1958 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
Team Record: 7-4-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Buddy Parker (7-4-1)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1958 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1958 season with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.
The Steelers scored 261 points, and the defensive squad allowed 230. Bobby Layne threw for 2,339 yards. Jimmy Orr paced pass catchers, grabbing 33 passes for 910 yards. Ray Mathews, Tom Tracy and Jack McClairen each contributed to the receiving game, too.
Tom Tracy carried the ball for a team-best 714 yards for Pittsburgh.
The ball-hawking defense led the way with 42 turnovers. Jack Butler picked off 9 opponent throws.
Buddy Parker coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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42 | Dick Alban | RDH | January 17, 1929 | 6'0" | 193 | Northwestern | Hanover, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
57 | Ed Beatty | C | April 6, 1932 | 6'3" | 229 | Mississippi | Clarksdale, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
85 | Don Bishop | B | July 1, 1934 | 6'2" | 209 | Los Angeles CC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
80 | Jack Butler | RS | November 12, 1927 | 6'1" | 200 | St. Bonaventure | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
66 | Dick Campbell | LB | July 17, 1935 | 6'1" | 227 | Marquette | Green Bay, WI USA | 12 | 0 |
20 | Dick Christy | KR | November 24, 1935 | 5'10" | 191 | North Carolina St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
16 | Len Dawson | QB | June 20, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | Purdue | Alliance, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
27 | Dean Derby | LDH | June 11, 1935 | 6'0" | 185 | Washington | Leavenworth, WA USA | 12 | 0 |
72 | Darrell Dess | G-T | July 11, 1935 | 6'0" | 243 | North Carolina St. | New Castle, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
60 | Dale Dodrill | LLB | February 27, 1926 | 6'1" | 215 | Colorado St. | Stockton, KS USA | 12 | 0 |
63 | Bob Dougherty | LB | April 20, 1932 | 6'1" | 240 | Cincinnati | Bellevue, KY USA | 12 | 0 |
34 | Leo Elter | FB-HB | October 21, 1929 | 5'10" | 201 | Duquesne | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 7 | 0 |
86 | Jon Evans | E | January 31, 1936 | 6'4" | 205 | Oklahoma St. | Tyler, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
26 | Gary Glick | LS | May 14, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | Colorado St. | Grant, NE USA | 12 | 0 |
61 | Ted Karras | LT | January 31, 1934 | 6'1" | 245 | Indiana | Gary, IN USA | 12 | 0 |
64 | Billy Krisher | G | September 18, 1935 | 6'1" | 233 | Oklahoma | Perry, OK USA | 8 | 0 |
75 | Joe Krupa | RDT | July 6, 1933 | 6'2" | 232 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
31 | Larry Krutko | FB | June 27, 1935 | 6'0" | 220 | West Virginia | Carmichaels, PA USA | 6 | 0 |
89 | Dick Lasse | MG | November 13, 1935 | 6'2" | 222 | Syracuse | Quincy, MA USA | 12 | 0 |
22 | Bobby Layne | QB | December 19, 1926 | 6'1" | 201 | Texas | Santa Anna, TX USA | 10 | 10 |
71 | Joe Lewis | LDT | January 23, 1936 | 6'2" | 256 | Compton CC (CA) | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
83 | Dick Lucas | E | January 9, 1934 | 6'2" | 213 | Boston Col. | South Boston, MA USA | 4 | 0 |
25 | Ray Mathews | LH | February 26, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | Clemson | Dayton, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
24 | Richie McCabe | DB | March 12, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 5 | 0 |
87 | Jack McClairen | RE | March 2, 1931 | 6'4" | 213 | Bethune-Cookman | Panama City, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
82 | Tom Miner | K | May 14, 1932 | 6'3" | 235 | Tulsa | Checotah, OK USA | 12 | 0 |
10 | Earl Morrall | QB | May 17, 1934 | 6'1" | 205 | Michigan St. | Muskegon, MI USA | 2 | 2 |
65 | John Nisby | RG | September 9, 1936 | 6'1" | 235 | Pacific | San Francisco, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
86 | Jimmy Orr | LE | October 4, 1935 | 5'11" | 185 | Wake Forest | Seneca, SC USA | 12 | 0 |
50 | John Reger | RLB | September 11, 1931 | 6'0" | 225 | Pittsburgh | Wheeling, WV USA | 12 | 0 |
46 | Billy Reynolds | PR | July 20, 1931 | 5'11" | 195 | Pittsburgh | St. Marys, WV USA | 12 | 0 |
62 | Mike Sandusky | LG | March 14, 1935 | 6'0" | 231 | Maryland | , NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
72 | John Simerson | C-T | April 20, 1935 | 6'3" | 257 | Purdue | Honolulu, HI USA | 3 | 0 |
77 | Billy Smith | DT-DE | January 27, 1935 | 6'4" | 240 | Auburn | Augusta, AR USA | 12 | 0 |
70 | Ernie Stautner | RDE | April 20, 1925 | 6'1" | 230 | Boston Col. | Prinzing-by-Cham, Germany | 12 | 0 |
52 | George Tarasovic | LDE | May 6, 1930 | 6'4" | 245 | Boston Col. | Granville, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
30 | Tom Tracy | RH | September 7, 1934 | 5'9" | 205 | Tennessee | Birmingham, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
74 | Frank Varrichione | RT | January 14, 1932 | 6'1" | 234 | Notre Dame | Natick, MA USA | 12 | 0 |
35 | Tank Younger | FB | June 25, 1928 | 6'3" | 225 | Grambling St. | Grambling, LA USA | 12 | 0 |