1958 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-4-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Buddy Parker (7-4-1)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1958 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
1958 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1958 season with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.

The Steelers scored 261 points, and the defensive squad allowed 230. Bobby Layne threw for 2,339 yards. Jimmy Orr paced pass catchers, grabbing 33 passes for 910 yards. Ray Mathews, Tom Tracy and Jack McClairen each contributed to the receiving game, too.

Tom Tracy carried the ball for a team-best 714 yards for Pittsburgh.

The ball-hawking defense led the way with 42 turnovers. Jack Butler picked off 9 opponent throws.

Buddy Parker coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
42Dick AlbanRDHJanuary 17, 19296'0"193NorthwesternHanover, PA USA120
57Ed BeattyCApril 6, 19326'3"229MississippiClarksdale, MS USA120
85Don BishopBJuly 1, 19346'2"209Los Angeles CCLos Angeles, CA USA120
80Jack ButlerRSNovember 12, 19276'1"200St. BonaventurePittsburgh, PA USA120
66Dick CampbellLBJuly 17, 19356'1"227MarquetteGreen Bay, WI USA120
20Dick ChristyKRNovember 24, 19355'10"191North Carolina St.Philadelphia, PA USA120
16Len DawsonQBJune 20, 19356'0"190PurdueAlliance, OH USA40
27Dean DerbyLDHJune 11, 19356'0"185WashingtonLeavenworth, WA USA120
72Darrell DessG-TJuly 11, 19356'0"243North Carolina St.New Castle, PA USA120
60Dale DodrillLLBFebruary 27, 19266'1"215Colorado St.Stockton, KS USA120
63Bob DoughertyLBApril 20, 19326'1"240CincinnatiBellevue, KY USA120
34Leo ElterFB-HBOctober 21, 19295'10"201DuquesnePittsburgh, PA USA70
86Jon EvansEJanuary 31, 19366'4"205Oklahoma St.Tyler, TX USA10
26Gary GlickLSMay 14, 19306'2"195Colorado St.Grant, NE USA120
61Ted KarrasLTJanuary 31, 19346'1"245IndianaGary, IN USA120
64Billy KrisherGSeptember 18, 19356'1"233OklahomaPerry, OK USA80
75Joe KrupaRDTJuly 6, 19336'2"232PurdueChicago, IL USA120
31Larry KrutkoFBJune 27, 19356'0"220West VirginiaCarmichaels, PA USA60
89Dick LasseMGNovember 13, 19356'2"222SyracuseQuincy, MA USA120
22Bobby LayneQBDecember 19, 19266'1"201TexasSanta Anna, TX USA1010
71Joe LewisLDTJanuary 23, 19366'2"256Compton CC (CA)Los Angeles, CA USA120
83Dick LucasEJanuary 9, 19346'2"213Boston Col.South Boston, MA USA40
25Ray MathewsLHFebruary 26, 19296'0"185ClemsonDayton, PA USA120
24Richie McCabeDBMarch 12, 19336'1"185PittsburghPittsburgh, PA USA50
87Jack McClairenREMarch 2, 19316'4"213Bethune-CookmanPanama City, FL USA120
82Tom MinerKMay 14, 19326'3"235TulsaChecotah, OK USA120
10Earl MorrallQBMay 17, 19346'1"205Michigan St.Muskegon, MI USA22
65John NisbyRGSeptember 9, 19366'1"235PacificSan Francisco, CA USA120
86Jimmy OrrLEOctober 4, 19355'11"185Wake ForestSeneca, SC USA120
50John RegerRLBSeptember 11, 19316'0"225PittsburghWheeling, WV USA120
46Billy ReynoldsPRJuly 20, 19315'11"195PittsburghSt. Marys, WV USA120
62Mike SanduskyLGMarch 14, 19356'0"231Maryland, NJ USA120
72John SimersonC-TApril 20, 19356'3"257PurdueHonolulu, HI USA30
77Billy SmithDT-DEJanuary 27, 19356'4"240AuburnAugusta, AR USA120
70Ernie StautnerRDEApril 20, 19256'1"230Boston Col.Prinzing-by-Cham, Germany120
52George TarasovicLDEMay 6, 19306'4"245Boston Col.Granville, NY USA120
30Tom TracyRHSeptember 7, 19345'9"205TennesseeBirmingham, AL USA120
74Frank VarrichioneRTJanuary 14, 19326'1"234Notre DameNatick, MA USA120
35Tank YoungerFBJune 25, 19286'3"225Grambling St.Grambling, LA USA120