Johnny Lujack

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Johnny Lujack
Date of birth	January 4, 1925
Place of birth	Connellsville, Pennsylvania
Position(s)	Quarterback
College	Notre Dame
NFL Draft	1946 / Round 1/ Pick 4
Pro Bowls	2
Awards	1947 Heisman Trophy
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1948-1951	Chicago Bears
College Hall of Fame

John C. Lujack (pronounced Lu' jack) was born on January 4, 1925 within the industrialized region surrounding Pittsburgh in Connellsville, Pennsylvania.

Lujack was an American football quarterback for the University of Notre Dame and the Chicago Bears. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1947. He is ranked the 61st best football player of all time, and the 3rd best college football quarterback. He was the first of several popular quarterbacks who hailed from Western Pennsylvania. Others include Pro Football Hall of Fame members Johnny Unitas, Joe Namath, Dan Marino, Jim Kelly, and Joe Montana.

Preceded by Glenn Davis	Heisman Trophy Winner 1947	Succeeded by Doak Walker
Preceded by Sid Luckman	Chicago Bears Starting Quarterbacks 1949-1951	Succeeded by George Blanda
Preceded by Local broadcasters with CBS trimmings	The NFL Today (as Pro Football Kickoff) host 1960-1961	Succeeded by Kyle Rote

Chicago Bears Starting Quarterbacks
Dressen • Conzelman • Driscoll • Molesworth • Masterson • Luckman • Lujack • Blanda • Brown • Bratkowski • Wade • Bukich • Concannon • Douglass • Huff • Avellini• Phipps • Evans • McMahon • Tomczak • Harbaugh • Walsh • Kramer • Krieg • Matthews • McNown • Miller • Chandler • Stewart • Hutchinson • Krenzel • Orton • Grossman