1958 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-4-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Buddy Parker (7-4-1)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1958 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
1958 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1958 season with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.

The Steelers scored 261 points, and the defensive squad allowed 230. Bobby Layne threw for 2,339 yards. Jimmy Orr paced pass catchers, grabbing 33 passes for 910 yards. Jack McClairen, Tom Tracy and Ray Mathews each contributed to the receiving game, too.

Tom Tracy carried the ball for a team-best 714 yards for Pittsburgh.

The ball-hawking defense led the way with 42 turnovers. Jack Butler picked off 9 opponent throws.

Buddy Parker coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
42Dick AlbanRDHJanuary 17, 19296'0"193NorthwesternHanover, PA USA1212
57Ed BeattyCApril 6, 19326'3"229MississippiClarksdale, MS USA1212
85Don BishopLOE-ROEJuly 1, 19346'2"209Los Angeles CCLos Angeles, CA USA120
80Jack ButlerRSNovember 12, 19276'1"200St. BonaventurePittsburgh, PA USA1212
66Dick CampbellLLB-CJuly 17, 19356'1"227MarquetteGreen Bay, WI USA124
20Dick ChristyKRNovember 24, 19355'10"191North Carolina St.Philadelphia, PA USA124
16Len DawsonQBJune 20, 19356'0"190PurdueAlliance, OH USA41
27Dean DerbyLDHJune 11, 19356'0"185WashingtonLeavenworth, WA USA127
72Darrell DessLOT-ROGJuly 11, 19356'0"243North Carolina St.New Castle, PA USA125
60Dale DodrillLLBFebruary 27, 19266'1"215Colorado St.Stockton, KS USA128
63Bob DoughertyLLBApril 20, 19326'1"240CincinnatiBellevue, KY USA127
34Leo ElterFBOctober 21, 19295'10"201DuquesnePittsburgh, PA USA75
86Jon EvansLOEJanuary 31, 19366'4"205Oklahoma St.Tyler, TX USA10
26Gary GlickLSMay 14, 19306'2"195Colorado St.Grant, NE USA1212
61Ted KarrasLTJanuary 31, 19346'1"245IndianaGary, IN USA127
64Billy KrisherLOG-OTSeptember 18, 19356'1"233OklahomaPerry, OK USA83
75Joe KrupaRDTJuly 6, 19336'2"232PurdueChicago, IL USA129
31Larry KrutkoFBJune 27, 19356'0"220West VirginiaCarmichaels, PA USA60
89Dick LasseMGNovember 13, 19356'2"222SyracuseQuincy, MA USA125
22Bobby LayneQBDecember 19, 19266'1"201TexasSanta Anna, TX USA1010
71Joe LewisLDTJanuary 23, 19366'2"256Compton CC (CA)Los Angeles, CA USA1212
83Dick LucasROE-LOEJanuary 9, 19346'2"213Boston Col.South Boston, MA USA40
25Ray MathewsLHFebruary 26, 19296'0"185ClemsonDayton, PA USA1212
24Richie McCabeLSMarch 12, 19336'1"185PittsburghPittsburgh, PA USA55
87Jack McClairenREMarch 2, 19316'4"213Bethune-CookmanPanama City, FL USA1212
82Tom MinerKMay 14, 19326'3"235TulsaChecotah, OK USA120
10Earl MorrallQBMay 17, 19346'1"205Michigan St.Muskegon, MI USA22
65John NisbyRGSeptember 9, 19366'1"235PacificSan Francisco, CA USA1210
86Jimmy OrrLEOctober 4, 19355'11"185Wake ForestSeneca, SC USA1212
50John RegerRLBSeptember 11, 19316'0"225PittsburghWheeling, WV USA1212
46Billy ReynoldsPRJuly 20, 19315'11"195PittsburghSt. Marys, WV USA121
62Mike SanduskyLGMarch 14, 19356'0"231Maryland, NJ USA1210
72John SimersonLOTApril 20, 19356'3"257PurdueHonolulu, HI USA31
77Billy SmithRDE-LDEJanuary 27, 19356'4"240AuburnAugusta, AR USA128
70Ernie StautnerRDEApril 20, 19256'1"230Boston Col.Prinzing-by-Cham, Germany1211
52George TarasovicLDEMay 6, 19306'4"245Boston Col.Granville, NY USA128
30Tom TracyRHSeptember 7, 19345'9"205TennesseeBirmingham, AL USA127
74Frank VarrichioneRTJanuary 14, 19326'1"234Notre DameNatick, MA USA1212
35Tank YoungerFBJune 25, 19286'3"225Grambling St.Grambling, LA USA127