Johnny Lujack
John Christopher Lujack Jr.
Born: January 4, 1925
Connellsville, PA USA
Deceased: July 25, 2023
Position: QB-DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 186
College: Notre Dame
High School: Connellsville (PA)
Career: 1948-1951
Drafted: 1946 in Round 1, #4 overall by the Chicago Rockets
Johnny Lujack played from 1948 to 1951 during his career with the Chicago Bears. Lujack threw for 6,295 yards in his career, completing 404 of 808 passes with 41 touchdowns and 54 interceptions. He also ran for 742 yards in 133 attempts with 21 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 66 | 36 | 54.5 | 611 | 9.3 | 6 | 9.1 | 3 | 4.5 | 64 | 97.5 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 312 | 162 | 51.9 | 2658 | 8.5 | 23 | 7.4 | 22 | 7.1 | 81 | 76.0 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 254 | 121 | 47.6 | 1731 | 6.8 | 4 | 1.6 | 21 | 8.3 | 70 | 41.0 |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 176 | 85 | 48.3 | 1295 | 7.4 | 8 | 4.5 | 8 | 4.5 | 78 | 69.2 |
| Totals | 808 | 404 | 50.0 | 6295 | 7.8 | 41 | 5.1 | 54 | 6.7 | 81 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 15 | 110 | 7.3 | 26 | 1 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 20 | 2 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 63 | 397 | 6.3 | 40 | 11 |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 47 | 171 | 3.6 | 22 | 7 |
| Totals | 133 | 742 | 5.6 | 40 | 21 |
Receiving:
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 46 | 44 | 95.7 | 3 | 0.0 | 44 | |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 44 | 42 | 95.5 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 45 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 35 | 34 | 97.1 | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 43 |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 11 | 10 | 90.9 | 10 | |||
| Totals | 136 | 130 | 95.6 | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 142 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 48 |
| Totals | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 48 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 8 | 131 | 16.4 | 43 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 190 | 15.8 | 43 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 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 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 50 | ||||||||
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 57 | ||||||||
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 109 | ||||||
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 52 | ||||||||
| Totals | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 9 | 3 |
| 1949 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 7 |
| 1950 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 12 |
| 1951 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 8 |
Honors
1948 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (1st Team)
1949 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1950 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1950 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1950 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1951 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1951 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
