1944 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-3-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Hunk Anderson (6-3-1)
Coach: Luke Johnsos (6-3-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1944 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 6-3-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Hunk Anderson (6-3-1)
Coach: Luke Johnsos (6-3-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1944 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1944 season with a record of 6 wins and 3 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.
Chicago kept the scoreboard humming with 258 points, while the defensive unit allowed 172. Bob Margarita rushed for a team-leading 463 yards for the Bears, while Jim Fordham also contributed to the rushing attack.
Sid Luckman threw for 1,018 yards. George Wilson hauled in 24 balls, while Ray McLean added 414 receiving yards. Connie Berry was targeted regularly, too.
Al Grygo seized 4 opponent throws.
Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Al Babartsky | LT | April 19, 1915 | 6'0" | 225 | Fordham | Shenandoah, PA USA | 10 | 5 |
| 23 | Connie Berry | LE | April 19, 1915 | 6'3" | 215 | North Carolina St. | Spartanburg, SC USA | 10 | 7 |
| 76 | Max Burnell | B | May 7, 1915 | 5'11" | 180 | Notre Dame | Escambia, MI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Abe Croft | E | March 12, 1920 | 6'0" | 183 | SMU | Houston, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Gary Famiglietti | FB | November 28, 1913 | 6'0" | 225 | Boston Univ. | Boston, MA USA | 10 | 1 |
| 3 | Jim Fordham | FB | December 6, 1916 | 5'11" | 215 | Georgia | Graymont, GA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 8 | Bill Glenn | QB | March 15, 1918 | 6'0" | 157 | East. Illinois | St. Louis, MO USA | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Duke Greenich | B | October 16, 1921 | 5'11" | 185 | Mississippi | Coldwater, MI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Al Grygo | PR | August 14, 1918 | 5'10" | 173 | South Carolina | Erie, PA USA | 9 | 8 |
| 17 | Pete Gudauskas | K | October 19, 1916 | 6'2" | 222 | Murray St. | Georgetown, IL USA | 10 | 7 |
| 26 | Al Hoptowit | RT | September 7, 1915 | 6'1" | 217 | Washington St. | Yakima, WA USA | 10 | 7 |
| 76 | Elmo Kelly | E | February 10, 1917 | 6'1" | 200 | Wichita St. | Tipton, OK USA | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Johnny Long | QB | December 13, 1914 | 6'0" | 186 | Colgate | South Orange, NJ USA | 9 | 6 |
| 42 | Sid Luckman | QB | November 21, 1916 | 6'0" | 197 | Columbia | Brooklyn, NY USA | 7 | 0 |
| 44 | Bob Margarita | KR | November 3, 1920 | 5'11" | 178 | Brown | Boston, MA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 37 | Bob Masters | HB | June 26, 1911 | 5'11" | 200 | Baylor | Comanche, TX USA | 10 | 4 |
| 29 | Doug McEnulty | P | January 16, 1922 | 6'3" | 215 | Wichita St. | Tonganoxie, KS USA | 10 | 1 |
| 57 | Ray McLean | HB | December 6, 1915 | 5'10" | 168 | St. Anselm | Lowell, MA USA | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | Tipp Mooney | B | April 19, 1919 | 5'10" | 187 | Abilene Christian | Shamrock, TX USA | 10 | 1 |
| 20 | Fred Mundee | C | May 20, 1913 | 6'1" | 220 | Notre Dame | Youngstown, OH USA | 10 | 1 |
| 16 | George Musso | G-T | April 8, 1910 | 6'2" | 262 | Millikin | Collinsville, IL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | Dick Plasman | E-T | April 6, 1914 | 6'3" | 218 | Vanderbilt | Metcalf, AZ USA | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Paul Podmajersky | G | November 17, 1916 | 5'11" | 220 | Michigan St. | Chicago, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Tom Roberts | T | April 1, 1916 | 6'1" | 215 | DePaul | New Troy, MI USA | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | Gene Ronzani | QB | March 28, 1909 | 5'9" | 200 | Marquette | Iron Mountain, MI USA | 8 | 5 |
| 19 | Dom Sigillo | T | March 7, 1913 | 6'0" | 230 | Xavier (OH) | Storrs, CT USA | 9 | 3 |
| 51 | Rudy Smeja | E | December 1, 1920 | 6'2" | 195 | Michigan | Chicago, IL USA | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | Ed Sprinkle | DE | September 3, 1923 | 6'1" | 206 | Hardin-Simmons | Bradshaw, TX USA | 9 | 3 |
| 13 | Jake Sweeney | T | May 25, 1922 | 6'3" | 240 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH USA | 8 | 3 |
| 66 | Bulldog Turner | C | March 10, 1919 | 6'1" | 237 | Hardin-Simmons | Plains, TX USA | 10 | 9 |
| 30 | George Wilson | RE | February 3, 1914 | 6'1" | 199 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | George Zorich | RG | November 24, 1915 | 6'2" | 213 | Northwestern | Wakefield, MI USA | 10 | 10 |
