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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.
Regular season. 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.
In this period the Bears participated in the first National Football League playoff game, the first NFL Championship Game, and became the American football sports dynasty of the 1940s. 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 ...
Miscellaneous club game records. Longest run from scrimmage – Bill Osmanski rushed 86 yards vs. the Chicago Cardinals, 10/15/39. Longest pass from scrimmage – Bo Farrington caught 98-yard pass at the Detroit Lions, 10/8/61. Longest play in Bears history – 108 yard missed field goal return, Nathan Vasher, vs. San Francisco 49ers, 11/13/05 ...
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NFL Championships, eight prior to the AFL–NFL merger and one Super Bowl.
At the end of the 1932 season, the Chicago Bears and the Portsmouth Spartans were tied with the best regular-season records. To determine the champion, the league voted to hold its first playoff game. Due to the cold weather, the game was held indoors at Chicago Stadium, which forced some temporary rule changes. Chicago won, 9–0.
The former first-round pick out of Mississippi State was a Commander for the first five years of his career before being acquired by the Bears midway through the 2023 season for a second-round pick.
Of the original 17 individuals inducted in 1963, three spent a majority of their careers with the Chicago Bears. This includes the founder, long time owner, and head coach George Halas, [7] long time halfback and two-way player Bronko Nagurski, [8] and the "Galloping Ghost" Red Grange. [9][10] The first few years of the Hall of Fame's existence ...