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1958 Chicago Bears
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Record: 8-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 298 points (24.8/g), 4th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 230 points (19.2/g), 4th.
Differential of 68 points (5.7/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 7.8-4.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 7th.
Coached by George Halas (8-4-0)
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1958 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Ed Brown | 30 | 4 | 11 | 102 for 218, 1,418 yards, 10 td, 17 int, & 32 rushes for 94 yards and 3 td | Chicago Bears / 6th / 68th pick / 1952 |
| FB | Rick Casares* | 27 | 3 | 0 | 176 rushes for 651 yards, 2 td, & 32 catches for 290 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 18th pick / 1954 |
| LH | Willie Galimore* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 130 rushes for 619 yards, 8 td, & 8 catches for 151 yards and 3 td | Chicago Bears / 5th / 58th pick / 1956 |
| LH | J.C. Caroline | 25 | 2 | 0 | 33 rushes for 121 yards, 0 td, & 5 catches for 78 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 7th / 82nd pick / 1956 |
| RH | Ralph Anderson | 21 | Rook | 0 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 11 catches for 177 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 9th / 101st pick / 1958 |
| LE | Harlon Hill | 26 | 4 | 0 | 27 catches for 365 yards, 3 td | Chicago Bears / 15th / 174th pick / 1954 |
| LT | Herman Lee | 27 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 23rd / 270th pick / 1954 |
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| LG | Abe Gibron | 33 | 9 | 0 | New York Giants / 6th / 55th pick / 1949 |
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| C | Larry Strickland | 27 | 4 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 13th / 150th pick / 1953 |
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| C | John Mellekas | 25 | 2 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 47th pick / 1956 |
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| RG | Bob Kilcullen | 22 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 96th pick / 1957 |
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| RT | Stan Jones* | 27 | 4 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 54th pick / 1953 |
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| RE | Bob Jewett | 24 | Rook | 0 | 15 catches for 192 yards, 1 td | Chicago Bears / 5th / 53rd pick / 1958 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jack Hoffman | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 5th / 54th pick / 1952 |
| LDT | Fred Williams* | 29 | 6 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 56th pick / 1952 |
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| RDT | Bill Bishop | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 90th pick / 1952 |
| RDE | Doug Atkins* | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1953 |
| LLB | Bill Roehnelt | 22 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Bears / 19th / 219th pick / 1958 |
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| MLB | Bill George*+ | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1951 |
| RLB | Joe Fortunato* | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 7th / 80th pick / 1952 |
| LDH | Vic Zucco | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 5th / 60th pick / 1957 |
| RDH | Jack Johnson | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 49th pick / 1957 |
| LS | Stan Wallace | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1954 |
| RS | Erich Barnes | 23 | Rook | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 42nd pick / 1958 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | George Blanda | 31 | 9 | 0 | 11 of 23 field goals & 36 of 37 extra points | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| P | Ed Brown | 30 | 4 | 11 | 27 punts for a 42.2 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 6th / 68th pick / 1952 |
| PR | Vic Zucco | 23 | 1 | 0 | 15 punt returns for a 2.3 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 5th / 60th pick / 1957 |
| KR | Johnny Morris | 23 | Rook | 0 | 16 kick returns for a 24.9 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 12th / 137th pick / 1958 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Ralph Anderson | 21 | E | 12 | 0 | 223 | 6-4 | Los Angeles State,Santa Monica College (CA) | 1/1/1937 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 9th / 101st pick / 1958 |
| 81 | Doug Atkins* | 28 | DE | 12 | 0 | 257 | 6-8 | Tennessee | 5/8/1930 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1953 |
| 24 | Erich Barnes | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Purdue | 7/4/1935 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 42nd pick / 1958 |
| 73 | Bill Bishop | 27 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-4 | North Texas | 5/8/1931 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 90th pick / 1952 |
| 16 | George Blanda | 31 | QB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/17/1927 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| 12 | Zeke Bratkowski | 27 | QB | 12 | 1 | 210 | 6-2 | Georgia | 10/20/1931 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 17th pick / 1953 |
| 15 | Ed Brown | 30 | QB | 12 | 11 | 200 | 6-2 | San Francisco | 10/26/1928 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 68th pick / 1952 |
