1965 Chicago Bears Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (9-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1965 Chicago Bears Statistics
1965 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.

Chicago piled up points with 409 points, while the solid defense yielded 275. Gale Sayers rushed for a team-leading 867 yards for the Bears.

Rudy Bukich tossed for 2,641 yards. Johnny Morris hauled in 53 balls for 846 yards.

The opportunistic defense created 44 turnovers. Dick Butkus picked off 5 opponent throws.

George Halas coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
21Jon ArnettHB-EApril 20, 19355'11"197USCLos Angeles, CA USA140
81Doug AtkinsRDEMay 8, 19306'8"257TennesseeHumboldt, TN USA140
49Charlie BivinsHB-TEOctober 16, 19386'1"212Morris BrownAtlanta, GA USA140
10Rudy BukichQBMarch 15, 19326'1"195IowaSt. Louis, MO USA1412
29Ronnie BullFBFebruary 2, 19406'0"200BaylorKingsville, TX USA130
51Dick ButkusMLBDecember 9, 19426'3"245IllinoisChicago, IL USA140
72Jim CadileRGJuly 16, 19406'4"240San Jose St.San Jose, CA USA1414
25J.C. CarolineDB-HBJanuary 17, 19336'0"185IllinoisWarrenton, GA USA20
89Mike DitkaTEOctober 18, 19396'3"228PittsburghCarnegie, PA USA1414
79Dick EveyLDEFebruary 12, 19416'4"245TennesseeState College, PA USA1414
31Joe FortunatoLLBMarch 28, 19306'1"225VMIMingo Junction, OH USA140
61Bill GeorgeLB-G-MG-DTOctober 27, 19296'2"237Wake ForestWaynesburg, PA USA20
43Larry GlueckDBOctober 5, 19416'0"190VillanovaNorristown, PA USA120
45Dick GordonWR-SE-FLJanuary 1, 19445'11"190Michigan St.Cincinnati, OH USA140
88Bobby GreenPMay 7, 19365'11"175FloridaVernon, TX USA140
76John JohnsonLDTJuly 5, 19416'5"260IndianaGary, IN USA130
80Jim JonesSEMarch 3, 19416'3"195WisconsinHenderson, SC USA130
78Stan JonesG-DT-TNovember 24, 19316'1"252MarylandAltoona, PA USA60
74Bob KilcullenDT-DE-TMay 13, 19366'3"245Texas TechSt. Louis, MI USA80
32Ralph KurekRBFebruary 23, 19436'2"210WisconsinMilwaukee, WI USA140
83Roger LeClercKOctober 1, 19366'3"235Trinity (CT)Springfield, MA USA140
70Herman LeeLTAugust 29, 19316'4"244Florida A&MPhenix City, AL USA140
57Dick LeeuwenburgTMarch 26, 19426'5"242StanfordSalt Lake City, UT USA90
71Earl LeggettRDTMarch 5, 19336'3"265LSUPalatka, FL USA140
48Andy LivingstonRBOctober 21, 19446'1"236Phoenix College (JC)Eufaula, OK USA140
34Joe MarconiFBFebruary 6, 19346'2"225West VirginiaFredericktown, PA USA140
85Bill MartinTEOctober 27, 19426'4"238Georgia TechGainesville, GA USA140
26Bennie McRaeLCBDecember 8, 19396'0"180MichiganPinehurst, NC USA140
47Johnny MorrisFLSeptember 26, 19355'10"180California-Santa BarbaraLong Beach, CA USA140
33Larry MorrisRLBDecember 10, 19336'2"226Georgia TechDecatur, GA USA120
73Dennis MurphyDTMarch 9, 19436'2"250FloridaCairo, GA USA20
87Ed O'BradovichDEMay 21, 19406'3"255IllinoisHillside, IL USA130
17Richie PetitbonLSApril 18, 19386'3"206Loyola (LA)New Orleans, LA USA140
53Jim PurnellLBDecember 12, 19416'2"229WisconsinLa Porte, IN USA120
50Mike PyleCJuly 18, 19396'3"250YaleKeokuk, IA USA1313
64Mike RaboldLGMarch 12, 19376'2"239IndianaChicago, IL USA140
62Mike ReillyLBMarch 27, 19426'3"225IowaDubuque, IA USA140
40Gale SayersHBMay 30, 19436'0"198KansasWichita, KS USA140
67George SealsG-DT-TOctober 2, 19426'3"260MissouriHigginsville, MO USA140
84Ron SmithDB-WRMay 3, 19436'1"195WisconsinChicago, IL USA140
24Rosey TaylorRSJuly 4, 19375'11"186Grambling St.New Orleans, LA USA140
9Billy WadeQBOctober 4, 19306'2"202VanderbiltNashville, TN USA52
63Bob WetoskaRTAugust 22, 19376'3"240Notre DameMinneapolis, MN USA1414
23Dave WhitsellRCBJune 14, 19366'0"189IndianaShelby, MI USA140



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