Sid Luckman
| Sid Luckman | |
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Position (s): Quarterback |
Jersey number (s): 42 |
| born on November 21, 1916 in Brooklyn , New York City , USA | |
| died on July 5, 1998 in Aventura , Florida | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1939 - 1950 | |
| NFL Draft : 1939 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2 | |
| College : Columbia University | |
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| Career statistics | |
| TD - INT | 137-132 |
| Yards | 14.686 |
| Quarterback rating | 75.0 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Sidney "Sid" Luckman (born November 21, 1916 in Brooklyn , New York City , USA , † July 5, 1998 in Aventura , Florida ) was an American football player. He played as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears .
Origin / youth
Sid Luckman was born the son of German immigrants in the United States and grew up in Brooklyn. His father piqued his interest in American football and gave him a football when he was eight. Sid Luckman attended high school in Brooklyn , where he also played American football. His athletic achievements made Luckman interesting for many colleges . After a conversation with the football coach from Columbia University , he made the decision to join this college.
Player career
College career
From 1936 to 1938 Sid Luckman studied at Columbia University. Luckman was also active as a baseball player in college . He played in a short stop position . As a baseball player, he was involved in the first live American television broadcast of a baseball game. On May 17, 1939, his college baseball team played against Princeton University and lost 2 to 1.
Columbia University had a minor team in football. As was customary at the time, Luckman was deployed in various positions. He received most of the service time as a halfback . Although Luckman's team did not offer outstanding performance, Luckman was able to convince as a player. In 1937 he was voted All American . For his football team, Luckman played in 24 games. 180 of his 376 passes could be caught for a gain of 2,413 yards . In total, he scored 20 touchdowns .
Professional career
Luckman was under observation by George Halas , the trainer and owner of the Chicago Bears, while he was still a student . To prevent the Pittsburgh Steelers from securing the rights to Luckman in 1939, Halas reached an agreement with the Pittsburgh team . Halas was the All Star Edgar Manske to the Steelers from and received the right Luckman in the first round second to draften .
Halas was looking for new players for his team in order to incorporate them into the T-formation of his offense, which he developed further . The Bears already had numerous top players, such as the offensive line players Dan Fortmann and Joe Stydahar , in their ranks. Even in 1939, the Bears committed to fullback Bill Osmanski , in 1940, who came End Ken Kavanaugh and the center Bulldog Turner added.
Luckman wasn't planning to play American football professionally. However, Halas promised him a payout of $ 5,000 if he should sign the contract with the Bears. Luckman couldn't resist and was used as a halfback in the offense of the Bears in his rookie year . His former teammate at Columbia University John Siegal was also committed by the Bears and ran for the team, among other things, as an end . The following year, Luckman moved to the position of quarterback . The rise of the Bears to the most dominant football team of the time in the NFL began. In his sophomore year as a pro, Luckman won his first title in 1940. In the 1940 NFL championship game , the Washington Redskins were beaten 73-0. Luckman was able to achieve a touchdown by running and passing play. In 1941 Luckman was able to defend the title with the Bears. They defeated the New York Giants 37-9. Luckman was able to achieve a space gain of 160 yards by passing throws .
In 1942, George Halas left the Bears during the season and was replaced by Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos . The Bears played a losing season and Luckman scored ten touchdowns in the season . Completely surprisingly, his team lost the NFL final against the Redskins 14: 6. Sid Luckman and the Bears team were unfazed by this defeat. The following year, Luckman scored 443 yards and seven touchdowns in a game against the Giants. His season performance of 28 touchdown passes was a league record and secured his team a return to the NFL championship game. Again the Redskins were the opponent and with a 41:21 win over this team Luckman secured his third title. He himself played flawlessly in the final and scored five touchdowns.
In 1944 Luckman did his military service as an ensign in a support command of the US Navy . Although he could not train with the Bears, he was allowed to play for their team, but played only seven games for the team from Chicago in 1944 . In 1946 he left the Navy and returned to the Bears, like his former trainer George Halas. Luckman led his team to their fourth title win in seven years that year. In the NFL final, the Giants had to admit defeat 24:14. Again Luckman was able to achieve a touchdown with a pass, a touchdown he scored with a run himself.
Sid Luckman was able to achieve the season record for the most touchdown passes and the greatest gain in space in the seasons 1943, 1945 and 1946. After the 1950 season, Luckman ended his playing career after 128 games in the NFL.
Honors
Sid Luckman has received numerous honors. He played in three Pro Bowls , the final game of the season's best players. In total, he was voted All Pro nine times . In 1943 he was voted NFL Most Valuable Player . Luckman is a member of the NFL 1940s All-Decade Team , the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, College Football Hall of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame , Columbia Athletics Hall of Fame, and International Jewish Sports Hall of fame . The Chicago Bears have banned his number and honor him at Soldier Field on the Ring of Honor. His former high school named a field after him.
According to the NFL
Sid Luckman was a successful businessman after his career and was the managing partner of a factory that produced cellulose hydrate . He was married and had three children. His wife died in 1981. He himself died in a hospital in Aventura and is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery and Crematorium in Skokie , Illinois .
Web links
- Sid Luckman of the Chicago Bears
- Obituary in the New York Times
- Sid Luckman in the Columbia Athletics Hall of Fame
- Sid Luckman in the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
- Sid Luckman biography
- Sid Luckman in the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sid Luckman's College Statistics
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Bears 1940
- ↑ NFL endgame statistics 1940
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Bears 1941
- ^ NFL endgame statistics 1941
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Bears 1942
- ↑ NFL endgame statistics 1942
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Bears 1943
- ^ NFL endgame statistics 1943
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Bears 1946
- ^ NFL endgame statistics 1946
- ↑ Sid Luckman Field
- ↑ Sid Luckman's Tomb in the Find a Grave database
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| SURNAME | Luckman, Sid |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Luckman, Sidney |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 21, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 5, 1998 |
| Place of death | Aventura , Florida |