1957 Chicago Bears Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-7
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Paddy Driscoll (5-7)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1957 Chicago Bears Statistics
1957 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1957 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division.

The Bears scored 203 points, and the defensive squad allowed 211. Rick Casares rushed for a team-leading 700 yards for Chicago, while Willie Galimore additionally buoyed the ground attack.

Ed Brown tossed for 1,321 yards. Jim Dooley topped pass catchers, hauling in 37 balls for 530 yards, while Harlon Hill contributed to the receiving game, too.

Jack Johnson picked off 4 opponent throws.

Paddy Driscoll coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
81Doug AtkinsRDEMay 8, 19306'8"257TennesseeHumboldt, TN USA120
73Bill BishopRDTMay 8, 19316'4"248North TexasBorger, TX USA110
16George BlandaKSeptember 17, 19276'2"215KentuckyYoungwood, PA USA120
63M.L. BrackettDE-DT-LBJuly 4, 19336'5"248AuburnElowah County, AL USA80
12Zeke BratkowskiQBOctober 20, 19316'2"210GeorgiaDanville, IL USA124
15Ed BrownPOctober 26, 19286'2"200San FranciscoSan Luis Obispo, CA USA128
25J.C. CarolineLSJanuary 17, 19336'0"185IllinoisWarrenton, GA USA120
35Rick CasaresFBJuly 4, 19316'2"226FloridaTampa, FL USA120
65Herman ClarkLGNovember 30, 19306'3"256Oregon St.Honolulu, HI USA120
50John DamoreC-GOctober 20, 19336'0"228NorthwesternRiverside, IL USA40
43Jim DooleyREFebruary 8, 19306'4"198Miami (FL)Stoutsville, MO USA120
22Ron DrzewieckiKRJanuary 25, 19335'11"185MarquetteMilwaukee, WI USA80
31Joe FortunatoRLBMarch 28, 19306'1"225VMIMingo Junction, OH USA120
28Willie GalimoreLHMarch 30, 19356'1"187Florida A&MSt. Augustine, FL USA120
61Bill GeorgeMLBOctober 27, 19296'2"237Wake ForestWaynesburg, PA USA120
62Kline GilbertRTNovember 22, 19306'2"233MississippiHollandale, MS USA120
51Wayne HansenLB-C-G-TOctober 6, 19286'2"231Texas-El PasoMcCamey, TX USA120
87Harlon HillLEMay 4, 19326'3"199North AlabamaKillen, AL USA80
82Jack HoffmanLDEMarch 11, 19306'5"234Xavier (OH)Cincinnati, OH USA120
21Perry JeterHBMay 17, 19315'7"178Cal Poly-San Luis ObispoBrevard, NC USA90
49Jack JohnsonDBDecember 11, 19336'3"198Miami (FL)Pittsburgh, PA USA110
78Stan JonesRGNovember 24, 19316'1"252MarylandAltoona, PA USA120
74Bob KilcullenDT-DE-TMay 13, 19366'3"245Texas TechSt. Louis, MI USA120
18Ronnie KnoxQBFebruary 14, 19356'1"198CaliforniaSanta Monica, CA USA10
71Earl LeggettDT-DEMarch 5, 19336'3"265LSUPalatka, FL USA120
83Bill McCollRHApril 2, 19306'4"230StanfordSan Diego, CA USA120
86Ed MeadowsDE-EFebruary 19, 19326'2"221DukeOxford, NC USA120
29McNeil MooreRSJune 26, 19336'0"185RiceCenter, TX USA120
67Tom RoggemanGSeptember 5, 19316'0"235PurdueMishawaka, IN USA120
88Gene SchroederE-DBMarch 3, 19296'3"192VirginiaWashington, DC USA120
20Ray SmithRDHNovember 27, 19285'10"187Midwestern St.Andarko, OK USA50
55Larry StricklandCSeptember 3, 19316'4"248North TexasTyler, TX USA110
40Stan WallaceLLBNovember 15, 19316'3"208IllinoisHillsboro, IL USA120
45Bobby WatkinsHBMarch 30, 19325'10"198Ohio St.New Bedford, MA USA120
72Bill WightkinLTJuly 28, 19276'3"235Notre DameDetroit, MI USA110
75Fred WilliamsLDTFebruary 8, 19296'4"249ArkansasLittle Rock, AR USA120
48Vic ZuccoLDHSeptember 4, 19356'0"187Wayne State (MI)Renton, PA USA120



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