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1944 Brooklyn Tigers season

National Football League team season

National Football League team season

FieldValue
logoTigers-Redskins-gameprogram-441112.jpg
teamBrooklyn Tigers
year1944
record0–10
division_place5th NFL Eastern
ownerDan Topping
general managerTom Gallery
coachFrank Bridges, Pete Cawthon, and Ed Kubale
stadiumEbbets Field
playoffs*Did not qualify*
previous[1943](1943-brooklyn-dodgers-nfl-season)
next*[1945 (Yanks)](1945-yanks-season)*

The 1944 Brooklyn Tigers season was their 15th and final season in the league before merging with the Boston Yanks. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 2–8, losing all ten games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season.

Schedule

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September 17at [Green Bay Packers](1944-green-bay-packers-season)**L** 7–140–1Wisconsin State Fair Park12,994[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194409170gnb.htm)
October 8at [Detroit Lions](1944-detroit-lions-season)**L** 14–190–2Briggs Stadium15,702[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194410080det.htm)
October 15**[New York Giants](1944-new-york-giants-season)****L** 7–140–3Ebbets Field24,854[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194410150bkn.htm)
October 22at **[Washington Redskins](1944-washington-redskins-season)****L** 14–170–4Griffith Stadium35,540[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194410220was.htm)
October 29**[Boston Yanks](1944-boston-yanks-season)****L** 14–170–5Ebbets Field13.237[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194410290bkn.htm)
November 5**[Philadelphia Eagles](1944-philadelphia-eagles-season)****L** 7–210–6Ebbets Field15,289[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194411050bkn.htm)
November 12**[Washington Redskins](1944-washington-redskins-season)****L** 0–100–7Ebbets Field20,404[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194411120bkn.htm)
November 19at **[Boston Yanks](1944-boston-yanks-season)****L** 6–130–8Fenway Park15,666[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194411190byk.htm)
November 26at **[New York Giants](1944-new-york-giants-season)****L** 0–70–9Polo Grounds29,387[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194411260nyg.htm)
December 3at **[Philadelphia Eagles](1944-philadelphia-eagles-season)****L** 0–340–10Shibe Park13,467[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194412030phi.htm)
**Note:** Intra-division opponents are in **bold** text.

Standings

Draft

The 1944 NFL draft was held on April 19, 1944, at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia. By agreement of league owners, the new Boston Yanks franchise received the first pick of the first round and then were subsequently assigned 11th in the order of draft selection.

Although there were 32 rounds in the 1944 draft, each of the league's 11 teams selected 30 players, for a total of 330 players picked. The five worst-finishing teams of the 1943 season picked alone in rounds 2 and 4, while the five best-finishing teams plus the expansion Yanks picked alone in rounds 31 and 32.

The complete list of players drafted by the Brooklyn Tigers in 1944 follows. Due to the demands of World War II, only one of these players actually played for the Tigers during the 1944 season. Two others played for the merged franchise operating as the Yanks from 1945.

Roster

Backs

• 9 - Pug Manders FB/LB

• 10 - Frank Martin RB/CB

• 11 - Charles McGibbony RB/CB/P

• 12 - Kenny Fryer RB/CB/P

• 19 - Johnny Butler RB/CB/P

• 21 - Charlie Taylor RB/S

• 26 - Bill Brown RB/S

• 27 - Steve Marko RB/CB

• 30 - Frank Sachse RB/CB

• 42 - Ray Hare RB/CB

Linemen/Linebackers

• 16 -* John Ellis* G/DG

• 17 - Tony Leon G/DG

• 24 - Floyd Rhea G/DG

• 23 - Gordon Wilson G/DG

• 25 - Bruiser Kinard T/DT/K

• 33 - Vaughn Stewart C/LB

• 36 - Frank Strom T/DT

• 38 - George Doherty T/DT

• 43 - Charlie Ware T/DT

• 44 - George Sergienko T/DT

• 57 - George Smith C/LB

Ends

• 18 - George Weeks

• 22 - Andy Kowalski

• 28 - Bob Masterson K

• 35 - Rocky Eguccioni

• 55 - Joe Carter

Reserve

• 31 - Bill LaFitte (military) E

rookies in italics

References

References

  1. [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/bkn/1944.htm 1944 Brooklyn Tigers]
  2. George Strickler (ed.), ''Record and Rules Manual, 1944.'' Chicago: National Football League, 1944; p. 87.
  3. Strickler (ed.), ''Record and Rules Manual, 1944,'' pp. 77–87, passim.
  4. [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/bkn/1944_draft.htm "1944 Brooklyn Tigers Draftees ,"] Pro Football Reference, www.pro-football-reference.com/
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