Julie Rykovich

Julius Alphonsus Rykovich

Position: HB-DB

6-2, 204lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: April 6, 1923 in Gary, IN

Died: December 22, 1974 in Merrillville, IN

College: Notre Dame, Illinois

High School: Lew Wallace (IN)

Draft: Chicago Bears in the 2nd round (14th overall) of the 1946 NFL Draft.

SUMMARY

Career

Rush

648

Yds

2584

Y/A

4.0

FantPt

554.7

Rushing & Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV
1947	24	BUF	RH	86	12	9	92	414	4	0	4.5	34.5	7.7	4	44	11.0	0	0	0.3	3.7	96	4.8	458	4	0
1948	25	2TM			12	6	96	425	6	0	4.4	35.4	8.0	5	71	14.2	0	0	0.4	5.9	101	4.9	496	6	0
		BUF		86	6	2	43	249	5	0	5.8	41.5	7.2	2	-7	-3.5	0	0	0.3	-1.2	45	5.4	242	5	0
		CHR		85	6	4	53	176	1	0	3.3	29.3	8.8	3	78	26.0	0	0	0.5	13.0	56	4.5	254	1	0
1949	26	CHI		11	11	3	88	340	6	18	3.9	30.9	8.0	16	210	13.1	2	45	1.5	19.1	104	5.3	550	8	2
1950	27	CHI	RH	11	12	9	122	394	7	18	3.2	32.8	10.2	21	344	16.4	0	39	1.8	28.7	143	5.2	738	7	2
1951	28	CHI	RH	11	12	10	83	399	4	56	4.8	33.3	6.9	6	133	22.2	0	51	0.5	11.1	89	6.0	532	4	3
1952	29	WAS	RH	20	11	9	94	361	1	21	3.8	32.8	8.5	16	283	17.7	1	42	1.5	25.7	110	5.9	644	2	2
1953	30	WAS	RH	20	12	12	73	251	0	19	3.4	20.9	6.1	7	73	10.4	1	39	0.6	6.1	80	4.1	324	1	2
Career					82	58	648	2584	28	56	4.0	31.5	7.9	75	1158	15.4	4	51	0.9	14.1	723	5.2	3742	32	11
3 yrs		CHI			35	22	293	1133	17	56	3.9	32.4	8.4	43	687	16.0	2	51	1.2	19.6	336	5.4	1820	19	7
2 yrs		BUF			18	11	135	663	9	0	4.9	36.8	7.5	6	37	6.2	0	0	0.3	2.1	141	5.0	700	9	0
2 yrs		WAS			23	21	167	612	1	21	3.7	26.6	7.3	23	356	15.5	2	42	1.0	15.5	190	5.1	968	3	4
1 yr		CHR			6	4	53	176	1	0	3.3	29.3	8.8	3	78	26.0	0	0	0.5	13.0	56	4.5	254	1	0

Rushing & Receiving Table
				Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1950	27	CHI		1	1	14	67	0	23	4.8	67.0	14.0	1	8	8.0	0	8	1.0	8.0	15	5.0	75	0	1
Career				1	1	14	67	0	23	4.8	67.0	14.0	1	8	8.0	0	8	1.0	8.0	15	5.0	75	0	1

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Kick & Punt Returns

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1947	24	BUF	RH	86	12	9	7	93	0	0	13.3	12	257	0	0	21.4	869
1948	25	2TM			12	6	1	23	0	23	23.0	7	129	0	0	18.4	713
		BUF		86	6	2						3	48	0	0	16.0	290
		CHR		85	6	4	1	23	0	23	23.0	4	81	0	0	20.3	423
1953	30	WAS	RH	20	12	12						2	39	0	26	19.5	363
Career					82	58	8	116	0	23	14.5	21	425	0	26	20.2	4409
3 yrs		CHI			35	22											1820
2 yrs		BUF			18	11	7	93	0	0	13.3	15	305	0	0	20.3	1159
2 yrs		WAS			23	21						2	39	0	26	19.5	1007
1 yr		CHR			6	4	1	23	0	23	23.0	4	81	0	0	20.3	423

Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1947	24	BUF	RH	86	12	9	2	61	0	0
1948	25	2TM			12	6	3	65	0	0
		CHR		85	6	4	3	65	0	0
1949	26	CHI		11	11	3							2	0	0	0
1950	27	CHI	RH	11	12	9							2	0	0	0
1951	28	CHI	RH	11	12	10							3	0	0	0
1952	29	WAS	RH	20	11	9							2	0	0	0
1953	30	WAS	RH	20	12	12							2	0	0	0
Career					82	58	5	126	0	0			11	0	0	0
3 yrs		CHI			35	22							7	0	0	0	0.0
2 yrs		BUF			18	11	2	61	0	0							0.0
2 yrs		WAS			23	21							4	0	0	0	0.0
1 yr		CHR			6	4	3	65	0	0							0.0

Defense & Fumbles Table
				Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1950	27	CHI		1	1						0	1	0	0	0
Career				1	1						0	1	0	0	0

Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	4QC	GWD
1948	25	2TM			12	6	1	1	100	12	0	0	0	12	12.0	12.0	12.0	1.0	116.7	0	0
		CHR		85	6	4	1	1	100	12	0	0	0	12	12.0	12.0	12.0	2.0	116.7	0	0
1951	28	CHI	RH	11	12	10	0	3	0	0	0	1	33.3	0	0.0	-15.0		0.0	0.0
Career					82	58	1	4	25	12	0	1	25	12	3.0	-8.3	12.0	0.1	0.0	0	0
3 yrs		CHI			35	22	0	3	0	0	0	1	33.3	0	0.0	-15.0		0.0	0.0	0	0
2 yrs		BUF			18	11	0	0		0		0		0				0.0		0	0
2 yrs		WAS			23	21	0	0		0		0		0				0.0
1 yr		CHR			6	4	1	1	100	12	0	0	0	12	12.0	12.0	12.0	2.0	116.7	0	0

Kicking & Punting

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Kicking & Punting Table
					Games		0-19		20-29		30-39		40-49		50+		Scoring			Scoring				Kickoffs					Punting
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	Lng	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	KO	KOYds	TB	TB%	KOAvg	Pnt	Yds	Lng	Blck	Y/P
1948	25	2TM			12	6											1			0.0%
		CHR		85	6	4											1			0.0%
1950	27	CHI	RH	11	12	9																							1	48	48	0	48.0
1952	29	WAS	RH	20	11	9															1	1	100.0%
Career					82	58											1			0.0%	1	1	100.0%						1	48	48	0	48.0
3 yrs		CHI			35	22																							1	48	48	0	48.0
2 yrs		BUF			18	11
2 yrs		WAS			23	21															1	1	100.0%
1 yr		CHR			6	4											1			0.0%

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	D2P	XPM	XPA	FGA	Pts	Pts/G
1947	24	BUF	RH	86	12	9	4		4					24	2.0
1948	25	2TM			12	6	6		6	0			1	36	3.0
		BUF		86	6	2	5		5					30	5.0
		CHR		85	6	4	1		1				1	6	1.0
1949	26	CHI		11	11	3	6	2	8					48	4.4
1950	27	CHI	RH	11	12	9	7		7					42	3.5
1951	28	CHI	RH	11	12	10	4		4					24	2.0
1952	29	WAS	RH	20	11	9	1	1	2		1	1		13	1.2
1953	30	WAS	RH	20	12	12		1	1					6	0.5
Career					82	58	28	4	32	0	1	1	1	193	2.4
3 yrs		CHI			35	22	17	2	19	0				114	3.3
2 yrs		BUF			18	11	9		9	0				54	3.0
2 yrs		WAS			23	21	1	2	3	0	1	1		19	.8
1 yr		CHR			6	4	1		1	0			1	6	1.0

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