National Football League (NFL)

1944 NFL Season Overview

National Football League (NFL)

1944 NFL Season Overview

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Collins, who had wanted a franchise in Yankee Stadium in New York, named his new team in Boston the Yanks. Cleveland resumed operations. The Brooklyn Dodgers changed their name to the Tigers. Coaching from the bench was legalized, April 20. The Cardinals and the Steelers were granted permission to merge for one year under the name Card-Pitt, April 21. Phil Handler of the Cardinals and Walt Kiesling of the Steelers served as co-coaches. The merger automatically dissolved the last day of the season, December 3. In the NFL Championship Game, Green Bay defeated the New York Giants 14-7, December 17.

1944 NFL Champions

Green Bay Packers

defeated New York Giants

Card-Pitt was the name for the team created by the temporary 1944 merger of the Cardinals and the Steelers due to World War II.

Commissioner Elmer Layden

1944 NFL Draft

Pick Player Team

1 Angelo Bertelli QB Yanks

2 Pat Harder B Carpets

3 Creighton Miller B Tigers

4 Otto Graham QB Lions

5 Steve Van Buren RB Eagles

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Davan S. Mani says:

April 17, 2020 at 11:36 pm

what a year. the competitiveness of the ABL really brought the NBA out of its duldrums.

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