1945 Pittsburgh Steelers Draftees

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Record: 2-8-0, 5th in NFL East Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Jim Leonard (2-8-0)

Points For: 79 (7.9/g) 10th of 10

Points Against: 220 (22.0/g) 8th of 10

Expected W-L: 0.8-9.2

SRS: -14.16 (10th of 10), SOS: -0.06

Other Notable Asst.: Lud Wray (Line Coach)

Stadium: Forbes Field

Founder/Principal Owner/President: Art Rooney

General Manager: John Holahan

Training Camp: (Hershey, Pennsylvania)

Drafted Players

Drafted Players Table
							Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Rnd	Player	Pick	Pos	Yrs	From	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	College/Univ
1	Paul Duhart	2	B	2	1944	1945	0	0	0	0	13	7	22	69	0	2	68	200	3	9	176	2	Florida
2	Jack Dugger	12	T	4	1946	1949	0	0	1	0	37				0				0	2	26	0	Ohio St.
3	Bill Dellastatious	19	B				0	0	0														Missouri
4	Roger Adams	29	C				0	0	0														Florida
5	Charley Mehelich	33	DE	6	1946	1951	0	0	2	0	59	0	2	0	0	0			0	15	172	0	Duquesne
6	Gregg Browning	46	E	1	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	3				0				0	1	12	0	Denver
7	Mike Wolak	56	B				0	0	0														Duquesne
8	Tom Hughes	66	T				0	0	0														Missouri
9	Leon Pense	79	BB	1	1945	1945	0	0	1	0	10				0		6	1	0	1	32	0	Arkansas
10	Art Brandau	89	C	2	1945	1946	0	0	0	0	6				0				0			0	Tennessee
11	Ray Ball	99	B				0	0	0														Holy Cross
12	Frank Basilone	112	B				0	0	0														Duquesne
13	John Monahan	122	E				0	0	0														Dartmouth
14	Mel Odelli	132	HB	1	1945	1945	0	0	0	0	2				0				0			0	Duquesne
15	George Connor	145	T				0	0	0														Notre Dame
16	Jim Ungles	155	B				0	0	0														Kansas St.
17	Jack Itzel	165	FB	1	1945	1945	0	0	0	0	10				0		4	11	0	1	4	0	Pittsburgh
18	Alex Wizbicki	178	DB	4	1947	1950	0	0	1	0	45				0		14	34	0			0	Holy Cross
19	Jim Landrigan	188	T	1	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	5				0				0			0	Dartmouth
20	Bill Lilienthal	198	T				0	0	0														Villanova
21	Art Price	211	B				0	0	0														Rutgers
22	Don Malmberg	221	B				0	0	0														UCLA
23	Everett Harwell	231	E				0	0	0														Auburn
24	Ed Cain	244	B				0	0	0														Rice
25	Angelo Carlaccini	254	B				0	0	0														Pittsburgh
26	Ed Burns	264	B				0	0	0														Boston Col.
27	Glen Stough	277	T	1	1945	1945	0	0	1	0	10				0				0			0	Duke
28	Jim Marsh	287	T				0	0	0														Oklahoma St.
29	Ralph Grant	297	B				0	0	0														Bucknell
30	John Kondrla	310	T	1	1945	1945	0	0	0	0	1				0				0			0	St. Vincent