Bob Nowaskey
Robert John Nowaskey
Born: February 3, 1918
Everson, PA USA
Deceased: March 21, 1971
Arlington Heights, IL
Position: E-DE
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 205
College: George Washington
High School: Scottsdale (PA)
Career: 1940-1950
Drafted: 1940 in Round 7, #55 overall by the Cleveland Rams
Bob Nowaskey played from 1940 to 1950 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Dons. Nowaskey caught 51 passes for 767 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns in his career. He also ran for 26 yards in his career on 8 attempts.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 8 | 26 | 3.2 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 12 | 199 | 16.6 | 40 | 1 |
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 128 | 21.3 | 29 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 19 | 198 | 10.4 | 0 | 3 |
| 1947 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 8 | 106 | 13.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| NFL | 23 | 432 | 18.8 | 40 | 3 | |
| AAFC | 28 | 335 | 12.0 | 31 | 3 | |
| Totals | 51 | 767 | 15.0 | 40 | 6 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | |||
| NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| AAFC | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 22 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 1 |
| 1947 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| AAFC | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 35 | 1 | |
| Totals | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 35 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |||||||
| 1946 | AAFC Los Angeles Dons | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| NFL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| AAFC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Totals | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 10 | 2 |
| 1941 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 5 |
| 1942 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 6 |
| 1946 | AAFC | Los Angeles Dons | 14 | 5 |
| 1947 | AAFC | Los Angeles Dons | 14 | 1 |
| 1948 | AAFC | Baltimore Colts | 13 | 3 |
| 1948 | AAFC | Los Angeles Dons | 1 | 0 |
| 1949 | AAFC | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 2 |
| 1950 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 9 | 0 |
Honors
1941 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
