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1947 Chicago Rockets
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Record: 1-13-0, Finished 4th in AAFC West Division
AAFC Season Summary
Scored 263 points (18.8/g), 6th of 8 in the AAFC.
Allowed 425 points (30.4/g), 8th.
Differential of -162 points (-11.6/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 3.4-10.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -13 (-0.9/g), 8th.
Coached by Jim Crowley (0-10-0)and Hampton Pool (1-3-0)
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1947 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Sam Vacanti | 25 | Rook | 8 | 96 for 225, 1,571 yards, 16 td, 16 int, & 11 rushes for -9 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 21st / 218th pick / 1945 |
| QB | Al Dekdebrun | 26 | 1 | 5 | 45 for 75, 556 yards, 5 td, 7 int, & 20 rushes for 71 yards and 0 td | Boston Yanks / 9th / 72nd pick / 1946 |
| FB | Bill Daley | 28 | 1 | 12 | 121 rushes for 447 yards, 4 td, & 12 catches for 116 yards and 0 td | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 1st / 7th pick / 1943 |
| LH | Fred Evans | 26 | 1 | 6 | 20 rushes for 110 yards, 1 td, & 4 catches for 53 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 24th pick / 1943 |
| LH | Elroy Hirsch | 24 | 1 | 4 | 23 rushes for 51 yards, 1 td, & 10 catches for 282 yards and 3 td | Cleveland Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1945 |
| RH | Ray Ramsey | 26 | Rook | 10 | 70 rushes for 433 yards, 2 td, & 35 catches for 768 yards and 8 td | Chicago Cardinals / 10th / 82nd pick / 1947 |
| LE | Max Morris | 22 | 1 | 8 | 22 catches for 239 yards, 1 td | Chicago Bears / 26th / 245th pick / 1947 |
| LT | John Kuzman | 32 | 6 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 52nd pick / 1941 |
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| LT | Chubby Grigg | 21 | 1 | 7 | ||
| LG | Jim Pearcy | 29 | 1 | 11 | ||
| C | Fred Negus | 24 | Rook | 9 | Cleveland Rams / 7th / 59th pick / 1945 |
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| RG | Alex Agase | 25 | Rook | 11 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 71st pick / 1944 |
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| RT | Harley McCollum | 31 | 1 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 46th pick / 1942 |
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| RE | Jerry Mulready | 24 | Rook | 6 | 7 catches for 108 yards, 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 19th / 169th pick / 1947 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Rokisky | 32 | 1 | 1 | 4 of 8 field goals & 33 of 35 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 18th / 161st pick / 1942 |
| P | Ernie Lewis | 24 | 1 | 0 | 65 punts for a 39.2 average, 4 blocked | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 77th pick / 1946 |
| PR | Ray Ramsey | 26 | Rook | 10 | 11 punt returns for a 11.9 average and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 10th / 82nd pick / 1947 |
| KR | Ray Ramsey | 26 | Rook | 10 | 16 kick returns for a 25.4 average and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 10th / 82nd pick / 1947 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Agase | 25 | LB-G | 11 | 11 | 212 | 5-10 | Illinois,Purdue | 3/27/1922 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 71st pick / 1944 |
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| Bill Bass | 77 | B | 14 | 3 | 180 | 5-10 | Tennessee State,UNLV | 0/0/0 | Rook | ||
| Alf Bauman | 27 | DT-T | 3 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Northwestern | 1/3/1920 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 15th pick / 1942 |
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| Connie Mack Berry | 32 | E | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 4/19/1915 | 8 | ||
| Angelo Bertelli | 26 | QB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 6/18/1921 | 1 | Boston Yanks / 1st / 1st pick / 1944 |
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| John Billman | 28 | G-LB-T | 2 | 1 | 202 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 12/1/1919 | 1 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 11th / 92nd pick / 1943 |
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| Walt Clay | 23 | B | 3 | 0 | 196 | 5-11 | Colorado | 1/8/1924 | 1 | New York Giants / 10th / 85th pick / 1946 |
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| Herb Coleman | 24 | C-G | 13 | 4 | 200 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 6/18/1923 | 1 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 12th / 113th pick / 1945 |
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| Norm Cox | 22 | QB-TB | 2 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | TCU | 9/22/1925 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 31st / 291st pick / 1948 |
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| Bill Daley | 28 | FB-DB-LB | 14 | 12 | 210 | 6-2 | Columbia,DePaul,Michigan,Minnesota | 9/16/1919 | 1 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 1st / 7th pick / 1943 |
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| Al Dekdebrun | 26 | B | 12 | 5 | 185 | 5-11 | Columbia,Cornell | 5/11/1921 | 1 | Boston Yanks / 9th / 72nd pick / 1946 |
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| Bob Dove | 26 | DE-E | 13 | 3 | 222 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 2/21/1921 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 40th pick / 1943 |
