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Rudy Bukich

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Chicago Bears · QB

Rudy Bukich recorded 91 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers, CHB, WSH, Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Rams.

▶Best highlights

92.7

pass yds/gm

1.2

rush yds/gm

0

playoff games

91

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Rudy Bukich's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1965
CHICAGOBEARS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 17, 1965

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 17, 1965

113 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1965
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 12, 1965

San Francisco 49ers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1965

347 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1964
CHICAGOBEARS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 26, 1964

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 26, 1964

210 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 2 INT

Regular Season
1964
CHICAGOBEARS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
NOV 15, 1964

Chicago Bears vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Nov 15, 1964

271 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1965
DETROITLIONS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 24, 1965

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 24, 1965

120 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Rudy Bukich's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 347 passing yards · 3 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1965
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 12, 1965

San Francisco 49ers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1965

347 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 27 rushing yards

Regular Season
1953
LOS ANGELESRAMS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 15, 1953

Los Angeles Rams vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 15, 1953

45 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Rudy Bukich's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1949–1972

01
LARBUKICH—Rudy Bukich
LARBROCKLIN—Norm Van Brocklin
LARJONES—Deacon Jones

Wide-open offense gives way to a legendary line

Los Angeles Rams · Stars and the Fearsome Foursome

Los Angeles produced record crowds, prolific passing and one of football's most feared defensive fronts.

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Franchise era

1946–1968

02
WASBUKICH—Rudy Bukich
WASJURGENSEN—Sonny Jurgensen
WASMITCHELL—Bobby Mitchell

Individual stars cannot stop two decades of losing

Washington Commanders · The long decline

Washington fielded gifted passers and receivers but went twenty-four seasons without a postseason appearance.

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Franchise era

1958–1981

03
CHIBUKICH—Rudy Bukich
CHIBUTKUS51Dick Butkus
CHISAYERS40Gale Sayers

Transcendent individuals carry uneven teams

Chicago Bears · Butkus, Sayers and Payton

Butkus and Sayers defined their positions before Payton became the franchise's relentless offensive center through years of rebuilding.

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Franchise era

1933–1968

04
PITBUKICH—Rudy Bukich
PITSTAUTNER—Ernie Stautner
PITJOHNSON—John Henry Johnson

Survival, wartime mergers and rare contention

Pittsburgh Steelers · Before the Steelers dynasty

Pittsburgh endured one playoff appearance in its first 36 seasons before the Rooney family entrusted a new coach with a patient rebuild.

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Career accomplishments

14 NFL seasons91 career games8,433 career passing yards61 career passing touchdowns109 career rushing yards9 career rushing touchdownsJersey: 00 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 11, 1953Most recent: Sep 29, 1968

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history