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1970 Chicago Bears
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Record: 6-8-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 256 points (18.3/g), 16th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 261 points (18.6/g), 10th.
Differential of -5 points (-0.4/g), 15th.
Expected W-L: 6.8-7.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.3/g), 18th.
Simple Rating System: Total 2.2, Offense: 0.4, Defense: 1.8, SoS: 2.6, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jim Dooley (6-8-0)
Training Camp: St. Joseph's College (Rensselaer, Indiana)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Jack Concannon | 27 | 6 | 13 | 194 for 385, 2,130 yards, 16 td, 18 int, & 42 rushes for 136 yards and 2 td | Boston Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1964 Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 16th pick / 1964 |
| RB | Ross Montgomery | 24 | 1 | 0 | 62 rushes for 229 yards, 0 td, & 14 catches for 75 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 66th pick / 1969 |
| FB | Ronnie Bull | 30 | 8 | 0 | 68 rushes for 214 yards, 0 td, & 13 catches for 60 yards and 0 td | Dallas Texans / 1st / 3rd pick / 1962 Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1962 |
| WR | George Farmer | 22 | Rook | 0 | 31 catches for 496 yards, 2 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 54th pick / 1970 |
| WR | Dick Gordon*+ | 26 | 5 | 0 | 71 catches for 1,026 yards, 13 td, & 4 rushes for 17 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 7th / 88th pick / 1965 |
| TE | Rich Coady | 26 | Rook | 0 | 6 catches for 44 yards, 1 td | Chicago Bears / 11th / 289th pick / 1968 |
| LT | Randy B. Jackson | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 25th pick / 1966 Chicago Bears / 4th / 51st pick / 1966 |
| LG | Glen Holloway | 22 | Rook | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 10th / 235th pick / 1970 |
| C | Bob Hyland | 25 | 3 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1967 | |
| RG | Jim Cadile | 30 | 8 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 49th pick / 1962 Oakland Raiders / 22nd / 169th pick / 1962 |
| RT | Wayne Mass | 24 | 2 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 99th pick / 1968 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Willie Holman | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 7th / 181st pick / 1968 |
| LDT | George Seals | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 52nd pick / 1964 San Diego Chargers / 8th / 64th pick / 1964 |
| RDT | Bill Staley | 24 | 2 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 28th pick / 1968 | |
| RDE | Ed O'Bradovich | 30 | 8 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 91st pick / 1962 | |
| LLB | Doug Buffone | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 60th pick / 1966 San Diego Chargers / 8th / 72nd pick / 1966 |
| MLB | Dick Butkus*+ | 28 | 5 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1965 Denver Broncos / 2nd / 9th pick / 1965 |
| RLB | Lee Roy Caffey | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 4th / 25th pick / 1963 Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 88th pick / 1963 |
| LCB | Bennie McRae | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1962 Boston Patriots / 8th / 62nd pick / 1962 |
| RCB | Joe Taylor | 31 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 15th / 209th pick / 1962 |
| SS | Phil Clark | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1967 |
| FS | Dick Daniels | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mac Percival | 30 | 3 | 0 | 20 of 34 field goals & 28 of 28 extra points | |
| P | Bobby Joe Green* | 34 | 10 | 0 | 83 punts for a 40.9 average, 0 blocked | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1959 |
| PR | Ron Smith | 27 | 5 | 0 | 33 punt returns for a 3.8 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Ron Smith | 27 | 5 | 0 | 28 kick returns for a 23.2 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Craig Baynham | 26 | HB | 5 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 7/24/1944 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 176th pick / 1966 |
| 31 | Ross Brupbacher | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 4/7/1948 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 100th pick / 1970 |
| 55 | Doug Buffone | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Louisville | 6/27/1944 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 60th pick / 1966 San Diego Chargers / 8th / 72nd pick / 1966 |
| 29 | Ronnie Bull | 30 | RB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Baylor | 2/2/1940 | 8 | Dallas Texans / 1st / 3rd pick / 1962 Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1962 |
| 51 | Dick Butkus*+ | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Illinois | 12/9/1942 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1965 Denver Broncos / 2nd / 9th pick / 1965 |
| 72 | Jim Cadile | 30 | G-T | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | San Jose St. | 7/16/1940 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 49th pick / 1962 Oakland Raiders / 22nd / 169th pick / 1962 |
| 60 | Lee Roy Caffey | 29 | LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 6/3/1941 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 25th pick / 1963 Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 88th pick / 1963 |
| 39 | Phil Clark | 25 | DB | 13 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 4/28/1945 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1967 |
| 37 | Rich Coady | 26 | C-TE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Memphis | 12/17/1944 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 11th / 289th pick / 1968 |
| 25 | Linzy Cole | 22 | WR | 7 | 0 | 172 | 5-11 | TCU | 4/21/1948 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 9th / 210th pick / 1970 |
| 11 | Jack Concannon | 27 | QB | 14 | 13 | 205 | 6-3 | Boston Col. | 2/25/1943 | 6 | Boston Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1964 Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 16th pick / 1964 |
| 70 | Jeff Curchin | 23 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-7 | Florida St. | 12/17/1947 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 139th pick / 1970 |
