1949 New York Yankees Roster

All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 8-4
Finishing 2nd in the AAFC
Postseason: 0-1 Lost First Round
Coach: Red Strader (8-4)
Location: New York, New York
1949 New York Yankees Statistics
1949 New York Yankees Results

The New York Yankees of the All American Football Conference ended the 1949 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the AAFC. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

New York racked up 196 points, while the defense yielded 206. Buddy Young ran for a team-best 495 yards for the Yankees, while Sherman Howard and Bob Kennedy also contributed to the rushing attack.

Don Panciera tossed for 801 yards. Buddy Young snagged 12 passes, while Bruce Alford accumulated 213 receiving yards.

Pete Layden picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition.

Red Strader coached the team. The 1949 New York Yankees lost in the First Round.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
51Bruce AlfordRESeptember 12, 19226'0"190TCUWaco, TX USA1111
38George BrownLGSeptember 23, 19236'2"222TCUBoyd, TX USA80
45Bill ChambersRDT-ROTOctober 17, 19236'2"230AlabamaPomona, CA 120
73Mickey ColmerBOctober 23, 19186'2"219Miramonte JCRedondo Beach, CA USA82
55Van DavisDEOctober 5, 19216'2"215GeorgiaPhilomath, GA USA111
83Noble DossROHMay 22, 19206'0"186TexasTemple, TX USA40
23Brad EcklundCMay 9, 19226'3"215OregonLos Angeles, CA USA129
33/41Bill EricksonGDecember 4, 19216'2"210North Carolina61
57Dan GarzaLOE-LDEFebruary 21, 19246'3"203North TexasAnderson, SC USA123
76Sherman HowardRHNovember 28, 19245'11"193IowaNew Orleans, LA USA126
82Duke IversonL?S-LOHFebruary 26, 19206'2"208OregonPetaluma, CA USA1212
61Gil JohnsonQBDecember 4, 19235'11"195SMUTyler, TX USA90
88Harvey JohnsonKJune 22, 19195'11"212William & MaryBridgeton, NJ USA120
70Bob KennedyFBJune 29, 19215'11"195Washington St.Sandpoint, ID USA1210
81Lou KusserowLBSeptember 6, 19276'1"200ColumbiaBraddock, PA USA114
85Tom LandryPSeptember 11, 19246'1"195TexasMission, TX USA121
62Pete LaydenPRDecember 30, 19195'11"192TexasDallas, TX USA1212
32John MastrangeloLLBMarch 10, 19266'1"228Notre DameVandergrift, PA USA1212
46Paul MitchellLDTAugust 10, 19206'3"235MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN USA1212
60Don PancieraQBJune 23, 19276'1"192Boston Col.Westerly, RI USA1212
20Frank PerantoniCSeptember 13, 19236'0"220PrincetonRaritan, NJ USA121
58Barney PooleRDE-ROEOctober 29, 19236'2"231MississippiGloster, MS USA1112
72Dewey ProctorFBJuly 1, 19215'11"215FurmanLake View, SC USA10
72Eddie ProkopBFebruary 11, 19225'11"200Georgia TechCleveland, OH USA61
90Harmon RoweRDH-ROHAugust 22, 19236'0"182BaylorLivingston, TX USA99
40Martin RubyLTJune 9, 19226'4"249Texas A&MLubbock, TX USA1111
53Jack RussellLEAugust 29, 19196'1"215BaylorNemo, TX USA1212
56Otto SchnellbacherR?SApril 15, 19236'4"188KansasSublette, KS USA1212
30Ed SharkeyMG-ROGJuly 6, 19276'3"229DukeBrooklyn, NY USA1212
42Marion ShirleyLOT-LDTApril 17, 19226'4"260Oklahoma St.Denver, CO USA70
31Joe SignaigoRGFebruary 9, 19236'1"220Notre DameMemphis, TN USA1212
83Lowell TewFBJanuary 2, 19275'11"195AlabamaWaynesboro, MS USA11
44Arnie WeinmeisterRTMarch 23, 19236'4"235WashingtonRhein, SK Canada1111
35John WozniakLGAugust 2, 19216'0"218AlabamaArnold City, PA USA1212
80Buddy YoungKRJanuary 5, 19265'4"175IllinoisChicago, IL USA1211


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