Julie Rykovich
Julius Alphonsus Rykovich
Born: April 6, 1923
Gary, IN USA
Deceased: December 22, 1974
Merrillville, IN
Position: HB-DB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 204
College: Notre Dame, Illinois
High School: Lew Wallace (Gary, IN)
Career: 1947-1953
Drafted: 1946 in Round 2, #14 overall by the Chicago Rockets
Julie Rykovich played from 1947 to 1953 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Chicago Rockets and Washington Redskins. Rykovich ran for 2,584 yards in his career on 648 attempts, scoring 28 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 75 passes for 1,158 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 116.7 |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AAFC | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | ||
| NFL | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 12 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 92 | 414 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 |
| 1948 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 43 | 249 | 5.8 | 0 | 5 |
| 1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 53 | 176 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 88 | 340 | 3.9 | 18 | 6 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 122 | 394 | 3.2 | 18 | 7 |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 83 | 399 | 4.8 | 56 | 4 |
| 1952 | NFL Washington Redskins | 94 | 361 | 3.8 | 21 | 1 |
| 1953 | NFL Washington Redskins | 73 | 251 | 3.4 | 19 | 0 |
| AAFC | 188 | 839 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| NFL | 460 | 1745 | 3.8 | 56 | 18 | |
| Totals | 648 | 2584 | 4.0 | 56 | 28 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 16 | 210 | 13.1 | 45 | 2 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 21 | 344 | 16.4 | 39 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 133 | 22.2 | 51 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Washington Redskins | 16 | 283 | 17.7 | 42 | 1 |
| 1953 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 39 | 1 |
| AAFC | 9 | 115 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 66 | 1043 | 15.8 | 51 | 4 | |
| Totals | 75 | 1158 | 15.4 | 51 | 4 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| 1952 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | |||
| AAFC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 |
| NFL | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | |
| Totals | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| AAFC | 8 | 116 | 14.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Totals | 8 | 116 | 14.5 | 23 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 12 | 257 | 21.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 4 | 81 | 20.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 26 | 0 |
| AAFC | 19 | 386 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Totals | 21 | 425 | 20.2 | 26 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 |
| AAFC | 5 | 126 | 25.2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5 | 126 | 25.2 | 0 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1952 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 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 |
| 1947 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||
| 1948 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1952 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||
| 1953 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| AAFC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
| NFL | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | |
| Totals | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AAFC | Buffalo Bills | 12 | 9 |
| 1948 | AAFC | Buffalo Bills | 6 | 2 |
| 1948 | AAFC | Chicago Rockets | 6 | 4 |
| 1949 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 11 | 3 |
| 1950 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 |
