S-R: Baseball | Basketball | Football | Hockey | Olympics
You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Teams > Chicago Bears > 1963 Starters, Roster, & Players
1963 Chicago Bears
Franchise Index: Previous Season / Next Season
Record: 11-1-2, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
1963 NFL Champions
Scored 301 points (21.5/g), 10th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 144 points (10.3/g), 1st.
Differential of 157 points (11.2/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 11.9-2.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +29 (2.1/g), 1st.
Coached by George Halas (11-1-2)
Promote your website or business by sponsoring this page for $15 per year on Pro-Football-Reference.com. Your message will replace this ad.
1963 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Billy Wade* | 33 | 9 | 14 | 192 for 356, 2,301 yards, 15 td, 12 int, & 45 rushes for 132 yards and 6 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1952 |
| HB | Willie Galimore | 28 | 6 | 0 | 85 rushes for 321 yards, 5 td, & 13 catches for 131 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 5th / 58th pick / 1956 |
| HB | Ronnie Bull | 23 | 1 | 0 | 117 rushes for 404 yards, 1 td, & 19 catches for 132 yards and 2 td | Dallas Texans / 1st / 3rd pick / 1962 |
| FB | Joe Marconi* | 29 | 7 | 0 | 118 rushes for 446 yards, 2 td, & 28 catches for 335 yards and 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1956 |
| FL | Johnny Morris | 28 | 5 | 0 | 47 catches for 705 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 10 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 12th / 137th pick / 1958 |
| SE | Bo Farrington | 27 | 3 | 0 | 21 catches for 335 yards, 2 td | Chicago Bears / 16th / 187th pick / 1960 |
| TE | Mike Ditka*+ | 24 | 2 | 14 | 59 catches for 794 yards, 8 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1961 |
| LT | Herman Lee | 32 | 6 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 23rd / 270th pick / 1954 |
|
| LG | Ted Karras | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| C | Mike Pyle* | 24 | 2 | 14 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 89th pick / 1961 |
|
| RG | Roger Davis | 25 | 3 | 13 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1960 |
|
| RT | Bob Wetoska | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 5th / 49th pick / 1959 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bob Kilcullen | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 96th pick / 1957 |
| LDE | Ed O'Bradovich | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 7th / 91st pick / 1962 |
| LDT | Stan Jones | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 5th / 54th pick / 1953 |
| RDT | Earl Leggett | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 13th pick / 1957 |
| RDT | Fred Williams | 34 | 11 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 56th pick / 1952 |
|
| RDE | Doug Atkins*+ | 33 | 10 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1953 |
| LLB | Joe Fortunato*+ | 33 | 8 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 7th / 80th pick / 1952 |
| MLB | Bill George+ | 34 | 11 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1951 |
| RLB | Larry Morris | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1955 |
| LCB | Bennie McRae | 24 | 1 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1962 |
| RCB | Dave Whitsell | 27 | 5 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 24th / 289th pick / 1958 |
| LS | Richie Petitbon*+ | 25 | 4 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1959 |
| RS | Rosey Taylor*+ | 26 | 2 | 0 | 9 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Roger LeClerc | 27 | 3 | 0 | 13 of 23 field goals & 0 of 0 extra points | Chicago Bears / 15th / 177th pick / 1959 |
| P | Bobby Joe Green | 27 | 3 | 0 | 64 punts for a 46.5 average, 0 blocked | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1959 |
| PR | Johnny Morris | 28 | 5 | 0 | 16 punt returns for a 10.2 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 12th / 137th pick / 1958 |
| KR | Ronnie Bull | 23 | 1 | 0 | 7 kick returns for a 15.0 average and 0 td | Dallas Texans / 1st / 3rd pick / 1962 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Doug Atkins*+ | 33 | DE | 14 | 0 | 257 | 6-8 | Tennessee | 5/8/1930 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1953 |
| 73 | Steve Barnett | 22 | T-G | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Oregon | 6/3/1941 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1963 |
| 65 | Tom Bettis | 30 | LB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Purdue | 3/17/1933 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1955 |
| 49 | Charlie Bivins | 25 | HB-TE | 14 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Morris Brown | 10/16/1938 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 79th pick / 1960 |
| 10 | Rudy Bukich | 31 | QB | 6 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Iowa,USC | 3/15/1932 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 24th pick / 1953 |
| 29 | Ronnie Bull | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Baylor | 2/2/1940 | 1 | Dallas Texans / 1st / 3rd pick / 1962 |
| 72 | Jim Cadile | 23 | G-T | 13 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | San Jose State | 7/16/1940 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 49th pick / 1962 |
