Chicago Bears 1959 Roster

Chicago Bears

8-4-0 • 2nd in Western Conference •

PPG

21.0

7th

OPP PPG

16.3

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

119.8

11th

PASS YDS/G

190.3

6th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

1959 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
39	John Adams	RB	6'3"	235	11/28/1937	22	Cal State Los Angeles
81	Doug Atkins	DL	6'8"	257	5/8/1930	29	Tennessee
89	John Aveni	K	6'3"	212	3/17/1935	24	Indiana
24	Erich Barnes	DB	6'2"	201	7/4/1935	24	Purdue
73	Bill Bishop	DL	6'4"	248	5/8/1931	28	North Texas
45	Don Bishop	DB	6'2"	209	7/1/1934	25	Los Angeles City College
12	Zeke Bratkowski	QB	6'2"	210	10/20/1931	28	Georgia
15	Ed Brown	QB	6'2"	200	10/26/1928	31	San Francisco
14	Rudy Bukich	QB	6'1"	195	3/15/1932	27	Southern California
25	J.C. Caroline	DB	6'0"	185	1/17/1933	26	Illinois
35	Rick Casares	RB	6'2"	226	7/4/1931	28	Florida
50	John Damore	OL	6'0"	228	10/20/1933	26	Northwestern
88	Willard Dewveall	WR	6'4"	224	4/29/1936	23	Southern Methodist
43	Jim Dooley	RB	6'4"	198	2/8/1930	29	Miami (FL)
36	Merrill Douglas	RB	6'0"	204	3/15/1936	23	Utah
31	Joe Fortunato	LB	6'1"	225	3/28/1930	29	Mississippi State
28	Willie Galimore	RB	6'1"	187	3/30/1935	24	Florida A&M
61	Bill George	LB	6'2"	237	10/27/1929	30	Wake Forest
67	Abe Gibron	OL	5'11"	243	9/22/1925	34	Purdue
60	Don Healy	OL	6'3"	259	8/28/1936	23	Maryland
87	Harlon Hill	WR	6'3"	199	5/4/1932	27	North Alabama
54	Chuck Howley	LB	6'3"	228	6/28/1936	23	West Virginia
49	Jack Johnson	DB	6'3"	198	12/11/1933	26	Miami (FL)
20	Pete Johnson	DB	6'2"	200	8/9/1937	22	Virginia Military Institute
78	Stan Jones	OL	6'1"	252	11/24/1931	28	Maryland
79	Dick Klein	OL	6'4"	254	2/11/1934	25	Iowa
70	Herman Lee	OL	6'4"	244	8/29/1931	28	Florida A&M
71	Earl Leggett	DL	6'3"	265	3/5/1933	26	Louisiana State
83	Bill McColl	WR	6'4"	230	4/2/1930	29	Stanford
76	John Mellekas	OL	6'3"	255	6/14/1933	26	Arizona
47	Johnny Morris	RB	5'10"	180	9/26/1935	24	California-Santa Barbara
33	Larry Morris	LB	6'2"	226	12/10/1933	26	Georgia Tech
72	Ed Nickla	DL	6'3"	240	8/11/1933	26	Maryland
17	Richie Petitbon	DB	6'3"	206	4/18/1938	21	Tulane
69	Bill Roehnelt	LB	6'1"	227	6/4/1936	23	Bradley
55	Larry Strickland	OL	6'4"	248	9/3/1931	28	North Texas
26	Charlie Sumner	DB	6'1"	194	10/19/1930	29	William & Mary
32	Lionel Taylor	WR	6'2"	215	8/15/1935	24	New Mexico Highlands
75	Fred Williams	DL	6'4"	249	2/8/1929	30	Arkansas
48	Vic Zucco	DB	6'0"	187	9/4/1935	24	Michigan State

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529