1947 Washington Redskins Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-8
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Turk Edwards (4-8)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1947 Washington Redskins Statistics
1947 Washington Redskins Results

The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1947 season with a record of 4 wins and 8 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.

Washington chalked up 295 points, while the leaky defense conceded 367, most in the circuit. Sammy Baugh threw for 2,938 yards. Bob Nussbaumer grabbed 47 passes, while Eddie Saenz accumulated 598 receiving yards. Hugh Taylor was targeted regularly, too.

Jim Castiglia carried the ball for a team-best 426 yards for the Redskins.

Tom Farmer picked off 6 opponent throws.

Turk Edwards coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
42John AdamsTSeptember 22, 19216'7"242Notre DameCharleston, AR USA104
55Ki AldrichCJune 1, 19166'0"207TCURogers, TX USA128
17Don AveryTFebruary 10, 19216'4"254AlabamaLos Angeles, CA USA104
33Sammy BaughPMarch 17, 19146'2"182TCUTemple, TX USA121
51Fred BoenschRGSeptember 27, 19206'4"228CaliforniaPortland, OR USA128
26Jim CastigliaFBSeptember 30, 19185'11"208Georgetown (DC)Passaic, NJ USA70
21Don DeeksT-GFebruary 10, 19236'4"238WashingtonPortland, OR USA30
61Bob DeFruiterHBJune 3, 19186'0"190NebraskaSpringfield, NE USA10
53Al DeMaoCFebruary 29, 19206'2"214DuquesneNew Kensington, PA USA125
18Joe DuckworthEJuly 3, 19216'2"220ColgateOrange, NJ USA121
14Tom FarmerRHApril 17, 19215'11"190IowaCedar Rapids, IA USA106
27Mike GarzoniGAugust 19, 19235'11"218Santa ClaraLos Angeles, CA USA100
60Bill GrayGDecember 27, 19225'11"210USCPortland, OR USA123
36Hank HarrisGFebruary 26, 19236'0"265TexasCamden, AL USA102
38Jack JenkinsFBMay 6, 19216'1"206VanderbiltTexarkana, TX USA127
11Harvey JonesFB-DB-HBApril 15, 19216'0"175BaylorBeaumont, TX USA40
15John LookabaughESeptember 13, 19226'4"216MarylandRidgeley, WV USA63
45Paul McKeeLEApril 26, 19236'3"217RochesterBeaver Falls, PA USA113
77Tommy MontQB-HBJune 20, 19226'0"194MarylandMount Savage, MD USA40
58Leo NobileGSeptember 22, 19225'10"213Penn St.Ambridge, PA USA91
50Bob NussbaumerHBApril 23, 19245'11"172MichiganOak Park, IL USA121
34Vince PacewicHBMay 28, 19206'1"205Loyola MarymountCollinsville, IL USA20
19Jim PeeblesRTAugust 27, 19206'4"231VanderbiltCulleoka, TN USA1211
25Dick PoillonKAugust 13, 19206'0"193CanisiusAstoria, NY USA1210
32Sal RosatoFBJune 6, 19186'1"228VillanovaWilliamsport, PA USA115
26Ralph RuthstromBJuly 12, 19216'5"212Sam Houston St.Schenectady, NY USA21
99Eddie SaenzKRSeptember 21, 19225'11"169Loyola MarymountSanta Monica, CA USA126
49John SanchezTOctober 12, 19206'3"239RedlandsLos Angeles, CA USA44
46Jack SommersCFebruary 9, 19196'3"222UCLA80
16John SteberLGSeptember 12, 19236'0"225Georgia TechMobile, AL USA129
28Hugh TaylorEJuly 6, 19236'4"194La-MonroeWynne, AR USA100
37Joe TereshinskiREDecember 7, 19236'2"215GeorgiaGlen Lyon, PA USA119
41Dick ToddQBOctober 2, 19145'11"172Texas A&MThrall, TX USA117
22Doug TurleyENovember 25, 19186'2"215ScrantonNanticoke, PA USA123
21Bill WardGFebruary 19, 19216'0"230Washington St.Sequim, WA USA63
29George WildeHBMarch 26, 19236'1"193Texas A&MOlney, TX USA92
47Ernie WilliamsonLTSeptember 9, 19226'4"245ApprenticeCrewe, VA USA93
30Jim YouelQBFebruary 13, 19226'0"175IowaVinton, IA USA61



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