1929 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-9-2
Finishing 9th in the NFL
Coach: George Halas (4-9-2)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1929 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 4-9-2
Finishing 9th in the NFL
Coach: George Halas (4-9-2)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1929 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1929 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 2 ties, finishing ninth in the NFL.
Chicago ran up 119 points, while the shaky defensive squad conceded 227, most in the league.
George Halas coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Zuck Carlson | K | November 12, 1904 | 6'0" | 208 | Oregon St. | Isaca, ID USA | 14 | 9 |
| 14 | Cookie Cunningham | LE | February 4, 1905 | 6'3" | 210 | Ohio St. | Mount Vernon, OH USA | 11 | 11 |
| 2 | Paddy Driscoll | LH | January 11, 1895 | 5'11" | 160 | Northwestern | Evanston, IL USA | 14 | 9 |
| 10 | Shorty Elness | QB-S-ROH-R | May 10, 1906 | 5'8" | 166 | Bradley | , MN USA | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Earl Evans | RG | April 14, 1900 | 5'11" | 204 | Marquette | Lucas, IA USA | 6 | 5 |
| 15 | Bill Fleckenstein | LG | November 4, 1903 | 6'1" | 208 | Carleton | Fairbault, MN USA | 15 | 10 |
| 25 | Gardie Grange | LH | December 2, 1906 | 6'0" | 173 | Illinois | Forksville, PA USA | 14 | 3 |
| 77 | Red Grange | HB | June 13, 1903 | 6'0" | 180 | Illinois | Forksville, PA USA | 14 | 10 |
| Tom Hearden | LOH-LDH | September 8, 1904 | 5'9" | 178 | Notre Dame | Appleton, WI USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | Walt Holmer | FB | December 5, 1902 | 6'0" | 185 | Northwestern | Moline, IL USA | 15 | 8 |
| 24 | Luke Johnsos | LE | December 6, 1905 | 6'2" | 195 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 15 | 13 |
| 22 | Joe Kopcha | RG | December 23, 1905 | 6'0" | 221 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Whiting, IN USA | 12 | 9 |
| Ojay Larson | C-MG | October 15, 1897 | 6'1" | 199 | Notre Dame | Calumet, MI USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 27 | Harvey Long | T | September 11, 1906 | 6'0" | 195 | Detroit Mercy | St. Croix, WI USA | 4 | 3 |
| 23 | Ralph Maillard | T | October 10, 1905 | 6'2" | 190 | Creighton | Randolph, NE USA | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | Don Murry | RT | October 5, 1899 | 6'2" | 191 | Wisconsin | Mount Auburn, IL | 14 | 13 |
| 17 | Packie Nelson | LT | February 18, 1907 | 5'11" | 205 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 7 | 7 |
| 26 | Bert Pearson | C | March 22, 1905 | 6'0" | 206 | Kansas St. | Manhattan, KS USA | 12 | 7 |
| 17/16/27 | John Polisky | RG | January 15, 1901 | 6'0" | 225 | St. Edward's | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 9 | 6 |
| Ted Richards | ROE-RDE | November 7, 1901 | 5'9" | 174 | Illinois | Oshkosh, WI USA | 1 | 0 | |
| Harry Richman | ROG-RDG | January 9, 1907 | 5'11" | 186 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | Sod Ryan | T | December 31, 1905 | 6'2" | 205 | Detroit Mercy | Kewanee, IL | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Bill Senn | RH | July 14, 1905 | 6'0" | 177 | Knox | Macomb, IL USA | 15 | 7 |
| 4 | Joey Sternaman | QB | February 1, 1900 | 5'6" | 152 | Illinois | Springfield, IL USA | 15 | 12 |
| 21 | Dick Sturtridge | HB | March 8, 1904 | 6'1" | 171 | DePauw | Vandergrift, PA USA | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | George Trafton | C | December 6, 1896 | 6'2" | 230 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 8 |
| 5 | Laurie Walquist | RH | March 9, 1898 | 5'8" | 167 | Illinois | Rockford, IL USA | 13 | 7 |
| 8 | Buck White | FB | February 28, 1900 | 6'0" | 195 | Howard Payne | Brownwood, TX USA | 10 | 7 |
