1954 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-7
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Walt Kiesling (5-7)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1954 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
1954 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1954 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.

The Steelers ran up 219 points, but the defense surrendered 263. Jim Finks passed for 2,003 yards. Ray Mathews grabbed 44 passes for 652 yards. Elbie Nickel contributed to the receiving game, too.

Fran Rogel carried the ball for a team-best 415 yards for Pittsburgh.

The ball-hawking defense pounced on 50 turnovers. Paul Cameron picked off 7 opponent throws.

Walt Kiesling coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
64Rudy AndabakerMGAugust 1, 19285'11"196PittsburghDonora, PA USA40
75Nick BolkovacRDT-KMarch 20, 19286'1"230PittsburghMcKees Rocks, PA USA51
18Pat BradyPSeptember 7, 19266'1"195BradleySeattle, WA USA120
27Jim BrandtLOH-FBMay 19, 19296'1"205St. ThomasFargo, ND USA120
83Dewey BrundageLDEOctober 1, 19316'3"210BYUAlhambra, CA USA1112
80Jack ButlerRDHNovember 12, 19276'1"200St. BonaventurePittsburgh, PA USA1212
35Tom CalvinROH-FBJune 13, 19266'0"200AlabamaAthens, AL USA60
34Paul CameronLSOctober 4, 19326'0"185UCLABurbank, CA USA1212
49Lynn ChandnoisROHFebruary 24, 19256'2"198Michigan St.Fayette, MI USA112
79Ernie CheathamLDEJuly 26, 19296'4"255Loyola MarymountLong Beach, CA USA40
77Gus CifelliROT-LOTFebruary 3, 19266'4"244Nevada-RenoPhiladelphia, PA USA50
24Russ CraftLDHOctober 15, 19195'9"178AlabamaMcEwen, TN USA1111
60Dale DodrillMGFebruary 27, 19266'1"215Colorado St.Stockton, KS USA1212
39Leo ElterFBOctober 21, 19295'10"201DuquesnePittsburgh, PA USA110
78Lou FerryLDTDecember 1, 19276'2"244VillanovaChester, PA USA119
7Jim FinksQBAugust 31, 19275'11"180TulsaSt. Louis, MO USA1212
57Dick FlanaganLLBOctober 31, 19266'0"216Ohio St.Sidney, OH USA55
72Bob GaonaLTJanuary 3, 19316'3"243Wake ForestAmbridge, PA USA1212
17Paul HeldKOctober 20, 19286'2"195San Jose St.El Segundo, CA USA80
65George HughesRTAugust 19, 19256'1"225William & MaryNorfolk, VA USA1212
28Ed KissellRSSeptember 29, 19296'1"193Wake ForestNashua, NH USA73
62Pete LadygoRGJune 23, 19256'2"218MarylandWest Brownsville, PA USA1212
41Johnny LattnerKROctober 24, 19326'1"195Notre DameChicago, IL USA1210
74Joe MatesicLDT-RDTNovember 10, 19276'4"250IndianaRankin, PA USA10
25Ray MathewsLHFebruary 26, 19296'0"185ClemsonDayton, PA USA1212
26Dewey McConnellRS-LDHJanuary 26, 19306'0"190WyomingLaramie, WY USA94
84Bill McPeakRDEJuly 24, 19266'1"208Notre DameNew Castle, PA USA1211
81Elbie NickelREDecember 28, 19226'1"196CincinnatiFullerton, KY USA1212
89Jack O'BrienDE-OEOctober 21, 19326'2"213FloridaJeannette, PA USA70
77Tom PalmerLDT-RDTAugust 12, 19296'2"240Wake ForestWildwood, NJ 73
33Fran RogelFBDecember 12, 19275'11"203California (PA)North Braddock, PA USA1212
66John SchwederLGDecember 23, 19276'1"224PennsylvaniaBethlehem, PA USA1212
50Stan SheriffRLBApril 24, 19326'1"224Cal Poly-San Luis ObispoHonolulu, HI USA127
37Burrell ShieldsRS-ROHSeptember 6, 19296'2"203John CarrollCleveland, OH USA66
70Ernie StautnerRDTApril 20, 19256'1"230Boston Col.Prinzing-by-Cham, Germany1211
88George SulimaLEFebruary 27, 19286'2"200Boston Univ.New Britain, CT USA1212
61Lou TepeRLBJune 18, 19306'2"208DukeNorth Bergen, NJ USA1212
56Bill WalshCSeptember 8, 19276'2"230Notre DamePhillipsburg, NJ USA1212
82Joe ZombekRDE-LDEDecember 24, 19326'1"195Pittsburgh81