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1949 Chicago Hornets

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Record: 4-8-0, Finished 4th in AAFC
AAFC Season Summary

Scored 179 points (14.9/g), 6th of 7 in the AAFC.
 Allowed 268 points (22.3/g), 5th.
 Differential of -89 points (-7.4/g), 6th.
 Expected W-L: 3.3-8.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 2nd.

Coached by Ray Flaherty (4-8-0)

1949 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Roster

No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Frank Aschenbrenner 24 RB 6 0 188 5-10 Marquette,North Carolina,Northwestern 7/12/1925 Rook

Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 38th pick / 1947

Jim Bailey 79 G 7 0 215 6-2 West Virginia State 0/0/0 Rook
Hardy Brown 25 LB-DB-FB 12 1 193 6-0 SMU,Tulsa 5/8/1924 1

New York Giants / 12th / 104th pick / 1947

George Buksar 23 LB-FB 6 0 206 6-0 Purdue,San Francisco 8/12/1926 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 94th pick / 1949

Bob Chappuis 26 TB-DB 6 0 190 6-0 Michigan 2/24/1923 1

Detroit Lions / 5th / 26th pick / 1947

Paul Cleary 27 E-DE 10 0 196 6-1 USC 2/7/1922 1

Detroit Lions / 10th / 77th pick / 1948

Johnny Clement 30 TB 12 0 189 6-0 SMU 10/31/1919 8

Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 28th pick / 1941

John Clowes 28 T-G-DT 12 0 240 6-1 William & Mary 12/15/1921 1
Rip Collins 23 HB-FB 12 6 190 6-0 LSU 11/9/1926 Rook

New York Bulldogs / 6th / 53rd pick / 1949

Ziggy Czarobski 27 T 12 12 230 6-0 Notre Dame 9/13/1922 1

Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 55th pick / 1945

John Donaldson 24 DB-TB 7 0 180 5-10 Georgia 8/22/1925 Rook
Dan Edwards 23 E 12 12 197 6-1 Georgia 7/18/1926 1

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 9th pick / 1948

Hank Foldberg 26 E 12 9 205 6-2 Army,Texas A&M 3/12/1923 1

Washington Redskins / 5th / 28th pick / 1947

Ted Hazelwood 25 T-DT 9 2 235 6-1 North Carolina,Purdue 4/24/1924 Rook

Chicago Bears / 16th / 144th pick / 1946

Bob Heck 24 DE-E 4 0 210 6-4 Purdue 6/17/1925 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 13th / 110th pick / 1948

Bob Hoernschemeyer 24 B 12 12 194 5-11 Indiana,Navy 9/24/1925 3

New York Giants / 11th / 94th pick / 1947

Bob Jensen 24 DE-E 11 0 220 6-2 Iowa State 12/29/1925 1

Boston Yanks / 13th / 109th pick / 1948

Nate Johnson 29 T-DT 12 0 244 6-3 Illinois 6/18/1920 3
Fay King 27 E 8 3 195 6-2 Georgia 3/7/1922 3

Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 60th pick / 1946

Ray Kuffel 28 E 2 0 213 6-3 Marquette,Notre Dame 12/9/1921 2

Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 20th / 198th pick / 1944

Ernie Lewis 26 FB-LB 6 5 211 6-1 Colorado 11/20/1923 3

Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 77th pick / 1946

Bob Livingstone 27 HB-DB 6 0 173 6-0 Notre Dame 5/11/1922 1

Chicago Bears / 22nd / 225th pick / 1945

Jim McCarthy 29 E 12 0 205 6-1 Illinois 11/28/1920 3
Walt McDonald 29 B 9 2 210 6-1 Tulane 11/5/1920 3

Washington Redskins / 10th / 90th pick / 1943

Fred Negus 26 C-LB 12 5 208 6-1 Michigan,Wisconsin 11/7/1923 2

Cleveland Rams / 7th / 59th pick / 1945

Homer Paine 26 T 12 10 235 6-0 Oklahoma,Tulsa 9/20/1923 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 128th pick / 1946

Paul Patterson 22 WB-DB 12 0 185 5-9 Illinois 2/16/1927 Rook
Jim Pearcy 31 G 8 3 210 5-11 Marshall 7/26/1918 3
Ray Ramsey 28 B 12 10 166 6-2 Bradley 7/18/1921 2

Chicago Cardinals / 10th / 82nd pick / 1947

John Rapacz 25 C-LB 12 7 252 6-4 Oklahoma,Western Michigan 4/25/1924 1

Boston Yanks / 3rd / 15th pick / 1947

Ray Richeson 26 G 12 1 235 6-0 Alabama 9/27/1923 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 84th pick / 1948

Bob Smith 24 DB-HB-WB 3 0 191 6-1 Iowa,Tulsa 8/20/1925 1

Washington Redskins / 24th / 219th pick / 1947

Joe Soboleski 23 G-T-DT 5 0 213 6-0 Michigan 8/22/1926 Rook

New York Giants / 9th / 86th pick / 1949

Herb St. John 23 G 11 11 215 5-10 Georgia 1/17/1926 1

Green Bay Packers / 21st / 191st pick / 1948

George Strohmeyer 25 C-LB 12 1 205 5-10 Notre Dame,Texas A&M 1/27/1924 1

Los Angeles Rams / 13th / 120th pick / 1946

Bob Sweiger 30 WB-BB-HB 12 12 209 6-0 Minnesota 9/20/1919 3

New York Giants / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1942

Martin Wendell 23 G 10 8 215 5-10 Notre Dame 11/22/1926 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 63rd pick / 1948

Team Total 27.3 12 207.2 6-0.5 1.4