1951 Pittsburgh Steelers Draftees

Record: 4-7-1, 4th in NFL American Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: John Michelosen (4-7-1)

Points For: 183 (15.3/g) 11th of 12

Points Against: 235 (19.6/g) 4th of 12

Expected W-L: 4.3-7.7

SRS: -4.14 (9th of 12), SOS: .19

Other Notable Asst.: Walt Kiesling (Line Coach) and Mike Nixon (Backfield Coach)

Stadium: Forbes Field

Founder/Principal Owner/President: Art Rooney

General Manager: Francis Fogarty

Training Camp: Alliance College (Cambridge Springs, 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	Butch Avinger	9	FB	1	1953	1953	0	0	0	0	12				0		5	6	0	2	8	0	Alabama
2	Chuck Ortmann	20	B	2	1951	1952	0	0	0	0	15	61	154	744	3	14	67	351	0	4	62	0	Michigan
3	George Sulima	31	E	3	1952	1954	0	0	2	0	31				0				0	49	746	2	Boston Univ.
4	Barry French	45	T	4	1947	1951	0	0	2	0	49				0				0			0	Purdue
5	Floyd Sampson	56	B				0	0	0														McMurry
6	Dale Dodrill	67	MG	9	1951	1959	1	4	8	0	103				0				0			0	Colorado St.
7	Ray Mathews	81	HB	10	1951	1960	0	2	8	0	114	19	51	350	2	2	300	1057	5	233	3963	34	Clemson
8	Henry Minarik	92	E	1	1951	1951	0	0	0	0	11				0				0	35	459	1	Michigan St.
9	John Schweder	103	G	6	1950	1955	0	0	5	0	71				0				0			0	Pennsylvania
10	Paul Salata	118		2	1949	1950	0	0	1	0	23				0				0	74	907	8	USC
11	Joe McCutcheon	129	C				0	0	0														Washington & Lee
12	Jim Brandt	140	DB	3	1952	1954	0	0	1	0	33	0	1	0	0	0	61	188	4	3	24	0	St. Thomas
13	Bill Szabo	154	T				0	0	0														Bucknell
14	Mike Mizerany	165	G				0	0	0														Alabama
15	Clay Webb	176	B				0	0	0														Kentucky
16	Lambert Oberg	190	C				0	0	0
17	Ted Gehlmann	201	T				0	0	0														William & Mary
18	Pat Field	212	B				0	0	0														Georgia
19	Bill Pavlikowski	226	B				0	0	0														Boston Univ.
20	Tom (Tex) Donnalley	237	T				0	0	0														Holy Cross
21	Ernie Cheatham	248	DT	1	1954	1954	0	0	0	0	6				0				0			0	Loyola Marymount
22	Dick Hendley	262	BB	1	1951	1951	0	0	0	0	7				0				0			0	Clemson
23	Joe Minor	273	E				0	0	0														John Carroll
24	Art Alois	284	C				0	0	0														San Francisco
25	Tom Calvin	298	HB	4	1952	1955	0	0	0	0	30				0		32	136	0	7	51	0	Alabama
26	Bill (Pug) Pearman	309	G				0	0	0														Tennessee
27	Bob Radcliffe	320	B				0	0	0														Wisconsin
28	Howie Hansen	334	B				0	0	0														UCLA
29	Fred Smith	345	E				0	0	0														Tulsa
30	John Gruble	356	E				0	0	0														Tennessee