1965 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
1965 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 9-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (9-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1965 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.
The Bears piled up points with 409 points, and the solid defense yielded 275. Gale Sayers rushed for a team-leading 867 yards for Chicago.
Rudy Bukich tossed for 2,641 yards. Johnny Morris hauled in 53 balls for 846 yards.
The opportunistic defense created 44 turnovers. Dick Butkus picked off 5 opponent throws.
George Halas coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Jon Arnett | HB-E | April 20, 1935 | 5'11" | 197 | USC | Los Angeles, CA 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 | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Rudy Bukich | QB | March 15, 1932 | 6'1" | 195 | Iowa | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 12 |
| 29 | Ronnie Bull | FB | February 2, 1940 | 6'0" | 200 | Baylor | Kingsville, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 51 | Dick Butkus | MLB | December 9, 1942 | 6'3" | 245 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | Jim Cadile | RG | July 16, 1940 | 6'4" | 240 | San Jose St. | San Jose, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 25 | J.C. Caroline | DB-HB | January 17, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | Illinois | Warrenton, GA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | Mike Ditka | TE | October 18, 1939 | 6'3" | 228 | Pittsburgh | Carnegie, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 79 | Dick Evey | LDE | February 12, 1941 | 6'4" | 245 | Tennessee | State College, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 31 | Joe Fortunato | LLB | March 28, 1930 | 6'1" | 225 | VMI | Mingo Junction, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 61 | Bill George | LB-G-MG-DT | October 27, 1929 | 6'2" | 237 | Wake Forest | Waynesburg, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Larry Glueck | DB | October 5, 1941 | 6'0" | 190 | Villanova | Norristown, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 45 | Dick Gordon | WR-SE-FL | January 1, 1944 | 5'11" | 190 | Michigan St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Bobby Green | P | May 7, 1936 | 5'11" | 175 | Florida | Vernon, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | John Johnson | LDT | July 5, 1941 | 6'5" | 260 | Indiana | Gary, IN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 80 | Jim Jones | SE | March 3, 1941 | 6'3" | 195 | Wisconsin | Henderson, SC USA | 13 | 0 |
| 78 | Stan Jones | G-DT-T | November 24, 1931 | 6'1" | 252 | Maryland | Altoona, PA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 74 | Bob Kilcullen | DT-DE-T | May 13, 1936 | 6'3" | 245 | Texas Tech | St. Louis, MI USA | 8 | 0 |
| 32 | Ralph Kurek | RB | February 23, 1943 | 6'2" | 210 | Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI 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 |
| 57 | Dick Leeuwenburg | T | March 26, 1942 | 6'5" | 242 | Stanford | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 9 | 0 |
| 71 | Earl Leggett | RDT | March 5, 1933 | 6'3" | 265 | LSU | Palatka, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Andy Livingston | RB | October 21, 1944 | 6'1" | 236 | Phoenix College (JC) | Eufaula, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Joe Marconi | FB | February 6, 1934 | 6'2" | 225 | West Virginia | Fredericktown, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Bill Martin | TE | October 27, 1942 | 6'4" | 238 | Georgia Tech | Gainesville, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Bennie McRae | LCB | 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 | 12 | 0 |
| 73 | Dennis Murphy | DT | March 9, 1943 | 6'2" | 250 | Florida | Cairo, GA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | Ed O'Bradovich | DE | May 21, 1940 | 6'3" | 255 | Illinois | Hillside, IL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 17 | Richie Petitbon | LS | April 18, 1938 | 6'3" | 206 | Loyola (LA) | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Jim Purnell | LB | December 12, 1941 | 6'2" | 229 | Wisconsin | La Porte, IN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 50 | Mike Pyle | C | July 18, 1939 | 6'3" | 250 | Yale | Keokuk, IA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 64 | Mike Rabold | LG | March 12, 1937 | 6'2" | 239 | Indiana | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Mike Reilly | LB | March 27, 1942 | 6'3" | 225 | Iowa | Dubuque, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Gale Sayers | HB | May 30, 1943 | 6'0" | 198 | Kansas | Wichita, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | George Seals | G-DT-T | October 2, 1942 | 6'3" | 260 | Missouri | Higginsville, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Ron Smith | DB-WR | May 3, 1943 | 6'1" | 195 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 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 | 5 | 2 |
| 63 | Bob Wetoska | RT | August 22, 1937 | 6'3" | 240 | Notre Dame | Minneapolis, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Dave Whitsell | RCB | June 14, 1936 | 6'0" | 189 | Indiana | Shelby, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
