Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears are a National Football League team based in Chicago, Illinois.

Founded: 1920. One of the charter NFL franchises.

Formerly known as: the Decatur Staleys (1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921), after their corporate sponsors, a starch company.

Permanent Home stadium: Soldier Field, Chicago.

Temporary Home stadium: Memorial Stadium, Champlain, IL

Uniform colors: Home: Navy blue jerseys with orange trim, and white pants. Away: white jerseys, white pants.

Helmet design: Navy blue, with an orange "C".

League championships won:1921 (as the Chicago Staleys), 1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1963, 1985.

Super Bowl appearances: XX (won)

Franchise history

The Bears are one of the storied NFL teams. They were founded by George Halas[?], who maintained control of the team until his death in 1985. Halas also coached the team off-and-on for forty seasons, an NFL record.

Players of note

'86 Superbowl Championship Rosterrs[?]:

• Mark Bortz[?]
• Willie Gault[?]
• Jay Hilgenberg[?]
• Dennis McKinnon[?]
• Jim McMahon
• Emery Moorehead[?]
• Walter Payton
• Matt Suhey[?]
• Tom Thayer[?]
• Keith Van Horne[?]
• Richard Dent[?]
• Dave Duerson[?]
• Gary Fencik[?]
• Leslie Frazier[?]
• Dan Hampton[?]
• Wilber Marshall[?]
• Steve McMichael[?]
• William Perry
• Mike Richardson[?]
• Mike Singletary[?]
• Otis Wilson[?]

Current stars:

• Anthony Thomas[?]
• Brian Urlacher[?]

Retired numbers:

• 3 Bronko Nagurski
• 5 George McAfee[?]
• 7 George Halas[?]
• 28 Willie Gallimore[?]
• 34 Walter Payton
• 40 Gayle Sayers[?]
• 41 Brian Piccolo[?] (the subject of the film Brian's Song[?])
• 42 Sid Luckman[?]
• 51 Dick Butkus[?]
• 56 Bill Hewitt[?]
• 61 Bill George[?]
• 66 Bulldog Turner[?]
• 77 Red Grange[?]

Not to be forgotten:

• Jim McMahon
• William Perry ("the Refrigerator")
• Doug Flutie

See also The Bears Shufflin' Crew.

Chicago Bears official web site (http://www.chicagobears.com/)