1947 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
Team Record: 8-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Jock Sutherland (8-4)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1947 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1947 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Pittsburgh scored 240 points, while the defense gave up 259. Johnny Clement carried the ball for a team-best 670 yards for the Steelers.
Johnny Clement passed for 1,004 yards. Val Jansante paced the receiving corps, grabbing 35 passes for 599 yards.
Tony Compagno and Walt Slater each seized 4 opponent throws.
Jock Sutherland coached the team. The 1947 Pittsburgh Steelers lost in the Division Playoff.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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85 | Tony Bova | E-B | August 21, 1917 | 6'1" | 190 | St. Francis (PA) | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
47 | Ralph Calcagni | T | February 6, 1922 | 6'3" | 230 | Cornell | Smithton, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
21 | Chuck Cherundolo | C | August 8, 1916 | 6'1" | 215 | Penn St. | Old Forge, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
45 | Bob Cifers | P | September 5, 1920 | 5'11" | 201 | Tennessee | Church Hill, TN USA | 10 | 4 |
0 | Johnny Clement | TB | October 31, 1919 | 6'0" | 189 | SMU | Stonebluff, OK USA | 10 | 4 |
44 | Tony Compagno | FB | January 29, 1921 | 5'11" | 199 | St. Mary's (CA) | Daly City, CA USA | 12 | 4 |
73 | Bill Cregar | G-LB | May 2, 1925 | 5'11" | 195 | Holy Cross | Newark, NJ USA | 11 | 0 |
77 | Paul Davis | FB-DB | March 21, 1925 | 6'1" | 188 | Ohio St. | Ashland, KY USA | 5 | 0 |
28 | Bob Davis | RE | September 26, 1921 | 5'11" | 192 | Penn St. | Monongahela, PA USA | 11 | 11 |
25 | Al Drulis | B | August 30, 1921 | 5'10" | 193 | Temple | Girardville, PA USA | 10 | 2 |
30 | Bill Garnaas | QB | October 8, 1921 | 5'11" | 187 | Minnesota | Oberon, ND USA | 10 | 0 |
17 | Joe Glamp | HB | May 13, 1921 | 5'11" | 180 | LSU | 12 | 5 | |
23 | Sam Gray | E | January 1, 1919 | 6'0" | 195 | Tulsa | Independence, KS USA | 10 | 0 |
40 | Bill Hornick | T | February 13, 1919 | 6'1" | 207 | Tulane | , PA USA | 4 | 0 |
35 | Gene Hubka | TB | May 18, 1924 | 5'11" | 175 | Temple | Perth Amboy, NJ USA | 1 | 0 |
54 | Val Jansante | LE | September 27, 1920 | 6'1" | 190 | Duquesne | LaBelle, PA USA | 12 | 8 |
37 | Steve Lach | FB | August 6, 1920 | 6'2" | 210 | Duke | Altoona, PA USA | 12 | 8 |
65 | John Mastrangelo | RG | March 10, 1926 | 6'1" | 228 | Notre Dame | Vandergrift, PA USA | 11 | 5 |
64 | Bryant Meeks | C-LB | January 16, 1926 | 6'2" | 193 | Georgia | Jacksonville, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
55 | Charley Mehelich | DE | August 4, 1922 | 6'1" | 199 | Duquesne | Oakmont, PA USA | 11 | 4 |
72 | Red Moore | LG | December 14, 1922 | 5'11" | 248 | Penn St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
16 | Gonzalo Morales | HB | June 10, 1922 | 6'0" | 185 | St. Mary's (CA) | San Francisco, CA USA | 8 | 1 |
81 | Elbie Nickel | E | December 28, 1922 | 6'1" | 196 | Cincinnati | Fullerton, KY USA | 11 | 1 |
22 | John Perko | G | February 20, 1914 | 6'1" | 207 | Duquesne | Hibbing, MN USA | 7 | 0 |
38 | Joe Repko | T | March 15, 1920 | 6'0" | 236 | Seton Hall | Lansford, PA USA | 8 | 0 |
33 | Charlie Seabright | BB | February 13, 1918 | 6'2" | 204 | West Virginia | McMechen, WV USA | 12 | 12 |
57 | Frank Sinkovitz | LB-C | May 20, 1923 | 6'1" | 218 | Duke | Steelton, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
12 | Nick Skorich | RG | June 26, 1921 | 5'9" | 197 | Cincinnati | Bellaire, OH USA | 12 | 6 |
31 | Walt Slater | KR | January 31, 1920 | 5'11" | 187 | Tennessee | Providence, RI USA | 11 | 8 |
78 | Paul Stenn | RT | July 12, 1918 | 6'2" | 242 | Villanova | Berwick, PA USA | 11 | 5 |
27 | Bob Sullivan | HB | December 24, 1924 | 5'9" | 191 | Holy Cross | Attleboro, MA USA | 3 | 1 |
42 | Paul White | HB | November 13, 1921 | 6'1" | 183 | Michigan | 11 | 1 | |
75 | Jack Wiley | LT | April 18, 1920 | 5'11" | 208 | Waynesburg | Wind Ridge, PA USA | 11 | 11 |
79 | Frank Wydo | RT | June 15, 1924 | 6'4" | 225 | Duquesne | Footedale, PA USA | 12 | 7 |