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1962 Chicago Bears
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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 3rd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 321 points (22.9/g), 4th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 287 points (20.5/g), 5th.
Differential of 34 points (2.4/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 7.9-6.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 5th.
Coached by George Halas (9-5-0)
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1962 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 | Billy Wade | 32 | 8 | 14 | 225 for 412, 3,172 yards, 18 td, 24 int, & 40 rushes for 146 yards and 5 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1952 |
| HB | Ronnie Bull | 22 | Rook | 0 | 113 rushes for 363 yards, 1 td, & 31 catches for 331 yards and 0 td | Dallas Texans / 1st / 3rd pick / 1962 |
| FB | Joe Marconi | 28 | 6 | 0 | 89 rushes for 406 yards, 5 td, & 23 catches for 306 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1956 |
| FB | Rick Casares | 31 | 7 | 0 | 75 rushes for 255 yards, 2 td, & 10 catches for 71 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 18th pick / 1954 |
| FL | Johnny Morris | 27 | 4 | 0 | 58 catches for 889 yards, 5 td, & 2 rushes for 7 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 12th / 137th pick / 1958 |
| SE | Bo Farrington | 26 | 2 | 0 | 13 catches for 197 yards, 1 td | Chicago Bears / 16th / 187th pick / 1960 |
| TE | Mike Ditka* | 23 | 1 | 14 | 58 catches for 904 yards, 5 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1961 |
| LT | Herman Lee | 31 | 5 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 23rd / 270th pick / 1954 |
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| LG | Stan Jones | 31 | 8 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 5th / 54th pick / 1953 |
| C | Mike Pyle | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 7th / 89th pick / 1961 |
| RG | Roger Davis | 24 | 2 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1960 |
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| RT | Art Anderson | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ed O'Bradovich | 22 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 7th / 91st pick / 1962 |
| LDT | Bob Kilcullen | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 96th pick / 1957 |
| RDT | Earl Leggett | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 13th pick / 1957 |
| RDE | Doug Atkins* | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1953 |
| LLB | Joe Fortunato* | 32 | 7 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 7th / 80th pick / 1952 |
| MLB | Bill George | 33 | 10 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1951 |
| RLB | Larry Morris | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1955 |
| LCB | J.C. Caroline | 29 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 7th / 82nd pick / 1956 |
| RCB | Dave Whitsell | 26 | 4 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 24th / 289th pick / 1958 |
| LS | Richie Petitbon* | 24 | 3 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1959 |
| RS | Rosey Taylor | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Roger LeClerc | 26 | 2 | 0 | 13 of 27 field goals & 36 of 40 extra points | Chicago Bears / 15th / 177th pick / 1959 |
| P | Bobby Joe Green | 26 | 2 | 0 | 69 punts for a 43.7 average, 0 blocked | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1959 |
| PR | Johnny Morris | 27 | 4 | 0 | 20 punt returns for a 10.4 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 12th / 137th pick / 1958 |
| KR | Billy Martin | 24 | Rook | 0 | 25 kick returns for a 20.6 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 30th / 235th pick / 1961 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Adams | 25 | E-FB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Los Angeles State,UCLA | 11/28/1937 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 57th pick / 1959 |
| Art Anderson | 26 | T | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | Idaho | 10/9/1936 | 1 | |
| Doug Atkins* | 32 | DE | 14 | 0 | 257 | 6-8 | Tennessee | 5/8/1930 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1953 |
| Charlie Bivins | 24 | HB-TE | 12 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Morris Brown | 10/16/1938 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 79th pick / 1960 |
| Rudy Bukich | 30 | QB | 5 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Iowa,USC | 3/15/1932 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 24th pick / 1953 |
| Ronnie Bull | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Baylor | 2/2/1940 | Rook | Dallas Texans / 1st / 3rd pick / 1962 |
| Jim Cadile | 22 | G-T | 4 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | San Jose State | 7/16/1940 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 49th pick / 1962 |
| J.C. Caroline | 29 | DB-HB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Illinois | 1/17/1933 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 82nd pick / 1956 |
| Rick Casares | 31 | FB | 13 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Florida | 7/4/1931 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 18th pick / 1954 |
| Angelo Coia | 24 | SE-WR | 9 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Citadel,USC | 4/21/1938 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 20th / 237th pick / 1960 |
| Roger Davis | 24 | G-T | 9 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 6/23/1938 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1960 |
| Mike Ditka* | 23 | TE | 14 | 14 | 228 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 10/18/1939 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1961 |
| Stan Fanning | 25 | T-DE-DT | 4 | 0 | 270 | 6-7 | Idaho | 11/22/1937 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 128th pick / 1960 |
| Bo Farrington | 26 | SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 217 | 6-3 | Prairie View | 1/18/1936 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 16th / 187th pick / 1960 |
| Joe Fortunato* | 32 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Mississippi State,VMI | 3/28/1930 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 80th pick / 1952 |
| Willie Galimore | 27 | HB | 7 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Florida A&M | 3/30/1935 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 58th pick / 1956 |
| Bill George | 33 | LB-G-MG-DT | 13 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 10/27/1929 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1951 |
| Bobby Joe Green | 26 | P | 14 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Florida | 5/7/1936 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1959 |
| Stan Jones | 31 | G-DT-T | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-1 | Maryland | 11/24/1931 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 54th pick / 1953 |
| Ted Karras | 28 | G-T-LB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Indiana | 1/31/1934 | 4 | |
| Bob Kilcullen | 26 | DT-DE-T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Texas Tech | 5/13/1936 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 96th pick / 1957 |
| Roger LeClerc | 26 | LB-K-C | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Trinity (CT) | 10/1/1936 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 177th pick / 1959 |
| Herman Lee | 31 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | Florida A&M | 8/29/1931 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 23rd / 270th pick / 1954 |
| Earl Leggett | 29 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | LSU | 3/5/1933 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 13th pick / 1957 |
| Joe Marconi | 28 | FB | 13 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 2/6/1934 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1956 |
| Billy Martin | 24 | HB | 14 | 0 | 197 | 5-11 | Minnesota | 6/6/1938 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 30th / 235th pick / 1961 |
| Bennie McRae | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Michigan | 12/8/1939 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1962 |
| Johnny Morris | 27 | FL-HB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | California-Santa Barbara | 9/26/1935 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 137th pick / 1958 |
| Larry Morris | 29 | LB-FB-HB | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 12/10/1933 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1955 |
| Don Mullins | 23 | DB | 9 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Houston | 3/31/1939 | 1 | |
| Tommy Neck | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | LSU | 1/10/1939 | Rook | Boston Patriots / 20th / 158th pick / 1962 |
| Ed O'Bradovich | 22 | DE | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Illinois | 5/21/1940 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 7th / 91st pick / 1962 |
| Richie Petitbon* | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 206 | 6-3 | Loyola (LA),Tulane | 4/18/1938 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1959 |
| Mike Pyle | 23 | C | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Yale | 7/18/1939 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 89th pick / 1961 |
| Rosey Taylor | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Grambling State | 7/4/1937 | 1 | |
| Billy Wade | 32 | QB | 14 | 14 | 202 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 10/4/1930 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1952 |
| Bob Wetoska | 25 | T-G-C | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 8/22/1937 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 49th pick / 1959 |
| Dave Whitsell | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Indiana | 6/14/1936 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 24th / 289th pick / 1958 |
| Fred Williams | 33 | DT-G | 14 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 2/8/1929 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 56th pick / 1952 |
| Maury Youmans | 26 | DE | 6 | 0 | 251 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 10/18/1936 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 105th pick / 1959 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 14 | 221.9 | 6-2.0 | 3.7 |