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1944 Chicago Bears Draftees

Record: 6-3-1, 2nd in NFL West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Hunk Anderson (6-3-1) (co-coach with Luke Johnsos 6-3-1)

Points For: 258 (25.8/g) 2nd of 11

Points Against: 172 (17.2/g) 6th of 11

Expected W-L: 7.2-2.8

SRS: 7.05 (4th of 11), SOS: -1.55

Other Notable Asst.: Paddy Driscoll (Assistant Coach)

Stadium: Wrigley Field

Principal Owner: George Halas

Acting President/General Manager: Ralph Brizzolara

Training Camp: St. Joseph's College (Rensselaer, Indiana)

Drafted Players

Drafted Players Table
							Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Rnd	Player	Pick	Pos	Yrs	From	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	College/Univ
1	Ray Evans	9	TB	1	1948	1948	0	0	1	0	9	64	137	924	5	17	99	343	2	7	93	0	Kansas
3	Rudy Smeja	24	E	3	1944	1946	0	0	1	0	29				0				0	11	166	1	Michigan
5	Abe Croft	40	E	2	1944	1945	0	0	0	0	11				0				0	11	152	2	SMU
6	C.B. Stanley	51	T	1	1946	1946	0	0	1	0	13				0				0			0	Tulsa
7	Darwin Seeley	62	C				0	0	0														Stanford
8	Randall (Buck) Fawcett	73	B				0	0	0														Stanford
9	Jack Morton	84	E	3	1945	1947	0	0	0	0	22				0				0	5	62	1	Purdue
10	Bill Starford	95	C				0	0	0														Wake Forest
11	Lin Houston	106	G	8	1946	1953	0	0	3	0	98				0				0	0	19	0	Ohio St.
12	J.P. Moore	117	B				0	0	0														Vanderbilt
13	Bill Duffey	128	E				0	0	0
14	Joe Hartley	139	T				0	0	0														LSU
15	Bill Milner	150	LB	4	1947	1950	0	0	1	0	48				0				0			0	Duke
16	Buckets Hirsch	161	QB	3	1947	1949	0	0	0	0	34				0		4	7	0			0	Northwestern
17	Ed Ryckeley	172	E				0	0	0														Georgia Tech
18	Howdy Plasman	183	B				0	0	0														Miami (FL)
19	Barry French	194	G	4	1947	1951	0	0	2	0	49				0				0			0	Purdue
20	Paul Taylor	205	B				0	0	0														USC
21	Bob Margarita	216	HB	3	1944	1946	0	0	2	0	21				0		204	960	7	38	524	2	Brown
22	Ed Davis	227	B				0	0	0														Oklahoma
23	Dick Jamison	238	T				0	0	0														USC
24	Jack Bortka	249	B				0	0	0														Kansas St.
25	Roy Ruskusky	260	E	1	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	11				0				0			0	St. Mary's (CA)
26	Harry Franck	271	B				0	0	0														Northwestern
27	Jack McKewan	282	T				0	0	0														Alabama
28	Charlie Mitchell	293	HB	2	1945	1946	0	0	0	0	10				0				0			0	Tulsa
29	Pat Boyle	304	G				0	0	0														Wisconsin
30	Bernie Pepper	315	T				0	0	0														Missouri
31	Karl Vogt	321	T				0	0	0														Villanova
32	Bob Endres	327	T				0	0	0														Colgate