1938 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (6-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1938 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 6-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (6-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1938 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1938 season with a record of 6 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division. George Halas coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Chuck Apolskis | KR | December 18, 1914 | 6'2" | 207 | DePaul | Cicero, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Dick Bassi | G | January 1, 1915 | 5'11" | 214 | Santa Clara | San Luis Obispo, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 24 | Frank Bausch | C | June 14, 1908 | 6'3" | 220 | Kansas | Marion, SD USA | 11 | 10 |
| 82 | Del Bjork | RT | June 27, 1914 | 6'1" | 218 | Oregon | Astoria, OR USA | 10 | 5 |
| 8 | Carl Brumbaugh | B | September 22, 1906 | 5'10" | 170 | Ohio St. | West Milton, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | Ray Buivid | QB | August 15, 1915 | 6'1" | 195 | Marquette | Sheboygan, WI USA | 11 | 6 |
| 47 | Bill Conkright | C-LB-E-DE | April 17, 1914 | 6'1" | 203 | Oklahoma | Beggs, OK USA | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | George Corbett | B | June 14, 1908 | 5'9" | 179 | Millikin | Dix, IL USA | 7 | 3 |
| 20 | Fred Dreher | E | February 23, 1913 | 6'3" | 205 | Denver | Jonesboro, AR USA | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Gary Famiglietti | FB | November 28, 1913 | 6'0" | 225 | Boston Univ. | Boston, MA USA | 9 | 3 |
| 21 | Danny Fortmann | LG | April 11, 1916 | 6'0" | 210 | Colgate | Pearl River, NY USA | 11 | 10 |
| 38 | Sam Francis | FB | October 26, 1913 | 6'0" | 207 | Nebraska | Dunbar, NE USA | 11 | 1 |
| 19 | Lou Gordon | T | July 15, 1908 | 6'5" | 224 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Bert Johnson | FB | February 18, 1912 | 6'0" | 212 | Kentucky | Ashland, KY USA | 9 | 7 |
| 22 | Bill Karr | E | March 29, 1911 | 6'1" | 190 | West Virginia | Ripley, WV USA | 10 | 4 |
| 10 | Jack Manders | K | January 13, 1909 | 6'1" | 203 | Minnesota | Milbank, SD USA | 11 | 10 |
| 18/11 | Joe Maniaci | B | January 23, 1914 | 6'1" | 212 | Fordham | New York, NY USA | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | Eggs Manske | E | July 4, 1912 | 6'0" | 185 | Northwestern | Nekoosa, WI USA | 6 | 1 |
| 33 | Bernie Masterson | QB | August 10, 1911 | 6'3" | 195 | Nebraska | Shenandoah, IA USA | 11 | 3 |
| 76 | Les McDonald | RE | September 19, 1914 | 6'4" | 200 | Nebraska | Grand Island, NE USA | 10 | 6 |
| 16 | George Musso | RG | April 8, 1910 | 6'2" | 262 | Millikin | Collinsville, IL USA | 11 | 11 |
| 25 | Ray Nolting | LH | November 8, 1913 | 5'11" | 185 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH USA | 11 | 9 |
| 4 | Reino Nori | QB | February 26, 1913 | 5'7" | 165 | Northern Illinois | DeKalb, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | John Oelerich | HB | February 7, 1916 | 6'0" | 192 | St. Ambrose | Davenport, IA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Dick Plasman | LE | April 6, 1914 | 6'3" | 218 | Vanderbilt | Metcalf, AZ USA | 8 | 6 |
| 6 | Gene Ronzani | B | March 28, 1909 | 5'9" | 200 | Marquette | Iron Mountain, MI USA | 8 | 1 |
| 31 | Dick Schweidler | HB | August 18, 1915 | 6'0" | 182 | St. Louis | Culver, IN USA | 10 | 0 |
| 13 | Joe Stydahar | LT | March 16, 1912 | 6'4" | 233 | Pittsburgh | Kaylor, WV USA | 11 | 10 |
| 12 | Frank Sullivan | C | August 16, 1912 | 6'3" | 206 | Loyola (LA) | Nashville, TN USA | 10 | 1 |
| 48 | Bob Swisher | HB | July 14, 1914 | 5'11" | 163 | Northwestern | Victoria, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 29 | Russ Thompson | RT | May 10, 1912 | 6'5" | 249 | Nebraska | Edgar, NE USA | 11 | 5 |
| 27 | Milt Trost | T | March 4, 1913 | 6'1" | 206 | Marquette | Detroit, MI USA | 10 | 1 |
| 30 | George Wilson | LE | February 3, 1914 | 6'1" | 199 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 5 |
| 18 | Gust Zarnas | G | December 16, 1913 | 5'10" | 220 | Ohio St. | Ikaris, Greece | 10 | 1 |
| 17 | Joe Zeller | G-E | May 2, 1908 | 6'1" | 203 | Indiana | East Chicago, IN USA | 11 | 0 |
