Rudy Bukich
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[edit] Biography
Rudy Bukich (Rudolph Andrew Bukich) was born on December 15, 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri. After going to high school at Roosevelt (St. Louis, MO), Bukich attended the University of Iowa and the University of Southern California. Bukich made his professional debut in the NFL in 1953 with the Los Angeles Rams. He played for the Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Rams over the course of his 14 year career.
Most people believe that 1965 was Rudy Bukich's best year, as he threw for 2641 yards, tossed 20 TDs and put up a 93.7 passer rating.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Passing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | CMP | PCT | YDS | YPA | TD | INT | SKD | SKY | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | LAM | NFL | 8 | 32 | 14 | 43.8 | 169 | 5.28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21.5 |
| 1956 | LAM | NFL | 3 | 23 | 10 | 43.5 | 130 | 5.65 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36.8 |
| 1957 | WAS | NFL | 7 | 28 | 6 | 21.4 | 103 | 3.68 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 1958 | WAS | NFL | 3 | 22 | 8 | 36.4 | 166 | 7.55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 1959 | CHI | NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | PIT | NFL | 12 | 51 | 25 | 49 | 358 | 7.02 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 60.7 |
| 1961 | PIT | NFL | 11 | 156 | 89 | 57.1 | 1253 | 8.03 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| 1962 | CHI | NFL | 5 | 13 | 3 | 23.1 | 79 | 6.08 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38.5 |
| 1963 | CHI | NFL | 6 | 43 | 29 | 67.4 | 369 | 8.58 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 97.9 |
| 1964 | CHI | NFL | 9 | 160 | 99 | 61.9 | 1099 | 6.87 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 89 |
| 1965 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 312 | 176 | 56.4 | 2641 | 8.46 | 20 | 9 | 25 | 214 | 93.7 |
| 1966 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 309 | 147 | 47.6 | 1858 | 6.01 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 211 | 49.3 |
| 1967 | CHI | NFL | 3 | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 185 | 5.61 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 45.6 |
| 1968 | CHI | NFL | 2 | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 40.8 |
| 14 year NFL career | 103 | 1190 | 626 | 52.6 | 8433 | 7.09 | 61 | 74 | 66 | 546 | 66.6 | ||
[edit] Rushing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | LAM | NFL | 8 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 1956 | LAM | NFL | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1957 | WAS | NFL | 7 | 8 | -2 | -0.3 | 0 | 16 |
| 1958 | WAS | NFL | 3 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| 1959 | CHI | NFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | PIT | NFL | 12 | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | PIT | NFL | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0.3 | 2 | 12 |
| 1962 | CHI | NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | CHI | NFL | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1964 | CHI | NFL | 9 | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 0 | 12 |
| 1965 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 28 | 33 | 1.2 | 3 | 24 |
| 1966 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 18 | 14 | 0.8 | 2 | 12t |
| 1967 | CHI | NFL | 3 | 4 | -13 | -3.3 | 0 | 2 |
| 1968 | CHI | NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 year NFL career | 103 | 112 | 109 | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| year | team | league | games | TOT | OWR | OPR | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | LAM | NFL | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | LAM | NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | WAS | NFL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | WAS | NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | CHI | NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | PIT | NFL | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | PIT | NFL | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | CHI | NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | CHI | NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | CHI | NFL | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | CHI | NFL | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | CHI | NFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | CHI | NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 year NFL career | 103 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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