1945 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-7
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Luke Johnsos (3-7)
Coach: Hunk Anderson (3-7)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1945 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 3-7
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Luke Johnsos (3-7)
Coach: Hunk Anderson (3-7)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1945 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1945 season with a record of 3 wins and 7 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division.
The Bears scored 192 points, but the leaky defensive unit yielded 235, most in the circuit. Bob Margarita rushed for a team-leading 497 yards for Chicago.
Sid Luckman threw for 1,727 yards. George Wilson topped all receivers, hauling in 28 balls, while Ken Kavanaugh added 543 receiving yards. Bob Margarita contributed to the receiving game, too.
Bob Margarita intercepted 6 opponent throws.
Luke Johnsos and Hunk Anderson coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Artoe | RT | March 2, 1917 | 6'3" | 234 | Santa Clara | Tacoma, WA USA | 9 | 6 |
| 46 | Al Babartsky | LT | April 19, 1915 | 6'0" | 225 | Fordham | Shenandoah, PA USA | 8 | 7 |
| 23 | Connie Berry | E | April 19, 1915 | 6'3" | 215 | North Carolina St. | Spartanburg, SC USA | 7 | 3 |
| 29 | Glen Burgeis | T | October 7, 1921 | 6'1" | 218 | Tulsa | Ballard, TX USA | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Abe Croft | OE-DE | March 12, 1920 | 6'0" | 183 | SMU | Houston, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | Jim Daniell | LT | April 10, 1918 | 6'2" | 230 | Ohio St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 7 | 5 |
| 21 | Chuck Drulis | OG-DG | March 8, 1918 | 5'10" | 216 | Temple | Girardville, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Gary Famiglietti | HB-LDH | November 28, 1913 | 6'0" | 225 | Boston Univ. | Boston, MA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Jim Fordham | FB | December 6, 1916 | 5'11" | 215 | Georgia | Graymont, GA USA | 9 | 5 |
| 8 | Hugh Gallarneau | RH | April 2, 1917 | 6'0" | 190 | Stanford | Detroit, MI USA | 8 | 7 |
| 32 | Al Grygo | HB | August 14, 1918 | 5'10" | 173 | South Carolina | Erie, PA USA | 10 | 2 |
| 17 | Pete Gudauskas | K | October 19, 1916 | 6'2" | 222 | Murray St. | Georgetown, IL USA | 8 | 6 |
| 26 | Al Hoptowit | T | September 7, 1915 | 6'1" | 217 | Washington St. | Yakima, WA USA | 10 | 2 |
| 25 | Jackie Hunt | FB | February 17, 1920 | 6'0" | 192 | Marshall | Huntington, WV USA | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | Edgar Jones | HB-DH | May 6, 1920 | 5'10" | 193 | Pittsburgh | Scranton, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Ken Kavanaugh | E | November 23, 1916 | 6'3" | 207 | LSU | Little Rock, AR USA | 10 | 2 |
| 19 | Nick Kerasiotis | OG-DG | July 4, 1918 | 5'11" | 195 | St. Ambrose | Chicago, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Johnny Long | QB | December 13, 1914 | 6'0" | 186 | Colgate | South Orange, NJ USA | 3 | 2 |
| 42 | Sid Luckman | P | November 21, 1916 | 6'0" | 197 | Columbia | Brooklyn, NY USA | 10 | 2 |
| 44 | Bob Margarita | KR | November 3, 1920 | 5'11" | 178 | Brown | Boston, MA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 15 | Forrest Masterson | C | April 2, 1922 | 6'3" | 246 | Iowa | Alliance, OH USA | 7 | 1 |
| 33 | George McAfee | HB-DH | March 13, 1918 | 6'0" | 178 | Duke | Corbin, KY USA | 3 | 0 |
| 57 | Ray McLean | PR | December 6, 1915 | 5'10" | 168 | St. Anselm | Lowell, MA USA | 5 | 1 |
| 37 | Charlie Mitchell | HB | December 28, 1920 | 6'0" | 188 | SW Missouri St. | Oilton, OK USA | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | Tipp Mooney | B | April 19, 1919 | 5'10" | 187 | Abilene Christian | Shamrock, TX USA | 7 | 4 |
| 36 | Jack Morton | E | July 22, 1922 | 6'0" | 197 | Missouri | East St. Louis, IL USA | 8 | 1 |
| 16 | Rudy Mucha | G | July 22, 1918 | 6'1" | 236 | Washington | Chicago, IL USA | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | Fred Mundee | C | May 20, 1913 | 6'1" | 220 | Notre Dame | Youngstown, OH USA | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | Pete Perez | OG-DG | April 23, 1924 | 5'9" | 220 | Illinois | Aurora, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Don Perkins | B | September 18, 1917 | 6'0" | 196 | Wisc-Platteville | Dodgeville, WI USA | 2 | 2 |
| 31/13 | Frank Ramsey | T | May 16, 1916 | 6'1" | 240 | Oregon St. | Corvallis, OR USA | 9 | 2 |
| 82 | Tom Roberts | T | April 1, 1916 | 6'1" | 215 | DePaul | New Troy, MI USA | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | Gene Ronzani | B | March 28, 1909 | 5'9" | 200 | Marquette | Iron Mountain, MI USA | 7 | 3 |
| 66 | John Schiechl | C | August 22, 1917 | 6'3" | 244 | Santa Clara | San Francisco, CA USA | 9 | 5 |
| 76 | Rudy Smeja | LE | December 1, 1920 | 6'2" | 195 | Michigan | Chicago, IL USA | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | Ed Sprinkle | DE | September 3, 1923 | 6'1" | 206 | Hardin-Simmons | Bradshaw, TX USA | 6 | 4 |
| 18 | Joe Stydahar | OT-DT | March 16, 1912 | 6'4" | 233 | Pittsburgh | Kaylor, WV USA | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | Bob Swisher | HB-DH | July 14, 1914 | 5'11" | 163 | Northwestern | Victoria, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Bulldog Turner | C | March 10, 1919 | 6'1" | 237 | Hardin-Simmons | Plains, TX USA | 2 | 2 |
| 48 | Joe Vodicka | HB | March 4, 1921 | 5'10" | 189 | Illinois St. | Chicago, IL USA | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | Milt Vucinich | C-LB-OT-DT | November 1, 1920 | 6'0" | 215 | Stanford | San Francisco, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | George Wilson | RE | February 3, 1914 | 6'1" | 199 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 5 |
| 14 | George Zorich | RG | November 24, 1915 | 6'2" | 213 | Northwestern | Wakefield, MI USA | 8 | 6 |
