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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.
Coached by George Halas (5-7-0)
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1952 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| 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 |
| QB | George Blanda | 25 | 3 | 3 | 47 for 131, 664 yards, 8 td, 11 int, & 20 rushes for 104 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| QB | Steve Romanik | 28 | 2 | 2 | 49 for 126, 772 yards, 4 td, 11 int, & 6 rushes for 9 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 36th pick / 1950 |
| 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 |
| LH | Chuck Hunsinger | 27 | 2 | 0 | 58 rushes for 139 yards, 0 td, & 16 catches for 170 yards and 2 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 |
| LT | George Connor*+ | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1946 |
| LG | Dick Barwegan* | 31 | 5 | 0 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 6th / 44th pick / 1945 |
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| C | Wayne Hansen | 24 | 2 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 76th pick / 1950 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| RLB | Bill George | 23 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 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 |
| P | Fred Morrison | 26 | 2 | 0 | 64 punts for a 42.3 average, 1 blocked | 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Barwegan* | 31 | G | 11 | 0 | 227 | 6-1 | Purdue | 12/25/1921 | 5 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 6th / 44th pick / 1945 |
| Bill Bishop | 21 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-4 | North Texas | 5/8/1931 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 8th / 90th pick / 1952 |
| George Blanda | 25 | QB | 12 | 3 | 215 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/17/1927 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| Ed Bradley | 26 | G | 8 | 0 | 212 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 9/16/1926 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 16th / 206th pick / 1950 |
| Al Campana | 26 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Youngstown State | 2/25/1926 | 2 | |
| Leon Campbell | 25 | FB | 8 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 7/1/1927 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 15th pick / 1950 |
| Herman Clark | 22 | G-MG-LB | 12 | 0 | 256 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 11/30/1930 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 44th pick / 1952 |
| Emerson Cole | 25 | FB-DB-LB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Toledo | 12/10/1927 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 156th pick / 1950 |
| George Connor*+ | 27 | T-LB-DT-G | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Holy Cross,Notre Dame | 1/21/1925 | 4 | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1946 |
| Bobby Cross | 21 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Stephen F. Austin | 4/4/1931 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 9th / 104th pick / 1952 |
| Frank Dempsey | 27 | LB-MG-G-T | 10 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Florida | 5/27/1925 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 13th / 166th pick / 1950 |
| Babe Dimancheff | 30 | HB | 9 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Butler,Purdue | 9/6/1922 | 7 | Boston Yanks / 3rd / 27th pick / 1944 |
| Jim Dooley | 22 | B-E-FL-TE | 12 | 0 | 198 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 2/8/1930 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1952 |
| John Dottley | 24 | FB | 5 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 8/25/1928 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 24th pick / 1950 |
| Bill George | 23 | LB-G-MG-DT | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 10/27/1929 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1951 |
| George Gulyanics | 31 | HB | 2 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Alabama | 6/11/1921 | 5 | |
| Wayne Hansen | 24 | LB-C-G-T | 10 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 10/6/1928 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 76th pick / 1950 |
| Jack Hoffman | 22 | DE | 12 | 0 | 234 | 6-5 | Xavier (OH) | 3/11/1930 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 54th pick / 1952 |
| John Hoffman | 27 | HB-FB-E-LB | 4 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 12/8/1925 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 49th pick / 1949 |
| Chuck Hunsinger | 27 | HB | 12 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Florida | 7/25/1925 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1950 |
| Don Kindt | 27 | DB-FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 7/2/1925 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1947 |
| Jimmy Lesane | 22 | DB-HB | 10 | 0 | 176 | 5-10 | The Citadel,Virginia | 3/8/1930 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 20th / 236th pick / 1952 |
| Eddie Macon | 25 | DB-HB | 11 | 0 | 177 | 6-0 | Pacific | 3/7/1927 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1952 |
| Bill McColl | 22 | E | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Stanford | 4/2/1930 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1952 |
| Fred Morrison | 26 | FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 10/7/1926 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1950 |
| Bob Moser | 24 | C | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Pacific | 12/26/1928 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 47th pick / 1951 |
| Steve Romanik | 28 | QB | 10 | 2 | 190 | 6-1 | Villanova | 5/27/1924 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 36th pick / 1950 |
| Gene Schroeder* | 23 | E-DB | 12 | 0 | 192 | 6-3 | Virginia | 3/3/1929 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 12th pick / 1951 |
| Ed Sprinkle* | 29 | DE-E-G-LB | 12 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons,Navy | 9/3/1923 | 8 | |
| Billy Stone | 27 | HB-DB | 10 | 0 | 191 | 6-0 | Bradley | 10/25/1925 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 120th pick / 1949 |
| Bulldog Turner | 33 | C-T-LB-G | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons | 3/10/1919 | 12 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1940 |
| Bones Weatherly | 24 | LB | 5 | 0 | 218 | 6-5 | Rice | 12/26/1928 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 72nd pick / 1949 |
| Wilford White | 24 | HB | 11 | 0 | 172 | 5-9 | Arizona State | 9/26/1928 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 36th pick / 1951 |
| Bill Wightkin | 25 | T-DE-E | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 7/28/1927 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 79th pick / 1949 |
| Bob Williams | 22 | QB | 11 | 7 | 197 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 1/2/1930 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 2nd pick / 1951 |
| Fred Williams* | 23 | DT-G | 12 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 2/8/1929 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 56th pick / 1952 |
| Team Total | 25.3 | 12 | 213.3 | 6-1.7 | 2.3 |