1949 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1949 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 9-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1949 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1949 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.
Chicago scored 332 points, while the defensive squad conceded 218. Johnny Lujack threw for 2,658 yards. Jim Keane topped the receiving corps, hauling in 47 balls for 696 yards. Ken Kavanaugh was targeted regularly, too.
George Gulyanics rushed for a team-leading 452 yards for the Bears, while Julie Rykovich also buoyed the ground attack.
Bob Perina and George McAfee each seized 6 opponent throws.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Alf Bauman | DT | January 3, 1920 | 6'2" | 228 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 1 |
| 22 | George Blanda | QB | September 17, 1927 | 6'2" | 215 | Kentucky | Youngwood, PA USA | 12 | 2 |
| 57 | J.R. Boone | E | July 28, 1925 | 5'8" | 162 | Tulsa | Clinton, OK USA | 12 | 1 |
| 82 | Ray Bray | RG | February 1, 1917 | 6'0" | 237 | West. Michigan | Caspian, MI USA | 12 | 11 |
| 8 | Jim Canady | B | January 14, 1926 | 5'10" | 178 | Texas | Austin, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | Stu Clarkson | LB-C | July 4, 1919 | 6'2" | 217 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 16 | Ed Cody | FB | February 27, 1923 | 5'10" | 191 | Boston Col. | Newington, CT USA | 8 | 0 |
| 81 | George Connor | LT | January 21, 1925 | 6'3" | 240 | Holy Cross | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 6 |
| 24 | Fred Davis | LT | February 15, 1918 | 6'3" | 244 | Alabama | Louisville, KY USA | 12 | 6 |
| 36 | Billy deCorrevont | B | November 26, 1918 | 6'0" | 186 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 3/8 | Wally Dreyer | KR | February 25, 1923 | 5'10" | 170 | Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI USA | 12 | 1 |
| 21 | Chuck Drulis | LG | March 8, 1918 | 5'10" | 216 | Temple | Girardville, PA USA | 12 | 6 |
| 13 | Jack Dugger | T | January 13, 1923 | 6'3" | 230 | Ohio St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | Dick Flanagan | LB | October 31, 1926 | 6'0" | 216 | Ohio St. | Sidney, OH USA | 12 | 2 |
| 39 | George Gulyanics | LH | June 11, 1921 | 6'0" | 198 | Alabama | Mishakawa, IN USA | 11 | 11 |
| 29 | John Hoffman | FB | December 8, 1925 | 6'2" | 215 | Arkansas | Little Rock, AR USA | 12 | 6 |
| 51 | Ken Kavanaugh | LE | November 23, 1916 | 6'3" | 207 | LSU | Little Rock, AR USA | 12 | 10 |
| 20 | Jim Keane | RE | January 11, 1924 | 6'4" | 217 | Iowa | Bellaire, OH USA | 12 | 6 |
| 6 | Don Kindt | FB | July 2, 1925 | 6'1" | 207 | Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI USA | 12 | 6 |
| 42 | Sid Luckman | QB | November 21, 1916 | 6'0" | 197 | Columbia | Brooklyn, NY USA | 11 | 2 |
| 32 | Johnny Lujack | K | January 4, 1925 | 6'0" | 186 | Notre Dame | Connellsville, PA USA | 12 | 7 |
| 4 | Dante Magnani | HB | March 16, 1917 | 5'10" | 182 | St. Mary's (CA) | Dalzell, IL USA | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | George McAfee | PR | March 13, 1918 | 6'0" | 178 | Duke | Corbin, KY USA | 12 | 6 |
| 38 | Bill Milner | LB-G-DE | March 7, 1919 | 6'1" | 228 | South Carolina | Waynesville, NC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | Joe Osmanski | FB | December 26, 1917 | 6'2" | 218 | Holy Cross | Providence, RI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Bob Perina | DB | January 16, 1921 | 6'1" | 205 | Princeton | Irvington, NJ USA | 12 | 1 |
| 53 | Pat Preston | G | June 15, 1921 | 6'2" | 216 | Wake Forest | Kernersville, NC USA | 12 | 4 |
| 11 | Julie Rykovich | HB | April 6, 1923 | 6'2" | 204 | Notre Dame | Gary, IN USA | 11 | 3 |
| 23 | Wash Serini | DG | March 11, 1922 | 6'2" | 236 | Kentucky | Tuckahoe, NY USA | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | Ed Sprinkle | RE | September 3, 1923 | 6'1" | 206 | Hardin-Simmons | Bradshaw, TX USA | 12 | 6 |
| 35 | Paul Stenn | T | July 12, 1918 | 6'2" | 242 | Villanova | Berwick, PA USA | 11 | 5 |
| 45 | Walt Stickel | RT | March 31, 1922 | 6'3" | 247 | Tulsa | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 6 |
| 44 | Frank Szymanski | C | July 6, 1923 | 5'11" | 225 | Notre Dame | Detroit, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 66 | Bulldog Turner | C | March 10, 1919 | 6'1" | 237 | Hardin-Simmons | Plains, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
