1944 New York Giants Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-1-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Steve Owen (8-1-1)
Location: New York, New York
1944 New York Giants Statistics
1944 New York Giants Results

The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1944 season with a record of 8 wins and 1 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Giants yielded 75 points, fewest in the league. New York racked up 206 points. Bill Paschal ran for a team-leading 737 yards.

Arnie Herber tossed for 651 yards. Neal Adams hauled in 14 passes for 342 yards.

The opportunistic defense pounced on 45 turnovers, topping in the league. Howie Livingston snatched 9 errant tosses from the opposition.

Steve Owen coached the team. The 1944 New York Giants lost in the Championship.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
30Neal AdamsLEJanuary 21, 19196'3"195ArkansasEl Paso, AR USA1010
28Verlin AdamsDE-T-G-E-LBJuly 14, 19186'0"205Charleston (WV)Burnwell, KY USA70
55Chuck AvedisianRGSeptember 19, 19175'9"203ProvidenceWest Hoboken, NJ USA105
42Hub BarkerBNovember 12, 19185'10"193ArkansasWelch, OK USA92
44Keith BeebeBMarch 16, 19215'9"180OccidentalAnaheim, CA USA50
32Al BlozisTJanuary 5, 19196'6"250Georgetown (DC)Garfield, NJ USA22
2Len CalligaroBBJune 4, 19215'11"190WisconsinHurley, WI USA106
70Roland CaranciTMarch 4, 19216'2"214ColoradoMarshall, CO USA20
26Victor CarrollRTNovember 9, 19126'3"235Nevada-RenoAlhambra, CA USA109
21/15Roy ClayWB-DBJanuary 10, 19206'0"185Colorado St., CO USA10
36Frank CopeLTNovember 19, 19156'2"225Santa ClaraAnaconda, MT USA1010
14Ward CuffPRAugust 12, 19136'1"192MarquetteRedwood Falls, MN USA109
49Frank DamianiTJuly 27, 19226'1"225ManhattanCarnegie, PA USA40
7Mel HeinCAugust 22, 19096'2"225Washington St.Redding, CA USA108
20Arnie HerberTBApril 2, 19105'11"203WisconsinGreen Bay, WI USA103
39Herb KaneTDecember 24, 19206'0"220East Central (OK)Carroll, IA USA60
25Carl KinscherfFBOctober 20, 19196'1"188ColgateBrooklyn, NY USA70
22Frank LiebelRENovember 19, 19196'1"211NorwichErie, PA USA1010
24Howie LivingstonFBMay 15, 19226'1"183Fullerton JCLos Angeles, CA USA103
8Bill PaschalFBMay 28, 19216'0"201Georgia TechAtlanta, GA USA106
5Bill PetrilasHBSeptember 28, 19156'1"195noneNew Haven, CT USA91
29Bill PiccoloCMay 1, 19205'11"185CanisiusBuffalo, NY USA42
33Jim SivellRGMarch 12, 19145'9"205AuburnChipley, GA USA55
15Hank SoarBAugust 17, 19146'2"205ProvidenceAlton, RI USA31
50Ken StrongFBMarch 21, 19066'0"206NYUWest Haven, CT USA106
37Joe SulaitisBJune 20, 19216'2"212noneHoboken, NJ USA62
69Frank UmontG-TNovember 21, 19175'11"218noneStaten Island, NY USA80
31Larry VisnicG-LB-BBApril 7, 19195'11"190BenedictineJacobsburg, OH USA70
11John WeissE-DBFebruary 7, 19226'3"198noneJersey City, NJ USA100
60Len YounceLGJanuary 8, 19176'1"208Oregon St.Dayton, OR USA1010



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