1940 Chicago Bears Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: George Halas (8-3)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1940 Chicago Bears Statistics
1940 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1940 season with a record of 8 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.

The Bears piled up points with 238 points, while the defense allowed 152. Ray Nolting rushed for a team-leading 373 yards for Chicago, while Joe Maniaci and Gary Famiglietti also contributed to the rushing attack.

Sid Luckman tossed for 941 yards. Ken Kavanaugh hauled in 12 balls for 276 yards.

Harry Clarke, George McAfee and Gary Famiglietti each seized 4 opponent throws.

George Halas coached the team. The 1940 Chicago Bears won the Championship.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
35	Lee Artoe	KR	March 2, 1917	6'3"	234	Santa Clara	Tacoma, WA USA	11	7
26	Al Baisi	G	September 6, 1917	6'0"	217	West Virginia	Norton, WV USA	7	1
24	Frank Bausch	C	June 14, 1908	6'3"	220	Kansas	Marion, SD USA	10	2
82	Ray Bray	G	February 1, 1917	6'0"	237	West. Michigan	Caspian, MI USA	6	1
28	Chet Chesney	C-LB	March 9, 1916	6'2"	227	DePaul	Chicago, IL USA	3	0
4	Harry Clarke	LOH-LDH	December 1, 1916	6'0"	186	West Virginia	Cumberland, MD USA	11	0
2	Gary Famiglietti	FB	November 28, 1913	6'0"	225	Boston Univ.	Boston, MA USA	11	2
23	Aldo Forte	G	January 20, 1918	6'0"	213	Montana	Chicago, IL USA	10	4
21	Danny Fortmann	LG	April 11, 1916	6'0"	210	Colgate	Pearl River, NY USA	10	10
51	Ken Kavanaugh	LOE-LDE-RO	November 23, 1916	6'3"	207	LSU	Little Rock, AR USA	11	0
29	Ed Kolman	T	October 21, 1915	6'2"	232	Temple	Brooklyn, NY USA	10	6
42	Sid Luckman	P	November 21, 1916	6'0"	197	Columbia	Brooklyn, NY USA	11	7
10	Jack Manders	K	January 13, 1909	6'1"	203	Minnesota	Milbank, SD USA	10	2
11	Joe Maniaci	FB	January 23, 1914	6'1"	212	Fordham	New York, NY USA	11	4
7	Eggs Manske	ROE-RDE	July 4, 1912	6'0"	185	Northwestern	Nekoosa, WI USA	9	0
19	Phil Martinovich	K	February 9, 1915	5'10"	220	Pacific	Diamond Springs, CA USA	2	0
33	Bernie Masterson	QB	August 10, 1911	6'3"	195	Nebraska	Shenandoah, IA USA	7	2
5	George McAfee	RH	March 13, 1918	6'0"	178	Duke	Corbin, KY USA	10	8
57	Ray McLean	ROH-RDH	December 6, 1915	5'10"	168	St. Anselm	Lowell, MA USA	10	0
27	Joe Mihal	T	April 2, 1916	6'2"	234	Purdue	Homestead, PA USA	11	1
16	George Musso	RG	April 8, 1910	6'2"	262	Millikin	Collinsville, IL USA	6	6
25	Ray Nolting	LH	November 8, 1913	5'11"	185	Cincinnati	Cincinnati, OH USA	11	11
20	Bob Nowaskey	E	February 3, 1918	6'0"	205	George Washington	Everson, PA USA	10	2
9	Bill Osmanski	FB	December 29, 1915	5'11"	197	Holy Cross	Providence, RI USA	8	6
14	Dick Plasman	LE	April 6, 1914	6'3"	218	Vanderbilt	Metcalf, AZ USA	11	8
76	Hampton Pool	E	March 11, 1915	6'3"	221	California	San Miguel, CA USA	5	4
22	Solly Sherman	QB	September 25, 1917	6'1"	190	Chicago	Chicago, IL USA	7	2
6	John Siegal	E	May 15, 1918	6'1"	203	Columbia	Larksville, PA USA	8	3
17	Bob Snyder	QB-S-ROH-R	February 6, 1913	6'0"	200	Ohio	Fremont, OH USA	11	0
13	Joe Stydahar	LT	March 16, 1912	6'4"	233	Pittsburgh	Kaylor, WV USA	10	7
48	Bob Swisher	LOH-LDH	July 14, 1914	5'11"	163	Northwestern	Victoria, IL USA	9	0
34	Jack Torrance	T	June 20, 1912	6'5"	285	LSU	Oak Grove, LA USA	7	1
66	Bulldog Turner	C	March 10, 1919	6'1"	237	Hardin-Simmons	Plains, TX USA	11	9
30	George Wilson	RE	February 3, 1914	6'1"	199	Northwestern	Chicago, IL USA	11	5