Joe Osmanski
Joseph Charles Osmanski
Born: December 26, 1917
Providence, RI USA
Deceased: July 24, 1993
Chicago, IL
Position: FB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 218
College: Holy Cross
High School: Central (Providence, RI)
Career: 1946-1949
Drafted: 1941 in Round 18, #170 overall by the Washington Redskins
Joe Osmanski played from 1946 to 1949 during his career with the Chicago Bears and New York Bulldogs. Osmanski ran for 1,182 yards in his career on 274 attempts, scoring 6 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 36 passes for 329 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 55 | 201 | 3.7 | 19 | 2 |
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 64 | 328 | 5.1 | 24 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 74 | 341 | 4.6 | 32 | 1 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL New York Bulldogs | 66 | 267 | 4.0 | 48 | 2 |
| Totals | 274 | 1182 | 4.3 | 48 | 6 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 7 | 134 | 19.1 | 39 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 19 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL New York Bulldogs | 17 | 135 | 7.9 | 42 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 329 | 9.1 | 42 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL New York Bulldogs | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 126 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1949 | NFL New York Bulldogs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1949 | NFL New York Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 8 | 6 |
| 1947 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 3 |
| 1948 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 1 |
| 1949 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL | New York Bulldogs | 8 | 8 |
