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1955 Chicago Bears
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Record: 8-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 294 points (24.5/g), 2nd of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 251 points (20.9/g), 7th.
Differential of 43 points (3.6/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 7.1-4.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.6/g), 9th.
Coached by George Halas (8-4-0)
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1955 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1955 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 11 | CHI | Ron Drzewiecki | HB | 2 | 1955 | 1957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | Marquette | |||||
| 2 | 23 | CHI | Bobby Watkins | HB | 4 | 1955 | 1958 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 238 | 1058 | 11 | 15 | 234 | 3 | Ohio State | |||||
| 4 | 47 | CHI | Joe O'Malley | DE | 2 | 1955 | 1956 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | Georgia | |||||||||||
| 5 | 59 | CHI | Leland Kendall | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma State | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | 63 | CHI | Dan Shannon | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Notre Dame | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | 71 | CHI | Henry Mosley | HB | 1 | 1955 | 1955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | Morris Brown | ||||||||
| 7 | 83 | CHI | Bruce Sturgess | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | William & Mary | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | 95 | CHI | Gene Verkerk | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | North Texas | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | 107 | CHI | Jim Lavery | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Scranton | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 119 | CHI | John Allen | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arizona State | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 131 | CHI | Tom Redfield | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Delaware | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 143 | CHI | Clarence Bratt | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | 155 | CHI | Norm Cash | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sul Ross State | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | 167 | CHI | Ed Nickla | T | 1 | 1959 | 1959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Maryland | |||||||||||
| 15 | 179 | CHI | J.D. Smith | FB | 11 | 1956 | 1966 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 131 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1100 | 4672 | 40 | 127 | 1122 | 6 | North Carolina A&T |
| 17 | 203 | CHI | Mel Harrison | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sam Houston State | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | 215 | CHI | Claude Roach | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | TCU | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | 227 | CHI | Allen Jones | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Baylor | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | 239 | CHI | Joe James | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Howard Payne | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | 251 | CHI | Choyce Hall | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Midwestern State (TX) | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | 263 | CHI | Carl Allison | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | 275 | CHI | Jerry Barger | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Duke | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | 287 | CHI | Joe Young | DE | 2 | 1960 | 1961 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | Arizona | |||||||||||
| 25 | 299 | CHI | Charlie Dees | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tyler Junior College | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | 311 | CHI | Perry Jeter | HB | 2 | 1956 | 1957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 327 | 2 | 7 | 61 | 0 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| 27 | 323 | CHI | Joel Kinley | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tennessee | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | 335 | CHI | Charley Wright | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Prairie View | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | 347 | CHI | Dick Klein | T | 7 | 1958 | 1964 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 85 | Iowa | |||||||||||
| 30 | 358 | CHI | Jerry Fouts | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Midwestern State (TX) | |||||||||||||||