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1944 Boston Yanks season

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The 1944 Boston Yanks season was its inaugural season in the National Football League. The team won two games^[1] and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1944 Boston Yanks draft
1	1	Angelo Bertelli	Quarterback	Notre Dame	1943 Heisman Trophy winner
3	27	Babe Dimancheff	Halfback	Purdue	Played with Yanks in 1945
5	43	Larry Rice	Center	Tulane
6	54	John (Butch) Parker	Tackle	Loyola (CA)
7	65	Mike Andrews	End	NC State
8	76	Bob Musick	Back	USC
9	87	Tex Warrington	Guard	Auburn
10	98	Angelo Sisti	Tackle	Boston College
11	109	Gene Long	Guard	Kansas
12	120	Ed Fiorentino	End	Brown	Played with Yanks in 1947
13	131	Mike Zeleznak	Back	Kansas State
14	142	John Maskas	Guard	VPI
15	153	John Bond	Back	TCU
16	164	Roger Antaya	Guard	Dartmouth
17	175	Marshall Shurnas	End	Missouri
18	186	Reldon Bennett	Tackle	LSU
19	197	Art Faircloth	Back	Guilford
20	208	Tony Bilotti	Guard	Saint Mary's (CA)
21	219	Bill Furman	Tackle	Washington & Lee
22	230	Clare Morford	Guard	Oklahoma
23	241	Dilton Richmond	End	LSU
24	252	Courtney Lawlor	Back	Richmond
25	263	Howard Debus	Back	Nebraska
26	274	Bill Portwood	End	Kentucky
27	285	Harold Collins	Guard	Southwestern (TX)
28	296	Aubrey Gill	Center	Texas
29	307	Chet Wasilewski	Back	Holy Cross
30	318	Gus Letchas	Back	Georgia
31	324	Ralph Calcagni	Tackle	Penn	Played with Yanks in 1946
32	330	Walton Roberts	Back	Texas

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	Bye
2	September 26	Philadelphia Eagles	L 7–28	0–1	Fenway Park
3	Bye
4	October 8	New York Giants	L 10–22	0–2	Fenway Park
5	October 15	Washington Redskins	L 14–21	0–3	Fenway Park
6	October 22	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 0–38	0–4	Shibe Park
7	October 29	at Brooklyn Tigers	W 17–14	1–4	Ebbets Field
8	November 5	at New York Giants	L 0–31	1–5	Polo Grounds
9	November 12	at Chicago Bears	L 7–21	1–6	Wrigley Field
10	November 19	Brooklyn Tigers	W 13–6	2–6	Fenway Park
11	November 26	at Washington Redskins	L 7–14	2–7	Griffith Stadium
12	December 3	at Detroit Lions	L 7–38	2–8	Briggs Stadium
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

1944 Boston Yanks season