1949 Chicago Bears Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1949 Chicago Bears Statistics
1949 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1949 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.

The Bears scored 332 points, while the defensive squad conceded 218. Johnny Lujack threw for 2,658 yards. Jim Keane topped the receiving corps, hauling in 47 balls for 696 yards. Ken Kavanaugh provided receiving help, too.

George Gulyanics rushed for a team-leading 452 yards for Chicago, while Julie Rykovich also buoyed the ground attack.

Bob Perina and George McAfee each seized 6 opponent throws.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
41Alf BaumanDTJanuary 3, 19206'2"228NorthwesternChicago, IL USA121
22George BlandaQBSeptember 17, 19276'2"215KentuckyYoungwood, PA USA122
57J.R. BooneEJuly 28, 19255'8"162TulsaClinton, OK USA121
82Ray BrayRGFebruary 1, 19176'0"237West. MichiganCaspian, MI USA1211
8Jim CanadyRDHJanuary 14, 19265'10"178TexasAustin, TX USA55
31Stu ClarksonRLBJuly 4, 19196'2"217Texas A&M-KingsvilleCorpus Christi, TX USA1212
16Ed CodyLLB-FBFebruary 27, 19235'10"191Boston Col.Newington, CT USA810
81George ConnorLTJanuary 21, 19256'3"240Holy CrossChicago, IL USA126
24Fred DavisLTFebruary 15, 19186'3"244AlabamaLouisville, KY USA126
36Billy deCorrevontLDH-LOH-RONovember 26, 19186'0"186NorthwesternChicago, IL USA87
3/8Wally DreyerKRFebruary 25, 19235'10"170WisconsinMilwaukee, WI USA121
21Chuck DrulisLGMarch 8, 19185'10"216TempleGirardville, PA USA126
13Jack DuggerTJanuary 13, 19236'3"230Ohio St.Pittsburgh, PA USA62
9Dick FlanaganLBOctober 31, 19266'0"216Ohio St.Sidney, OH USA122
39George GulyanicsLHJune 11, 19216'0"198AlabamaMishakawa, IN USA1111
29John HoffmanFBDecember 8, 19256'2"215ArkansasLittle Rock, AR USA126
51Ken KavanaughLENovember 23, 19166'3"207LSULittle Rock, AR USA1210
20Jim KeaneREJanuary 11, 19246'4"217IowaBellaire, OH USA126
6Don KindtFBJuly 2, 19256'1"207WisconsinMilwaukee, WI USA126
42Sid LuckmanQBNovember 21, 19166'0"197ColumbiaBrooklyn, NY USA112
32Johnny LujackKJanuary 4, 19256'0"186Notre DameConnellsville, PA USA127
4Dante MagnaniHBMarch 16, 19175'10"182St. Mary's (CA)Dalzell, IL USA61
5George McAfeePRMarch 13, 19186'0"178DukeCorbin, KY USA126
38Bill MilnerLDEMarch 7, 19196'1"228South CarolinaWaynesville, NC USA1212
18Joe OsmanskiFBDecember 26, 19176'2"218Holy CrossProvidence, RI USA20
33Bob PerinaDBJanuary 16, 19216'1"205PrincetonIrvington, NJ USA121
53Pat PrestonGJune 15, 19216'2"216Wake ForestKernersville, NC USA124
11Julie RykovichHBApril 6, 19236'2"204Notre DameGary, IN USA113
23Wash SeriniDGMarch 11, 19226'2"236KentuckyTuckahoe, NY USA121
7Ed SprinkleRESeptember 3, 19236'1"206Hardin-SimmonsBradshaw, TX USA126
35Paul StennTJuly 12, 19186'2"242VillanovaBerwick, PA USA115
45Walt StickelRTMarch 31, 19226'3"247TulsaPhiladelphia, PA USA126
44Frank SzymanskiC-LBJuly 6, 19235'11"225Notre DameDetroit, MI USA110
66Bulldog TurnerCMarch 10, 19196'1"237Hardin-SimmonsPlains, TX USA1212


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