1953 San Francisco 49ers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Buck Shaw (9-3)
Location: San Francisco, California
1953 San Francisco 49ers Statistics
1953 San Francisco 49ers Results

The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1953 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.

On offense, San Francisco scored 372 points, best in the league. At the same time, the defensive unit conceded 237 points. Joe Perry carried the ball for a team-leading 1,018 yards for the 49ers.

Y.A. Tittle tossed for 2,121 yards. Billy Wilson topped the receiving corps, grabbing 51 passes for 840 yards. Gordie Soltau was targeted regularly, too.

Rex Berry seized 7 opponent throws.

Buck Shaw coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
22Joe ArenasKRDecember 12, 19255'11"180Nebraska-OmahaCedar Rapids, IA USA1211
88Harry BabcockROEAugust 12, 19306'2"193GeorgiaWest Nyack, NY USA100
27Ken BahnsenFBFebruary 19, 19305'10"200North TexasVinton, LA USA70
63Bruno BanducciRGNovember 11, 19205'11"216StanfordTsingnano, Italy1212
23Rex BerryLDHSeptember 9, 19245'11"190BYUMoab, UT USA1212
33Hardy BrownMLBMay 8, 19246'0"193SMUQuanah, TX USA1212
56Pete BrownCDecember 19, 19306'2"210Georgia TechRossville, GA USA120
45Fred BruneyRSDecember 30, 19315'10"184Ohio St.Martins Ferry, OH USA1212
66Don BurkeLLB-MGFebruary 7, 19266'0"235USCChico, CA USA109
75Al CarapellaLDTApril 26, 19276'0"235Miami (FL)Tuckahoe, NY USA1212
67Nick FeherLOGJuly 13, 19266'0"224GeorgiaYoungstown, OH USA100
64Doug HoglandLTMay 8, 19316'4"245Oregon St.Farmington, NM USA1212
53Bill JohnsonCJuly 14, 19266'3"228Texas A&MTyler, TX USA1212
12Hal LedyardQBJuly 7, 19316'0"185Tenn-ChattanoogaMontgomery, AL USA100
54Jack ManleyRLBSeptember 20, 19296'3"215Mississippi St.Town Creek, AL USA1212
46Clay MatthewsLDEAugust 1, 19286'3"219Georgia TechCharleston, SC USA99
39Hugh McElhennyPRDecember 31, 19286'1"195WashingtonLos Angeles, CA USA1212
62Art MichalikMGJanuary 31, 19306'2"229St. AmbroseChicago, IL USA1211
77Hal MillerLOT-ROTFebruary 4, 19306'4"230Georgia TechKingsport, TN USA122
48Billy MixonLSMay 24, 19295'11"191GeorgiaTifton, GA USA123
49Jim MonachinoFBJuly 9, 19295'10"187CaliforniaCleveland, OH USA50
36John MortonLLBSeptember 1, 19296'2"220TCUCompton, CA USA104
73Leo NomelliniRDTJune 19, 19246'3"259MinnesotaLucca, Italy1212
34Joe PerryFBJanuary 22, 19276'0"200Compton CC (CA)Stevens, AR USA1212
87Charley PowellLDEApril 4, 19326'3"226none, TX USA1212
15Jim PowersPFebruary 29, 19286'0"185USCLos Angeles County, CA 122
44Pete SchabarumLOHJanuary 9, 19295'11"185CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA USA100
69Jerry SmithLGSeptember 9, 19306'1"230WisconsinDayton, OH USA1212
82Gordie SoltauKJanuary 25, 19256'2"195MinnesotaDuluth, MN USA1212
79Bob St. ClairRTFebruary 18, 19316'9"263San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA USA1010
14Y.A. TittleQBOctober 24, 19266'0"192LSUMarshall, TX USA1110
89Bob Van DorenRDEMarch 22, 19296'3"215USCBaltimore, MD 103
42Lowell WagnerRDHAugust 21, 19236'0"194USCSanta Monica, CA USA1010
84Billy WilsonREFebruary 3, 19276'3"190San Jose St.Sayre, OK USA1212


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