Luke Johnsos

Player

• Chicago Bears (1929-1936)

Assistant Coach / Trainer

• Chicago Bears (1937-1968)

• 4 × All-Pro selection ( 1929-1932 ) 1 2 team
• Northwestern University Athletics Hall of Fame (1989 )
• 7 × NFL Champion (1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1963)

Luke Andrew Johnsos ( born December 9, 1905 in Chicago, Illinois, † December 10, 1984 in Evanston, Illinois) was an US- American football player and coach. He played as an end in the National Football League ( NFL) for the Chicago Bears.

Playing career

College career

Johnsos visited in his hometown high school and studied from 1925 at Northwestern University where he was active as a football, basketball and baseball players. In 1927 he was elected as a football player in the All- Star team. In the game the best football players from the western United States playing against the best players from the East. In 1928 he was captain of the baseball team his college. In this year he also scored the most home runs in the entire Big Ten Conference. Because of his athletic achievements in all three sports, he was awarded in 1928 by graduating from college three times. While still a student, he joined a year later to the Chicago Bears. In 1930 he successfully finished his studies.

Professional career

Luke Johnsos received in 1929 a contract from the Chicago Bears, who were coached by George Halas. The Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball ( MLB) made ​​him a contract offer, but which he had to decline. Johnsos had trouble with his eyesight. Of the Bears him a salary of $ 100 per game was paid. Even in his rookie year game he was elected after the season to All- Pro. In 1931, Ralph Jones took over as coach at the Bears. The team at the later members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Bronko Nagurski, George Trafton and Red Grange could win the 1932 NFL Championship. The following year, the Bears managed to defend the title. In the first playoff NFL history, the New York Giants were defeated with 23:21 werden.1934 then the Giants were able to avenge their playoff defeat. They could the Bears, who could win all 13 games during the regular season hit with 30:13 in the final. Johnsos ended after the game round in 1936 his playing career and was assistant coach George Halas, who had again taken over as coach for the Bears in 1933.

Coaching career

In 1940 Johnsos celebrated as assistant coach Halas his first big If. The Bears were down by eight wins from eleven games to move into the NFL championship game, beating the Washington Redskins there with 73:0. The following year, the Bears were able to defend their title with a 37:9 victory over the New York Giants.

Johnsos remained until the 1942 season, assistant coach Halas, who joined this year in the middle of the turn of the U.S. Navy. Together with Hunk Anderson took over Johnsos the duties of a head coach. While the Bears, the NFL playoff against the Washington Redskins lost yet this year with 14:6, Anderson and Johnsos led her team in 1943 to win the title. Again they met the Redskins and this time the Bears prevailed. With a 41:21 victory of his team Johnsos won his fifth NFL title.

In 1946, Halas back to the Bears and Johnsos remained as assistant coach to receive the Bears. The team led by quarterback Sid Luckman went again this year in the NFL championship game, where they met the New York Giants, who had to admit defeat with 24:14 the Bears. In 1956, Paddy Driscoll took over as coach of Halas, Johnsos continued his career now continues as an assistant to Driscoll. This year, the Bears failed in NFL playoff to the Giants with 47:7. As Jones, Anderson and Johnsos was again replaced by Halas as head coach also Driscoll. Halas succeeded in the next few years a staff of assistant coach, Joe Stydahar Sid Luckman or to rally. In 1963 Johnsos then won his fifth NFL title. Once again, the Giants met the Bears again and the team went from Chicago win the game. The game ended with 14:10 for the team from Illinois. One year after the end of the coaching career of Halas finished Luke Johnsos 1968 his coaching career.

Honors

Luke Johnson was elected four times to the All- Pro. It is located in the pantheon of Northwestern University.