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Da Bears: [24] Slang nickname given to the Chicago Bears made popular by the Bill Swerski's Superfans sketches of the early 1990s on Saturday Night Live. Sometimes used to retroactively refer to the 1985 Bears. Deflatriots: Used in reference to Deflategate. [25] Dirty Birds: [26] The 1998 Atlanta Falcons (but is still a nickname for the Falcons).
By nickname "Ain'ts*" – New Orleans Saints, NFL; rhyming play on the non-standard English negative ain't [30] "America's Team" – Dallas Cowboys, by sports media [31] "B.I.L.L.S.*" – Buffalo Bills, by detractors, acronyms for "Boy I Love Losing Super Bowls", in reference to the team's failure to win the Super Bowl in four straight tries during the early 1990s [32]
The Chicago Bears retired number 7 in his honor, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame is located on George Halas Drive. The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign inducted Halas into the Engineering Hall of Fame in 2016. [35] The Bears erected a statue and marker dedicated to Halas in 2019 near the south entrance to Soldier Field. [36]
Shortly after Robert Smigel moved from New York to Chicago in 1983 to start his career in comedy, he made his first visit to Wrigley Field to see the Cubs play. He noticed a prevalence of large men who wore walrus mustaches and aviator sunglasses, a look similar to Mike Ditka, who had been hired to coach the city's NFL team, the Chicago Bears, the year before.
The Chicago Bears won six championships between the 1930s and 1940s. [2] Fans and the media referred to the Bears as the Monsters of the Midway, especially after their lopsided 56–7 victory over the New York Giants in 1943. [2] The Bears also adopted the Maroons’ wishbone "C" logo in 1962. [3]
There have been 18 head coaches for the Chicago Bears, including coaches for the Decatur Staleys (1919–1920) and Chicago Staleys (1921). The Bears franchise was founded as the Decatur Staleys, a charter member of the American Professional Football Association. The team moved to Chicago in 1921, and changed its name to the Bears in 1922, the ...
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 (1982–1988)
Pyle traveled to Chicago to meet Chicago Bears owners George Halas and Edward Sternaman to outline a professional contract for Grange, organizing a barnstorming tour that spanned 19 games and 67 days, including games in Florida. As part of their agreement, the Bears received 50 percent of the ticket gate, while Pyle and Grange got the other half.