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1952 Chicago Bears
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Record: 5-7-0, Finished 5th in NFL National Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 245 points (20.4/g), 8th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 326 points (27.2/g), 11th.
Differential of -81 points (-6.8/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 4.0-8.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 10th.
Simple Rating System: Total -6.8, Offense: -1.3, Defense: -5.5, SoS: -0.0, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
George Halas
Training Camp: St. Joseph's College (Rensselaer, Indiana)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Bob Williams | 22 | 1 | 7 | 45 for 87, 579 yards, 6 td, 5 int, & 11 rushes for 33 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 2nd pick / 1951 |
| FB | Fred Morrison | 26 | 2 | 0 | 95 rushes for 367 yards, 3 td, & 10 catches for 129 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1950 |
| KR | Chuck Hunsinger | 27 | 2 | 0 | 15 kick returns for a 20.5 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1950 |
| RH | Billy Stone | 27 | 3 | 0 | 50 rushes for 196 yards, 2 td, & 13 catches for 283 yards and 2 td | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 120th pick / 1949 |
| LE | Bill Wightkin | 25 | 2 | 0 | 7 catches for 120 yards, 2 td | Chicago Bears / 8th / 79th pick / 1949 |
| LLB | George Connor*+ | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1946 |
| LG | Dick Barwegan* | 31 | 5 | 0 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 6th / 44th pick / 1945 | |
| C | Wayne Hansen | 24 | 2 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 76th pick / 1950 | |
| RG | Bill George | 23 | Rook | 0 | 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1951 |
| RT | Bulldog Turner | 33 | 12 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1940 | |
| RE | Gene Schroeder* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 39 catches for 660 yards, 6 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 12th pick / 1951 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jack Hoffman | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 5th / 54th pick / 1952 |
| LDT | Fred Williams* | 23 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 5th / 56th pick / 1952 |
| MG | Herman Clark | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 44th pick / 1952 |
| RDT | Bill Bishop | 21 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 90th pick / 1952 |
| RDE | Ed Sprinkle* | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | George Connor*+ | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1946 |
| RG | Bill George | 23 | Rook | 0 | 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1951 |
| LDH | Don Kindt | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1947 |
| RDH | Jim Dooley | 22 | Rook | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1952 |
| LS | John Hoffman | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 5th / 49th pick / 1949 |
| RS | Al Campana | 26 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | George Blanda | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 of 25 field goals & 30 of 30 extra points | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| FB | Fred Morrison | 26 | 2 | 0 | 95 rushes for 367 yards, 3 td, & 10 catches for 129 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1950 |
| PR | Wilford White | 24 | 1 | 0 | 23 punt returns for a 5.1 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 36th pick / 1951 |
| KR | Chuck Hunsinger | 27 | 2 | 0 | 15 kick returns for a 20.5 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1950 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Dick Barwegan* | 31 | LG | 11 | 0 | 227 | 6-1 | Purdue | 12/25/1921 | 5 | 6 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 6th / 44th pick / 1945 |
| 73 | Bill Bishop | 21 | RDT | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-4 | North Texas | 5/8/1931 | Rook | 6 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 90th pick / 1952 |
| 16 | George Blanda | 25 | K | 12 | 3 | 215 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/17/1927 | 3 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| 67 | Ed Bradley | 26 | 8 | 0 | 212 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 9/16/1926 | 2 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 16th / 206th pick / 1950 | |
| 40 | Al Campana | 26 | RS | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Youngstown St. | 2/25/1926 | 2 | 0 | |
| 32 | Leon Campbell | 25 | 8 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 7/1/1927 | 2 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 15th pick / 1950 | |
| 74 | Herman Clark | 22 | MG | 12 | 0 | 256 | 6-3 | Oregon St. | 11/30/1930 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 44th pick / 1952 |
