New York Yankees (AAFC)
New York, New York, United States | |
| League | All-America Football Conference (1946–1949) |
|---|---|
| Team history | New York Yankees (1946–1949) |
| Team colors | Blue, White, Silver |
| Head coaches | Ray Flaherty (1946–1949) |
| Owner(s) | Dan Topping |
| AAFC Championship wins | 0 |
| Home field(s) | Yankee Stadium |
The New York Yankees were a professional
Washington Redskins in the early 1940s. Former NFL player Jim Barber
served as an assistant coach under Flaherty.
The Yankees appeared in the 1946 AAFC championship game, but lost to the Cleveland Browns by a score of 14–9. The same two teams appeared in the championship game the following year, with the Browns winning again 14–3.
Before the 1949 season, the
New York Bulldogs, who played as the New York Yanks
starting in 1950.
Players of note
- Brad Ecklund
- Nate Johnson
- Jack Russell
- Spec Sanders
- Otto Schnellbacher
- Frank Sinkwich
- Bob Sweiger
- Jordan Jenkins
- George Brown
Pro Football Hall of Famers
| New York Yankees Hall of Famers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | ||||
| No. | Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted |
| 44 | Bruiser Kinard | T | 1946–1947 | 1971 |
| 88 | Ace Parker | QB/HB | 1946 | 1972 |
| 44 | Arnie Weinmeister | DT | 1948–1949 | 1984 |
| 49 | Tom Landry | 1949 | 1990 | |
| Coaches | ||||
| Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted | |
| Ray Flaherty | Head Coach | 1946–1948 | 1976 | |
Season records
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | |||||
| 1946 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1st AAFC East | Lost to Cleveland, 14–9, in AAFC Championship Game |
| 1947 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1st AAFC East | Lost to Cleveland, 14–3, in AAFC Championship Game |
| 1948 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3rd AAFC East | Did not qualify |
| Brooklyn-New York Yankees | |||||
| 1949 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3rd AAFC | Lost to San Francisco, 17–7, in AAFC Semifinal Playoffs |
| Totals | 35 | 17 | 2 | ||