| 23 | Dick Daniels | 26 | DB | 13 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Pacific (OR) | 10/19/1944 | 4 | |
| 47 | Butch Davis | 22 | DB | 10 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Missouri | 7/3/1948 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 12th / 287th pick / 1970 |
| 10 | Bobby Douglass | 23 | QB | 3 | 1 | 225 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/22/1947 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 41st pick / 1969 |
| 43 | George Farmer | 22 | WR | 11 | 0 | 214 | 6-4 | UCLA | 4/19/1948 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 54th pick / 1970 |
| 45 | Dick Gordon*+ | 26 | WR-SE-FL | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Michigan St. | 1/1/1944 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 88th pick / 1965 |
| 88 | Bobby Joe Green* | 34 | P | 14 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Florida | 5/7/1936 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1959 |
| 30 | Jimmy Gunn | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | USC | 11/27/1948 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 13th / 314th pick / 1970 |
| 78 | Harry Gunner | 26 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Oregon St. | 11/25/1944 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 193rd pick / 1968 |
| 75 | Dave Hale | 23 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-8 | Ottawa (KS) | 6/21/1947 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 300th pick / 1969 |
| 86 | Jimmy Hester | 26 | TE | 5 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | North Dakota | 12/13/1944 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 14th / 342nd pick / 1967 |
| 61 | Glen Holloway | 22 | G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | North Texas | 9/16/1948 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 10th / 235th pick / 1970 |
| 85 | Willie Holman | 25 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | South Carolina St. | 2/27/1945 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 181st pick / 1968 |
| 33 | Mike Hull | 25 | RB | 13 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | USC | 1/2/1945 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 16th pick / 1968 |
| 50 | Bob Hyland | 25 | C-G | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Boston Col. | 7/21/1945 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1967 |
| 65 | Randy B. Jackson | 26 | T | 10 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Florida | 3/6/1944 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 25th pick / 1966 Chicago Bears / 4th / 51st pick / 1966 |
| 32 | Ralph Kurek | 27 | RB | 11 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 2/23/1943 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 20th / 269th pick / 1965 |
| 44 | Garry Lyle | 25 | DB-RB | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | George Washington | 10/20/1945 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1967 |
| 74 | Wayne Mass | 24 | T | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Clemson | 3/11/1946 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 99th pick / 1968 |
| 26 | Bennie McRae | 31 | DB | 13 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Michigan | 12/8/1939 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1962 Boston Patriots / 8th / 62nd pick / 1962 |
| 22 | Ross Montgomery | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | TCU | 12/10/1946 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 66th pick / 1969 |
| 68 | Howard Mudd | 28 | G | 10 | 0 | 254 | 6-2 | Michigan St.,Hillsdale | 2/10/1942 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 113th pick / 1964 |
| 63 | John Neidert | 24 | LB | 3 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Louisville | 6/18/1946 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 145th pick / 1968 |
| 16 | Kent Nix | 26 | QB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | TCU | 3/12/1944 | 3 | |
| 87 | Ed O'Bradovich | 30 | DE | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Illinois | 5/21/1940 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 91st pick / 1962 |
| 38 | Ray Ogden | 28 | TE | 9 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Alabama | 9/2/1942 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 40th pick / 1965 Houston Oilers / 8th / 58th pick / 1965 |
| 83 | Mac Percival | 30 | K | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Texas Tech | 2/26/1940 | 3 | |
| 40 | Gale Sayers | 27 | RB | 2 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Kansas | 5/30/1943 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1965 Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 5th pick / 1965 |
| 67 | George Seals | 28 | G-DT-T | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Missouri | 10/2/1942 | 6 | New York Giants / 4th / 52nd pick / 1964 San Diego Chargers / 8th / 64th pick / 1964 |
| 84 | Jim Seymour | 24 | WR | 7 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 11/24/1946 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1969 |
| 24 | Don Shy | 25 | RB | 8 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | San Diego St. | 11/15/1945 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1967 |
| 48 | Ron Smith | 27 | DB-WR | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 5/3/1943 | 5 | |
| 76 | Bill Staley | 24 | DT | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Utah St. | 9/9/1946 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 28th pick / 1968 |
| 20 | Joe Taylor | 31 | DB | 11 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | North Carolina A&T | 8/27/1939 | 3 | New York Giants / 15th / 209th pick / 1962 |
| 21 | Cecil Turner* | 26 | FL-WR | 14 | 0 | 176 | 5-10 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 4/2/1944 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 127th pick / 1968 |
| 89 | Bob Wallace | 25 | WR-TE | 5 | 0 | 211 | 6-3 | Texas-El Paso | 10/7/1945 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 46th pick / 1968 |
| 69 | Ted Wheeler | 25 | G-TE | 6 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | West Texas A&M | 9/16/1945 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 227th pick / 1967 |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 14 | 220.2 | 6-2.5 | 3.3 |