Bob Margarita
Henry Robert Margarita
Born: November 3, 1920
Boston, MA USA
Deceased: July 28, 2008
Stoneham, MA
Position: HB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 178
College: Brown
High School: Medford (MA)
Career: 1944-1946
Drafted: 1944 in Round 21, #216 overall by the Chicago Bears
Bob Margarita played from 1944 to 1946 during his career with the Chicago Bears. Margarita ran for 960 yards in his career on 204 attempts, scoring 7 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 38 passes for 524 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1944 | NFL Chicago Bears | 88 | 463 | 5.3 | 47 | 4 |
1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 112 | 497 | 4.4 | 38 | 3 |
1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 204 | 960 | 4.7 | 47 | 7 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1944 | NFL Chicago Bears | 15 | 130 | 8.7 | 22 | 0 |
1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 23 | 394 | 17.1 | 47 | 2 |
Totals | 38 | 524 | 13.8 | 47 | 2 |
Punting:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1944 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 |
1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 |
Totals | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 34 |
Punt Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1944 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
Totals | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 17 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1944 | NFL Chicago Bears | 12 | 279 | 23.2 | 30 | 0 |
1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 10 | 155 | 15.5 | 33 | 0 |
Totals | 22 | 434 | 19.7 | 33 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1944 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 36 | 0 |
1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 26 | 0 |
Totals | 9 | 113 | 12.6 | 36 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1944 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||
1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||
Totals | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1944 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 10 | 8 |
1945 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 10 | 8 |
1946 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 |
Honors
1945 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (1st Team)
1945 - International News Service All-NFL (2nd Team)
1945 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1945 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (2nd Team)
1945 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)