| 14 | Rudy Bukich | 26 | QB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Iowa,USC | 3/15/1932 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 24th pick / 1953 |
| 85 | Bob Carey | 28 | E | 11 | 0 | 219 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 2/8/1930 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 13th pick / 1952 |
| 25 | J.C. Caroline | 25 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Illinois | 1/17/1933 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 82nd pick / 1956 |
| 35 | Rick Casares* | 27 | FB | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Florida | 7/4/1931 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 18th pick / 1954 |
| 80 | Ed Cooke | 23 | DE-LB | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Maryland | 5/3/1935 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 29th pick / 1958 |
| 36 | Merrill Douglas | 22 | FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 204 | 6-0 | Utah | 3/15/1936 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 65th pick / 1958 |
| 31 | Joe Fortunato* | 28 | LB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Mississippi State,VMI | 3/28/1930 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 80th pick / 1952 |
| 28 | Willie Galimore* | 23 | HB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Florida A&M | 3/30/1935 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 58th pick / 1956 |
| 61 | Bill George*+ | 29 | LB-G-MG-DT | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 10/27/1929 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1951 |
| 67 | Abe Gibron | 33 | G | 12 | 0 | 243 | 5-11 | Purdue,Valparaiso | 9/22/1925 | 9 | New York Giants / 6th / 55th pick / 1949 |
| 51 | Wayne Hansen | 30 | LB-C-G-T | 5 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 10/6/1928 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 76th pick / 1950 |
| 60 | Don Healy | 22 | DT-G | 12 | 0 | 259 | 6-3 | Maryland | 8/28/1936 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 37th pick / 1958 |
| 87 | Harlon Hill | 26 | E-DB | 8 | 0 | 199 | 6-3 | North Alabama | 5/4/1932 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 174th pick / 1954 |
| 82 | Jack Hoffman | 28 | DE | 7 | 0 | 234 | 6-5 | Xavier (OH) | 3/11/1930 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 54th pick / 1952 |
| 54 | Chuck Howley | 22 | LB | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | West Virginia | 6/28/1936 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1958 |
| 86 | Bob Jewett | 24 | E | 12 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 11/14/1934 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 53rd pick / 1958 |
| 49 | Jack Johnson | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 198 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 12/11/1933 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 49th pick / 1957 |
| 78 | Stan Jones* | 27 | G-DT-T | 12 | 0 | 252 | 6-1 | Maryland | 11/24/1931 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 54th pick / 1953 |
| 74 | Bob Kilcullen | 22 | DT-DE-T | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Texas Tech | 5/13/1936 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 96th pick / 1957 |
| 79 | Dick Klein | 24 | T-DT | 12 | 2 | 254 | 6-4 | Georgia,Iowa | 2/11/1934 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 29th / 347th pick / 1955 |
| 70 | Herman Lee | 27 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | Florida A&M | 8/29/1931 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 23rd / 270th pick / 1954 |
| 71 | Earl Leggett | 25 | DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | LSU | 3/5/1933 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 13th pick / 1957 |
| 83 | Bill McColl | 28 | E | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Stanford | 4/2/1930 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1952 |
| 76 | John Mellekas | 25 | C-DT-T | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Arizona | 6/14/1933 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 47th pick / 1956 |
| 47 | Johnny Morris | 23 | FL-HB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | California-Santa Barbara | 9/26/1935 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 12th / 137th pick / 1958 |
| 69 | Bill Roehnelt | 22 | LB | 12 | 0 | 227 | 6-1 | Bradley | 6/4/1936 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 19th / 219th pick / 1958 |
| 45 | Rocky Ryan | 26 | DB-E | 4 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Illinois | 7/5/1932 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 21st pick / 1954 |
| 55 | Larry Strickland | 27 | C | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-4 | North Texas | 9/3/1931 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 13th / 150th pick / 1953 |
| 26 | Charlie Sumner | 28 | DB | 12 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 10/19/1930 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 22nd / 258th pick / 1954 |
| 40 | Stan Wallace | 27 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Illinois | 11/15/1931 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1954 |
| 75 | Fred Williams* | 29 | DT-G | 12 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 2/8/1929 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 56th pick / 1952 |
| 48 | Vic Zucco | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Michigan State,Wayne State (MI) | 9/4/1935 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 60th pick / 1957 |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 12 | 223.4 | 6-2.4 | 3.0 |