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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.

Coached by Jim Dooley (6-8-0)

1970 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
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

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Craig Baynham 26 HB 5 0 204 6-1 Georgia Tech 7/24/1944 3

Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 176th pick / 1966

Ross Brupbacher 22 LB 14 0 215 6-3 Texas A&M 4/7/1948 Rook

Chicago Bears / 4th / 100th pick / 1970

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

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

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

Jim Cadile 30 G-T 12 0 240 6-4 San Jose State 7/16/1940 8

Chicago Bears / 4th / 49th pick / 1962
Oakland Raiders / 22nd / 169th pick / 1962

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

Phil Clark 25 DB 13 0 208 6-3 Northwestern 4/28/1945 3

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1967

Rich Coady 26 C-TE 14 0 245 6-3 Memphis 12/17/1944 Rook

Chicago Bears / 11th / 289th pick / 1968

Linzy Cole 22 WR 7 0 172 5-11 TCU 4/21/1948 Rook

Chicago Bears / 9th / 210th pick / 1970

Jack Concannon 27 QB 14 13 205 6-3 Boston College 2/25/1943 6

Boston Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1964
Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 16th pick / 1964

Jeff Curchin 23 T-G 14 0 260 6-7 Florida State 12/17/1947 Rook

Chicago Bears / 6th / 139th pick / 1970

Dick Daniels 26 DB 13 0 180 5-9 Pacific (OR) 10/19/1944 4
Butch Davis 22 DB 10 0 183 5-11 Missouri 7/3/1948 Rook

Chicago Bears / 12th / 287th pick / 1970

Bobby Douglass 23 QB 3 1 225 6-4 Kansas 6/22/1947 1

Chicago Bears / 2nd / 41st pick / 1969

George Farmer 22 WR 11 0 214 6-4 UCLA 4/19/1948 Rook

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 54th pick / 1970

Dick Gordon*+ 26 WR-SE-FL 14 0 190 5-11 Michigan State 1/1/1944 5

Chicago Bears / 7th / 88th pick / 1965

Bobby Joe Green* 34 P 14 0 175 5-11 Florida 5/7/1936 10

San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1959

Jimmy Gunn 22 LB 14 0 220 6-1 USC 11/27/1948 Rook

Chicago Bears / 13th / 314th pick / 1970

Harry Gunner 26 DE 14 0 250 6-6 Oregon State 11/25/1944 2

Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 193rd pick / 1968

Dave Hale 23 DT-DE 14 0 225 6-8 Ottawa (KS) 6/21/1947 1

Chicago Bears / 12th / 300th pick / 1969

Jimmy Hester 26 TE 5 0 238 6-4 North Dakota 12/13/1944 3

New Orleans Saints / 14th / 342nd pick / 1967

Glen Holloway 22 G 14 0 250 6-3 North Texas 9/16/1948 Rook

Chicago Bears / 10th / 235th pick / 1970

Willie Holman 25 DE-DT 14 0 250 6-4 South Carolina State 2/27/1945 2

Chicago Bears / 7th / 181st pick / 1968

Mike Hull 25 RB 13 0 220 6-3 USC 1/2/1945 2

Chicago Bears / 1st / 16th pick / 1968

Bob Hyland 25 C-G 14 0 255 6-5 Boston College 7/21/1945 3

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1967

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

Ralph Kurek 27 RB 11 0 210 6-2 Wisconsin 2/23/1943 5

Chicago Bears / 20th / 269th pick / 1965

Garry Lyle 25 DB-RB 14 0 198 6-2 George Washington 10/20/1945 2

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1967

Wayne Mass 24 T 14 0 240 6-4 Clemson 3/11/1946 2

Chicago Bears / 4th / 99th pick / 1968

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

Ross Montgomery 24 RB 14 0 220 6-3 TCU 12/10/1946 1

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 66th pick / 1969

Howard Mudd 28 G 10 0 254 6-2 Hillsdale,Michigan State 2/10/1942 6

San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 113th pick / 1964

John Neidert 24 LB 3 0 230 6-2 Louisville 6/18/1946 2

Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 145th pick / 1968

Kent Nix 26 QB 1 0 195 6-2 TCU 3/12/1944 3
Ed O'Bradovich 30 DE 14 0 255 6-3 Illinois 5/21/1940 8

Chicago Bears / 7th / 91st pick / 1962

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

Mac Percival 30 K 14 0 220 6-4 Texas Tech 2/26/1940 3
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

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

Jim Seymour 24 WR 7 0 210 6-4 Notre Dame 11/24/1946 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1969

Don Shy 25 RB 8 0 210 6-1 San Diego State 11/15/1945 3

Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1967

Ron Smith 27 DB-WR 14 0 195 6-1 Wisconsin 5/3/1943 5
Bill Staley 24 DT 11 0 250 6-3 Utah State 9/9/1946 2

Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 28th pick / 1968

Joe Taylor 31 DB 11 0 200 6-1 North Carolina A&T 8/27/1939 3

New York Giants / 15th / 209th pick / 1962

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

Bob Wallace 25 WR-TE 5 0 211 6-3 Texas-El Paso 10/7/1945 2

Chicago Bears / 2nd / 46th pick / 1968

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