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Although Galimore still retained a year of eligibility at Florida A&M for the 1956 season, he was drafted as a "future" by the Chicago Bears of the National Football League in the January 1956 NFL draft. [11] The Bears made the Florida speedster their choice in the fifth round of the draft, the 58th overall player selected.
Austin Reed (born February 22, 2000) is an American professional football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Southern Illinois Salukis, West Florida Argonauts, and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.
The Bears played in four straight NFL Championship Games between 1940 and 1943, winning three of them, including an NFL record 73–0 victory over the Washington Redskins in 1940. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The second period of success was between 1984 and 1991 when the Bears captured six NFC Central Division titles in eight years and won Super Bowl XX .
Chicago Bears retired numbers: Bronko Nagurski FB/LB/T 1930–1937, 1943 Minnesota: George McAfee RB/DB/PR 1940–1941, 1945–1950 Duke: George Halas End/HC Owner/Founder 1920–1983 Illinois: Willie Galimore RB 1957–1963 Florida A&M: Walter Payton RB 1975–1987 Jackson State: Gale Sayers RB/KR 1965–1971 Kansas: Brian Piccolo RB/FB 1965 ...
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).
They faced the problem of increased operating costs and flatlined attendance. The Bears would only draw roughly 5,000–6,000 fans a game, while a University of Chicago game would draw 40,000–50,000 fans a game. By adding top college football draw Red Grange to the roster, the Bears knew that they found something to draw more fans to their games.
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The Bears were in their first Championship Game since a loss to the Giants in 1956 at Yankee Stadium, and had last won in 1946, defeating the Giants at the Polo Grounds. This was the fifth and final NFL Championship Game at Wrigley Field, which hosted the first in 1933, as well as 1937, 1941, and 1943. The Bears won four, with the only loss in ...