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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|National Football League team season}}<br />
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{{Infobox NFL season<br />
| logo = Tigers-Redskins-gameprogram-441112.jpg<br />
| team = Brooklyn Tigers<br />
| year = 1944<br />
| record = 0–10<br />
| division_place = 5th [[Eastern and Western Conferences (NFL) 1933–69|NFL Eastern]]<br />
| owner = [[Dan Topping]]<br />
| general manager = [[Tom Gallery]]<br />
| coach = [[Frank Bridges]], [[Pete Cawthon]], and [[Ed Kubale]]<br />
| stadium = [[Ebbets Field]]<br />
| playoffs = ''Did not qualify''<br />
| previous = [[1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season|1943]]<br />
| next = ''[[1945 Yanks season|1945 (Yanks)]]''<br />
| alternatenav = <br />
* ←&nbsp;[[1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season|1943 Dodgers]] <br />
* [[Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)#Season-by-season|Brooklyn seasons]]<br />
* [[1945 Boston Yanks season|1945 Yanks]]&nbsp;→<br />
}}<br />
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The '''[[1944 NFL season|1944]] [[Brooklyn Tigers]] season''' was their 15th and final season in the [[National Football League|league]] before merging with the [[1945 Boston Yanks season|Boston Yanks]]. The team failed to improve on their [[1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season|previous season]]'s output of 2–8, losing all ten games.<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/bkn/1944.htm 1944 Brooklyn Tigers]</ref> They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season.<br />
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==Schedule==<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Brooklyn Tigers|year=1944|border=2}}"| Game<br />
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Brooklyn Tigers|year=1944|border=2}}"| Date<br />
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Brooklyn Tigers|year=1944|border=2}}"| Opponent<br />
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Brooklyn Tigers|year=1944|border=2}}"| Result<br />
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Brooklyn Tigers|year=1944|border=2}}"| Record<br />
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Brooklyn Tigers|year=1944|border=2}}"| Venue<br />
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Brooklyn Tigers|year=1944|border=2}}"| Attendance<br />
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Brooklyn Tigers|year=1944|border=2}}"| Recap<br />
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Brooklyn Tigers|year=1944|border=2}}"| Sources<br />
|- style="background:#fcc"<br />
! 1<br />
| September 17<br />
| at [[1944 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]<br />
| '''L''' 7–14<br />
| 0–1<br />
| [[Wisconsin State Fair Park]]<br />
| 12,994<br />
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194409170gnb.htm Recap]<br />
| <br />
|- style="background:#fcc"<br />
! 2<br />
| October 8<br />
| at [[1944 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]<br />
| '''L''' 14–19<br />
| 0–2<br />
| [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Briggs Stadium]]<br />
| 15,702<br />
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194410080det.htm Recap]<br />
| <br />
|- style="background:#fcc"<br />
! 3<br />
| October 15<br />
| '''[[1944 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]'''<br />
| '''L''' 7–14<br />
| 0–3<br />
| [[Ebbets Field]]<br />
| 24,854<br />
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194410150bkn.htm Recap]<br />
| <br />
|- style="background:#fcc"<br />
! 4<br />
| October 22<br />
| at '''[[1944 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]'''<br />
| '''L''' 14–17<br />
| 0–4<br />
| [[Griffith Stadium]]<br />
| 35,540<br />
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194410220was.htm Recap]<br />
| <br />
|- style="background:#fcc"<br />
! 5<br />
| October 29<br />
| '''[[1944 Boston Yanks season|Boston Yanks]]'''<br />
| '''L''' 14–17<br />
| 0–5<br />
| Ebbets Field<br />
| 13.237<br />
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194410290bkn.htm Recap]<br />
| <br />
|- style="background:#fcc"<br />
! 6<br />
| November 5<br />
| '''[[1944 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]'''<br />
| '''L''' 7–21<br />
| 0–6<br />
| Ebbets Field<br />
| 15,289<br />
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194411050bkn.htm Recap]<br />
| <br />
|- style="background:#fcc"<br />
! 7<br />
| November 12<br />
| '''[[1944 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]'''<br />
| '''L''' 0–10<br />
| 0–7<br />
| Ebbets Field<br />
| 20,404<br />
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194411120bkn.htm Recap]<br />
| <br />
|- style="background:#fcc"<br />
! 8<br />
| November 19<br />
| at '''[[1944 Boston Yanks season|Boston Yanks]]'''<br />
| '''L''' 6–13<br />
| 0–8<br />
| [[Fenway Park]]<br />
| 15,666<br />
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194411190byk.htm Recap]<br />
| <br />
|- style="background:#fcc"<br />
! 9<br />
| November 26<br />
| at '''[[1944 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]'''<br />
| '''L''' 0–7<br />
| 0–9<br />
