1945 Chicago Bears Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-7
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Hunk Anderson (3-7)
Coach: Luke Johnsos (3-7)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1945 Chicago Bears Statistics
1945 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1945 season with a record of 3 wins and 7 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division.

Chicago scored 192 points, while the leaky defensive unit yielded 235, most in the circuit. Bob Margarita rushed for a team-leading 497 yards for the Bears.

Sid Luckman threw for 1,727 yards. George Wilson topped all receivers, hauling in 28 balls, while Ken Kavanaugh added 543 receiving yards. Bob Margarita was targeted regularly, too.

Bob Margarita intercepted 6 opponent throws.

Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
1Lee ArtoeRTMarch 2, 19176'3"234Santa ClaraTacoma, WA USA96
46Al BabartskyLTApril 19, 19156'0"225FordhamShenandoah, PA USA87
23Connie BerryEApril 19, 19156'3"215North Carolina St.Spartanburg, SC USA73
29Glen BurgeisTOctober 7, 19216'1"218TulsaBallard, TX USA31
12Abe CroftEMarch 12, 19206'0"183SMUHouston, TX USA10
99Jim DaniellLTApril 10, 19186'2"230Ohio St.Pittsburgh, PA USA75
21Chuck DrulisG-LBMarch 8, 19185'10"216TempleGirardville, PA USA30
2Gary FamigliettiFB-HBNovember 28, 19136'0"225Boston Univ.Boston, MA USA100
3Jim FordhamFBDecember 6, 19165'11"215GeorgiaGraymont, GA USA95
8Hugh GallarneauRHApril 2, 19176'0"190StanfordDetroit, MI USA87
32Al GrygoHBAugust 14, 19185'10"173South CarolinaErie, PA USA102
17Pete GudauskasKOctober 19, 19166'2"222Murray St.Georgetown, IL USA86
26Al HoptowitTSeptember 7, 19156'1"217Washington St.Yakima, WA USA102
25Jackie HuntFBFebruary 17, 19206'0"192MarshallHuntington, WV USA41
37Edgar JonesHB-DBMay 6, 19205'10"193PittsburghScranton, PA USA10
51Ken KavanaughENovember 23, 19166'3"207LSULittle Rock, AR USA102
19Nick KerasiotisGJuly 4, 19185'11"195St. AmbroseChicago, IL USA10
33Johnny LongQBDecember 13, 19146'0"186ColgateSouth Orange, NJ USA32
42Sid LuckmanPNovember 21, 19166'0"197ColumbiaBrooklyn, NY USA102
44Bob MargaritaKRNovember 3, 19205'11"178BrownBoston, MA USA108
15Forrest MastersonCApril 2, 19226'3"246IowaAlliance, OH USA71
33George McAfeeHB-DBMarch 13, 19186'0"178DukeCorbin, KY USA30
57Ray McLeanPRDecember 6, 19155'10"168St. AnselmLowell, MA USA51
37Charlie MitchellHBDecember 28, 19206'0"188SW Missouri St.Oilton, OK USA81
4Tipp MooneyBApril 19, 19195'10"187Abilene ChristianShamrock, TX USA74
36Jack MortonEJuly 22, 19226'0"197MissouriEast St. Louis, IL USA81
16Rudy MuchaGJuly 22, 19186'1"236WashingtonChicago, IL USA42
20Fred MundeeCMay 20, 19136'1"220Notre DameYoungstown, OH USA61
19Pete PerezGApril 23, 19245'9"220IllinoisAurora, IL USA30
19Don PerkinsBSeptember 18, 19176'0"196Wisc-PlattevilleDodgeville, WI USA22
31/13Frank RamseyTMay 16, 19166'1"240Oregon St.Corvallis, OR USA92
82Tom RobertsTApril 1, 19166'1"215DePaulNew Troy, MI USA91
6Gene RonzaniBMarch 28, 19095'9"200MarquetteIron Mountain, MI USA73
66John SchiechlCAugust 22, 19176'3"244Santa ClaraSan Francisco, CA USA95
76Rudy SmejaLEDecember 1, 19206'2"195MichiganChicago, IL USA88
7Ed SprinkleDESeptember 3, 19236'1"206Hardin-SimmonsBradshaw, TX USA64
18Joe StydaharTMarch 16, 19126'4"233PittsburghKaylor, WV USA30
48Bob SwisherHBJuly 14, 19145'11"163NorthwesternVictoria, IL USA30
29Bulldog TurnerCMarch 10, 19196'1"237Hardin-SimmonsPlains, TX USA22
48Joe VodickaHBMarch 4, 19215'10"189Illinois St.Chicago, IL USA42
16Milt VucinichCNovember 1, 19206'0"215StanfordSan Francisco, CA USA30
30George WilsonREFebruary 3, 19146'1"199NorthwesternChicago, IL USA95
14George ZorichRGNovember 24, 19156'2"213NorthwesternWakefield, MI USA86



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