1951 New York Yanks Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 1-9-2
Finishing 6th in the NFL's National Division
Coach: Red Strader (1-9-2)
Location: New York, New York
1951 New York Yanks StatisticsTeam Record: 1-9-2
Finishing 6th in the NFL's National Division
Coach: Red Strader (1-9-2)
Location: New York, New York
1951 New York Yanks Results
The New York Yanks of the National Football League ended the 1951 season with a record of 1 wins and 9 losses and 2 ties, finishing sixth in the NFL's National Division.
The Yanks scored 241 points, but the leaky defense allowed 382, most in the circuit. Bob Celeri threw for 1,797 yards. Dan Edwards topped pass catchers, hauling in 39 balls for 509 yards. Sherman Howard, Dan Garza and Buddy Young each contributed to the receiving game, too.
Zollie Toth ran for a team-leading 384 yards for New York, while Sherman Howard and George Taliaferro additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Bennie Aldridge intercepted 5 opponent throws.
Red Strader coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bennie Aldridge | RDH | October 24, 1926 | 6'0" | 195 | Oklahoma St. | Velma, OK USA | 12 | 12 |
| 12 | Bruce Alford | LDE-RDE-RO | September 12, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | TCU | Waco, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 44 | Sisto Averno | LOG-ROG | May 12, 1925 | 5'11" | 235 | Muhlenberg | Paterson, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
| 17 | Bob Celeri | QB | June 1, 1927 | 5'10" | 180 | California | Fort Bragg, CA USA | 11 | 8 |
| 35 | Jim Champion | MG | January 11, 1926 | 6'0" | 238 | Mississippi St. | Tillatoba, MS USA | 12 | 12 |
| 21 | John Clowes | LG | December 15, 1921 | 6'1" | 240 | William & Mary | Williamsburg, VA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 36 | Don Colo | RDT | January 5, 1925 | 6'3" | 252 | Brown | East Bridgewater, MA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 3 | Paul Crowe | RDH-ROH | October 23, 1924 | 6'1" | 190 | St. Mary's (CA) | Chino, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 24 | Jim Cullom | ROG-LOG | November 5, 1925 | 5'11" | 235 | California | Healdsburg, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Joe Domnanovich | C | March 18, 1919 | 6'1" | 213 | Alabama | South Bend, IN USA | 12 | 1 |
| 39 | Art Donovan | LDT | June 5, 1925 | 6'2" | 263 | Notre Dame | Bronx, NY USA | 12 | 12 |
| 22 | Brad Ecklund | C | May 9, 1922 | 6'3" | 215 | Oregon | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 4 | Dan Edwards | RE | July 18, 1926 | 6'1" | 197 | Georgia | Osage, TX USA | 10 | 12 |
| 7 | Dan Garza | LE | February 21, 1924 | 6'3" | 203 | North Texas | Anderson, SC USA | 11 | 10 |
| 10 | Joe Golding | S | February 26, 1921 | 6'0" | 184 | Oklahoma | Eufaula, OK USA | 11 | 11 |
| 61 | Bobbie Griffin | LDH | May 27, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | Baylor | Fort Worth, TX USA | 12 | 6 |
| 46 | Sherman Howard | RH | November 28, 1924 | 5'11" | 193 | Iowa | New Orleans, LA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | Duke Iverson | LLB | February 26, 1920 | 6'2" | 208 | Oregon | Petaluma, CA USA | 9 | 7 |
| 62 | Harvey Johnson | K | June 22, 1919 | 5'11" | 212 | William & Mary | Bridgeton, NJ USA | 12 | 6 |
| 71 | Mike McCormack | RT | June 21, 1930 | 6'4" | 246 | Kansas | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 33 | Darrel Meisenheimer | LS | April 30, 1927 | 5'10" | 195 | Oklahoma St. | Wellsford, KS USA | 9 | 9 |
| 47 | Paul Mitchell | LT | August 10, 1920 | 6'3" | 235 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 12 | 12 |
| 45 | Ross Nagel | MLB | June 12, 1923 | 6'4" | 234 | St. Louis | St. Louis, MO USA | 9 | 9 |
| 66 | Bill O'Connor | LOE-ROE | May 2, 1926 | 6'4" | 220 | Notre Dame | New York, NY USA | 12 | 2 |
| 56 | Al Pollard | LOH-FB | September 7, 1928 | 6'0" | 196 | Loyola Marymount | Los Angeles, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 84 | Barney Poole | RDE | October 29, 1923 | 6'2" | 231 | Mississippi | Gloster, MS USA | 11 | 11 |
| 25 | George Ratterman | QB | November 12, 1926 | 6'0" | 192 | Notre Dame | Cincinnati, OH USA | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | John Rauch | QB | August 20, 1927 | 6'1" | 195 | Georgia | Philadelphia, PA USA | 6 | 3 |
| 24 | Wayne Siegert | LOT | March 24, 1929 | 6'3" | 225 | Illinois | Pana, IL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Joe Soboleski | LOG | August 22, 1926 | 6'0" | 213 | Michigan | , MI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | James Stroschein | RLB-RDE-LD | April 3, 1929 | 6'1" | 205 | UCLA | Santa Ana, CA USA | 11 | 3 |
| 1 | Art Tait | LDE | February 8, 1929 | 5'11" | 205 | Mississippi St. | Memphis, TN USA | 12 | 12 |
| 20 | George Taliaferro | KR | January 8, 1927 | 5'11" | 196 | Indiana | Gates, TN USA | 12 | 5 |
| 86 | Zollie Toth | FB | January 26, 1924 | 6'2" | 219 | LSU | McKeesport, PA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 53 | Bev Wallace | QB | March 7, 1923 | 6'2" | 180 | Compton CC (CA) | , OK | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | John Wozniak | RG | August 2, 1921 | 6'0" | 218 | Alabama | Arnold City, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 76 | Buddy Young | LH | January 5, 1926 | 5'4" | 175 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 8 |