| [[Polo Grounds]]<br />
| 29,387<br />
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194411260nyg.htm Recap]<br />
| <br />
|- style="background:#fcc"<br />
! 10<br />
| December 3<br />
| at '''[[1944 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]'''<br />
| '''L''' 0–34<br />
| 0–10<br />
| [[Shibe Park]]<br />
| 13,467<br />
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194412030phi.htm Recap]<br />
| <br />
|-style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Brooklyn Tigers|year=1944|border=2}}"<br />
|colspan="10"| '''Note:''' Intra-division opponents are in '''bold''' text.<br />
|}<br />
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==Standings==<br />
[[File:440910-FtWarren-Tigers-program.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Program for an exhibition game between the Tigers and an Army service team. [[Fort D. A. Russell (Wyoming)|Fort Francis D. Warren]], Cheyenne, Wyoming, September 10, 1944.]]<br />
{{1944 NFL Eastern standings}}<br />
{{1944 NFL Western standings}}<br />
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==Roster==<br />
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The NFL used an active roster of just 28 players during the wartime seasons of 1943 and 1944. According to the league's preseason roster guide,<ref>George Strickler (ed.), ''National Football League 1944 Roster Manual.'' Chicago: National Football League, 1944; pp. 10–11.</ref> the 28-man roster for the 1944 Brooklyn Tigers consisted of the following:<br />
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{{col-begin}}<br />
{{col-break}}<br />
'''Quarterbacks''' <br /><br />
• 26 - [[Bill Brown (American football quarterback)|Bill Brown]] <br /><br />
<br />
<br /><br />
'''Halfbacks''' <br /><br />
• 10 - [[Frank Martin (American football)|Frank Martin]] <br /><br />
• 11 - [[Charles McGibbony|Charles "Dub" McGibbony]] <br /><br />
• 12 - [[Kenny Fryer]] <br /><br />
• 15 - [[Bill Reynolds (American football)|Bill Reynolds]] <br /><br />
• 19 - [[John McMichael (American football)|John McMichael]] <br /><br />
• 27 - [[Cecil Johnson (halfback)]] <br /><br />
• 30 - [[Frank Sachse|Frank "Butch" Sachse]] <br /><br />
• 42 - [[Ray Hare]] <br /><br />
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<br /><br />
'''Fullbacks''' <br /><br />
• 9 - [[Clarence Manders|Clarence "Pug" Manders]] <br /><br />
• 32 - [[Tony Falkenstein]] <br /><br />
<br />
{{col-break}}<br />
<br />
'''Ends''' <br /><br />
• 22 - [[Andy Kowalski]] <br /><br />
• 28 - [[Bob Masterson]] <br /><br />
• 31 - [[W. S. Lafitte]] <br /><br />
• 34 - [[Flip McDonald]] <br /><br />
• 35 - [[Enrico Eguccioni]] <br /><br />
• 55 - [[Joe Carter (end)|Joe Carter]] <br /><br />
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<br /><br />
'''Tackles''' <br /><br />
• 25 - [[Frank Kinard|Frank "Bruiser" Kinard]] <br /><br />
• 36 - [[Frank Strom (American football)|Frank Strom]] <br /><br />
• 38 - [[George Doherty]] <small>(Drafted rookie)</small><br /><br />
• 43 - [[Charlie Ware (American football)|Charlie Ware]] <br /><br />
• 44 - [[George Sergienko]] <br /><br />
<br />
{{col-break}}<br />
<br />
'''Guards''' <br /><br />
• 16 - [[John Ellis (American football)|John Ellis]] <br /><br />
• 17 - [[Tony Leon (American football)|Tony Leon]] <br /><br />
• 21 - [[Charlie Taylor (American football)|Charles Taylor]]<!-- <ref>{{cite web |author=John Troan |url=https://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/players.nsf/ID/02520019 |title=Charlie Taylor |website=JT-SW.com |date=April 21, 2018 |access-date=July 20, 2024 }}</ref> --><br /><br />
• 24 - [[Floyd Rhea]] <br /><br />
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<br /><br />
'''Centers''' <br /><br />
• 33 - [[Vaughn Stewart]] <br /><br />
• 57 - [[George Smith (center)|George Smith]] <br /><br />
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{{col-end}}<br />
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==Draft==<br />
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The [[1944 NFL draft]] was held on April 19, 1944, at the [[The Warwick|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.<ref>George Strickler (ed.), ''Record and Rules Manual, 1944.'' Chicago: National Football League, 1944; p. 87.</ref><br />
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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.<ref>Strickler (ed.), ''Record and Rules Manual, 1944,'' pp. 77–87, passim.</ref> The five worst-finishing teams of the [[1943 NFL season|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.<br />
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The complete list of players drafted by the Brooklyn Tigers in 1944 follows.<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/bkn/1944_draft.htm "1944 Brooklyn Tigers Draftees ,"] Pro Football Reference, www.pro-football-reference.com/</ref> 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.<br />
