1955 Chicago Bears Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (8-4)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1955 Chicago Bears Statistics
1955 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1955 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.

The Bears moved the ball well, scoring 294 points, and the defensive squad allowed 251. Rick Casares rushed for a team-leading 672 yards for Chicago, while Bobby Watkins also buoyed the ground attack.

Ed Brown threw for 1,307 yards. Harlon Hill topped pass catchers, hauling in 42 balls for 789 yards. Bill McColl contributed to the receiving game, too.

Charlie Sumner intercepted 7 opponent throws.

George Halas coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
81	Doug Atkins	RDE	May 8, 1930	6'8"	257	Tennessee	Humboldt, TN USA	12	10
73	Bill Bishop	RDT	May 8, 1931	6'4"	248	North Texas	Borger, TX USA	12	12
16	George Blanda	K	September 17, 1927	6'2"	215	Kentucky	Youngwood, PA USA	12	2
15	Ed Brown	P	October 26, 1928	6'2"	200	San Francisco	San Luis Obispo, CA USA	12	10
35	Rick Casares	LOH-FB-ROH	July 4, 1931	6'2"	226	Florida	Tampa, FL USA	12	2
65	Herman Clark	LG	November 30, 1930	6'3"	256	Oregon St.	Honolulu, HI USA	11	12
71	George Connor	RLB	January 21, 1925	6'3"	240	Holy Cross	Chicago, IL USA	12	12
21	Ron Drzewiecki	KR	January 25, 1933	5'11"	185	Marquette	Milwaukee, WI USA	12	0
31	Joe Fortunato	LLB	March 28, 1930	6'1"	225	VMI	Mingo Junction, OH USA	12	12
61	Bill George	MLB	October 27, 1929	6'2"	237	Wake Forest	Waynesburg, PA USA	12	12
62	Kline Gilbert	RT	November 22, 1930	6'2"	233	Mississippi	Hollandale, MS USA	12	12
14	Ken Gorgal	LS	February 13, 1929	6'2"	200	Purdue	La Salle, IL USA	12	12
51	Wayne Hansen	LLB	October 6, 1928	6'2"	231	Texas-El Paso	McCamey, TX USA	12	0
80	John Helwig	LDH	December 5, 1927	6'2"	208	Notre Dame	Los Angeles, CA USA	12	12
87	Harlon Hill	LE	May 4, 1932	6'3"	199	North Alabama	Killen, AL USA	12	12
82	Jack Hoffman	LDE	March 11, 1930	6'5"	234	Xavier (OH)	Cincinnati, OH USA	12	12
89	John Hoffman	LH	December 8, 1925	6'2"	215	Arkansas	Little Rock, AR USA	12	11
48	Harry Hugasian	DB	August 29, 1929	6'1"	192	Stanford	Pasadena, CA USA	4	0
30	Chick Jagade	FB	December 9, 1926	6'0"	213	Indiana	Chicago, IL USA	12	11
69	Ralph Jecha	ROG-LOG	December 1, 1931	6'2"	235	Northwestern	Chicago, IL USA	12	0
78	Stan Jones	RG	November 24, 1931	6'1"	252	Maryland	Altoona, PA USA	12	12
6	Don Kindt	RDH-ROH	July 2, 1925	6'1"	207	Wisconsin	Milwaukee, WI USA	12	4
58	John Kreamcheck	LDT	January 7, 1926	6'5"	255	William & Mary	Vestaburg, PA USA	12	3
83	Bill McColl	RE	April 2, 1930	6'4"	230	Stanford	San Diego, CA USA	12	10
49	Henry Mosley	OHB	February 10, 1931	6'2"	210	Morris Brown	Chattanooga, TN USA	1	0
39	Pete Perini	FB	February 10, 1928	6'0"	225	Ohio St.	New Village, NJ USA	2	0
48	Al Romine	DB	March 10, 1932	6'2"	191	Florida	Florence, AL USA	1	0
88	Gene Schroeder	ROH-ROE-LO	March 3, 1929	6'3"	192	Virginia	Washington, DC USA	12	4
20	Ray Smith	RS	November 27, 1928	5'10"	187	Midwestern St.	Andarko, OK USA	12	12
7	Ed Sprinkle	RDE-LDE	September 3, 1923	6'1"	206	Hardin-Simmons	Bradshaw, TX USA	12	2
55	Larry Strickland	C	September 3, 1931	6'4"	248	North Texas	Tyler, TX USA	12	12
26	Charlie Sumner	RDH	October 19, 1930	6'1"	194	William & Mary	Radford, VA USA	10	8
45	Bobby Watkins	RH	March 30, 1932	5'10"	198	Ohio St.	New Bedford, MA USA	12	9
72	Bill Wightkin	LT	July 28, 1927	6'3"	235	Notre Dame	Detroit, MI USA	12	12
75	Fred Williams	LDT	February 8, 1929	6'4"	249	Arkansas	Little Rock, AR USA	12	9
9	Bob Williams	QB-P	January 2, 1930	6'1"	197	Notre Dame	Cumberland, MD USA	10	0