 Osmanski in 1947 | |||||||||
| No. 18, 80 | |||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | (1917-12-26)December 26, 1917 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | July 24, 1993(1993-07-24) (aged 75) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Central (Providence, Rhode Island) | ||||||||
| College | Holy Cross | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1941: 18th round, 170 (By theWashington Redskins)th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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Joseph Charles Osmanski (December 26, 1917 – July 24, 1993) was an American professionalfootballfullback in theNational Football League (NFL) for theChicago Bears andNew York Bulldogs. He playedcollege football at theCollege of the Holy Cross and was drafted in the 18th round of the1941 NFL draft by theWashington Redskins.[1]
Osmanski was the younger brother of Bears playerBill Osmanski. The two became teammates in Chicago in 1946 when Bill returned fromWorld War II and Joe was traded to the team.[2]
| Legend | |
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| Won theNFL Championship | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1946 | CHI | 8 | 6 | 55 | 201 | 3.7 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1947 | CHI | 12 | 3 | 64 | 328 | 5.1 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 134 | 19.1 | 39 | 0 |
| 1948 | CHI | 12 | 1 | 74 | 341 | 4.6 | 32 | 1 | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 19 | 0 |
| 1949 | CHI | 2 | 0 | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| NYB | 8 | 8 | 66 | 267 | 4.0 | 48 | 2 | 17 | 135 | 7.9 | 42 | 0 | |
| 42 | 18 | 274 | 1,182 | 4.3 | 48 | 6 | 36 | 329 | 9.1 | 42 | 0 | ||
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