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1958 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 7-4-1, Finished 3rd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 261 points (21.8/g), 5th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 230 points (19.2/g), 4th.
Differential of 31 points (2.6/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 6.9-5.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 6th.
Coached by Buddy Parker (7-4-1)
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1958 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 | Bobby Layne* | 32 | 10 | 10 | 133 for 268, 2,339 yards, 13 td, 10 int, & 37 rushes for 153 yards and 3 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1948 |
| FB | Tank Younger | 30 | 9 | 0 | 88 rushes for 344 yards, 3 td, & 16 catches for 188 yards and 0 td | |
| LH | Ray Mathews | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 rushes for 24 yards, 0 td, & 25 catches for 525 yards and 4 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 81st pick / 1951 |
| RH | Tom Tracy* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 169 rushes for 714 yards, 5 td, & 32 catches for 535 yards and 4 td | Detroit Lions / 5th / 50th pick / 1956 |
| LE | Jimmy Orr | 23 | Rook | 0 | 33 catches for 910 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 8 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 291st pick / 1957 |
| LT | Ted Karras | 24 | Rook | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LG | Mike Sandusky | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1957 |
| C | Ed Beatty | 26 | 3 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1954 |
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| RG | John Nisby | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 70th pick / 1957 |
| RG | Darrell Dess | 23 | Rook | 0 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 126th pick / 1958 |
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| RT | Frank Varrichione* | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1955 |
| RE | Jack McClairen | 27 | 3 | 0 | 29 catches for 491 yards, 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 26th / 306th pick / 1953 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | George Tarasovic | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1952 |
| LDT | Joe Lewis | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 199th pick / 1958 |
| MG | Dick Lasse | 23 | Rook | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 68th pick / 1958 |
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| RDT | Joe Krupa | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1956 |
| RDE | Ernie Stautner*+ | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1950 |
| LLB | Dale Dodrill | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 67th pick / 1951 |
| RLB | John Reger | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LDH | Dean Derby | 23 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 51st pick / 1957 |
| RDH | Dick Alban | 29 | 6 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 9th / 103rd pick / 1952 |
| LS | Gary Glick | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1956 |
| RS | Jack Butler*+ | 31 | 7 | 0 | 9 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Tom Miner | 26 | Rook | 0 | 14 of 28 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 31st pick / 1954 |
| P | Jimmy Orr | 23 | Rook | 0 | 51 punts for a 39.7 average, 0 blocked | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 291st pick / 1957 |
| PR | Billy Reynolds | 27 | 5 | 0 | 25 punt returns for a 5.7 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1953 |
| KR | Dick Christy | 23 | Rook | 0 | 16 kick returns for a 24.0 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 27th pick / 1958 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Dick Alban | 29 | DB | 12 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 1/17/1929 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 103rd pick / 1952 |
| Ed Beatty | 26 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 4/6/1932 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1954 |
| Don Bishop | 24 | B | 12 | 0 | 209 | 6-2 | Los Angeles Community College | 7/1/1934 | Rook | |
| Jack Butler*+ | 31 | DB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | St. Bonaventure | 11/12/1927 | 7 | |
| Dick Campbell | 23 | LB | 12 | 0 | 227 | 6-1 | Marquette | 7/17/1935 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 116th pick / 1958 |
| Dick Christy | 23 | HB | 12 | 0 | 191 | 5-10 | North Carolina State | 11/24/1935 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 27th pick / 1958 |
| Len Dawson | 23 | QB | 4 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Purdue | 6/20/1935 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1957 |
| Dean Derby | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Washington | 6/11/1935 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 51st pick / 1957 |
| Darrell Dess | 23 | G-T | 12 | 0 | 243 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 7/11/1935 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 11th / 126th pick / 1958 |
| Dale Dodrill | 32 | MG-LB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Colorado State | 2/27/1926 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 67th pick / 1951 |
| Bob Dougherty | 26 | LB | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Cincinnati,Kentucky | 4/20/1932 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 20th / 238th pick / 1954 |
| Leo Elter | 29 | FB-HB | 7 | 0 | 201 | 5-10 | Duquesne,Villanova | 10/21/1929 | 5 | |
| Jon Evans | 22 | E | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 1/31/1936 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 26th / 308th pick / 1958 |
| Gary Glick | 28 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Colorado State | 5/14/1930 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1956 |
| Ted Karras | 24 | G-T-LB | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Indiana | 1/31/1934 | Rook | |
| Billy Krisher | 23 | G | 8 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 9/18/1935 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1958 |
| Joe Krupa | 25 | DT | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Purdue | 7/6/1933 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1956 |
| Larry Krutko | 23 | FB | 6 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 6/27/1935 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 20th pick / 1958 |
| Dick Lasse | 23 | LB | 12 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 11/13/1935 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 68th pick / 1958 |
| Bobby Layne* | 32 | QB | 10 | 10 | 201 | 6-1 | Texas | 12/19/1926 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1948 |
| Joe Lewis | 22 | DT | 12 | 0 | 256 | 6-2 | Compton Community College (CA) | 1/23/1936 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 199th pick / 1958 |
| Dick Lucas | 24 | E | 4 | 0 | 213 | 6-2 | Boston College | 1/9/1934 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 10th / 119th pick / 1956 |
| Ray Mathews | 29 | HB-E | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Clemson | 2/26/1929 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 81st pick / 1951 |
| Richie McCabe | 25 | DB | 5 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 3/12/1933 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 22nd / 258th pick / 1955 |
| Jack McClairen | 27 | E | 12 | 0 | 213 | 6-4 | Bethune-Cookman | 3/2/1931 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 26th / 306th pick / 1953 |
| Tom Miner | 26 | K | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 5/14/1932 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 31st pick / 1954 |
| Earl Morrall | 24 | QB | 2 | 2 | 205 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 5/17/1934 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1956 |
| John Nisby | 22 | G | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Pacific | 9/9/1936 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 70th pick / 1957 |
| Jimmy Orr | 23 | FL-E-SE-WR | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Clemson,Georgia,Wake Forest | 10/4/1935 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 291st pick / 1957 |
| John Reger | 27 | LB-G | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 9/11/1931 | 3 | |
| Billy Reynolds | 27 | HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 7/20/1931 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1953 |
| Mike Sandusky | 23 | G | 12 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Maryland | 3/14/1935 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1957 |
| John Simerson | 23 | C-T | 3 | 0 | 257 | 6-3 | Purdue | 4/20/1935 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 22nd / 254th pick / 1957 |
| Billy Ray Sr. Smith | 23 | DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Arkansas,Auburn | 1/27/1935 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1957 |
| Ernie Stautner*+ | 33 | DT-DE-G | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Boston College | 4/20/1925 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1950 |
| George Tarasovic | 28 | DE-LB-C | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Boston College,LSU | 5/6/1930 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1952 |
| Tom Tracy* | 24 | HB-FB | 12 | 0 | 205 | 5-9 | Tennessee | 9/7/1934 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 50th pick / 1956 |
| Frank Varrichione* | 26 | T | 12 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 1/14/1932 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1955 |
| Tank Younger | 30 | FB-LB-HB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Grambling State | 6/25/1928 | 9 | |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 12 | 217.3 | 6-1.1 | 2.6 |