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.1944 Brooklyn Tigers They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season.
Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 17 at Green Bay Packers L 7–14 0–1 Wisconsin State Fair Park 12,994 Recap 2 October 8 at Detroit Lions L 14–19 0–2 Briggs Stadium 15,702 Recap 3 October 15 New York Giants L 7–14 0–3 Ebbets Field 24,854 Recap 4 October 22 at Washington Redskins L 14–17 0–4 Griffith Stadium 35,540 Recap 5 October 29 Boston Yanks L 14–17 0–5 Ebbets Field 13.237 Recap 6 November 5 Philadelphia Eagles L 7–21 0–6 Ebbets Field 15,289 Recap 7 November 12 Washington Redskins L 0–10 0–7 Ebbets Field 20,404 Recap 8 November 19 at Boston Yanks L 6–13 0–8 Fenway Park 15,666 Recap 9 November 26 at New York Giants L 0–7 0–9 Polo Grounds 29,387 Recap 10 December 3 at Philadelphia Eagles L 0–34 0–10 Shibe Park 13,467 Recap 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.George Strickler (ed.), Record and Rules Manual, 1944. Chicago: National Football League, 1944; p. 87.
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.Strickler (ed.), Record and Rules Manual, 1944, pp. 77–87, passim. 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."1944 Brooklyn Tigers Draftees ," Pro Football Reference, www.pro-football-reference.com/ 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