TONY BOVA End - A five-year veteran from Pittsburgh, Pa... Classy pass receiver... Led the league in average gain per completed pass in 1943, netting 419 yards in 19 completed aerials. |
CHARLES CHERUNDOLO Center - One of the all-time professional pivot men... Ninth year as a pro... All-American at Penn State... Played with the Cleveland Rams, the Philadelphia Eagles... Big, powerful and fast. |
BOB CIFERS Back - Halfback at Tennessee in 1941 and 1942... Played on undefeated Randolph Field team in 1944... Led nation's punters in 1942... Led Detroit Lions in punting in 1946... Lives in Kingsport, Tenn. |
JOHN CLEMENT Back - Started professional career with Cardinals in 1942... Traded to Steelers in 1946... Was top replacement for Bill Dudley last fall... Runs, kicks and passes well... Has inside track for starting left-halfback slot. |
TONY COMPAGNO Back - Playing his second year with the Steelers... Tough, hard-running prospect who developed into starting full back last fall... One of outstanding defensive players on the team... Should come into his own in 1947. |
BILL CREGAR Guard - Another lightweight who starred last year at Holy Cross... Highly recommended by his coach, Ox DaGrosa... Lives in Irvington, N. J. |
BOB DAVIS End - A shy, reticent fellow from Monongahela, Pa... Considered one of the best defensive wingmen in the National League... Played service ball with the Army Air Forces before joining the Steelers last season... Also one of the lightest ends in the league. |
PAUL DAVIS Back - Can be halfback or fullback... Played fullback for Ohio State in 1943... Outstanding passing prospect and powerful runner... Will fit well into Steeler style of play. |
AL DRULIS Back-Lives in Shamokin, Pa., and played college ball at Temple... Came to the Steelers via the waiver route... Played part of last season with the Chicago Cardinals... A good blocker and a great defensive back. |
BILL GARNAAS Back - Came to the Steelers via the waiver route from the Chicago Cardinals last year... Quickly captured the first string signal calling post... An exceptional blocker... Secured fundamentals at Minnesota under Bernie Bierman... Lives in Minneapolis. |
JOE GLAMP Back - Running back on Louisiana State team which saw Steve Van Buren doing blocking duty... Hampered by service absence last fall, he comes recommended by Bernie Moore. |
SAM GRAY End - A great pass receiver who didn't find himself until the tail-end of the 1946 season... A rugged Irishman from Tulsa... Played in the Orange and Sugar Bowls with Tulsa's great 1943 and 1944 elevens. |
GENE HUBKA Back - One of the flashiest broken field runners in Bucknell annals... Played for Temple prior to enrolling at Bucknell... Said to be good passer, kicker and defensive ball player. |
VAL JANSANTE End - One of the most improved wingmen in the league... Big, fast and a good pass receiver... Also one of the most vicious tacklers on the squad... Lives in Belle Vernon, Pa.
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MAX KIELBASA Back - One of the few returning halfbacks from Steelers' 1946 team... Shows promise and may develop this fall... Big, eager, and a graduate of the East-West Shrine game... Hampered by injuries last fall. |
STEVE LACH Back - Played with the Chicago Cardinals in 1942... All-American halfback at Duke... Outstanding service gridder at Great Lakes in 1943... Scored six touchdowns for Steelers in 1946 to tie Bill Dudley. |
HUBBARD LAW Guard - Attempting a comeback... Played with the Steelers in 1942 and 1945... Retired temporarily to work in his hometown, Willis, Texas. |
JOHN MASTRANGELO Guard - An All-American on Notre Dame's great 1946 eleven... A big, fast fellow who runs like a halfback Wears contact lenses... President of his class at Notre Dame.. Smart and aggressive... Will develop into one of the best linemen in the league. |
BRYANT MEEKS Center - A real southern gentleman from Macon, Ga... Played a whale of a lot of ball for South Carolina last fall.. Rated one of the top centers in the south, great line backer and blocker. |
CHARLES MEHELICH End - Rugged veteran of last season... Played at Duquesne University and with Sampson, Bainbridge and Fleet City in the service... A tower of strength on the defense... A great professional softball pitcher during the off-season. |
BILL MOORS Tackle - Outstanding lineman from Penn State Promises to develop into one of the best tackles in the circuit... Played in the East-West game Known to his teammates as "Red." |
ELBIE NICKEL End - A promising newcomer from the University of Cincinnati... Rated by his coach, Ray Nolting, a great pro star of yesteryear, as a real professional prospect ... Fast and tricky and a classy pass snagger. |
JOHN PERKO Guard - Duquesne University... Is in his seventh year with the Rooneymen having first played with the Steelers in 1938... He missed the '41, '42 and '43 seasons but came back in 1944 to hold down a starting berth... While in college, Perko played four years under four different coaches, while with the Steelers he has played under Blood, Leonard, Kiesling, Handler, and Sutherland. |
JOE REPKO Tackle - A big boy from Boston College who had trouble getting into shape last year... Had a great college reputation, playing most of the All-Star game in Chicago in 1946.. Expected to aid the Steelers immeasurably. |
CHARLES SEABRIGHT Back - A West Virginian who made his pro debut with the Cleveland Rams... Came to the Steelers last year and probably was the best line backer on the squad... Played most of the defensive quarterbacking last fall... Also a semi-pro baseball star. |
FRANK SINKOVITZ Center - A prospect from Pennsylvania's Capital, Harrisburg... Gained his collegiate fame at Duke... Was injured last season but has fully recovered and is rarin' to go... Comes with a high rating tab. |
NICK SKORICH Guard - A great competitor from Cincinnati U... Playing his second season as a pro... Will be a tough customer to keep off the first team. |
WALTER SLATER Back - Tennessee's captain last fall and climax runner... Extremely good defensive player... Passes and kicks as well as runs... Rugged ball player with plenty of speed... Paced Tennessee to great season last year. |
PAUL STENN Tackle - Here's a big, rugged boy who adds a little "beef" to the Steelers' forward wall... Paul, a native of Berwick, Pa., weighs a mere 240 pounds... Plenty of experience in the pro ranks, having seen action with the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. |
BOB SULLIVAN Back - Maybe sleeper of the year ... Played with Holy Cross in 1943, Iowa Pre-Flight in 1944, Great Lakes in 1945, Iowa University in 1946... Good runner, passer, kicker.... Not drafted by any team, he was picked up by Steelers when they learned he had dropped out of school... Does everything well. |
PAUL WHITE Back - Came to Steelers in deal for Bill Dudley... Captained the 1943 Michigan team which tied Purdue for Big Nine title... Was on Michigan varsity 41-42-43-46... served in Marines in Pacific... Lives in River Rogue, Michigan. |
JACK WILEY Tackle - A kid who came to camp last season just to workout and stayed to become first string tackle... Probably one of the lightest tackles in the game... Smart and aggressive... Calls the football season his vacation because he works a large farm alone. |
FRANK WYDO Tackle - A big, rugged individual from New Salem, Pa... Selected as one of the outstanding collegiate tackles last fall... Promises to develop into one of the league's top linemen... Played with the Army Air Forces. |
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