Rudy Bukich
Rudolph Andrew Bukich
Born: March 15, 1932
St. Louis, MO USA
Deceased: February 29, 2016
Position: QB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
College: Iowa, USC
High School: Roosevelt (St. Louis, MO)
Career: 1953-1968
Drafted: 1953 in Round 2, #24 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Rudy Bukich played from 1953 to 1968 during his career with the Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. Bukich threw for 8,433 yards in his career, completing 626 of 1,190 passes with 61 touchdowns and 74 interceptions. He also ran for 109 yards in 112 attempts with 9 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 32 | 14 | 43.8 | 169 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9.4 | 30 | 21.5 |
| 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 23 | 10 | 43.5 | 130 | 5.7 | 1 | 4.3 | 3 | 13.0 | 34 | 36.8 |
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 28 | 6 | 21.4 | 103 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10.7 | 35 | 2.8 |
| 1958 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 22 | 8 | 36.4 | 166 | 7.5 | 1 | 4.5 | 1 | 4.5 | 37 | 60.0 |
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 51 | 25 | 49.0 | 358 | 7.0 | 2 | 3.9 | 3 | 5.9 | 51 | 60.7 |
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 156 | 89 | 57.1 | 1253 | 8.0 | 11 | 7.1 | 16 | 10.3 | 88 | 67.0 |
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 13 | 3 | 23.1 | 79 | 6.1 | 1 | 7.7 | 4 | 30.8 | 65 | 38.5 |
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 43 | 29 | 67.4 | 369 | 8.6 | 3 | 7.0 | 2 | 4.7 | 44 | 97.9 |
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 160 | 99 | 61.9 | 1099 | 6.9 | 12 | 7.5 | 7 | 4.4 | 63 | 89.0 |
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 312 | 176 | 56.4 | 2641 | 8.5 | 20 | 6.4 | 9 | 2.9 | 80 | 93.7 |
| 1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 309 | 147 | 47.6 | 1858 | 6.0 | 10 | 3.2 | 21 | 6.8 | 80 | 49.3 |
| 1967 | NFL Chicago Bears | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 185 | 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6.1 | 30 | 45.6 |
| 1968 | NFL Chicago Bears | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 40.8 |
| Totals | 1190 | 626 | 52.6 | 8433 | 7.1 | 61 | 5.1 | 74 | 6.2 | 88 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 28 | 2.0 | 17 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 8 | -2 | -0.2 | 16 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 4 | 0.3 | 12 | 2 |
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 12 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 28 | 33 | 1.2 | 24 | 3 |
| 1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 18 | 14 | 0.8 | 12 | 2 |
| 1967 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | -13 | -3.2 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 112 | 109 | 1.0 | 24 | 9 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1953 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Totals | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 7 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 3 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 5 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 1 |
| 1961 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 7 |
| 1962 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 5 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 6 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 9 | 4 |
| 1965 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 12 |
| 1966 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 14 |
| 1967 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 |
Honors
1965 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1965 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
