1946 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-2-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1946 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 8-2-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1946 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1946 season with a record of 8 wins and 2 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.
Offensively, the Bears topped the circuit with 289 points. On the other side of the ball, the defense surrendered 193 points. Hugh Gallarneau rushed for a team-leading 476 yards.
Sid Luckman threw for 1,826 yards. Ken Kavanaugh hauled in 18 balls, while Ray McLean added 348 receiving yards.
The larcenous defense pounced on 49 turnovers. Tom Farris picked off 4 opponent throws. The 1946 Chicago Bears won the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Al Baisi | G | September 6, 1917 | 6'0" | 217 | West Virginia | Norton, WV USA | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Connie Berry | E | April 19, 1915 | 6'3" | 215 | North Carolina St. | Spartanburg, SC USA | 6 | 3 |
| 82 | Ray Bray | RG | February 1, 1917 | 6'0" | 237 | West. Michigan | Caspian, MI USA | 10 | 5 |
| 31 | Stu Clarkson | LB | July 4, 1919 | 6'2" | 217 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 11 | 2 |
| 24 | Fred Davis | LT | February 15, 1918 | 6'3" | 244 | Alabama | Louisville, KY USA | 11 | 7 |
| 21 | Chuck Drulis | LG | March 8, 1918 | 5'10" | 216 | Temple | Girardville, PA USA | 11 | 8 |
| 36 | Tom Farris | QB | September 16, 1920 | 6'1" | 185 | Wisconsin | Casper, WY USA | 11 | 3 |
| 34 | John Federovitch | T | June 26, 1917 | 6'5" | 263 | Davis & Elkins | Wyano, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Aldo Forte | G | January 20, 1918 | 6'0" | 213 | Montana | Chicago, IL USA | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Hugh Gallarneau | PR | April 2, 1917 | 6'0" | 190 | Stanford | Detroit, MI USA | 11 | 5 |
| Bill Geyer | HB | October 3, 1919 | 5'10" | 173 | Colgate | Bloomfield, NJ USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | Mike Jarmoluk | RT | October 22, 1922 | 6'5" | 232 | Temple | Philadelphia, PA USA | 11 | 7 |
| 51 | Ken Kavanaugh | LE | November 23, 1916 | 6'3" | 207 | LSU | Little Rock, AR USA | 10 | 4 |
| 20 | Jim Keane | E-DE | January 11, 1924 | 6'4" | 217 | Iowa | Bellaire, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 29 | Ed Kolman | T | October 21, 1915 | 6'2" | 232 | Temple | Brooklyn, NY USA | 11 | 4 |
| 12 | Walt Lamb | E | December 21, 1920 | 6'1" | 195 | Oklahoma | Ardmore, OK USA | 11 | 3 |
| 42 | Sid Luckman | P | November 21, 1916 | 6'0" | 197 | Columbia | Brooklyn, NY USA | 11 | 5 |
| 3 | Dante Magnani | LH | March 16, 1917 | 5'10" | 182 | St. Mary's (CA) | Dalzell, IL USA | 10 | 7 |
| 33 | Bob Margarita | HB | November 3, 1920 | 5'11" | 178 | Brown | Boston, MA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Frank Maznicki | K | July 19, 1920 | 5'9" | 181 | Boston Col. | West Warwick, RI USA | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | George McAfee | HB-DB | March 13, 1918 | 6'0" | 178 | Duke | Corbin, KY USA | 3 | 0 |
| 57 | Ray McLean | HB | December 6, 1915 | 5'10" | 168 | St. Anselm | Lowell, MA USA | 10 | 3 |
| 16 | Rudy Mucha | G | July 22, 1918 | 6'1" | 236 | Washington | Chicago, IL USA | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Noah Mullins | HB | May 23, 1918 | 5'11" | 182 | Kentucky | Midway, KY USA | 10 | 3 |
| 18 | Joe Osmanski | FB | December 26, 1917 | 6'2" | 218 | Holy Cross | Providence, RI USA | 8 | 6 |
| 9 | Bill Osmanski | KR | December 29, 1915 | 5'11" | 197 | Holy Cross | Providence, RI USA | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | Don Perkins | B | September 18, 1917 | 6'0" | 196 | Wisc-Platteville | Dodgeville, WI USA | 8 | 0 |
| 53 | Pat Preston | RG | June 15, 1921 | 6'2" | 216 | Wake Forest | Kernersville, NC USA | 11 | 6 |
| 22 | Lloyd Reese | B | June 17, 1920 | 6'2" | 240 | Tennessee | New Philadelphia, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | John Schiechl | C | August 22, 1917 | 6'3" | 244 | Santa Clara | San Francisco, CA USA | 11 | 3 |
| 48 | Dick Schweidler | HB | August 18, 1915 | 6'0" | 182 | St. Louis | Culver, IN USA | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Ed Sprinkle | RE | September 3, 1923 | 6'1" | 206 | Hardin-Simmons | Bradshaw, TX USA | 11 | 9 |
| 45 | Walt Stickel | T | March 31, 1922 | 6'3" | 247 | Tulsa | Philadelphia, PA USA | 11 | 3 |
| 13 | Joe Stydahar | T | March 16, 1912 | 6'4" | 233 | Pittsburgh | Kaylor, WV USA | 10 | 1 |
| 66 | Bulldog Turner | C | March 10, 1919 | 6'1" | 237 | Hardin-Simmons | Plains, TX USA | 11 | 8 |
| 30 | George Wilson | E | February 3, 1914 | 6'1" | 199 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 4 |
