1970 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jim Dooley (6-8)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1970 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jim Dooley (6-8)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1970 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
The Bears racked up 256 points, while the defense allowed 261. Jack Concannon tossed for 2,130 yards. Dick Gordon hauled in 71 balls for 1,026 yards.
Ross Montgomery rushed for a team-leading 229 yards for Chicago, while Don Shy and Ronnie Bull also aided the ground game.
Doug Buffone picked off 4 opponent throws.
Jim Dooley coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Craig Baynham | HB | July 24, 1944 | 6'1" | 204 | Georgia Tech | Casper, WY USA | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | Ross Brupbacher | LB | April 7, 1948 | 6'3" | 215 | Texas A&M | Lafayette, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Doug Buffone | LLB | June 27, 1944 | 6'3" | 230 | Louisville | Yatesboro, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Ronnie Bull | FB | February 2, 1940 | 6'0" | 200 | Baylor | Kingsville, TX USA | 12 | 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 | 12 | 0 |
| 60 | Lee Caffey | RLB | June 3, 1941 | 6'4" | 240 | Texas A&M | Thorndale, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 39 | Phil Clark | SS | April 28, 1945 | 6'3" | 208 | Northwestern | Burlington, KY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 37 | Rich Coady | TE | December 17, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Memphis | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Linzy Cole | WR | April 21, 1948 | 5'11" | 172 | TCU | Dallas, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | Jack Concannon | QB | February 25, 1943 | 6'3" | 205 | Boston Col. | Boston, MA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 70 | Jeff Curchin | T-G | December 17, 1947 | 6'7" | 260 | Florida St. | Binghamton, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Dick Daniels | FS | October 19, 1944 | 5'9" | 180 | Pacific (OR) | Portland, OR USA | 13 | 0 |
| 47 | Butch Davis | DB | July 3, 1948 | 5'11" | 183 | Missouri | La Jolla, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | Bobby Douglass | QB | June 22, 1947 | 6'4" | 225 | Kansas | Manhattan, KS USA | 3 | 1 |
| 43 | George Farmer | WR | April 19, 1948 | 6'4" | 214 | UCLA | Chattanooga, TN USA | 11 | 0 |
| 45 | Dick Gordon | WR | 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 |
| 30 | Jimmy Gunn | LB | November 27, 1948 | 6'1" | 220 | USC | Augusta, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Harry Gunner | DE | November 25, 1944 | 6'6" | 250 | Oregon St. | Port Arthur, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Dave Hale | DT-DE | June 21, 1947 | 6'8" | 225 | Ottawa (KS) | McCook, NE USA | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Jimmy Hester | TE | December 13, 1944 | 6'4" | 238 | North Dakota | Rock Island, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 61 | Glen Holloway | LG | September 16, 1948 | 6'3" | 250 | North Texas | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Willie Holman | LDE | February 27, 1945 | 6'4" | 250 | South Carolina St. | St. Matthews, SC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Mike Hull | RB | January 2, 1945 | 6'3" | 220 | USC | Glendale, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 50 | Bob Hyland | C | July 21, 1945 | 6'5" | 255 | Boston Col. | White Plains, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Randy Jackson | LT | March 6, 1944 | 6'5" | 250 | Florida | Lake City, FL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 32 | Ralph Kurek | RB | February 23, 1943 | 6'2" | 210 | Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 44 | Garry Lyle | DB-RB | October 20, 1945 | 6'2" | 198 | George Washington | New Martinsville, WV USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Wayne Mass | RT | March 11, 1946 | 6'4" | 240 | Clemson | Portales, NM USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Bennie McRae | LCB | December 8, 1939 | 6'0" | 180 | Michigan | Pinehurst, NC USA | 13 | 0 |
| 22 | Ross Montgomery | RB | December 10, 1946 | 6'3" | 220 | TCU | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 68 | Howard Mudd | G | February 10, 1942 | 6'2" | 254 | Michigan St. | Midland, MI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 63 | John Neidert | LB | June 18, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Louisville | Akron, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Kent Nix | QB | March 12, 1944 | 6'2" | 195 | TCU | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | Ed O'Bradovich | RDE | May 21, 1940 | 6'3" | 255 | Illinois | Hillside, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 38 | Ray Ogden | TE | September 2, 1942 | 6'5" | 225 | Alabama | Jesup, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 83 | Mac Percival | K | February 26, 1940 | 6'4" | 220 | Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Gale Sayers | RB | May 30, 1943 | 6'0" | 198 | Kansas | Wichita, KS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | George Seals | LDT | October 2, 1942 | 6'3" | 260 | Missouri | Higginsville, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Jim Seymour | WR | November 24, 1946 | 6'4" | 210 | Notre Dame | Detroit, MI USA | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | Don Shy | RB | November 15, 1945 | 6'1" | 210 | San Diego St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 48 | Ron Smith | KR | May 3, 1943 | 6'1" | 195 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | Bill Staley | RDT | September 9, 1946 | 6'3" | 250 | Utah St. | Walnut Creek, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 20 | Joe Taylor | RCB | August 27, 1939 | 6'1" | 200 | North Carolina A&T | Miami, FL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 21 | Cecil Turner | FL-WR | April 2, 1944 | 5'10" | 176 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Bob Wallace | WR-TE | October 7, 1945 | 6'3" | 211 | Texas-El Paso | Texarkana, AR USA | 5 | 0 |
| 69 | Ted Wheeler | G-TE | September 16, 1945 | 6'3" | 245 | West Texas A&M | Detroit, MI USA | 6 | 0 |
