CheathamBBMarch 20, 19196'2"211AuburnNantes, OK USA129
57Paul ClearyE-DEFebruary 7, 19226'1"196USCNorth Loop, NE USA130
38Denny CrawfordLGJune 16, 19216'0"190TennesseeKingsport, TN USA86
73Bill DaleyFB-DB-LBSeptember 16, 19196'2"210DePaulMelrose, MN USA70
55Van DavisDEOctober 5, 19216'2"215GeorgiaPhilomath, GA USA134
88Al DekdebrunBMay 11, 19215'11"185ColumbiaBuffalo, NY USA40
33Mike GarzoniGAugust 19, 19235'11"218Santa ClaraLos Angeles, CA USA20
41Nelson GreeneRTMarch 21, 19246'2"235TulsaHouston, TX USA1410
66Duke IversonBFebruary 26, 19206'2"208OregonPetaluma, CA USA101
45Glenn JohnsonTJune 28, 19226'4"263Arizona St.Mesa, AZ USA90
61Harvey JohnsonKJune 22, 19195'11"212William & MaryBridgeton, NJ USA140
70Bob KennedyBJune 29, 19215'11"195Washington St.Sandpoint, ID USA143
46Clayton LaneTNovember 23, 19226'0"215New HampshireWorcester, MA USA10
84Pete LaydenTBDecember 30, 19195'11"192TexasDallas, TX USA94
62Joe MaglioloLBOctober 17, 19226'0"210TexasGalveston, TX USA130
58Flip McDonaldEFebruary 12, 19216'2"200OklahomaWebb City, MO USA20
46Paul MitchellDT-TAugust 10, 19206'3"235MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN USA80
23Roland NaborsLB-CJuly 22, 19246'2"200Texas TechMeadow, TX USA100
40Derrell PalmerLTAugust 27, 19226'2"240TCUBreckenridge, TX USA1410
66Howie ParkerBBAugust 23, 19266'2"220SMUGreenville, TX USA30
20Frank PerantoniCSeptember 13, 19236'0"220PrincetonRaritan, NJ USA143
35Charley RiffleGJanuary 6, 19186'0"212Notre DameDillonvale, OH USA140
58John RokiskyDE-EJuly 24, 19156'2"202DuquesneMount Clare, WV USA60
90/74Harmon RoweDB-HBAugust 22, 19236'0"182BaylorLivingston, TX USA110
53Jack RussellLEAugust 29, 19196'1"215BaylorNemo, TX USA1413
81Spec SandersPJanuary 26, 19186'1"196TexasTemple, OK USA139
56Otto SchnellbacherDBApril 15, 19236'4"188KansasSublette, KS USA141
88/84Bud SchwenkQB-TB-HBAugust 26, 19186'2"201Washington (MO)St. Louis, MO USA80
30Ed SharkeyLBJuly 6, 19276'3"229DukeBrooklyn, NY USA101
42Marion ShirleyTApril 17, 19226'4"260Oklahoma St.Denver, CO USA131
77Stephen SieradzkiDBApril 7, 19246'0"194Michigan St.Syracuse, NY USA20
31Joe SignaigoRGFebruary 9, 19236'1"220Notre DameMemphis, TN USA149
25Lou SossamonCJune 2, 19216'1"207South CarolinaGaffney, SC USA1411
22Ralph StewartC-LBDecember 10, 19256'0"205Notre DameSt. Louis, MO USA10
80Bob SweigerWBSeptember 20, 19196'0"209MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN USA1414
83Lowell TewFBJanuary 2, 19275'11"195AlabamaWaynesboro, MS USA142
87Lowell WagnerWBAugust 21, 19236'0"194USCSanta Monica, CA USA143
44Arnie WeinmeisterLTMarch 23, 19236'4"235WashingtonRhein, SK Canada148
37Dick WerderGJuly 31, 19225'9"210Georgetown (DC)Buffalo, NY USA31
33Joe YackanichGMarch 31, 19225'10"205Fordham10
76Buddy YoungFBJanuary 5, 19265'4"175IllinoisChicago, IL USA1211



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