1948 Chicago Rockets Roster
All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 1-13
Finishing 4th in the AAFC's West Division
Coach: Ed McKeever (1-13)
Coach: George Halas (10-2)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1948 Chicago Rockets StatisticsTeam Record: 1-13
Finishing 4th in the AAFC's West Division
Coach: Ed McKeever (1-13)
Coach: George Halas (10-2)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1948 Chicago Rockets Results
The Chicago Rockets of the All American Football Conference ended the 1948 season with a record of 1 wins and 13 losses, finishing fourth in the AAFC's West Division.
The Rockets managed just 202 points, worst in the league, and the leaky defense gave up 439, most in the circuit. Eddie Prokop ran for a team-best 266 yards for Chicago, and Jim Mello additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Jesse Freitas passed for 1,425 yards. Fay King paced the receiving corps, hauling in 50 passes for 647 yards.
Bob Perina picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Ed McKeever and George Halas coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | George Bernhardt | RG | June 15, 1920 | 5'10" | 213 | Illinois | Berwyn, IL | 11 | 8 |
| 66 | Angelo Bertelli | QB | June 18, 1921 | 6'1" | 190 | Notre Dame | West Springfield, MA USA | 3 | 2 |
| 42 | Jim Brutz | LT | February 12, 1919 | 6'0" | 230 | Notre Dame | Niles, OH USA | 9 | 8 |
| Harry Burrus | B-E | April 6, 1921 | 6'1" | 195 | Hardin-Simmons | Slaton, TX USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 87 | Harry Clarke | HB | December 1, 1916 | 6'0" | 186 | West Virginia | Cumberland, MD USA | 5 | 2 |
| 31 | Herb Coleman | RG | June 18, 1923 | 6'0" | 200 | Notre Dame | Chester, WV USA | 9 | 8 |
| 45 | Ziggy Czarobski | T | September 13, 1922 | 6'0" | 230 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 3 |
| 32 | Bob David | G | January 15, 1921 | 6'0" | 219 | Notre Dame | Blue Island, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 46 | Ed Ecker | DT | January 21, 1923 | 6'7" | 276 | John Carroll | Cleveland, OH USA | 8 | 2 |
| 47 | Charlie Elliott | T | December 30, 1921 | 6'2" | 240 | Oregon | Corvallis, OR USA | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Tom Farris | QB | September 16, 1920 | 6'1" | 185 | Wisconsin | Casper, WY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 86 | Chuck Fenenbock | LH | August 28, 1917 | 5'9" | 174 | UCLA | Oakland, CA USA | 13 | 5 |
| 60 | Jesse Freitas | QB | February 7, 1921 | 5'10" | 170 | Santa Clara | Red Bluff, CA USA | 10 | 9 |
| 80 | Elroy Hirsch | E | June 17, 1923 | 6'2" | 190 | Wisconsin | Wausau, WI USA | 5 | 3 |
| 57 | Bob Jensen | DE | December 29, 1925 | 6'2" | 220 | Iowa St. | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 3 |
| 54 | Farnham Johnson | RT | June 23, 1924 | 6'0" | 215 | Michigan | St. Paul, MN USA | 8 | 0 |
| 43 | Nate Johnson | T | June 18, 1920 | 6'3" | 244 | Illinois | Dale, IL USA | 14 | 12 |
| 81 | Steve Juzwik | HB | June 18, 1918 | 5'8" | 186 | Notre Dame | Gary, IN USA | 4 | 1 |
| 74/72 | Bill Kellagher | FB | August 13, 1920 | 5'11" | 205 | Fordham | Locust Gap, PA USA | 12 | 5 |
| 55 | Fay King | RE | March 7, 1922 | 6'2" | 195 | Georgia | Dothan, AL USA | 14 | 8 |
| 44 | Chet Kozel | T | October 15, 1919 | 6'2" | 211 | Mississippi | Kenosha, WI USA | 5 | 1 |
| 56 | Ray Kuffel | LE | December 9, 1921 | 6'3" | 213 | Marquette | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 7 |
| 22 | Pete Lamana | LB | May 15, 1921 | 5'11" | 210 | Boston Univ. | Bristol, CT USA | 13 | 3 |
| 71 | Ernie Lewis | P | November 20, 1923 | 6'1" | 211 | Colorado | Boonville, MO USA | 14 | 1 |
| 82 | Bob Livingstone | LH | May 11, 1922 | 6'0" | 173 | Notre Dame | Hammond, IN USA | 13 | 5 |
| 52 | Jim McCarthy | K | November 28, 1920 | 6'1" | 205 | Illinois | Lockport, IL USA | 14 | 10 |
| 78 | Jim Mello | DB | November 8, 1920 | 5'10" | 190 | Notre Dame | Warwick, RI USA | 6 | 2 |
| 28 | Fred Negus | C | November 7, 1923 | 6'1" | 208 | Michigan | Colerain, OH USA | 14 | 5 |
| 51 | Ike Owens | DE | January 8, 1920 | 6'1" | 190 | Illinois | Columbus, GA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 30 | Jim Pearcy | LG | July 26, 1918 | 5'11" | 210 | Marshall | Harrisville, WV USA | 14 | 13 |
| 84 | Bob Perina | DB | January 16, 1921 | 6'1" | 205 | Princeton | Irvington, NJ USA | 13 | 1 |
| 35 | Roman Piskor | G | August 9, 1917 | 6'0" | 245 | Niagara | North Tonawanda, NY USA | 12 | 2 |
| 77 | Dewey Proctor | FB | July 1, 1921 | 5'11" | 215 | Furman | Lake View, SC USA | 9 | 4 |
| 70 | Eddie Prokop | KR | February 11, 1922 | 5'11" | 200 | Georgia Tech | Cleveland, OH USA | 9 | 7 |
| Joe Prokop | HB | January 9, 1921 | 6'2" | 170 | Notre Dame | Cleveland, OH USA | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | John Rapacz | C | April 25, 1924 | 6'4" | 252 | West. Michigan | Rosedale, OH USA | 10 | 3 |
| 34 | Joe Ruetz | G | October 21, 1916 | 6'0" | 200 | Notre Dame | Racine, WI USA | 13 | 1 |
| 85 | Julie Rykovich | HB | April 6, 1923 | 6'2" | 204 | Notre Dame | Gary, IN USA | 6 | 4 |
| 83 | Floyd Simmons | B | February 19, 1925 | 6'1" | 200 | Notre Dame | Portland, OH USA | 11 | 2 |
| 46 | Bill Smith | T | October 23, 1926 | 6'2" | 250 | North Carolina | Lexington, NC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Gasper Urban | G | March 18, 1923 | 6'1" | 215 | Notre Dame | Lynn, MA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 44 | Emil Uremovich | T-DE-E | September 29, 1916 | 6'2" | 233 | Indiana | Gary, IN USA | 8 | 0 |
| Sam Vacanti | QB | March 20, 1922 | 5'11" | 203 | Iowa | Omaha, NE USA | 9 | 3 |