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| Ray Ebli | 28 | E | 5 | 2 | 210 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 10/6/1919 | 5 | ||
| Fred Evans | 26 | HB | 9 | 6 | 185 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 5/23/1921 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 24th pick / 1943 |
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| Chubby Grigg | 21 | DT-T | 13 | 7 | 294 | 6-2 | Tulsa | 1/10/1926 | 1 | ||
| John Harrington | 26 | E-DE | 13 | 3 | 198 | 6-3 | Marquette | 4/15/1921 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 68th pick / 1945 |
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| George Hecht | 27 | G | 10 | 2 | 235 | 6-0 | Alabama | 9/17/1920 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 33rd pick / 1943 |
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| Elroy Hirsch | 24 | E-HB-DE | 5 | 4 | 190 | 6-2 | Michigan,Wisconsin | 6/17/1923 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1945 |
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| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 22 | B | 2 | 2 | 194 | 5-11 | Indiana,Navy | 9/24/1925 | 1 | New York Giants / 11th / 94th pick / 1947 |
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| Charlie Huneke | 26 | T | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Benedictine,St. Mary's (TX),Wyoming | 1/1/1921 | 1 | ||
| Bill Kellagher | 27 | FB | 14 | 2 | 205 | 5-11 | Fordham | 8/13/1920 | 1 | ||
| John Kuzman | 32 | T | 13 | 7 | 232 | 6-1 | Fordham | 6/29/1915 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 52nd pick / 1941 |
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| Pat Lahey | 28 | E-DE | 13 | 4 | 218 | 6-2 | John Carroll | 10/21/1919 | 1 | ||
| Pete Lamana | 26 | LB-C-FB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Boston University | 5/15/1921 | 1 | ||
| Ernie Lewis | 24 | FB-LB | 14 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Colorado | 11/20/1923 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 77th pick / 1946 |
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| Fran Mattingly | 28 | G-LB | 1 | 0 | 212 | 5-11 | Texas A&M,Texas A&M-Kingsville | 12/4/1919 | Rook | ||
| Harley McCollum | 31 | T | 13 | 9 | 245 | 6-4 | Tulane | 2/28/1916 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 46th pick / 1942 |
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| Joe Mihal | 31 | T | 1 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Purdue | 4/2/1916 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 19th pick / 1939 |
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| Max Morris | 22 | E-DE | 14 | 8 | 200 | 6-2 | Illinois,Northwestern | 3/13/1925 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 26th / 245th pick / 1947 |
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| Jerry Mulready | 24 | E-DE | 9 | 6 | 205 | 6-1 | Minnesota,North Dakota State | 1/5/1923 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 19th / 169th pick / 1947 |
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| Fred Negus | 24 | C-LB | 12 | 9 | 208 | 6-1 | Michigan,Wisconsin | 11/7/1923 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 7th / 59th pick / 1945 |
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| Bruno Niedziela | 24 | T | 12 | 9 | 225 | 6-2 | Iowa | 4/12/1923 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 19th / 192nd pick / 1945 |
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| Jim O'Neal | 23 | G | 12 | 2 | 230 | 6-1 | Southwestern (TX),TCU,Texas-El Paso | 2/13/1924 | 1 | ||
| Jim Pearcy | 29 | G | 14 | 11 | 210 | 5-11 | Marshall | 7/26/1918 | 1 | ||
| Ben Pucci | 22 | T | 13 | 3 | 255 | 6-4 | none | 1/26/1925 | 1 | ||
| Frank Quillen | 27 | E-DE | 6 | 2 | 225 | 6-5 | Pennsylvania | 12/18/1920 | 1 | ||
| Ray Ramsey | 26 | B | 14 | 10 | 166 | 6-2 | Bradley | 7/18/1921 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 10th / 82nd pick / 1947 |
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| John Rokisky | 32 | DE-E | 14 | 1 | 202 | 6-2 | Duquesne | 7/24/1915 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 18th / 161st pick / 1942 |
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| Cliff Rothrock | 25 | C | 2 | 1 | 190 | 5-10 | North Dakota State | 1/10/1922 | Rook | ||
| Ted Scalissi | 26 | HB | 10 | 1 | 173 | 5-8 | Ripon | 10/26/1921 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 17th / 151st pick / 1947 |
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| Bill Schroeder | 24 | HB | 12 | 3 | 190 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 4/11/1923 | 1 | ||
| Tony Sumpter | 24 | G | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Cameron | 9/12/1923 | 1 | ||
| Sam Vacanti | 25 | QB | 13 | 8 | 203 | 5-11 | Iowa,Nebraska,Purdue | 3/20/1922 | Rook | New York Giants / 21st / 218th pick / 1945 |
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| Norm Verry | 25 | T | 1 | 1 | 240 | 6-1 | USC | 9/18/1922 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 78th pick / 1943 |
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| Evan Vogds | 24 | G | 13 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 2/10/1923 | 1 | ||
| Lloyd Wasserbach | 26 | T | 5 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 1/30/1921 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 21st / 198th pick / 1943 |
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| Team Total | 27.0 | 14 | 210.9 | 6-0.8 | 1.2 |