| 31 | Emerson Cole | 25 | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Toledo | 12/10/1927 | 2 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 156th pick / 1950 | |
| 71 | George Connor*+ | 27 | LLB | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Holy Cross,Notre Dame | 1/21/1925 | 4 | 6 | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1946 |
| 76 | Bobby Cross | 21 | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | S.F. Austin | 4/4/1931 | Rook | 3 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 104th pick / 1952 | |
| 62 | Frank Dempsey | 27 | 10 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Florida | 5/27/1925 | 2 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 13th / 166th pick / 1950 | |
| 41 | Babe Dimancheff | 30 | 9 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Butler,Purdue | 9/6/1922 | 7 | 2 | Boston Yanks / 3rd / 27th pick / 1944 | |
| 43 | Jim Dooley | 22 | RDH | 12 | 0 | 198 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 2/8/1930 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1952 |
| 34 | John Dottley | 24 | 5 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 8/25/1928 | 1 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 24th pick / 1950 | |
| 72 | Bill George | 23 | RG | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 10/27/1929 | Rook | 12 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1951 |
| 39 | George Gulyanics | 31 | 2 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Alabama | 6/11/1921 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 51 | Wayne Hansen | 24 | C | 10 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 10/6/1928 | 2 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 76th pick / 1950 |
| 82 | Jack Hoffman | 22 | LDE | 12 | 0 | 234 | 6-5 | Xavier (OH) | 3/11/1930 | Rook | 7 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 54th pick / 1952 |
| 89 | John Hoffman | 27 | LS | 4 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 12/8/1925 | 3 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 49th pick / 1949 |
| 46 | Chuck Hunsinger | 27 | KR | 12 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Florida | 7/25/1925 | 2 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1950 |
| 6 | Don Kindt | 27 | LDH | 12 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 7/2/1925 | 5 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1947 |
| 49 | Jimmy Lesane | 22 | 10 | 0 | 176 | 5-10 | The Citadel,Virginia | 3/8/1930 | Rook | 14 | Chicago Bears / 20th / 236th pick / 1952 | |
| 25 | Eddie Macon | 25 | 11 | 0 | 177 | 6-0 | Pacific | 3/7/1927 | Rook | 20 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1952 | |
| 83 | Bill McColl | 22 | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Stanford | 4/2/1930 | Rook | 3 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1952 | |
| 15 | Fred Morrison | 26 | FB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Ohio St. | 10/7/1926 | 2 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1950 |
| 55 | Bob Moser | 24 | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Pacific | 12/26/1928 | 1 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 47th pick / 1951 | |
| 12 | Steve Romanik | 28 | qb | 10 | 2 | 190 | 6-1 | Villanova | 5/27/1924 | 2 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 36th pick / 1950 |
| 88 | Gene Schroeder* | 23 | RE | 12 | 0 | 192 | 6-3 | Virginia | 3/3/1929 | 1 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 12th pick / 1951 |
| 7 | Ed Sprinkle* | 29 | RDE | 12 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons,Navy | 9/3/1923 | 8 | 10 | |
| 45 | Billy Stone | 27 | RH | 10 | 0 | 191 | 6-0 | Bradley | 10/25/1925 | 3 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 120th pick / 1949 |
| 66 | Bulldog Turner | 33 | RT | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons | 3/10/1919 | 12 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1940 |
| 50 | Bones Weatherly | 24 | 5 | 0 | 218 | 6-5 | Rice | 12/26/1928 | 2 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 72nd pick / 1949 | |
| 33 | Wilford White | 24 | PR | 11 | 0 | 172 | 5-9 | Arizona St. | 9/26/1928 | 1 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 36th pick / 1951 |
| 86 | Bill Wightkin | 25 | LE | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 7/28/1927 | 2 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 79th pick / 1949 |
| 9 | Bob Williams | 22 | QB | 11 | 7 | 197 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 1/2/1930 | 1 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 2nd pick / 1951 |
| 75 | Fred Williams* | 23 | LDT | 12 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 2/8/1929 | Rook | 8 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 56th pick / 1952 |
| Team Total | 25.3 | 12 | 213.3 | 6-1.7 | 2.3 |
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