1962 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (9-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1962 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 9-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (9-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1962 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1962 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.
Chicago scored 321 points, while the defensive squad conceded 287. Billy Wade passed for 3,172 yards. Mike Ditka topped the receiving corps, hauling in 58 balls for 904 yards.
Joe Marconi rushed for a team-leading 406 yards for the Bears, and Ronnie Bull also contributed to the rushing attack.
The sticky-fingered defense pounced on 47 turnovers. Richie Petitbon intercepted 6 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 | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Art Anderson | RT | October 9, 1936 | 6'3" | 244 | Idaho | Breckenridge, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Doug Atkins | RDE | May 8, 1930 | 6'8" | 257 | Tennessee | Humboldt, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 49 | Charlie Bivins | HB-TE | October 16, 1938 | 6'1" | 212 | Morris Brown | Atlanta, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 14 | Rudy Bukich | QB | March 15, 1932 | 6'1" | 195 | Iowa | St. Louis, MO USA | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | Ronnie Bull | HB | February 2, 1940 | 6'0" | 200 | Baylor | Kingsville, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | Jim Cadile | G-T | July 16, 1940 | 6'4" | 240 | San Jose St. | San Jose, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | J.C. Caroline | LCB | January 17, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | Illinois | Warrenton, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | Rick Casares | FB | July 4, 1931 | 6'2" | 226 | Florida | Tampa, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 46 | Angelo Coia | SE-WR | April 21, 1938 | 6'3" | 195 | Citadel | Philadelphia, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 60 | Roger Davis | RG | June 23, 1938 | 6'3" | 240 | Syracuse | Cleveland, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 89 | Mike Ditka | TE | October 18, 1939 | 6'3" | 228 | Pittsburgh | Carnegie, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 65 | Stan Fanning | T-DE-DT | November 22, 1937 | 6'7" | 270 | Idaho | Peoria, IL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 84 | Bo Farrington | SE | January 18, 1936 | 6'3" | 217 | Prairie View | DeWalt, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 31 | Joe Fortunato | LLB | March 28, 1930 | 6'1" | 225 | VMI | Mingo Junction, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Willie Galimore | HB | March 30, 1935 | 6'1" | 187 | Florida A&M | St. Augustine, FL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 61 | Bill George | MLB | October 27, 1929 | 6'2" | 237 | Wake Forest | Waynesburg, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 88 | Bobby Green | P | May 7, 1936 | 5'11" | 175 | Florida | Vernon, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Stan Jones | LG | November 24, 1931 | 6'1" | 252 | Maryland | Altoona, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | Ted Karras | G-T-LB | January 31, 1934 | 6'1" | 245 | Indiana | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Bob Kilcullen | LDT | May 13, 1936 | 6'3" | 245 | Texas Tech | St. Louis, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Roger LeClerc | K | October 1, 1936 | 6'3" | 235 | Trinity (CT) | Springfield, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Herman Lee | LT | August 29, 1931 | 6'4" | 244 | Florida A&M | Phenix City, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Earl Leggett | RDT | March 5, 1933 | 6'3" | 265 | LSU | Palatka, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Joe Marconi | FB | February 6, 1934 | 6'2" | 225 | West Virginia | Fredericktown, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 22 | Billy Martin | KR | June 6, 1938 | 5'11" | 197 | Minnesota | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Bennie McRae | DB | December 8, 1939 | 6'0" | 180 | Michigan | Pinehurst, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 47 | Johnny Morris | FL | September 26, 1935 | 5'10" | 180 | California-Santa Barbara | Long Beach, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Larry Morris | RLB | December 10, 1933 | 6'2" | 226 | Georgia Tech | Decatur, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Don Mullins | DB | March 31, 1939 | 6'1" | 195 | Houston | Shreveport, LA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 48 | Tommy Neck | DB | January 10, 1939 | 5'11" | 190 | LSU | Marksville, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | Ed O'Bradovich | LDE | May 21, 1940 | 6'3" | 255 | Illinois | Hillside, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Richie Petitbon | LS | April 18, 1938 | 6'3" | 206 | Loyola (LA) | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Mike Pyle | C | July 18, 1939 | 6'3" | 250 | Yale | Keokuk, IA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 24 | Rosey Taylor | RS | July 4, 1937 | 5'11" | 186 | Grambling St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | Billy Wade | QB | October 4, 1930 | 6'2" | 202 | Vanderbilt | Nashville, TN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | Bob Wetoska | T-G-C | August 22, 1937 | 6'3" | 240 | Notre Dame | Minneapolis, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Dave Whitsell | RCB | June 14, 1936 | 6'0" | 189 | Indiana | Shelby, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Fred Williams | DT-G | February 8, 1929 | 6'4" | 249 | Arkansas | Little Rock, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Maury Youmans | DE | October 18, 1936 | 6'4" | 251 | Syracuse | Eagle Bay, NY USA | 6 | 0 |
