The 1944 Boston Yanks season was its inaugural season in the National Football League. The team won two games[1] and failed to qualify for the playoffs.
NFL Draft
1944 Boston Yanks draft |
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
1 | 1 | Angelo Bertelli | Quarterback | Notre Dame | 1943 Heisman Trophy winner |
3 | 27 | Babe Dimancheff | Halfback | Purdue | Played with Yanks in 1945 |
5 | 43 | Larry Rice | Center | Tulane | |
6 | 54 | John (Butch) Parker | Tackle | Loyola (CA) | |
7 | 65 | Mike Andrews | End | NC State | |
8 | 76 | Bob Musick | Back | USC | |
9 | 87 | Tex Warrington | Guard | Auburn | |
10 | 98 | Angelo Sisti | Tackle | Boston College | |
11 | 109 | Gene Long | Guard | Kansas | |
12 | 120 | Ed Fiorentino | End | Brown | Played with Yanks in 1947 |
13 | 131 | Mike Zeleznak | Back | Kansas State | |
14 | 142 | John Maskas | Guard | VPI | |
15 | 153 | John Bond | Back | TCU | |
16 | 164 | Roger Antaya | Guard | Dartmouth | |
17 | 175 | Marshall Shurnas | End | Missouri | |
18 | 186 | Reldon Bennett | Tackle | LSU | |
19 | 197 | Art Faircloth | Back | Guilford | |
20 | 208 | Tony Bilotti | Guard | Saint Mary's (CA) | |
21 | 219 | Bill Furman | Tackle | Washington & Lee | |
22 | 230 | Clare Morford | Guard | Oklahoma | |
23 | 241 | Dilton Richmond | End | LSU | |
24 | 252 | Courtney Lawlor | Back | Richmond | |
25 | 263 | Howard Debus | Back | Nebraska | |
26 | 274 | Bill Portwood | End | Kentucky | |
27 | 285 | Harold Collins | Guard | Southwestern (TX) | |
28 | 296 | Aubrey Gill | Center | Texas | |
29 | 307 | Chet Wasilewski | Back | Holy Cross | |
30 | 318 | Gus Letchas | Back | Georgia | |
31 | 324 | Ralph Calcagni | Tackle | Penn | Played with Yanks in 1946 |
32 | 330 | Walton Roberts | Back | Texas | |
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Schedule
Standings
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- ^ 1944 Boston Yanks
- ^ "1944 Boston Yanks Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
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