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{{NFL team draft start|year=1944|teamname=Brooklyn Tigers}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=1|pick=3|player=[[Creighton Miller]]|position=[[Back (American football)|Back]]|college=[[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]|notes=}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=2|pick=13|player=[[Jim Callahan (American football, born 1920)|Jim Callahan]]|position=[[Halfback (American football)|Tailback]]|college=[[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]]|notes=Played in NFL in 1946}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=3|pick=18|player=[[Ralph Park]]|position=Back|college=Texas|notes=}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=4|pick=29|player=[[Rudy Sikich]]|position=[[Tackle (gridiron football position)|Tackle]]|college=[[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]]|notes=Played in NFL in 1945}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=5|pick=34|player=[[Verne Ullom]]|position=[[End (gridiron football)|End]]|college=[[Cincinnati Bearcats football|Cincinnati]]|notes=}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=6|pick=45|player=Bruce McDonald|position=End|college=[[Illinois State Redbirds|Illinois State]]|notes=}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=7|pick=56|player=Bob Graiziger|position=[[Guard (gridiron football)|Guard]]|college=Minnesota|notes=}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=8|pick=67|player=[[Jack Sachse]]|position=[[Center (gridiron football)|Center]]|college=Texas|notes='''Played for this franchise in 1945'''}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=9|pick=78|player=[[Mitchell Olenski]]|position=Tackle|college=[[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]]|notes=Played in AAFC in 1946}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=10|pick=89|player=Aldo Cenci|position=Back|college=[[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]]|notes=}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=11|pick=100|player=John Bicanich|position=Guard|college=Minnesota|notes=}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=12|pick=111|player=Jim Tyree|position=End|college=[[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]]|notes=}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=13|pick=122|player=Jim Wright|position=Guard|college=[[SMU Mustangs football|SMU]]|notes=}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=14|pick=133|player=John Genis|position=Tackle|college=[[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]]|notes=}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=15|pick=144|player=[[Billy J. Murphy]]|position=Back|college=[[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]]|notes=}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=16|pick=155|player=Doug Essick|position=End|college=[[USC Trojans football|USC]]|notes=}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=17|pick=166|player=[[Howard Maley]]|position=[[Halfback (American football)|Halfback]]|college=SMU|notes=}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=18|pick=177|player=Don Willer|position=Tackle|college=USC|notes=}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=19|pick=188|player=Howard Callanan|position=Back|college=USC|notes=}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=20|pick=199|player=[[George Doherty]]|position=Tackle|college=[[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|Louisiana Tech]]|maderoster=yes|notes='''Played for Brooklyn in 1944'''}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=21|pick=210|player=Mike Mihalic|position=Guard|college=Mississippi State|notes=}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=22|pick=221|player=[[Ted Cook (American football)|Ted Cook]]|position=End|college=Alabama|notes=Played in NFL in 1947}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=23|pick=232|player=Bucky Gillenwater|position=Tackle|college=Texas|notes=}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=24|pick=243|player=[[Jack Baldwin (American football)|Jack Baldwin]]|position=Center|college=[[Centenary Gentlemen football|Centenary]]|notes=Played in AAFC in 1946}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=25|pick=254|player=Dick Manning|position=Back|college=USC|notes=}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=26|pick=265|player=Ray Grierson|position=End|college=Illinois|notes=}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=27|pick=276|player=[[Joe Golding]]|position=Back|college=Oklahoma|notes='''Played for this franchise in 1947'''}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=28|pick=287|player=[[Bob Zimny]]|position=Tackle|college=[[Indiana Hoosiers football|Indiana]]|notes=Played in NFL in 1945}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=29|pick=298|player=Marty Frohm|position=Tackle|college=Mississippi State|notes=}}<br />
{{NFL team draft entry|round=30|pick=309|player=Howard Blose|position=Back|college=[[Cornell Big Red football|Cornell]]|notes=}}<br />
{{NFL team draft end| hof = no | pro bowl=no<br />
}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Brooklyn Dodgers seasons (NFL)}}<br />
{{1944 NFL season by team}}<br />
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[[Category:Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) seasons]]<br />
[[Category:1944 NFL season by team|Brooklyn Tigers]]<br />
[[Category:1945 in sports in New York City|Brooklyn]]<br />
[[Category:1940s in Brooklyn]]<br />
[[Category:Flatbush, Brooklyn]]</div>
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