1960 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-6-1
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (5-6-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1960 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 5-6-1
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (5-6-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1960 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1960 season with a record of 5 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division.
Chicago chalked up 194 points, while the defensive squad gave up 299. Rick Casares rushed for a team-leading 566 yards for the Bears.
Ed Brown threw for 1,079 yards, and Zeke Bratkowski threw the ball also. Willard Dewveall topped the receiving corps, hauling in 43 passes for 804 yards. Jim Dooley was targeted regularly, too.
J.C. Caroline intercepted 3 opponent throws.
George Halas coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | John Adams | E-FB | November 28, 1937 | 6'3" | 235 | UCLA | San Diego, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 81 | Doug Atkins | RDE | May 8, 1930 | 6'8" | 257 | Tennessee | Humboldt, TN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 89 | John Aveni | K | March 17, 1935 | 6'3" | 212 | Indiana | Glassboro, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
| 24 | Erich Barnes | RCB | July 4, 1935 | 6'2" | 201 | Purdue | Elkhart, IN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 73 | Bill Bishop | DT-T | May 8, 1931 | 6'4" | 248 | North Texas | Borger, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 49 | Charlie Bivins | HB-TE | October 16, 1938 | 6'1" | 212 | Morris Brown | Atlanta, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | Zeke Bratkowski | QB | October 20, 1931 | 6'2" | 210 | Georgia | Danville, IL USA | 11 | 1 |
| 15 | Ed Brown | P | October 26, 1928 | 6'2" | 200 | San Francisco | San Luis Obispo, CA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 25 | J.C. Caroline | LCB | January 17, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | Illinois | Warrenton, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 35 | Rick Casares | FB | July 4, 1931 | 6'2" | 226 | Florida | Tampa, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 46 | Angelo Coia | SE | April 21, 1938 | 6'3" | 195 | Citadel | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 10 |
| 60 | Roger Davis | G-T | June 23, 1938 | 6'3" | 240 | Syracuse | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 88 | Willard Dewveall | E | April 29, 1936 | 6'4" | 224 | SMU | Springtown, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 43 | Jim Dooley | TE | February 8, 1930 | 6'4" | 198 | Miami (FL) | Stoutsville, MO USA | 12 | 0 |
| 36 | Merrill Douglas | FB-HB | March 15, 1936 | 6'0" | 204 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 12 | 0 |
| 65 | Stan Fanning | RT | November 22, 1937 | 6'7" | 270 | Idaho | Peoria, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 84 | Bo Farrington | SE-WR | January 18, 1936 | 6'3" | 217 | Prairie View | DeWalt, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 31 | Joe Fortunato | LLB | March 28, 1930 | 6'1" | 225 | VMI | Mingo Junction, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 28 | Willie Galimore | LH | March 30, 1935 | 6'1" | 187 | Florida A&M | St. Augustine, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 61 | Bill George | MLB | October 27, 1929 | 6'2" | 237 | Wake Forest | Waynesburg, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 87 | Harlon Hill | E-DB | May 4, 1932 | 6'3" | 199 | North Alabama | Killen, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 78 | Stan Jones | LG | November 24, 1931 | 6'1" | 252 | Maryland | Altoona, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 67 | Ted Karras | RG | January 31, 1934 | 6'1" | 245 | Indiana | Gary, IN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 74 | Bob Kilcullen | DT-DE-T | May 13, 1936 | 6'3" | 245 | Texas Tech | St. Louis, MI USA | 4 | 0 |
| 53 | Ken Kirk | LB | February 26, 1938 | 6'2" | 230 | Mississippi | Tupelo, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 54 | Roger LeClerc | LB-K-C | October 1, 1936 | 6'3" | 235 | Trinity (CT) | Springfield, MA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 70 | Herman Lee | LT | August 29, 1931 | 6'4" | 244 | Florida A&M | Phenix City, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 71 | Earl Leggett | LDT | March 5, 1933 | 6'3" | 265 | LSU | Palatka, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 86 | Pete Manning | DB | August 11, 1937 | 6'3" | 208 | Wake Forest | Hudson, MA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 76 | John Mellekas | C | June 14, 1933 | 6'3" | 255 | Arizona | Newport, RI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 47 | Johnny Morris | KR | September 26, 1935 | 5'10" | 180 | California-Santa Barbara | Long Beach, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 33 | Larry Morris | RLB | December 10, 1933 | 6'2" | 226 | Georgia Tech | Decatur, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 17 | Richie Petitbon | LS | April 18, 1938 | 6'3" | 206 | Loyola (LA) | New Orleans, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 20 | Justin Rowland | DB | May 10, 1937 | 6'2" | 188 | TCU | Hamlin, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | Glenn Shaw | FB | July 11, 1938 | 6'2" | 220 | Kentucky | Paducah, KY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 26 | Charlie Sumner | RS | October 19, 1930 | 6'1" | 194 | William & Mary | Radford, VA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 63 | Bob Wetoska | T-G-C | August 22, 1937 | 6'3" | 240 | Notre Dame | Minneapolis, MN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 75 | Fred Williams | RDT | February 8, 1929 | 6'4" | 249 | Arkansas | Little Rock, AR USA | 12 | 0 |
| 82 | Maury Youmans | LDE | October 18, 1936 | 6'4" | 251 | Syracuse | Eagle Bay, NY USA | 8 | 0 |
| 48 | Vic Zucco | DB | September 4, 1935 | 6'0" | 187 | Wayne State (MI) | Renton, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
