Luke Johnsos

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Luke Johnsos
Date of birth: December 9, 1905
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of death: December 10, 1984
Place of death: Evanston, Illinois, United States
Career information
Position(s): Wide Receiver
Jersey №: 24
College: Northwestern
Organizations
 As player:
1929-1936 Chicago Bears
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Luke Andrew Johnsos, Sr. (December 9, 1905 Chicago, Illinois - December 10, 1984 Evanston, Illinois) was an American football player, assistant coach, and head coach for the NFL's Chicago Bears franchise. He started with the Bears in 1929 at the age of 23 as an All-Pro (end). He played all 8 NFL Seasons in Chicago finishing his playing career in 1936. Following the October 25, 1942 victory over Philadelphia, Chicago's twelfth victory in a row, George Halas turned his team over to assistants Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos.

Johnsos graduated from Schurz High School in Chicago, IL in 1924, while there he played football and baseball. After graduation he went to Northwestern University and lettered in basketball, baseball, and football - 9 letters total.

Preceded by
George Halas		 Chicago Bears Head Coaches
1942-1945
(w/Hunk Anderson)		 Succeeded by
George Halas
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Chicago Bears 1932 NFL Champions
Gil Bergerson | Carl Brumbaugh | Bill Buckler | Lloyd Burdick | Zuck Carlson | George Corbett | Al Culver | John Doehring | Harold Ely | Tiny Engebretsen | Paul Franklin | Red Grange | Bill Hewitt | Herb Joesting | Luke Johnsos | Joe Kopcha | Bernie Leahy | Ookie Miller | Keith Molesworth | Al Moore | Don Murry | Bronko Nagurski | Dick Nesbitt | Bert Pearson | Jim Pederson | Paul Schuette | Johnny Sisk | Cookie Tackwell | George Trafton
Head Coach Ralph Jones
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Chicago Bears 1933 NFL Champions
Gil Bergerson | Carl Brumbaugh | Bill Buckler | Zuck Carlson | George Corbett | John Doehring | Paul Franklin | Red Grange | Bill Hewitt | Luke Johnsos | Bill Karr | Joe Kopcha | Link Lyman | Jack Manders | Ookie Miller | Keith Molesworth | George Musso | Bronko Nagurski | Dick Nesbitt | Bert Pearson | Ray Richards | Gene Ronzani | Johnny Sisk | Dick Smith | Dick Stahlman | Cookie Tackwell | Joe Zeller
Head Coach George Halas
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Decatur Staleys/Chicago Bears Head Coaches
Halas • Jones • Halas • Anderson • Johnsos • Halas • Driscoll • Halas • Dooley • Gibron • Pardee • Armstrong • Ditka • Wannstedt • Jauron • Smith
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Chicago Bears 1943 NFL Champions
Al Babartsky | Jim Benton | Connie Mack Berry | Harry Clark | Bernie Digris | Gary Famiglietti | Danny Fortmann | Bill Geyer | Pete Gudauskas | Al Hoptowit | Tony Ippolito | Jim Logan | Sid Luckman | Dante Magnani | Bob Masters | Al Matuza | Doug McEnulty | Ray McLean | Monte Merkel | Fred Mundee | George Musso | Bronko Nagurski | Ray Nolting | Bill Osmanski | Hamp Pool | John Siegal | Dom Sigillo | Bob Snyder | Bill Steinkemper | Bob Steuber | Bulldog Turner | Joe Vodicka | George Wilson
Head Coach Luke Johnsos
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