1935 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Bach (4-8)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1935 Pittsburgh Pirates StatisticsTeam Record: 4-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Bach (4-8)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1935 Pittsburgh Pirates Results
The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Football League ended the 1935 season with a record of 4 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.
The Pirates scored 100 points, but the leaky defense gave up 209, most in the circuit. Johnny Gildea threw for 529 yards. Vic Vidoni paced the receiving corps, grabbing 11 passes, while Bill Sortet accumulated 178 receiving yards.
Warren Heller carried the ball for a team-best 112 yards for Pittsburgh, while Cy Casper and Art Strutt also buoyed the ground attack.
Joe Bach coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Al Arndt | K | July 15, 1911 | 5'11" | 205 | South Dakota St. | Comfrey, MN USA | 7 | 2 |
| 14 | Gene Augusterfer | BB-DB | October 4, 1914 | 5'9" | 180 | Catholic | Washington, DC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Maury Bray | T | August 27, 1909 | 6'2" | 220 | SMU | Paducah, KY USA | 12 | 1 |
| Glenn Campbell | E | April 20, 1904 | 5'11" | 199 | Emporia St. | Thayer, KS USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | Cy Casper | B | May 28, 1912 | 6'0" | 190 | TCU | Memphis, TN USA | 9 | 4 |
| 16 | Ben Ciccone | C | October 10, 1909 | 5'10" | 197 | Duquesne | New Castle, PA USA | 12 | 6 |
| Thomas Cosgrove | HB | November 24, 1912 | 5'11" | 175 | none | Vandergrift, PA | 1 | 0 | |
| 26 | John Doehring | B | November 6, 1909 | 6'0" | 216 | none | Milwaukee, WI USA | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Cliff Dolaway | E | December 11, 1913 | 6'0" | 215 | Carnegie Mellon | , PA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Swede Ellstrom | WB | May 15, 1906 | 6'1" | 203 | Oklahoma | Moline, IL USA | 3 | 1 |
| 33/23 | Johnny Gildea | TB | March 9, 1910 | 6'2" | 205 | St. Bonaventure | Boston Run, PA USA | 12 | 10 |
| 24 | Norm Greeney | G | May 7, 1910 | 5'11" | 212 | Notre Dame | Cleveland, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Henry Hayduk | G | September 26, 1913 | 6'0" | 200 | Washington St. | , NY USA | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | Warren Heller | HB | November 24, 1910 | 5'11" | 195 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 12 | 1 |
| 47 | Bob Hoel | RG | June 5, 1913 | 6'0" | 208 | Pittsburgh | Alden, MN USA | 12 | 9 |
| Joe Kresky | G-T | April 27, 1906 | 6'0" | 215 | Wisconsin | Marinette, WI USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | Jim Levey | B | September 13, 1906 | 5'10" | 156 | none | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 8 | 1 |
| 24/23 | Joe Malkovich | C | January 17, 1912 | 6'3" | 205 | Duquesne | Calumet, MI USA | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Lee Mulleneaux | C | April 1, 1908 | 6'2" | 221 | Northern Arizona | Safford, AZ USA | 7 | 5 |
| 17 | Armand Niccolai | RT | November 8, 1911 | 6'2" | 226 | Duquesne | Vesta, PA USA | 12 | 10 |
| 12 | Mike Nixon | HB | November 21, 1911 | 5'11" | 181 | Pittsburgh | Masontown, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Stan Olejniczak | RT | May 21, 1912 | 6'0" | 220 | Pittsburgh | Nefts, OH USA | 12 | 6 |
| 40 | Swede Pittman | C-LB | February 23, 1908 | 6'0" | 215 | Hardin-Simmons | Abilene, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 13/23 | George Rado | LG | October 24, 1912 | 5'9" | 194 | Duquesne | Youngstown, OH USA | 11 | 8 |
| 18 | Dave Ribble | G | March 28, 1907 | 6'1" | 225 | Hardin-Simmons | Brownwood, TX USA | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Sandy Sandberg | LT | June 14, 1910 | 6'2" | 228 | Iowa Wesleyan | Eddyville, IA USA | 11 | 9 |
| 33 | Mike Sebastian | HB-WB | June 7, 1910 | 5'11" | 185 | Pittsburgh | Greensburg, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Ed Skoronski | E-C-LB | October 15, 1910 | 6'2" | 213 | Georgetown (DC) | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Ben Smith | RE | June 16, 1911 | 6'3" | 208 | Alabama | Haleyville, AL USA | 11 | 6 |
| 25 | Bull Snyder | G | October 29, 1911 | 6'2" | 230 | Ohio | London, OH USA | 7 | 3 |
| 20 | Bill Sortet | RE | June 25, 1912 | 6'1" | 187 | West Virginia | Vincennes, IN USA | 12 | 8 |
| 44 | Art Strutt | HB | December 4, 1912 | 6'0" | 202 | Duquesne | Mingo Junction, OH USA | 9 | 5 |
| 24 | John Turley | BB | November 20, 1912 | 5'10" | 183 | Ohio Wesleyan | Delaware, OH USA | 10 | 9 |
| 19 | Vic Vidoni | LE | December 8, 1912 | 6'1" | 210 | Duquesne | Fostoria, OH USA | 11 | 8 |
| 27 | Heinie Weisenbaugh | HB | March 12, 1914 | 5'11" | 190 | Pittsburgh | Tarentum, PA USA | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | Buzz Wetzel | FB | November 7, 1910 | 5'10" | 190 | Ohio St. | Roseville, OH USA | 9 | 5 |
| 26 | Joe Wiehl | T | January 30, 1910 | 5'11" | 254 | Washington & Jefferson | Coal Center, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Silvio Zaninelli | FB | December 9, 1913 | 5'10" | 207 | Duquesne | Reading, PA USA | 11 | 6 |
