1949 Chicago Hornets Roster

All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 4-8
Finishing 4th in the AAFC
Coach: George Halas (9-3)
Coach: Ray Flaherty (4-8)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1949 Chicago Hornets Statistics
1949 Chicago Hornets Results

The Chicago Hornets of the All American Football Conference ended the 1949 season with a record of 4 wins and 8 losses, finishing fourth in the AAFC.

The Hornets ran up 179 points, but the defensive squad conceded 268. Bob Hoernschemeyer passed for 1,063 yards. Dan Edwards hauled in 42 passes for 573 yards.

Bob Hoernschemeyer carried the ball for a team-best 456 yards for Chicago, and Johnny Clement also contributed to the rushing attack.

The ball-hawking defense manufactured 52 turnovers. George Strohmeyer, Paul Patterson and Hardy Brown each seized 3 opponent throws.

George Halas and Ray Flaherty coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
91Frank AschenbrennerFB-LBJuly 12, 19255'10"188MarquetteHeibuehl, Germany60
33Jim BaileyMGMarch 22, 19276'2"215West Virginia St.Columbus, OH 70
60Hardy BrownLBMay 8, 19246'0"193SMUQuanah, TX USA121
70George BuksarFB-LBAugust 12, 19266'0"206PurdueSt. Joseph, MI USA60
99Bob ChappuisTBFebruary 24, 19236'0"190MichiganToledo, OH USA60
53Paul ClearyLDE-RDEFebruary 7, 19226'1"196USCNorth Loop, NE USA1010
72Johnny ClementTBOctober 31, 19196'0"189SMUStonebluff, OK USA120
46John ClowesLDTDecember 15, 19216'1"240William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA USA1212
71Rip CollinsPNovember 9, 19266'0"190LSUBaton Rouge, LA USA126
45Ziggy CzarobskiTSeptember 13, 19226'0"230Notre DameChicago, IL USA1212
82John DonaldsonDH-WBAugust 22, 19255'10"180GeorgiaJesup, GA USA77
51Dan EdwardsEJuly 18, 19266'1"197GeorgiaOsage, TX USA1212
50Hank FoldbergEMarch 12, 19236'2"205Texas A&MDallas, TX USA129
44Ted HazelwoodTApril 24, 19246'1"235PurdueSilverwood, IN USA92
56Bob HeckLDE-RDEJune 17, 19256'4"210PurdueSouth Bend, IN USA40
90Bob HoernschemeyerBSeptember 24, 19255'11"194IndianaCincinnati, OH USA1212
57Bob JensenRDE-ROEDecember 29, 19256'2"220Iowa St.Chicago, IL USA118
43Nate JohnsonRDTJune 18, 19206'3"244IllinoisDale, IL USA1212
55Fay KingEMarch 7, 19226'2"195GeorgiaDothan, AL USA83
56Ray KuffelLDEDecember 9, 19216'3"213MarquetteMilwaukee, WI USA22
64Ernie LewisFBNovember 20, 19236'1"211ColoradoBoonville, MO USA65
70Bob LivingstoneFB-LBMay 11, 19226'0"173Notre DameHammond, IN USA60
52Jim McCarthyKNovember 28, 19206'1"205IllinoisLockport, IL USA124
61Walt McDonaldBNovember 5, 19206'1"210TulaneLowellville, OH USA92
28Fred NegusCNovember 7, 19236'1"208MichiganColerain, OH USA125
40Homer PaineTSeptember 20, 19236'0"235TulsaHennessey, OK USA1210
83Paul PattersonDH-WBFebruary 16, 19275'9"185IllinoisAurora, IL USA1212
30Jim PearcyGJuly 26, 19185'11"210MarshallHarrisville, WV USA83
81Ray RamseyKRJuly 18, 19216'2"166BradleySpringfield, IL USA1210
20John RapaczCApril 25, 19246'4"252West. MichiganRosedale, OH USA127
32Ray RichesonGSeptember 27, 19236'0"235AlabamaRussellville, AL USA121
82Bob SmithDHAugust 20, 19256'1"191TulsaRanger, TX USA33
35Joe SoboleskiROG-LOGAugust 22, 19266'0"213Michigan, MI USA50
34Herb St. JohnGJanuary 17, 19265'10"215GeorgiaPerry, FL USA1111
25George StrohmeyerCJanuary 27, 19245'10"205Texas A&MKansas City, MO USA121
80Bob SweigerWBSeptember 20, 19196'0"209MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN USA1212
31Martin WendellGNovember 22, 19265'10"215Notre DameChicago, IL USA108