1973 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Abe Gibron (3-11)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1973 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 3-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Abe Gibron (3-11)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1973 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 3 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
Chicago floundered, tallying only 195 points, while the defensive unit surrendered 334. Carl Garrett rushed for a team-leading 655 yards for the Bears, and Bobby Douglass also contributed to the rushing attack.
Bobby Douglass threw for 1,057 yards. Earl Thomas hauled in 24 balls for 343 yards. Jim Harrison and Carl Garrett were targeted regularly as well.
Garry Lyle picked off 5 opponent throws.
Abe Gibron coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Lionel Antoine | T | August 31, 1950 | 6'6" | 262 | Southern Illinois | Biloxi, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 74 | Bob Asher | RT | June 13, 1948 | 6'5" | 250 | Vanderbilt | Arlington, VA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 55 | Doug Buffone | LLB | June 27, 1944 | 6'3" | 230 | Louisville | Yatesboro, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Dick Butkus | MLB | December 9, 1942 | 6'3" | 245 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 60 | Wally Chambers | RDT | May 15, 1951 | 6'6" | 250 | East. Kentucky | Phenix City, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Gail Clark | LB | April 14, 1951 | 6'2" | 226 | Michigan St. | Bellefontaine, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 25 | Craig Clemons | SS | June 1, 1949 | 5'11" | 195 | Iowa | Sidney, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Rich Coady | C | December 17, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Memphis | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Craig Cotton | TE | July 7, 1947 | 6'5" | 216 | Youngstown St. | Elizabeth, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 10 | Bobby Douglass | QB | June 22, 1947 | 6'4" | 225 | Kansas | Manhattan, KS USA | 13 | 12 |
| 48 | Allan Ellis | DB | August 19, 1951 | 5'11" | 185 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | George Farmer | WR | April 19, 1948 | 6'4" | 214 | UCLA | Chattanooga, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 32 | Charlie Ford | LCB | December 10, 1948 | 6'3" | 185 | Houston | Beaumont, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 26 | Carl Garrett | RB | August 31, 1947 | 5'11" | 210 | New Mex. Highlands | Denton, TX USA | 13 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 75 | Dave Hale | DT-DE | June 21, 1947 | 6'8" | 225 | Ottawa (KS) | McCook, NE USA | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Jim Harrison | FB | September 10, 1948 | 6'4" | 235 | Missouri | San Antonio, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 17 | Ike Hill | KR | April 15, 1947 | 5'10" | 180 | Catawba | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 61 | Glen Holloway | LG | September 16, 1948 | 6'3" | 250 | North Texas | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Willie Holman | DE-DT | February 27, 1945 | 6'4" | 250 | South Carolina St. | St. Matthews, SC USA | 6 | 0 |
| 72 | Gary Hrivnak | DE | March 3, 1951 | 6'5" | 252 | Purdue | Johnstown, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 19 | Gary Huff | QB | April 27, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | Florida St. | Natchez, MS USA | 8 | 2 |
| 65 | Randy Jackson | LT | March 6, 1944 | 6'5" | 250 | Florida | Lake City, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Ernie Janet | G | July 22, 1949 | 6'4" | 250 | Washington | Renton, WA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 29 | Bob Jeter | DB-WR | May 9, 1937 | 6'1" | 200 | Iowa | Union, SC USA | 13 | 0 |
| 38 | Dave Juenger | WR | February 4, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | Ohio | Chillicothe, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Steve Kinney | T | June 27, 1949 | 6'5" | 255 | Utah St. | San Jose, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Gary Kosins | RB | January 21, 1949 | 6'1" | 215 | Dayton | Warsaw, IN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 36 | Roger Lawson | RB | September 28, 1949 | 6'2" | 215 | West. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 44 | Garry Lyle | FS | October 20, 1945 | 6'2" | 198 | George Washington | New Martinsville, WV USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Tony McGee | LDE | January 18, 1949 | 6'4" | 250 | Wyoming | Battle Creek, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 45 | Joe Moore | RB | June 29, 1949 | 6'1" | 205 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Bob Newton | RG | August 16, 1949 | 6'4" | 257 | Nebraska | Pomona, CA USA | 13 | 12 |
| 68 | Jim Osborne | LDT | September 7, 1949 | 6'3" | 250 | Southern | Sylvania, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 86 | Bob Parsons | TE-P | June 29, 1950 | 6'4" | 234 | Penn St. | Bethlehem, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Mac Percival | K | February 26, 1940 | 6'4" | 220 | Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 58 | Bob Pifferini | RLB | June 27, 1950 | 6'2" | 226 | UCLA | San Jose, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 81 | Mike Reppond | WR | November 24, 1951 | 5'11" | 179 | Arkansas | San Diego, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | Tom Reynolds | WR | April 11, 1949 | 6'3" | 200 | San Diego St. | Pasadena, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 70 | Andy Rice | DT | September 6, 1940 | 6'2" | 268 | Texas Southern | Hallettsville, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | Don Rives | LB | August 30, 1951 | 6'2" | 225 | Texas Tech | Wheeler, TX USA | 14 | 4 |
| 24 | Willie Roberts | DB | June 28, 1948 | 6'1" | 190 | Houston | Colquitt, GA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Mirro Roder | K | January 22, 1944 | 6'1" | 218 | none | Olomouc, Czech Republic | 13 | 0 |
| 39 | Reggie Sanderson | RB | November 4, 1950 | 5'10" | 206 | Stanford | Galveston, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Joe Taylor | RCB | August 27, 1939 | 6'1" | 200 | North Carolina A&T | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Earl Thomas | WR | October 4, 1948 | 6'3" | 224 | Houston | Greenville, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Mel Tom | RDE | August 4, 1941 | 6'4" | 249 | Hawaii | Honolulu, HI USA | 9 | 0 |
| 21 | Cecil Turner | FL-WR | April 2, 1944 | 5'10" | 176 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Washington, DC USA | 11 | 0 |
| 54 | Adrian Young | LB | January 31, 1946 | 6'1" | 232 | USC | Dublin, Ireland | 2 | 0 |
