1951 New York Yanks Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 1-9-2
Finishing 6th in the NFL's National Division
Coach: Red Strader (1-9-2)
Location: New York, New York
1951 New York Yanks Statistics
1951 New York Yanks Results

The New York Yanks of the National Football League ended the 1951 season with a record of 1 wins and 9 losses and 2 ties, finishing sixth in the NFL's National Division.

The Yanks scored 241 points, but the leaky defense allowed 382, most in the circuit. Bob Celeri threw for 1,797 yards. Dan Edwards topped pass catchers, hauling in 39 balls for 509 yards. Dan Garza, Sherman Howard and Buddy Young each contributed to the receiving game, too.

Zollie Toth ran for a team-leading 384 yards for New York, while Sherman Howard and George Taliaferro additionally contributed to the rushing attack.

Bennie Aldridge intercepted 5 opponent throws.

Red Strader coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
31Bennie AldridgeRDHOctober 24, 19266'0"195Oklahoma St.Velma, OK USA120
12Bruce AlfordE-DBSeptember 12, 19226'0"190TCUWaco, TX USA120
44Sisto AvernoLB-MG-GMay 12, 19255'11"235MuhlenbergPaterson, NJ USA120
17Bob CeleriQBJune 1, 19275'10"180CaliforniaFort Bragg, CA USA118
35Jim ChampionMGJanuary 11, 19266'0"238Mississippi St.Tillatoba, MS USA120
21John ClowesLGDecember 15, 19216'1"240William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA USA120
36Don ColoRDTJanuary 5, 19256'3"252BrownEast Bridgewater, MA USA120
3Paul CroweBOctober 23, 19246'1"190St. Mary's (CA)Chino, CA USA90
24Jim CullomGNovember 5, 19255'11"235CaliforniaHealdsburg, CA USA20
34Joe DomnanovichC-LBMarch 18, 19196'1"213AlabamaSouth Bend, IN USA120
39Art DonovanLDTJune 5, 19256'2"263Notre DameBronx, NY USA120
22Brad EcklundCMay 9, 19226'3"215OregonLos Angeles, CA USA120
4Dan EdwardsREJuly 18, 19266'1"197GeorgiaOsage, TX USA100
7Dan GarzaLEFebruary 21, 19246'3"203North TexasAnderson, SC USA110
10Joe GoldingSFebruary 26, 19216'0"184OklahomaEufaula, OK USA110
61Bobbie GriffinLDHMay 27, 19286'0"180BaylorFort Worth, TX USA120
46Sherman HowardRHNovember 28, 19245'11"193IowaNew Orleans, LA USA120
15Duke IversonLLBFebruary 26, 19206'2"208OregonPetaluma, CA USA90
62Harvey JohnsonKJune 22, 19195'11"212William & MaryBridgeton, NJ USA120
71Mike McCormackRTJune 21, 19306'4"246KansasChicago, IL USA120
33Darrel MeisenheimerDBApril 30, 19275'10"195Oklahoma St.Wellsford, KS USA90
47Paul MitchellLTAugust 10, 19206'3"235MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN USA120
45Ross NagelMLBJune 12, 19236'4"234St. LouisSt. Louis, MO USA90
66Bill O'ConnorE-DEMay 2, 19266'4"220Notre DameNew York, NY USA120
56Al PollardHB-FBSeptember 7, 19286'0"196Loyola MarymountLos Angeles, CA USA60
84Barney PooleRDEOctober 29, 19236'2"231MississippiGloster, MS USA110
25George RattermanQBNovember 12, 19266'0"192Notre DameCincinnati, OH USA61
18John RauchQBAugust 20, 19276'1"195GeorgiaPhiladelphia, PA USA63
24Wayne SiegertT-LB-GMarch 24, 19296'3"225IllinoisPana, IL USA40
24Joe SoboleskiG-T-DTAugust 22, 19266'0"213Michigan, MI USA20
16James StroscheinDEApril 3, 19296'1"205UCLASanta Ana, CA USA110
1Art TaitLDEFebruary 8, 19295'11"205Mississippi St.Memphis, TN USA120
20George TaliaferroKRJanuary 8, 19275'11"196IndianaGates, TN USA120
86Zollie TothFBJanuary 26, 19246'2"219LSUMcKeesport, PA USA100
53Bev WallaceQBMarch 7, 19236'2"180Compton CC (CA), OK 10
65John WozniakRGAugust 2, 19216'0"218AlabamaArnold City, PA USA120
76Buddy YoungLHJanuary 5, 19265'4"175IllinoisChicago, IL USA120



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