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The 1963 Chicago Bears season was their 44th regular season and 12th post-season appearance in the National Football League.The team finished with an 11–1–2 record (the best of the 4th and final Halas era) to gain their first Western Conference championship since 1956, and the berth to host the NFL Championship Game against the New York Giants (11–3–0).
The Chicago Bears franchise was founded as the Decatur Staleys, a charter member of the American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1921 and changed its name to the Bears in 1922, the same year the APFA changed its name to the National Football League (NFL).
The following is a list of Pro Football Hall of Famers that have been a major contributor to the Bears, along with the year of their induction. George Halas (1963) [ 3 ] Bronko Nagurski (1963) [ 4 ]
The 1963 NFL season was the 44th regular season of the National Football League.. On April 17, NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle suspended Green Bay Packers running back Paul Hornung and Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alex Karras indefinitely for gambling on their own teams, as well as other NFL games; Hornung and Karras would miss the entire season, while five of Karras' teammates were fined ...
Regular season [ edit ] Justin Fields (2021–2023) Mitchell Trubisky (2017–2020) Jay Cutler , who holds multiple Bears franchise passing records [ 1 ] (2009–2016) Kyle Orton started 15 games in 2008 Rex Grossman , who played for the Bears in Super Bowl XLI in 2006 (2003–2008) Jim McMahon , who won the Bears' only Super Bowl in 1985 (1982 ...
That same season, the Bears debuted their cheerleading squad, the Honey Bears. [14] Despite the squad's success, Halas' daughter Virginia Halas McCaskey terminated the group in 1985 after Super Bowl XX, starting claims of a "Honey Bear Curse". [15] The Chicago Bears in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Memorial Stadium, 1977
The Bears holds historic rivalry with its former NFC Central foe Tampa Bay Buccaneers. as of the 2023 season, Chicago currently holds the series lead 40–22. [ 210 ] [ 211 ] Under the current NFL scheduling formula, the Bears and Bucs play at least once every four years.
Among the 100 Greatest, four active players made the list, including safety Eddie Jackson (96), defensive lineman Akiem Hicks (75), offensive lineman Kyle Long (74) and highest-ranked active Bear was Khalil Mack (60), who played only one season with the team. Long would retire the following year.