1965 Chicago Bears Roster
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (9-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
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 |
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21 | Jon Arnett | HB-E | April 20, 1935 | 5'11" | 197 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
81 | Doug Atkins | RDE | May 8, 1930 | 6'8" | 257 | Tennessee | Humboldt, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
49 | Charlie Bivins | HB-TE | October 16, 1938 | 6'1" | 212 | Morris Brown | Atlanta, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
10 | Rudy Bukich | QB | March 15, 1932 | 6'1" | 195 | Iowa | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 12 |
29 | Ronnie Bull | FB | February 2, 1940 | 6'0" | 200 | Baylor | Kingsville, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
51 | Dick Butkus | MLB | December 9, 1942 | 6'3" | 245 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
72 | Jim Cadile | RG | July 16, 1940 | 6'4" | 240 | San Jose St. | San Jose, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
25 | J.C. Caroline | DB-HB | January 17, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | Illinois | Warrenton, GA USA | 2 | 0 |
89 | Mike Ditka | TE | October 18, 1939 | 6'3" | 228 | Pittsburgh | Carnegie, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
79 | Dick Evey | LDE | February 12, 1941 | 6'4" | 245 | Tennessee | State College, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
31 | Joe Fortunato | LLB | March 28, 1930 | 6'1" | 225 | VMI | Mingo Junction, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
61 | Bill George | LB-G-MG-DT | October 27, 1929 | 6'2" | 237 | Wake Forest | Waynesburg, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
43 | Larry Glueck | DB | October 5, 1941 | 6'0" | 190 | Villanova | Norristown, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
45 | Dick Gordon | WR-SE-FL | January 1, 1944 | 5'11" | 190 | Michigan St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
88 | Bobby Green | P | May 7, 1936 | 5'11" | 175 | Florida | Vernon, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
76 | John Johnson | LDT | July 5, 1941 | 6'5" | 260 | Indiana | Gary, IN USA | 13 | 0 |
80 | Jim Jones | SE | March 3, 1941 | 6'3" | 195 | Wisconsin | Henderson, SC USA | 13 | 0 |
78 | Stan Jones | G-DT-T | November 24, 1931 | 6'1" | 252 | Maryland | Altoona, PA USA | 6 | 0 |
74 | Bob Kilcullen | DT-DE-T | May 13, 1936 | 6'3" | 245 | Texas Tech | St. Louis, MI USA | 8 | 0 |
32 | Ralph Kurek | RB | February 23, 1943 | 6'2" | 210 | Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
83 | Roger LeClerc | K | October 1, 1936 | 6'3" | 235 | Trinity (CT) | Springfield, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
70 | Herman Lee | LT | August 29, 1931 | 6'4" | 244 | Florida A&M | Phenix City, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
57 | Dick Leeuwenburg | T | March 26, 1942 | 6'5" | 242 | Stanford | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 9 | 0 |
71 | Earl Leggett | RDT | March 5, 1933 | 6'3" | 265 | LSU | Palatka, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
48 | Andy Livingston | RB | October 21, 1944 | 6'1" | 236 | Phoenix College (JC) | Eufaula, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
34 | Joe Marconi | FB | February 6, 1934 | 6'2" | 225 | West Virginia | Fredericktown, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
85 | Bill Martin | TE | October 27, 1942 | 6'4" | 238 | Georgia Tech | Gainesville, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
26 | Bennie McRae | LCB | December 8, 1939 | 6'0" | 180 | Michigan | Pinehurst, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
47 | Johnny Morris | FL | September 26, 1935 | 5'10" | 180 | California-Santa Barbara | Long Beach, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
33 | Larry Morris | RLB | December 10, 1933 | 6'2" | 226 | Georgia Tech | Decatur, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
73 | Dennis Murphy | DT | March 9, 1943 | 6'2" | 250 | Florida | Cairo, GA USA | 2 | 0 |
87 | Ed O'Bradovich | DE | May 21, 1940 | 6'3" | 255 | Illinois | Hillside, IL USA | 13 | 0 |
17 | Richie Petitbon | LS | April 18, 1938 | 6'3" | 206 | Loyola (LA) | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
53 | Jim Purnell | LB | December 12, 1941 | 6'2" | 229 | Wisconsin | La Porte, IN USA | 12 | 0 |
50 | Mike Pyle | C | July 18, 1939 | 6'3" | 250 | Yale | Keokuk, IA USA | 13 | 13 |
64 | Mike Rabold | LG | March 12, 1937 | 6'2" | 239 | Indiana | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
62 | Mike Reilly | LB | March 27, 1942 | 6'3" | 225 | Iowa | Dubuque, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
40 | Gale Sayers | HB | May 30, 1943 | 6'0" | 198 | Kansas | Wichita, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
67 | George Seals | G-DT-T | October 2, 1942 | 6'3" | 260 | Missouri | Higginsville, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
84 | Ron Smith | DB-WR | May 3, 1943 | 6'1" | 195 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
24 | Rosey Taylor | RS | July 4, 1937 | 5'11" | 186 | Grambling St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
9 | Billy Wade | QB | October 4, 1930 | 6'2" | 202 | Vanderbilt | Nashville, TN USA | 5 | 2 |
63 | Bob Wetoska | RT | August 22, 1937 | 6'3" | 240 | Notre Dame | Minneapolis, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
23 | Dave Whitsell | RCB | June 14, 1936 | 6'0" | 189 | Indiana | Shelby, MI USA | 14 | 0 |