1945 Chicago Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 1-9
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Phil Handler (1-9)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1945 Chicago Cardinals Results
The Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1945 season with a record of 1 wins and 9 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division.
The Cardinals labored to change the scoreboard with just 98 points, and the shaky defensive squad conceded 228. Paul Christman threw for 1,147 yards. Billy Dewell snagged 26 passes, while Ed Rucinski accumulated 400 receiving yards.
Frank Seno carried the ball for a team-best 355 yards for Chicago, and Leo Cantor also contributed to the rushing attack.
Leo Cantor picked off 5 opponent throws.
Phil Handler coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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69 | Ray Apolskis | C | October 19, 1918 | 5'11" | 206 | Marquette | Cicero, IL USA | 5 | 1 |
22 | Conway Baker | LG | September 9, 1911 | 5'11" | 228 | Centenary | Marlin, TX USA | 8 | 6 |
Frank Balazs | FB-LB-DB | January 23, 1918 | 6'2" | 212 | Iowa | Chicago, IL USA | 2 | 0 | |
Libby Bertagnolli | G | November 13, 1914 | 5'9" | 189 | Washington (MO) | Benld, IL USA | 1 | 0 | |
Hal Blackwell | HB-DB | May 12, 1919 | 6'1" | 205 | South Carolina | 2 | 0 | ||
28 | Ernie Bonelli | B | July 27, 1919 | 5'11" | 194 | Pittsburgh | Russellton, PA USA | 7 | 2 |
David Braden | G-LB | September 27, 1917 | 6'0" | 210 | Marquette | Milwaukee, WI USA | 1 | 0 | |
15 | Les Bruckner | FB | April 16, 1918 | 6'1" | 195 | Michigan St. | Milan, MI USA | 2 | 0 |
73 | Chet Bulger | RT | September 18, 1917 | 6'3" | 260 | Auburn | Rumford, ME USA | 10 | 7 |
43 | Ray Busler | T | January 16, 1914 | 6'1" | 222 | Marquette | Watertown, WI USA | 1 | 0 |
21 | Bill Campbell | T | August 6, 1920 | 6'0" | 195 | Oklahoma | Pawhuska, OK USA | 6 | 2 |
50 | Leo Cantor | LH | February 28, 1919 | 6'0" | 195 | UCLA | Chicago, IL USA | 10 | 8 |
29 | Joe Carter | E | July 23, 1910 | 6'1" | 201 | Austin | Dalhart, TX USA | 10 | 4 |
15 | Paul Christman | QB | March 5, 1918 | 6'0" | 210 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 8 | 3 |
24 | Paul Collins | QB | September 28, 1922 | 5'11" | 178 | Missouri | 3 | 1 | |
41 | Billy Dewell | LE | January 2, 1917 | 6'4" | 208 | SMU | Concordia, KS USA | 9 | 5 |
39 | Al Drulis | FB | August 30, 1921 | 5'10" | 193 | Temple | Girardville, PA USA | 9 | 7 |
64 | Gil Duggan | LT | December 26, 1914 | 6'3" | 229 | Oklahoma | Benton, AR USA | 8 | 5 |
John Durko | E | July 23, 1914 | 6'4" | 235 | Albright | Mahanoy City, PA USA | 1 | 0 | |
25 | Bob Eckl | T | November 20, 1917 | 6'1" | 233 | Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI USA | 6 | 0 |
66 | Steve Enich | G | April 21, 1923 | 5'10" | 210 | Marquette | Hibbing, MN USA | 5 | 1 |
Ralph Fife | G | January 26, 1920 | 5'11" | 207 | Pittsburgh | Canton, OH USA | 1 | 1 | |
60 | Ralph Foster | LT | June 12, 1917 | 6'0" | 230 | Idaho | Perry, OK USA | 9 | 5 |
54 | Larry Fuller | B | January 28, 1923 | 5'10" | 192 | none | Faust, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
42 | Pop Ivy | E | January 25, 1916 | 6'3" | 208 | Oklahoma | Skiatook, OK USA | 3 | 0 |
33 | Johnny Knolla | HB | March 19, 1919 | 5'10" | 180 | Creighton | Chicago, IL USA | 7 | 2 |
17 | Joe Kuharich | K | April 14, 1917 | 5'11" | 195 | Notre Dame | South Bend, IN USA | 6 | 6 |
33 | Al Lindow | B | July 9, 1919 | 6'0" | 165 | Washington (MO) | Milwaukee, WI USA | 1 | 0 |
50 | Chet Maeda | HB-DB | October 2, 1918 | 5'10" | 187 | Colorado St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
Lou Marotti | G | March 28, 1915 | 5'10" | 210 | Toledo | Chisholm, MN USA | 1 | 0 | |
51 | Bus Mertes | B | October 6, 1921 | 6'0" | 201 | Iowa | Chicago, IL USA | 8 | 3 |
40 | Bob Norman | C | April 23, 1919 | 6'1" | 185 | none | Marion, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
75 | Vic Obeck | G | March 28, 1917 | 6'0" | 225 | Springfield | Audobon, NJ USA | 10 | 3 |
55 | Vince Oliver | QB | December 28, 1915 | 5'11" | 180 | Indiana | Whiting, IN USA | 3 | 1 |
48 | Jim Poole | E | September 9, 1915 | 6'2" | 218 | Mississippi | Gloster, MS USA | 9 | 4 |
40 | Walt Rankin | QB | January 28, 1919 | 5'11" | 197 | Texas Tech | Laverty, OK USA | 6 | 3 |
Freeman Rexer | E | June 18, 1918 | 6'1" | 211 | Tulane | Houston, TX USA | 1 | 0 | |
49 | Bill Reynolds | P | October 10, 1918 | 5'8" | 183 | Mississippi | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 1 |
20 | Hal Robl | LB | January 23, 1924 | 6'0" | 227 | Wisc-Oshkosh | , WI | 2 | 0 |
Marshall Robnett | C | March 8, 1918 | 6'0" | 205 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Klondike, TX USA | 5 | 2 | |
19 | Ed Rucinski | RE | July 12, 1916 | 6'2" | 198 | Indiana | East Chicago, IN USA | 8 | 7 |
45 | Frank Seno | KR | February 15, 1921 | 6'0" | 191 | George Washington | Mendota, IL USA | 9 | 8 |
23 | Cliff Speegle | C | November 5, 1917 | 6'1" | 195 | Oklahoma | Roosevelt, OK USA | 8 | 6 |
45 | Mitch Ucovich | T | September 27, 1915 | 5'11" | 208 | San Jose St. | San Jose, CA USA | 1 | 1 |
20 | Joe Vodicka | HB | March 4, 1921 | 5'10" | 189 | Illinois St. | Chicago, IL USA | 4 | 1 |
69 | Clint Wager | E | January 20, 1920 | 6'6" | 218 | St. Mary's (MN) | Winona, MN USA | 3 | 0 |
50 | Walt Watt | HB-DB | June 16, 1922 | 6'0" | 187 | Miami (FL) | Dennison, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
31 | Gordon Wilson | G | November 23, 1915 | 6'0" | 228 | Texas-El Paso | Fort Towson, OK USA | 9 | 1 |
63 | Bob Zimny | T | December 11, 1921 | 6'1" | 233 | Indiana | Chicago, IL USA | 10 | 3 |