1943 Chicago Bears Roster

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

1943 Chicago Bears Statistics
1943 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1943 season with a record of 8 wins and 1 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.

On offense, the Bears scored 303 points, best in the league. On the other side of the ball, the stingy defense conceded 157 points. Sid Luckman passed for 2,194 yards. Harry Clarke topped the receiving corps, hauling in 23 balls for 535 yards. George Wilson provided receiving help, too.

Harry Clarke rushed for a team-leading 556 yards.

Harry Clarke picked off 5 opponent throws.

Luke Johnsos and Hunk Anderson coached the team. The 1943 Chicago Bears won the Championship.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
46	Al Babartsky	OT-DT	April 19, 1915	6'0"	225	Fordham	Shenandoah, PA USA	9	0
12	Jim Benton	LE	September 25, 1916	6'3"	200	Arkansas	Carthage, AR USA	9	7
23	Connie Berry	E	April 19, 1915	6'3"	215	North Carolina St.	Spartanburg, SC USA	10	2
4	Harry Clarke	KR	December 1, 1916	6'0"	186	West Virginia	Cumberland, MD USA	10	10
37	Bernie Digris	OT-DT-OG-D	June 9, 1919	6'0"	212	Holy Cross	Union City, CT USA	2	0
2	Gary Famiglietti	FB	November 28, 1913	6'0"	225	Boston Univ.	Boston, MA USA	10	4
21	Danny Fortmann	LG	April 11, 1916	6'0"	210	Colgate	Pearl River, NY USA	10	9
11	Bill Geyer	HB	October 3, 1919	5'10"	173	Colgate	Bloomfield, NJ USA	3	3
17	Pete Gudauskas	OG-DG	October 19, 1916	6'2"	222	Murray St.	Georgetown, IL USA	6	0
26	Al Hoptowit	RT	September 7, 1915	6'1"	217	Washington St.	Yakima, WA USA	10	10
82	Tony Ippolito	OG-DG	September 19, 1917	5'10"	220	Purdue	Chicago, IL USA	9	0
20	Jim Logan	G	December 22, 1916	5'10"	190	Indiana	Richmond, IN USA	9	1
42	Sid Luckman	P	November 21, 1916	6'0"	197	Columbia	Brooklyn, NY USA	10	3
8	Dante Magnani	RH	March 16, 1917	5'10"	182	St. Mary's (CA)	Dalzell, IL USA	10	7
27	Bob Masters	FB-LB	June 26, 1911	5'11"	200	Baylor	Comanche, TX USA	2	0
15	Al Matuza	C-LB	September 11, 1918	6'2"	200	Georgetown (DC)	Shenandoah, PA USA	10	0
29	Doug McEnulty	FB	January 16, 1922	6'3"	215	Wichita St.	Tonganoxie, KS USA	8	3
57	Ray McLean	ROH-RDH	December 6, 1915	5'10"	168	St. Anselm	Lowell, MA USA	10	0
13	Monte Merkel	G	November 6, 1916	5'10"	215	Kansas	Keystone, IA USA	1	1
36	Fred Mundee	C-LB	May 20, 1913	6'1"	220	Notre Dame	Youngstown, OH USA	5	0
15	George Musso	RG	April 8, 1910	6'2"	262	Millikin	Collinsville, IL USA	10	10
3	Bronko Nagurski	OT-DT-FB0L	November 3, 1908	6'2"	226	Minnesota	Rainy River, ON Canada	8	0
25	Ray Nolting	ROH-RDH	November 8, 1913	5'11"	185	Cincinnati	Cincinnati, OH USA	7	0
9	Bill Osmanski	FB	December 29, 1915	5'11"	197	Holy Cross	Providence, RI USA	4	3
76	Hampton Pool	ROE-RDE-LO	March 11, 1915	6'3"	221	California	San Miguel, CA USA	10	0
6	John Siegal	E	May 15, 1918	6'1"	203	Columbia	Larksville, PA USA	3	1
19	Dom Sigillo	OT-DT	March 7, 1913	6'0"	230	Xavier (OH)	Storrs, CT USA	6	0
17/13	Bob Snyder	K	February 6, 1913	6'0"	200	Ohio	Fremont, OH USA	10	7
35	Bill Steinkemper	LT	December 27, 1913	6'2"	220	Notre Dame	Anna, OH USA	10	9
37	Bob Steuber	HB-DH	October 25, 1921	6'2"	200	Missouri	Wenonah, NJ USA	1	0
66	Bulldog Turner	C	March 10, 1919	6'1"	237	Hardin-Simmons	Plains, TX USA	10	10
48	Joe Vodicka	HB-DH	March 4, 1921	5'10"	189	Illinois St.	Chicago, IL USA	3	0
30	George Wilson	RE	February 3, 1914	6'1"	199	Northwestern	Chicago, IL USA	10	10