1945 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-8
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Jim Leonard (2-8)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1945 Pittsburgh Steelers StatisticsTeam Record: 2-8
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Jim Leonard (2-8)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1945 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1945 season with a record of 2 wins and 8 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division.
Pittsburgh struggled to score 79 points, worst in the circuit, while the defense allowed 220. Buzz Warren carried the ball for a team-best 292 yards for the Steelers, while John Lucente also buoyed the ground attack.
Buzz Warren threw for 368 yards. Tony Bova grabbed 15 passes for 215 yards.
Leon Pense picked off 3 opponent throws.
Jim Leonard coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Ben Agajanian | K | August 28, 1919 | 6'0" | 215 | New Mexico | Santa Ana, CA USA | 5 | 1 |
| 69 | Tom Alberghini | OT-DT | October 27, 1920 | 5'10" | 200 | Holy Cross | Peabody, MA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Tony Bova | HB | August 21, 1917 | 6'1" | 190 | St. Francis (PA) | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 10 | 5 |
| Art Brandau | C-LB | June 23, 1922 | 6'2" | 210 | Tennessee | Baltimore, MD USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 55 | Carl Buda | OG-DG | February 22, 1919 | 5'11" | 220 | Creighton | Omaha, NE USA | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | Garth Chamberlain | OG-DG | May 20, 1920 | 6'0" | 215 | BYU | Alton, UT USA | 3 | 0 |
| 73 | Chuck Cherundolo | C | August 8, 1916 | 6'1" | 215 | Penn St. | Old Forge, PA USA | 6 | 5 |
| 78 | Joe Cibulas | OT-DT | May 31, 1921 | 6'0" | 220 | Duquesne | Whitney, PA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 82 | Joe Coomer | LT | September 11, 1918 | 6'6" | 281 | Austin | Greenville, TX USA | 9 | 5 |
| 60 | Carmine DePascal | OE-DE | April 13, 1918 | 6'0" | 188 | Wichita St. | Aliquippa, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | Henry DePaul | OG-DG | April 12, 1917 | 5'11" | 225 | Duquesne | Beaver Falls, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 71 | Dick Dolly | LE | December 12, 1917 | 6'3" | 211 | West Virginia | Onego, WV USA | 10 | 9 |
| 72 | Ted Doyle | RT | January 12, 1914 | 6'2" | 224 | Nebraska | Maywood, NE USA | 10 | 10 |
| 35 | Bill Dudley | TB | December 24, 1919 | 5'10" | 182 | Virginia | Bluefield, VA USA | 4 | 4 |
| 52 | Paul Duhart | B | December 30, 1920 | 6'0" | 180 | Florida | Montreal, QC Canada | 2 | 2 |
| 59 | Vern Foltz | OT-DT | August 27, 1918 | 6'1" | 205 | St. Vincent | Clearfield, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 80 | Len Frketich | OT-DT | November 18, 1917 | 6'1" | 290 | Penn St. | Monessen, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Jack Itzel | FB-LB | November 12, 1924 | 6'0" | 190 | Georgetown (DC) | , PA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 32 | Toimi Jarvi | TB-DB | February 28, 1920 | 6'0" | 200 | Northern Illinois | DeKalb, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Art Jones | WB | June 13, 1919 | 6'2" | 192 | Richmond | Farmville, VA USA | 7 | 2 |
| 63 | George Kiick | FB | September 5, 1917 | 6'0" | 200 | Bucknell | Hanover, PA USA | 6 | 3 |
| 60 | Frank Kimble | E | November 9, 1917 | 6'5" | 205 | West Virginia | Williamson, WV USA | 9 | 3 |
| 62 | John Kondrla | OT-DT | February 23, 1921 | 6'2" | 195 | St. Vincent | Republic, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Julie Koshlap | HB-DH | December 25, 1917 | 5'11" | 180 | Georgetown (DC) | Wallington, NJ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Hubbard Law | OG-DG | January 27, 1921 | 6'1" | 210 | Sam Houston St. | Houston, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 33 | Jackie Lowther | B | December 27, 1922 | 5'8" | 165 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI USA | 2 | 2 |
| 74 | John Lucente | FB | November 4, 1922 | 5'9" | 200 | West Virginia | Clarksburg, WV USA | 10 | 5 |
| 68 | Ed McNamara | OT-DT | April 13, 1920 | 6'2" | 225 | Holy Cross | Clinton, MA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Elmer Merkovsky | LG | April 13, 1917 | 6'1" | 239 | Pittsburgh | North Braddock, PA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 52 | John Naioti | HB | November 6, 1921 | 5'10" | 180 | St. Francis (PA) | Fulton, NY USA | 6 | 1 |
| 51 | Allen Nichols | FB | October 28, 1916 | 5'10" | 205 | Temple | , PA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Mel Odelli | HB-DH | December 9, 1920 | 5'8" | 176 | Duquesne | , PA | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Al Olszewski | OE-DE | November 14, 1920 | 6'2" | 185 | Penn St. | , PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | John Patrick | FB-LB | January 16, 1918 | 6'0" | 202 | Penn St. | Central City, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Leon Pense | BB | February 5, 1922 | 6'0" | 170 | Arkansas | Chewey, OK USA | 10 | 8 |
| 39 | John Perko | RG | February 20, 1914 | 6'1" | 207 | Duquesne | Hibbing, MN USA | 10 | 10 |
| 57 | John Petchel | BB | May 27, 1919 | 5'11" | 185 | Duquesne | Freeland, PA USA | 9 | 2 |
| 11 | Pepper Petrella | HB | May 7, 1920 | 5'7" | 160 | Penn St. | Downington, PA USA | 3 | 1 |
| 46 | Joe Pierre | RE | October 15, 1920 | 6'0" | 185 | Pittsburgh | South Fork, PA USA | 10 | 7 |
| 40 | John Popovich | HB-DH | March 6, 1918 | 5'8" | 160 | St. Vincent | Monessen, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Al Postus | TB-LDH | September 21, 1920 | 5'10" | 180 | Villanova | Philadelphia, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Ross Sorce | OT-DT | June 17, 1920 | 6'4" | 255 | Georgetown (DC) | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Ed Stofko | TB | May 17, 1920 | 6'1" | 192 | St. Francis (PA) | Johnstown, PA USA | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Glen Stough | LT | September 7, 1921 | 6'5" | 240 | Duke | Irwin, PA USA | 10 | 5 |
| 53 | Morgan Tiller | OE-DE | October 13, 1918 | 6'1" | 195 | Denver | Trinidad, CO USA | 10 | 0 |
| 48 | Sid Tinsley | P | January 14, 1920 | 5'9" | 168 | Clemson | Spartanburg, SC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 49 | Si Titus | C | September 23, 1918 | 6'0" | 195 | Holy Cross | Brooklyn, NY USA | 9 | 3 |
| 15 | Buzz Warren | KR | August 13, 1916 | 5'11" | 175 | Tennessee | Provo, UT USA | 8 | 4 |
| 50 | Al Wukits | C | December 16, 1917 | 6'3" | 218 | Duquesne | Millvale, PA USA | 3 | 1 |
