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The Staleys were founding members of the National Football League (then known as the American Professional Football Association) in 1920. After moving to Chicago the following year, they became the Chicago Bears in 1922. [3] In 2003, the Bears introduced Staley Da Bear as their mascot, with the name being a tribute to A. E. Staley. [67]
The Chicago Bears all-time roster is split by name into the following two lists: Chicago Bears all-time roster (A–Kla) Chicago Bears all-time roster (Kle–Z)
The advent of the state high school football playoffs further contributed to the decline in interest in the Prep Bowl. [10] In 1979, the Prep Bowl was retooled. Before this, it was a standalone game that pitted the champion of the Chicago Catholic League against the champion of the Chicago Public League.
At the start of 1921 Halas organized an indoor football game on January 15 in Chicago’s Dexter Park Pavilion, a practice that was a semi-regular event among the local Chicago teams. The Bears played against a local team called Chicago Logan Square A.C. to a 0-0 tie. The Staley monthly journal would state in the February 1921 issue that "the ...
Sanborn eventually made the Bears' 53-man roster for the 2022 season. [13] He became the Bears' starting middle linebacker following the trade of Roquan Smith . [ 14 ] On November 13, during his first career start, Sanborn recorded two sacks and 12 total tackles during a 31–30 loss to the Detroit Lions . [ 15 ]
In 1943, with the Bears losing so many players to World War II, Nagurski came out of retirement to play tackle. He remained at the position until he returned to fullback against the Chicago Cardinals, whom the Bears needed to defeat to advance to the 1943 NFL Championship Game; [14] Nagurski scored a touchdown in the game as the Bears won 35–24.
Card-Pitt then met the Chicago Bears, a team missing MVP quarterback Sid Luckman and coach George Halas among a roster that had been depleted by the war and injuries, in the third game of the season. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette called Card-Pitt's effort against the Bears "pitiful", and the coaching staff became so irate that they fined Johnny ...
Hartenstine entered the 1975 NFL draft and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the second round with the 31st overall pick. In his 1975 rookie season with the Bears, he was named to the Pro Football Writers of America NFL All-Rookie Team. Hartenstine was the oldest player on the Super Bowl XX-winning Bears team in 1985.