1961 Chicago Bears Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1961 Chicago Bears Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)George Halas (8-6) 8-6Finished 3rd in the NFL’s West Division

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
John AdamsE-FBNovember 28, 19376’3′235UCLA
Art AndersonTOctober 9, 19366’3′244Idaho
Doug AtkinsDEMay 8, 19306’8′257Tennessee
Charlie BivinsHB-TEOctober 16, 19386’1′212Morris Brown
Ed BrownQBOctober 26, 19286’2′200San Francisco
Bill BrownRBJune 29, 19385’11’228Illinois
J.C. CarolineDB-HBJanuary 17, 19336’0′185Illinois
Rick CasaresFBJuly 4, 19316’2′226Florida
Angelo CoiaSE-WRApril 21, 19386’3′195Citadel
Roger DavisG-TJune 23, 19386’3′240Syracuse
Mike DitkaTEOctober 18, 19396’3′228Pittsburgh
Jim DooleyB-E-FL-TEFebruary 8, 19306’4′198Miami (FL)
Stan FanningT-DE-DTNovember 22, 19376’7′270Idaho
Bo FarringtonSE-WRJanuary 18, 19366’3′217Prairie View
Joe FortunatoLBMarch 28, 19306’1′225VMI
Willie GalimoreHBMarch 30, 19356’1′187Florida A&M
Bill GeorgeLB-G-MG-DTOctober 27, 19296’2′237Wake Forest
Harlon HillE-DBMay 4, 19326’3′199North Alabama
Bobby JacksonDBJanuary 10, 19366’1′190Alabama
Stan JonesG-DT-TNovember 24, 19316’1′252Maryland
Ted KarrasG-T-LBJanuary 31, 19346’1′245Indiana
Bob KilcullenDT-DE-TMay 13, 19366’3′245Texas Tech
Ken KirkLBFebruary 26, 19386’2′230Mississippi
Roger LeClercLB-K-COctober 1, 19366’3′235Trinity (CT)
Herman LeeT-GAugust 29, 19316’4′244Florida A&M
Pete ManningDBAugust 11, 19376’3′208Wake Forest
John MellekasC-DT-TJune 14, 19336’3′255Arizona
Johnny MorrisFL-HBSeptember 26, 19355’10’180California-Santa Barbara
Larry MorrisLB-FB-HBDecember 10, 19336’2′226Georgia Tech
Don MullinsDBMarch 31, 19396’1′195Houston
Dick NormanQBSeptember 14, 19386’3′209Stanford
Richie PetitbonDBApril 18, 19386’3′206Loyola (LA)
Mike PyleCJuly 18, 19396’3′250Yale
J.D. SmithFB-HBOctober 18, 19366’1′210Compton CC (CA)
Rosey TaylorDBJuly 4, 19375’11’186Grambling St.
Billy WadeQBOctober 4, 19306’2′202Vanderbilt
Bob WetoskaT-G-CAugust 22, 19376’3′240Notre Dame
Dave WhitsellDBJune 14, 19366’0′189Indiana
Fred WilliamsDT-GFebruary 8, 19296’4′249Arkansas
Maury YoumansDEOctober 18, 19366’4′251Syracuse