1954 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (8-4)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1954 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 8-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (8-4)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1954 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1954 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.
The Bears scored 301 points, and the defense gave up 279. George Blanda threw for 1,929 yards, and Zeke Bratkowski threw the ball also. Harlon Hill topped the receiving corps, hauling in 45 passes for 1,124 yards. Jim Dooley and Billy Stone provided receiving help as well.
Chick Jagade rushed for a team-leading 498 yards for Chicago.
S.J. Whitman picked off 5 opponent throws.
George Halas coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Billy Anderson | DB-HB | March 3, 1929 | 6'0" | 198 | Compton CC (CA) | Los Angeles, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 73 | Bill Bishop | RDT | May 8, 1931 | 6'4" | 248 | North Texas | Borger, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 16 | George Blanda | K | September 17, 1927 | 6'2" | 215 | Kentucky | Youngwood, PA USA | 8 | 7 |
| 12 | Zeke Bratkowski | P | October 20, 1931 | 6'2" | 210 | Georgia | Danville, IL USA | 12 | 5 |
| 81 | Larry Brink | LDE | September 12, 1923 | 6'5" | 236 | Northern Illinois | Milaca, MN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | Ed Brown | QB | October 26, 1928 | 6'2" | 200 | San Francisco | San Luis Obispo, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 32 | Leon Campbell | FB | July 1, 1927 | 6'0" | 199 | Arkansas | Bauxite, AR USA | 6 | 0 |
| 65 | Herman Clark | G-MG-LB | November 30, 1930 | 6'3" | 256 | Oregon St. | Honolulu, HI USA | 5 | 0 |
| 71 | George Connor | LLB | January 21, 1925 | 6'3" | 240 | Holy Cross | Chicago, IL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 64 | Ted Daffer | DE | September 24, 1929 | 6'0" | 198 | Tennessee | Norfolk, VA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 70 | Buddy Davis | T | December 19, 1929 | 6'2" | 235 | Alabama St. | Montgomery, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Jim Dooley | RH | February 8, 1930 | 6'4" | 198 | Miami (FL) | Stoutsville, MO USA | 12 | 0 |
| 61 | Bill George | MG | October 27, 1929 | 6'2" | 237 | Wake Forest | Waynesburg, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 62 | Kline Gilbert | RG | November 22, 1930 | 6'2" | 233 | Mississippi | Hollandale, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 51 | Wayne Hansen | C | October 6, 1928 | 6'2" | 231 | Texas-El Paso | McCamey, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 80 | John Helwig | RS | December 5, 1927 | 6'2" | 208 | Notre Dame | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 87 | Harlon Hill | LE | May 4, 1932 | 6'3" | 199 | North Alabama | Killen, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 89 | John Hoffman | RE | December 8, 1925 | 6'2" | 215 | Arkansas | Little Rock, AR USA | 12 | 0 |
| 30 | Chick Jagade | FB | December 9, 1926 | 6'0" | 213 | Indiana | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 78 | Stan Jones | RT | November 24, 1931 | 6'1" | 252 | Maryland | Altoona, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | Don Kindt | DB-FB-HB | July 2, 1925 | 6'1" | 207 | Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 58 | John Kreamcheck | LDT | January 7, 1926 | 6'5" | 255 | William & Mary | Vestaburg, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 49 | Jimmy Lesane | DB-HB | March 8, 1930 | 5'10" | 176 | The Citadel | Raleigh, NC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | Paul Lipscomb | T-DT | January 13, 1923 | 6'5" | 246 | Tennessee | Benton, IL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 28 | Lloyd Lowe | DB-HB | December 18, 1928 | 5'10" | 155 | North Texas | Prairie Hill, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Bill McColl | E | April 2, 1930 | 6'4" | 230 | Stanford | San Diego, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| Bucky McElroy | HB | January 23, 1929 | 5'11" | 195 | Southern Miss | Monroe, LA USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 76 | Ed Meadows | DE-E | February 19, 1932 | 6'2" | 221 | Duke | Oxford, NC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 29 | McNeil Moore | RDH | June 26, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | Rice | Center, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 39 | Pete Perini | FB-LB | February 10, 1928 | 6'0" | 225 | Ohio St. | New Village, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
| 88 | Gene Schroeder | E-DB | March 3, 1929 | 6'3" | 192 | Virginia | Washington, DC USA | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Ray Smith | DB-HB | November 27, 1928 | 5'10" | 187 | Midwestern St. | Andarko, OK USA | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | Ed Sprinkle | RDE | September 3, 1923 | 6'1" | 206 | Hardin-Simmons | Bradshaw, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 45 | Billy Stone | LH | October 25, 1925 | 6'0" | 191 | Bradley | Peoria, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 55 | Larry Strickland | C | September 3, 1931 | 6'4" | 248 | North Texas | Tyler, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 40 | Stan Wallace | LS | November 15, 1931 | 6'3" | 208 | Illinois | Hillsboro, IL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 50 | Bones Weatherly | RLB | December 26, 1928 | 6'5" | 218 | Rice | Houston, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 22 | S.J. Whitman | LDH | August 17, 1926 | 5'11" | 185 | Tulsa | Hollis, OK USA | 8 | 0 |
| 72 | Bill Wightkin | LT | July 28, 1927 | 6'3" | 235 | Notre Dame | Detroit, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 75 | Fred Williams | LG | February 8, 1929 | 6'4" | 249 | Arkansas | Little Rock, AR USA | 12 | 0 |
