1948 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-2
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1948 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 10-2
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1948 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1948 season with a record of 10 wins and 2 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Bears led the league with just 151 points allowed. Chicago chalked up 375 points. George Gulyanics rushed for a team-leading 439 yards, while Joe Osmanski and George McAfee also aided the ground game.
Sid Luckman threw for 1,047 yards. Jim Keane hauled in 30 balls for 414 yards.
Johnny Lujack intercepted 8 opponent throws.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Joe Abbey | DE,E | March 22, 1925 | 6'1" | 200 | Texas | Denton, TX | 12 | 1 |
| 41 | Alf Bauman | DT-T | January 3, 1920 | 6'2" | 228 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 57 | J.R. Boone | E | July 28, 1925 | 5'8" | 162 | Tulsa | Clinton, OK USA | 11 | 1 |
| 82 | Ray Bray | RG | February 1, 1917 | 6'0" | 237 | West. Michigan | Caspian, MI USA | 12 | 10 |
| 8 | Jim Canady | B | January 14, 1926 | 5'10" | 178 | Texas | Austin, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Ed Cifers | RE | July 18, 1916 | 6'2" | 227 | Tennessee | Church Hill, TN USA | 12 | 6 |
| 31 | Stu Clarkson | LB | July 4, 1919 | 6'2" | 217 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 10 | 1 |
| 81 | George Connor | LT | January 21, 1925 | 6'3" | 240 | Holy Cross | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 5 |
| 24 | Fred Davis | LT | February 15, 1918 | 6'3" | 244 | Alabama | Louisville, KY USA | 12 | 7 |
| 36 | Billy deCorrevont | B | November 26, 1918 | 6'0" | 186 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 10 | 2 |
| 21 | Chuck Drulis | LG | March 8, 1918 | 5'10" | 216 | Temple | Girardville, PA USA | 12 | 10 |
| 11 | Fred Evans | HB | May 23, 1921 | 5'11" | 185 | Notre Dame | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Dick Flanagan | LB | October 31, 1926 | 6'0" | 216 | Ohio St. | Sidney, OH USA | 11 | 1 |
| 13 | Thurman Garrett | C | February 17, 1923 | 6'3" | 268 | Oklahoma St. | Blackwell, OK USA | 10 | 0 |
| 39 | George Gulyanics | LH | June 11, 1921 | 6'0" | 198 | Alabama | Mishakawa, IN USA | 12 | 8 |
| 15 | Mike Holovak | FB | September 19, 1919 | 6'1" | 213 | Boston Col. | Lansford, PA USA | 11 | 5 |
| 51 | Ken Kavanaugh | LE | November 23, 1916 | 6'3" | 207 | LSU | Little Rock, AR USA | 12 | 7 |
| 20 | Jim Keane | E | January 11, 1924 | 6'4" | 217 | Iowa | Bellaire, OH USA | 11 | 4 |
| 6 | Don Kindt | FB | July 2, 1925 | 6'1" | 207 | Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI USA | 12 | 6 |
| 33 | Al Lawler | HB-DB | June 23, 1922 | 5'10" | 175 | Texas | Malta, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | Bobby Layne | QB | December 19, 1926 | 6'1" | 201 | Texas | Santa Anna, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 42 | Sid Luckman | QB | November 21, 1916 | 6'0" | 197 | Columbia | Brooklyn, NY USA | 12 | 8 |
| 32 | Johnny Lujack | K | January 4, 1925 | 6'0" | 186 | Notre Dame | Connellsville, PA USA | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | George McAfee | PR | March 13, 1918 | 6'0" | 178 | Duke | Corbin, KY USA | 12 | 8 |
| 38 | Bill Milner | LB | March 7, 1919 | 6'1" | 228 | South Carolina | Waynesville, NC USA | 12 | 2 |
| 44 | Frank Minini | KR | December 23, 1921 | 6'1" | 209 | San Jose St. | Paso Robles, CA USA | 12 | 3 |
| 10 | Noah Mullins | HB | May 23, 1918 | 5'11" | 182 | Kentucky | Midway, KY USA | 12 | 2 |
| 16 | Hank Norberg | E | December 22, 1920 | 6'2" | 225 | Stanford | Oakland, CA | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | Joe Osmanski | FB | December 26, 1917 | 6'2" | 218 | Holy Cross | Providence, RI USA | 12 | 1 |
| 53 | Pat Preston | G | June 15, 1921 | 6'2" | 216 | Wake Forest | Kernersville, NC USA | 12 | 2 |
| 23 | Wash Serini | DG-G-T | March 11, 1922 | 6'2" | 236 | Kentucky | Tuckahoe, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 30 | Allen Smith | E | March 29, 1922 | 6'2" | 218 | Mississippi | Hazlehurst, MS USA | 10 | 4 |
| 7 | Ed Sprinkle | DE | September 3, 1923 | 6'1" | 206 | Hardin-Simmons | Bradshaw, TX USA | 10 | 2 |
| 35 | Paul Stenn | T | July 12, 1918 | 6'2" | 242 | Villanova | Berwick, PA USA | 12 | 3 |
| 45 | Walt Stickel | RT | March 31, 1922 | 6'3" | 247 | Tulsa | Philadelphia, PA USA | 10 | 9 |
| 66 | Bulldog Turner | C | March 10, 1919 | 6'1" | 237 | Hardin-Simmons | Plains, TX USA | 12 | 11 |
| 55 | Fred Venturelli | K | August 22, 1917 | 5'11" | 235 | none | Farmington, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
