1947 New York Giants Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-8-2
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Steve Owen (2-8-2)
Location: New York, New York
1947 New York Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 2-8-2
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Steve Owen (2-8-2)
Location: New York, New York
1947 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1947 season with a record of 2 wins and 8 losses and 2 ties, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division.
The Giants stumbled, scoring only 190 points, and the leaky defense gave up 309. Paul Governali tossed for 1,461 yards. Ray Poole topped the receiving corps, hauling in 23 passes for 395 yards.
Gene Roberts ran for a team-leading 296 yards for New York.
Frank Reagan picked off 10 errant tosses from the opposition.
Steve Owen coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Jim Blumenstock | FB | April 28, 1918 | 5'11" | 190 | Fordham | Rutherford, NJ USA | 10 | 3 |
| 12 | Dave Brown | WB | February 14, 1920 | 5'11" | 190 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 7 | 6 |
| 80 | Gregg Browning | ROE-RDE | January 12, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | Denver | Trinidad, CO USA | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | John Cannady | C | May 9, 1923 | 6'2" | 227 | Indiana | Charleston, SC USA | 11 | 6 |
| 90 | Victor Carroll | T | November 9, 1912 | 6'3" | 235 | Nevada-Reno | Alhambra, CA USA | 11 | 1 |
| 17 | George Cheverko | B | July 29, 1920 | 6'1" | 197 | Fordham | Beaver Meadows, PA USA | 9 | 1 |
| 1 | Frank Cope | T | November 19, 1915 | 6'2" | 225 | Santa Clara | Anaconda, MT USA | 5 | 2 |
| 79 | Tex Coulter | LE | October 26, 1924 | 6'4" | 250 | Texas A&M | Fort Worth, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 55 | Lou DeFilippo | C-LB | August 28, 1916 | 6'2" | 230 | Fordham | East Haven, CT USA | 4 | 0 |
| 67 | Bob Dobelstein | LG | October 27, 1922 | 5'11" | 214 | Tennessee | Bridgeport, CT USA | 12 | 11 |
| 40 | Art Faircloth | QB-S | July 8, 1921 | 6'0" | 190 | North Carolina St. | Richmond, VA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | George Franck | WB-DB | September 23, 1918 | 6'0" | 176 | Minnesota | Davenport, IA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 51 | Chet Gladchuk | C | April 4, 1917 | 6'4" | 248 | Boston Col. | Bridgeport, CT USA | 10 | 8 |
| 41 | Paul Governali | TB | January 5, 1921 | 5'11" | 193 | Columbia | Bronx, NY USA | 8 | 2 |
| 66 | Bill Hachten | G | November 30, 1924 | 6'0" | 210 | California | Wichita, KS USA | 8 | 1 |
| 81 | Jim Howell | ROE-RDE | March 9, 1915 | 6'5" | 210 | Arkansas | Lonoke, AR USA | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | Duke Iverson | BB | February 26, 1920 | 6'2" | 208 | Oregon | Petaluma, CA USA | 8 | 5 |
| 88 | Frank Liebel | LOE-DE | November 19, 1919 | 6'1" | 211 | Norwich | Erie, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | Howie Livingston | KR | May 15, 1922 | 6'1" | 183 | Fullerton JC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 65 | Kayo Lunday | OG-DG | August 13, 1912 | 6'3" | 217 | Arkansas | Cleora, OK USA | 6 | 0 |
| 85 | Jack Mead | OE-DE | April 18, 1921 | 6'3" | 213 | Wisconsin | Appleton, WI USA | 10 | 11 |
| 31 | Bill Miklich | LB | April 3, 1919 | 6'0" | 208 | Idaho | Greenwood, WI USA | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | Bob Morris | DB-WB | March 9, 1925 | 5'11" | 180 | USC | Los Angeles County, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Jerry Niles | TB-LDH | May 1, 1919 | 6'1" | 195 | Iowa | East Moline, IL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 57 | Lou Palazzi | C-LB | June 26, 1921 | 6'0" | 198 | Penn St. | Groton, CT USA | 11 | 0 |
| 38 | Bill Paschal | FB-LB | May 28, 1921 | 6'0" | 201 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA USA | 4 | 4 |
| 33 | Gordon Paschka | FB-LB | March 6, 1920 | 6'0" | 220 | Minnesota | Chaska, MN USA | 6 | 1 |
| 82 | Ray Poole | RE | April 15, 1921 | 6'2" | 215 | North Carolina | Gloster, MS USA | 12 | 12 |
| 71 | Phil Ragazzo | T | June 24, 1915 | 6'0" | 216 | Case Western Reserve | Niles, OH USA | 9 | 1 |
| 44 | Frank Reagan | P | July 28, 1919 | 5'11" | 182 | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA USA | 10 | 4 |
| 35 | Gene Roberts | FB-LB | January 20, 1923 | 5'11" | 188 | Kansas | 9 | 0 | |
| 75 | Bill Schuler | LT | October 18, 1922 | 6'0" | 215 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 11 | 8 |
| 50 | Ken Strong | FB | March 21, 1906 | 6'0" | 206 | NYU | West Haven, CT USA | 10 | 9 |
| 21 | Joe Sulaitis | BB | June 20, 1921 | 6'2" | 212 | none | Hoboken, NJ USA | 11 | 10 |
| 62 | George Tobin | ROG-RDG | July 9, 1921 | 5'10" | 205 | Notre Dame | Belmont, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 83 | John Weiss | LOE-DE | February 7, 1922 | 6'3" | 198 | none | Jersey City, NJ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Jim White | RT | February 8, 1920 | 6'2" | 227 | Notre Dame | Edgewater, NJ USA | 11 | 9 |
| 60 | Len Younce | RG | January 8, 1917 | 6'1" | 208 | Oregon St. | Dayton, OR USA | 12 | 12 |
