1947 Chicago Rockets Roster
All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 1-13
Finishing 4th in the AAFC's West Division
Coach: George Halas (8-4)
Coach: Hampton Pool (1-3)
Coach: Jim Crowley (0-10)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1947 Chicago Rockets StatisticsTeam Record: 1-13
Finishing 4th in the AAFC's West Division
Coach: George Halas (8-4)
Coach: Hampton Pool (1-3)
Coach: Jim Crowley (0-10)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1947 Chicago Rockets Results
The Chicago Rockets of the All American Football Conference ended the 1947 season with a record of 1 wins and 13 losses, finishing fourth in the AAFC's West Division.
The Rockets scored 263 points, but the shaky defensive squad yielded 425, most in the circuit. Sam Vacanti tossed for 1,571 yards. Ray Ramsey paced all receivers, hauling in 35 passes for 768 yards.
Bill Daley ran for a team-best 447 yards for Chicago, and Ray Ramsey also aided the ground game.
Bill Kellagher intercepted 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
George Halas, Hampton Pool and Jim Crowley coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Alex Agase | RG | March 27, 1922 | 5'10" | 212 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 11 |
| 99 | Bill Bass | B | 5'10" | 180 | Tennessee St. | Greensboro, NC | 14 | 3 | |
| 42 | Alf Bauman | DT-T | January 3, 1920 | 6'2" | 228 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | Connie Berry | E | April 19, 1915 | 6'3" | 215 | North Carolina St. | Spartanburg, SC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Angelo Bertelli | QB | June 18, 1921 | 6'1" | 190 | Notre Dame | West Springfield, MA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | John Billman | G | December 1, 1919 | 6'1" | 202 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Walt Clay | B | January 8, 1924 | 5'11" | 196 | Colorado | Erie, CO USA | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Herb Coleman | C | June 18, 1923 | 6'0" | 200 | Notre Dame | Chester, WV USA | 13 | 4 |
| 65 | Norm Cox | QB-TB | September 22, 1925 | 6'2" | 210 | TCU | Stamford, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | Bill Daley | FB | September 16, 1919 | 6'2" | 210 | DePaul | Melrose, MN USA | 14 | 12 |
| 66 | Al Dekdebrun | QB | May 11, 1921 | 5'11" | 185 | Columbia | Buffalo, NY USA | 12 | 5 |
| 55 | Bob Dove | DE | February 21, 1921 | 6'2" | 222 | Notre Dame | Youngstown, OH USA | 13 | 3 |
| 52 | Ray Ebli | E | October 6, 1919 | 6'3" | 210 | Notre Dame | Bessemer, MI USA | 5 | 2 |
| 75 | Fred Evans | LH | May 23, 1921 | 5'11" | 185 | Notre Dame | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 9 | 6 |
| 40/45 | Chubby Grigg | LT | January 10, 1926 | 6'2" | 294 | Tulsa | El Dorado, AR USA | 13 | 7 |
| 57 | John Harrington | E | April 15, 1921 | 6'3" | 198 | Marquette | Reedsburg, WI USA | 13 | 3 |
| 35 | George Hecht | G | September 17, 1920 | 6'0" | 235 | Alabama | Chicago Heights, IL USA | 10 | 2 |
| 80 | Elroy Hirsch | LH | June 17, 1923 | 6'2" | 190 | Wisconsin | Wausau, WI USA | 5 | 4 |
| 64 | Bob Hoernschemeyer | B | September 24, 1925 | 5'11" | 194 | Indiana | Cincinnati, OH USA | 2 | 2 |
| Charlie Huneke | T | January 1, 1921 | 6'3" | 225 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lincoln, IL USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 74 | Bill Kellagher | FB | August 13, 1920 | 5'11" | 205 | Fordham | Locust Gap, PA USA | 14 | 2 |
| 41 | John Kuzman | LT | June 29, 1915 | 6'1" | 232 | Fordham | Coaldale, PA USA | 13 | 7 |
| 50 | Pat Lahey | E | October 21, 1919 | 6'2" | 218 | John Carroll | Dunbridge, OH USA | 13 | 4 |
| 21 | Pete Lamana | LB-C-FB | May 15, 1921 | 5'11" | 210 | Boston Univ. | Bristol, CT USA | 12 | 0 |
| 73 | Ernie Lewis | P | November 20, 1923 | 6'1" | 211 | Colorado | Boonville, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | Fran Mattingly | G-LB | December 4, 1919 | 5'11" | 212 | Texas A&M | Beeville, TX | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Harley McCollum | RT | February 28, 1916 | 6'4" | 245 | Tulane | , OK | 13 | 9 |
| 43 | Joe Mihal | T | April 2, 1916 | 6'2" | 234 | Purdue | Homestead, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Max Morris | LE | March 13, 1925 | 6'2" | 200 | Illinois | Norris City, IL USA | 14 | 8 |
| 51 | Jerry Mulready | RE | January 5, 1923 | 6'1" | 205 | Minnesota | Fargo, ND USA | 9 | 6 |
| 27 | Fred Negus | C | November 7, 1923 | 6'1" | 208 | Michigan | Colerain, OH USA | 12 | 9 |
| 48 | Bruno Niedziela | T | April 12, 1923 | 6'2" | 225 | Iowa | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 9 |
| 32 | Jim O'Neal | G | February 13, 1924 | 6'1" | 230 | TCU | Anna, TX USA | 12 | 2 |
| 30 | Jim Pearcy | LG | July 26, 1918 | 5'11" | 210 | Marshall | Harrisville, WV USA | 14 | 11 |
| 49 | Ben Pucci | T | January 26, 1925 | 6'4" | 255 | none | St. Louis, MO USA | 13 | 3 |
| 52 | Frank Quillen | E | December 18, 1920 | 6'5" | 225 | Pennsylvania | Ridley Park, PA USA | 6 | 2 |
| 88 | Ray Ramsey | KR | July 18, 1921 | 6'2" | 166 | Bradley | Springfield, IL USA | 14 | 10 |
| 54 | John Rokisky | K | July 24, 1915 | 6'2" | 202 | Duquesne | Mount Clare, WV USA | 14 | 1 |
| 29 | Cliff Rothrock | C | January 10, 1922 | 5'10" | 190 | North Dakota St. | Fargo, ND USA | 2 | 1 |
| 97 | Ted Scalissi | HB | October 26, 1921 | 5'8" | 173 | Ripon | Madison, WI USA | 10 | 1 |
| 60 | Bill Schroeder | HB | April 11, 1923 | 6'0" | 190 | Wisconsin | Sheboygan, WI USA | 12 | 3 |
| 34 | Tony Sumpter | G | September 12, 1923 | 6'1" | 215 | Cameron | Fletcher, OK USA | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Sam Vacanti | QB | March 20, 1922 | 5'11" | 203 | Iowa | Omaha, NE USA | 13 | 8 |
| 40 | Norm Verry | T | September 18, 1922 | 6'1" | 240 | USC | Hanford, CA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Evan Vogds | G | February 10, 1923 | 5'10" | 210 | Wisconsin | Johnsburg, WI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 37 | Lloyd Wasserbach | T | January 30, 1921 | 5'11" | 205 | Wisconsin | Baileys Harbor, WI USA | 5 | 0 |
