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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 1963 NFL Championship Game was the 31st annual championship game, played on December 29 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. [1][2] The game pitted the visiting New York Giants (11–3) of the Eastern Conference against the Chicago Bears (11–1–2) of the Western Conference. [3][4][5][6] Originally, NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle had ...
The Bears' nine championships are the second most by any team in NFL history. The franchise has captured 18 NFL divisional titles and four NFL conference championships. The Bears have also recorded the second most regular season victories of any NFL franchise. [5][6][7] The franchise has experienced three major periods of continued success in ...
Spaeth was the last Bears' player to wear No. 89 before the Bears retired Ditka's old number in 2013. Kellen Davis Playing five years for the Bears, Davis caught 11 touchdowns in 80 games.
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 ...
The 1940 NFL Championship Game, sometimes referred to simply as 73–0, was the eighth title game of the National Football League (NFL). It was played at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., on December 8, with a sellout capacity attendance of 36,034. [1][2] The Chicago Bears (8–3) of the Western Division met the Washington Redskins (9–2 ...
Currently, WMVP (1000 AM) broadcast Bears games with Jeff Joniak doing the play-by-play, along with color commentator Tom Thayer, who played for the Bears from 1985 to 1992. [ 287 ] [ 288 ] [ 289 ] Over the years, many Bears play-by-play broadcasters have included play-by-play announcers Jack Brickhouse , Joe McConnell and Wayne Larrivee , and ...
Early years: Formation of the league and Bear domination (1919–1946) The Decatur Staleys, the organization that eventually became the Chicago Bears, were originally founded as a works team of the A. E. Staley food starch company of Decatur, Illinois, in 1919; [1] this was the typical start for several early professional football franchises.