1957 Chicago Bears Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-7
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Paddy Driscoll (5-7)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1957 Chicago Bears Statistics
1957 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1957 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division.

The Bears scored 203 points, and the defensive squad allowed 211. Rick Casares rushed for a team-leading 700 yards for Chicago, while Willie Galimore additionally buoyed the ground attack.

Ed Brown tossed for 1,321 yards. Jim Dooley topped pass catchers, hauling in 37 balls for 530 yards. Harlon Hill provided receiving help, too.

Jack Johnson picked off 4 opponent throws.

Paddy Driscoll coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
81Doug AtkinsRDEMay 8, 19306'8"257TennesseeHumboldt, TN USA126
73Bill BishopRDTMay 8, 19316'4"248North TexasBorger, TX USA1111
16George BlandaKSeptember 17, 19276'2"215KentuckyYoungwood, PA USA120
63M.L. BrackettLOT-LOGJuly 4, 19336'5"248AuburnElowah County, AL USA81
12Zeke BratkowskiQBOctober 20, 19316'2"210GeorgiaDanville, IL USA124
15Ed BrownPOctober 26, 19286'2"200San FranciscoSan Luis Obispo, CA USA128
25J.C. CarolineLSJanuary 17, 19336'0"185IllinoisWarrenton, GA USA1212
35Rick CasaresFBJuly 4, 19316'2"226FloridaTampa, FL USA1212
65Herman ClarkLGNovember 30, 19306'3"256Oregon St.Honolulu, HI USA1212
50John DamoreOG-COctober 20, 19336'0"228NorthwesternRiverside, IL USA40
43Jim DooleyREFebruary 8, 19306'4"198Miami (FL)Stoutsville, MO USA1212
22Ron DrzewieckiKRJanuary 25, 19335'11"185MarquetteMilwaukee, WI USA80
31Joe FortunatoRLBMarch 28, 19306'1"225VMIMingo Junction, OH USA1210
28Willie GalimoreLHMarch 30, 19356'1"187Florida A&MSt. Augustine, FL USA1212
61Bill GeorgeMLBOctober 27, 19296'2"237Wake ForestWaynesburg, PA USA1212
62Kline GilbertRTNovember 22, 19306'2"233MississippiHollandale, MS USA1212
51Wayne HansenLLB-COctober 6, 19286'2"231Texas-El PasoMcCamey, TX USA1212
87Harlon HillLEMay 4, 19326'3"199North AlabamaKillen, AL USA88
82Jack HoffmanLDEMarch 11, 19306'5"234Xavier (OH)Cincinnati, OH USA1212
21Perry JeterROH-LOHMay 17, 19315'7"178Cal Poly-San Luis ObispoBrevard, NC USA90
49Jack JohnsonRDHDecember 11, 19336'3"198Miami (FL)Pittsburgh, PA USA113
78Stan JonesRGNovember 24, 19316'1"252MarylandAltoona, PA USA1212
74Bob KilcullenRDT-LDTMay 13, 19366'3"245Texas TechSt. Louis, MI USA121
18Ronnie KnoxDBFebruary 14, 19356'1"198CaliforniaSanta Monica, CA USA10
71Earl LeggettRDT-LDTMarch 5, 19336'3"265LSUPalatka, FL USA120
83Bill McCollRHApril 2, 19306'4"230StanfordSan Diego, CA USA1210
86Ed MeadowsRDE-LDEFebruary 19, 19326'2"221DukeOxford, NC USA126
29McNeil MooreRSJune 26, 19336'0"185RiceCenter, TX USA1212
67Tom RoggemanLBSeptember 5, 19316'0"235PurdueMishawaka, IN USA120
88Gene SchroederLOEMarch 3, 19296'3"192VirginiaWashington, DC USA124
20Ray SmithRDHNovember 27, 19285'10"187Midwestern St.Andarko, OK USA59
55Larry StricklandCSeptember 3, 19316'4"248North TexasTyler, TX USA1110
40Stan WallaceLLBNovember 15, 19316'3"208IllinoisHillsboro, IL USA124
45Bobby WatkinsROHMarch 30, 19325'10"198Ohio St.New Bedford, MA USA122
72Bill WightkinLTJuly 28, 19276'3"235Notre DameDetroit, MI USA1111
75Fred WilliamsLDTFebruary 8, 19296'4"249ArkansasLittle Rock, AR USA1212
48Vic ZuccoLDHSeptember 4, 19356'0"187Wayne State (MI)Renton, PA USA1212