1959 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
1959 Chicago Bears Statistics
1959 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.

The Bears scored 252 points, and the solid defensive unit yielded 196. Ed Brown tossed for 1,881 yards. Jim Dooley topped all receivers, hauling in 41 balls for 580 yards, while Harlon Hill contributed to the receiving game, too.

Rick Casares rushed for a team-leading 699 yards for Chicago.

Erich Barnes and J.C. Caroline each picked off 5 opponent throws.

George Halas coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
39John AdamsE-FBNovember 28, 19376'3"235UCLASan Diego, CA USA120
81Doug AtkinsRDEMay 8, 19306'8"257TennesseeHumboldt, TN USA120
89John AveniKMarch 17, 19356'3"212IndianaGlassboro, NJ USA120
24Erich BarnesRDHJuly 4, 19356'2"201PurdueElkhart, IN USA120
45Don BishopBJuly 1, 19346'2"209Los Angeles CCLos Angeles, CA USA10
73Bill BishopRDTMay 8, 19316'4"248North TexasBorger, TX USA120
12Zeke BratkowskiQBOctober 20, 19316'2"210GeorgiaDanville, IL USA122
15Ed BrownPOctober 26, 19286'2"200San FranciscoSan Luis Obispo, CA USA1210
14Rudy BukichQBMarch 15, 19326'1"195IowaSt. Louis, MO USA50
25J.C. CarolineLSJanuary 17, 19336'0"185IllinoisWarrenton, GA USA120
35Rick CasaresFBJuly 4, 19316'2"226FloridaTampa, FL USA120
50John DamoreC-GOctober 20, 19336'0"228NorthwesternRiverside, IL USA80
88Willard DewveallREApril 29, 19366'4"224SMUSpringtown, TX USA110
43Jim DooleyRHFebruary 8, 19306'4"198Miami (FL)Stoutsville, MO USA120
36Merrill DouglasFB-HBMarch 15, 19366'0"204UtahSalt Lake City, UT USA120
31Joe FortunatoLLBMarch 28, 19306'1"225VMIMingo Junction, OH USA120
28Willie GalimoreHBMarch 30, 19356'1"187Florida A&MSt. Augustine, FL USA120
61Bill GeorgeMLBOctober 27, 19296'2"237Wake ForestWaynesburg, PA USA120
67Abe GibronLGSeptember 22, 19255'11"243ValparaisoMichigan City, IN USA120
60Don HealyDT-GAugust 28, 19366'3"259MarylandRome, NY USA120
87Harlon HillLEMay 4, 19326'3"199North AlabamaKillen, AL USA110
54Chuck HowleyLBJune 28, 19366'3"228West VirginiaWheeling, WV USA30
49Jack JohnsonDBDecember 11, 19336'3"198Miami (FL)Pittsburgh, PA USA60
20Pete JohnsonDBAugust 9, 19376'2"200VMIBedford, VA USA70
78Stan JonesRGNovember 24, 19316'1"252MarylandAltoona, PA USA120
79Dick KleinRTFebruary 11, 19346'4"254GeorgiaPana, IL USA120
70Herman LeeLTAugust 29, 19316'4"244Florida A&MPhenix City, AL USA120
71Earl LeggettLDEMarch 5, 19336'3"265LSUPalatka, FL USA120
83Bill McCollEApril 2, 19306'4"230StanfordSan Diego, CA USA120
76John MellekasCJune 14, 19336'3"255ArizonaNewport, RI USA120
47Johnny MorrisKRSeptember 26, 19355'10"180California-Santa BarbaraLong Beach, CA USA120
33Larry MorrisRLBDecember 10, 19336'2"226Georgia TechDecatur, GA USA120
72Ed NicklaT/LB,TAugust 11, 19336'3"240TennesseeNew York, NY USA120
17Richie PetitbonLDHApril 18, 19386'3"206Loyola (LA)New Orleans, LA USA120
69Bill RoehneltLBJune 4, 19366'1"227BradleyPeoria, IL USA120
55Larry StricklandCSeptember 3, 19316'4"248North TexasTyler, TX USA30
26Charlie SumnerRSOctober 19, 19306'1"194William & MaryRadford, VA USA120
32Lionel TaylorE-WR-FLAugust 15, 19356'2"215New Mex. HighlandsKansas City, MO USA80
75Fred WilliamsLDTFebruary 8, 19296'4"249ArkansasLittle Rock, AR USA110
48Vic ZuccoDBSeptember 4, 19356'0"187Wayne State (MI)Renton, PA USA20



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