Bill Osmanski
William Thomas Osmanski
Born: December 29, 1915
Providence, RI USA
Deceased: December 25, 1996
Chicago, IL
Position: FB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 197
College: Holy Cross
High School: Central (Providence, RI)
Career: 1939-1947
Drafted: 1939 in Round 1, #6 overall by the Chicago Bears
Bill Osmanski played from 1939 to 1947 during his career with the Chicago Bears. Osmanski ran for 1,753 yards in his career on 368 attempts, scoring 20 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 12 passes for 170 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL Chicago Bears | 121 | 699 | 5.8 | 86 | 7 |
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Bears | 50 | 192 | 3.8 | 68 | 3 |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 70 | 371 | 5.3 | 23 | 4 |
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 14 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Bears | 37 | 102 | 2.8 | 9 | 1 |
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 78 | 343 | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 368 | 1753 | 4.8 | 86 | 20 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 170 | 14.2 | 28 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 8 | 203 | 25.4 | 50 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 285 | 23.8 | 50 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 19 | 0 |
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 |
| 1939 | NFL Chicago Bears | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1946 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||
| Totals | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 10 | 3 |
| 1940 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 8 | 6 |
| 1941 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 10 | 7 |
| 1942 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 |
| 1943 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 4 | 3 |
| 1946 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 9 | 4 |
| 1947 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 4 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1940s Team
Honors
1939 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (1st Team)
1939 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1939 - International News Service All-NFL (1st Team)
1939 - NFL All-NFL (1st Team)
1939 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1939 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1939 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1941 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1946 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
