1947 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1947 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 8-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1947 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1947 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.
Offensively, the Bears topped the league with 363 points. On the other side of the ball, the defense allowed 241 points. Sid Luckman passed for 2,712 yards. Jim Keane topped pass catchers, hauling in 64 balls for 910 yards. Ken Kavanaugh provided receiving help, too.
Joe Osmanski rushed for a team-leading 328 yards, while Mike Holovak and Don Kindt additionally aided the ground game.
Noah Mullins picked off 6 opponent throws.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Eddie Allen | FB | May 5, 1920 | 6'1" | 200 | Pennsylvania | Dansville, NY USA | 9 | 5 |
| 82 | Ray Bray | RG | February 1, 1917 | 6'0" | 237 | West. Michigan | Caspian, MI USA | 12 | 8 |
| 14 | Ed Cifers | E | July 18, 1916 | 6'2" | 227 | Tennessee | Church Hill, TN USA | 11 | 3 |
| 31 | Stu Clarkson | LB | July 4, 1919 | 6'2" | 217 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 12 | 3 |
| 24 | Fred Davis | LT | February 15, 1918 | 6'3" | 244 | Alabama | Louisville, KY USA | 12 | 8 |
| 21 | Chuck Drulis | LG | March 8, 1918 | 5'10" | 216 | Temple | Girardville, PA USA | 12 | 8 |
| 22 | Ed Ecker | OT-DT | January 21, 1923 | 6'7" | 276 | John Carroll | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 36 | Tom Farris | S-QB | September 16, 1920 | 6'1" | 185 | Wisconsin | Casper, WY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 55 | Bob Fenimore | LOH-LDH | October 6, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | Oklahoma St. | Woodward, OK USA | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | Hugh Gallarneau | HB | April 2, 1917 | 6'0" | 190 | Stanford | Detroit, MI USA | 12 | 4 |
| 13 | Thurman Garrett | C | February 17, 1923 | 6'3" | 268 | Oklahoma St. | Blackwell, OK USA | 10 | 1 |
| 39 | George Gulyanics | P | June 11, 1921 | 6'0" | 198 | Alabama | Mishakawa, IN USA | 12 | 4 |
| 35 | Fred Hartman | ROT-RDT | May 21, 1917 | 6'1" | 229 | Schreiner College | Dallas, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 15 | Mike Holovak | FB | September 19, 1919 | 6'1" | 213 | Boston Col. | Lansford, PA USA | 12 | 3 |
| 25 | Mike Jarmoluk | DT | October 22, 1922 | 6'5" | 232 | Temple | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 1 |
| 33 | Bill Johnson | G | February 1, 1921 | 6'0" | 210 | North Carolina | Bryan, TX USA | 6 | 1 |
| 51 | Ken Kavanaugh | LE | November 23, 1916 | 6'3" | 207 | LSU | Little Rock, AR USA | 12 | 6 |
| 20 | Jim Keane | E | January 11, 1924 | 6'4" | 217 | Iowa | Bellaire, OH USA | 12 | 3 |
| 6 | Don Kindt | LH | July 2, 1925 | 6'1" | 207 | Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI USA | 12 | 11 |
| 29 | Ed Kolman | T | October 21, 1915 | 6'2" | 232 | Temple | Brooklyn, NY USA | 12 | 4 |
| 42 | Sid Luckman | QB | November 21, 1916 | 6'0" | 197 | Columbia | Brooklyn, NY USA | 12 | 7 |
| 41 | Jack Matheson | LDE-OE? | June 9, 1920 | 6'2" | 221 | West. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | George McAfee | PR | March 13, 1918 | 6'0" | 178 | Duke | Corbin, KY USA | 12 | 12 |
| 57 | Ray McLean | K | December 6, 1915 | 5'10" | 168 | St. Anselm | Lowell, MA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 38 | Bill Milner | LB | March 7, 1919 | 6'1" | 228 | South Carolina | Waynesville, NC USA | 12 | 4 |
| 44 | Frank Minini | KR | December 23, 1921 | 6'1" | 209 | San Jose St. | Paso Robles, CA USA | 12 | 9 |
| 10 | Noah Mullins | HB | May 23, 1918 | 5'11" | 182 | Kentucky | Midway, KY USA | 12 | 2 |
| 18 | Joe Osmanski | FB | December 26, 1917 | 6'2" | 218 | Holy Cross | Providence, RI USA | 12 | 3 |
| 9 | Bill Osmanski | FB-LB | December 29, 1915 | 5'11" | 197 | Holy Cross | Providence, RI USA | 4 | 0 |
| 53 | Pat Preston | G | June 15, 1921 | 6'2" | 216 | Wake Forest | Kernersville, NC USA | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Russ Reader | HB-DH | June 26, 1923 | 6'0" | 185 | Michigan | Ypsilanti, MI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Nick Sacrinty | QB-S | June 10, 1924 | 5'11" | 185 | Wake Forest | Reidsville, NC USA | 11 | 0 |
| 32 | Allen Smith | LE | March 29, 1922 | 6'2" | 218 | Mississippi | Hazlehurst, MS USA | 12 | 5 |
| 7 | Ed Sprinkle | RE | September 3, 1923 | 6'1" | 206 | Hardin-Simmons | Bradshaw, TX USA | 12 | 5 |
| 45 | Walt Stickel | RT | March 31, 1922 | 6'3" | 247 | Tulsa | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 66 | Bulldog Turner | C | March 10, 1919 | 6'1" | 237 | Hardin-Simmons | Plains, TX USA | 12 | 9 |