| 25 | J.C. Caroline | 30 | DB-HB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Illinois | 1/17/1933 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 82nd pick / 1956 |
| 35 | Rick Casares | 32 | FB | 10 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Florida | 7/4/1931 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 18th pick / 1954 |
| 46 | Angelo Coia | 25 | SE-WR | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Citadel,USC | 4/21/1938 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 20th / 237th pick / 1960 |
| 60 | Roger Davis | 25 | G-T | 13 | 13 | 240 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 6/23/1938 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1960 |
| 89 | Mike Ditka*+ | 24 | TE | 14 | 14 | 228 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 10/18/1939 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1961 |
| 84 | Bo Farrington | 27 | SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 217 | 6-3 | Prairie View | 1/18/1936 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 16th / 187th pick / 1960 |
| 31 | Joe Fortunato*+ | 33 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Mississippi State,VMI | 3/28/1930 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 80th pick / 1952 |
| 28 | Willie Galimore | 28 | HB | 13 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Florida A&M | 3/30/1935 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 58th pick / 1956 |
| 61 | Bill George+ | 34 | LB-G-MG-DT | 14 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 10/27/1929 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1951 |
| 43 | Larry Glueck | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Villanova | 10/5/1941 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 34th pick / 1963 |
| 88 | Bobby Joe Green | 27 | P | 14 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Florida | 5/7/1936 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1959 |
| 80 | Bob Jencks | 22 | TE-K | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-5 | Miami (OH) | 7/15/1941 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 25th pick / 1963 |
| 76 | John Johnson | 22 | DT | 12 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Indiana | 7/5/1941 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 80th pick / 1963 |
| 78 | Stan Jones | 32 | G-DT-T | 13 | 0 | 252 | 6-1 | Maryland | 11/24/1931 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 54th pick / 1953 |
| 67 | Ted Karras | 29 | G-T-LB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Indiana | 1/31/1934 | 5 | |
| 74 | Bob Kilcullen | 27 | DT-DE-T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Texas Tech | 5/13/1936 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 96th pick / 1957 |
| 83 | Roger LeClerc | 27 | LB-K-C | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Trinity (CT) | 10/1/1936 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 177th pick / 1959 |
| 70 | Herman Lee | 32 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | Florida A&M | 8/29/1931 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 23rd / 270th pick / 1954 |
| 71 | Earl Leggett | 30 | DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | LSU | 3/5/1933 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 13th pick / 1957 |
| 34 | Joe Marconi* | 29 | FB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 2/6/1934 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1956 |
| 22 | Billy Martin | 25 | HB | 4 | 0 | 197 | 5-11 | Minnesota | 6/6/1938 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 30th / 235th pick / 1961 |
| 26 | Bennie McRae | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Michigan | 12/8/1939 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1962 |
| 47 | Johnny Morris | 28 | FL-HB | 13 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | California-Santa Barbara | 9/26/1935 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 137th pick / 1958 |
| 33 | Larry Morris | 30 | LB-FB-HB | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 12/10/1933 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1955 |
| 87 | Ed O'Bradovich | 23 | DE | 6 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Illinois | 5/21/1940 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 91st pick / 1962 |
| 17 | Richie Petitbon*+ | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 206 | 6-3 | Loyola (LA),Tulane | 4/18/1938 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1959 |
| 50 | Mike Pyle* | 24 | C | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Yale | 7/18/1939 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 89th pick / 1961 |
| 24 | Rosey Taylor*+ | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Grambling State | 7/4/1937 | 2 | |
| 9 | Billy Wade* | 33 | QB | 14 | 14 | 202 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 10/4/1930 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1952 |
| 63 | Bob Wetoska | 26 | T-G-C | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 8/22/1937 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 49th pick / 1959 |
| 23 | Dave Whitsell | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Indiana | 6/14/1936 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 24th / 289th pick / 1958 |
| 75 | Fred Williams | 34 | DT-G | 5 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 2/8/1929 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 56th pick / 1952 |
| Team Total | 27.4 | 14 | 221.8 | 6-2.0 | 4.6 |