1979 Chicago Bears Team Info
League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
National Football League (NFL) | Neill Armstrong (10-6) | 10-6 | 0-1 | Finished 1st in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division | Lost Wild Card |
Roster
Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
Ted Albrecht | T-G | October 8, 1954 | 6’4′ | 253 | California |
Tony Ardizzone | C | December 19, 1956 | 6’3′ | 240 | Northwestern |
Bob Avellini | QB | August 28, 1953 | 6’2′ | 208 | Maryland |
Brian Baschnagel | WR | January 8, 1954 | 5’11’ | 187 | Ohio St. |
Lynn Boden | G-T | June 5, 1953 | 6’3′ | 270 | South Dakota St. |
Doug Buffone | LB | June 27, 1944 | 6’3′ | 230 | Louisville |
Gary Campbell | LB | March 4, 1952 | 6’1′ | 218 | Colorado |
Mike Cobb | TE | December 10, 1955 | 6’5′ | 244 | Michigan St. |
Jack Deloplaine | RB | April 21, 1954 | 5’10’ | 205 | Salem |
Robin Earl | TE-RB | March 18, 1955 | 6’5′ | 242 | Washington |
Allan Ellis | DB | August 19, 1951 | 5’11’ | 185 | UCLA |
Vince Evans | QB | June 14, 1955 | 6’2′ | 215 | USC |
Gary Fencik | DB | June 11, 1954 | 6’1′ | 194 | Yale |
Wentford Gaines | DB | February 4, 1953 | 6’0′ | 185 | Ferrum |
Kris Haines | WR | July 23, 1957 | 5’11’ | 183 | Notre Dame |
Dan Hampton | DE-DT | September 19, 1957 | 6’5′ | 264 | Arkansas |
Al Harris | DE-LB | December 31, 1956 | 6’5′ | 250 | Arizona St. |
Tommy Hart | DE-LB | November 7, 1944 | 6’4′ | 245 | Morris Brown |
Mike Hartenstine | DE | July 27, 1953 | 6’3′ | 251 | Penn St. |
Bruce Herron | LB | April 14, 1954 | 6’2′ | 220 | New Mexico |
Tom Hicks | LB | December 18, 1952 | 6’4′ | 235 | Illinois |
Noah Jackson | G | April 14, 1951 | 6’2′ | 267 | Tampa |
Dan Jiggetts | T-G | March 10, 1954 | 6’4′ | 274 | Harvard |
Lee Kunz | LB | April 21, 1957 | 6’2′ | 226 | Nebraska |
Greg Latta | TE | October 13, 1952 | 6’3′ | 227 | Morgan St. |
Dennis Lick | T | April 26, 1954 | 6’3′ | 266 | Wisconsin |
Virgil Livers | DB | March 26, 1952 | 5’8′ | 176 | West. Kentucky |
Willie McClendon | RB | September 13, 1957 | 6’1′ | 205 | Georgia |
Mark Merrill | LB | May 5, 1955 | 6’4′ | 237 | Minnesota |
Jerry Meyers | DE-DT | February 21, 1954 | 6’4′ | 249 | Northern Illinois |
Jerry Muckensturm | LB | October 13, 1953 | 6’4′ | 223 | Arkansas St. |
Dan Neal | C-G | August 30, 1949 | 6’4′ | 250 | Kentucky |
Jim Osborne | DT | September 7, 1949 | 6’3′ | 250 | Southern |
Alan Page | DT | August 7, 1945 | 6’4′ | 245 | Notre Dame |
Bob Parsons | TE-P | June 29, 1950 | 6’4′ | 234 | Penn St. |
Walter Payton | RB | July 25, 1954 | 5’10’ | 200 | Jackson St. |
Lonnie Perrin | RB | February 3, 1952 | 6’1′ | 222 | Illinois |
Mike Phipps | QB | November 19, 1947 | 6’3′ | 208 | Purdue |
Doug Plank | DB | March 4, 1953 | 6’0′ | 200 | Ohio St. |
Golden Richards | WR | December 31, 1950 | 6’1′ | 181 | Hawaii |
Ron Rydalch | DT | January 1, 1952 | 6’4′ | 260 | Utah |
Terry Schmidt | DB | May 28, 1952 | 6’0′ | 177 | Ball St. |
Steve Schubert | WR | March 15, 1951 | 5’10’ | 185 | Massachusetts |
James Scott | WR | March 28, 1952 | 6’1′ | 190 | Trinity Valley CC (TX) |
John Skibinski | RB | April 27, 1955 | 6’0′ | 222 | Purdue |
Revie Sorey | G | September 10, 1953 | 6’2′ | 260 | Illinois |
Mike Spivey | DB | March 10, 1954 | 6’0′ | 197 | Colorado |
Bob Thomas | K | August 7, 1952 | 5’10’ | 178 | Notre Dame |
Len Walterscheid | DB | September 13, 1954 | 5’11’ | 190 | Southern Utah |
Harry Washington | WR | July 30, 1956 | 6’0′ | 180 | Colorado St. |
Rickey Watts | WR | May 16, 1957 | 6’1′ | 203 | Tulsa |
Dave Williams | RB | March 10, 1954 | 6’2′ | 210 | Colorado |