Chicago Bears
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Template:NFL team The Chicago Bears are a National Football League team based in Chicago.
- Founded: 1920 in Decatur, Illinois. One of the charter NFL franchises.
- Formerly known as: the Decatur Staleys (1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921), after their corporate sponsors, a starch company.
- Nicknames: Da Bears and The Monsters of the Midway
- Fight song: Bear Down
- Home field: Soldier Field
- Previous home fields:
- Staley Field (1920)
- Wrigley Field (1921-1970)
- Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL (2002; used during renovation and expansion of Soldier Field, currenttly used by the University of Illinois)
- Uniform colors: Home: Navy blue jerseys with orange trim, and white pants. Away: white jerseys, navy blue pants.
- Helmet design: Navy blue, with an orange "C".
- Arch-rivals: The Green Bay Packers
- League championships won:1921 (as the Chicago Staleys), 1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1963, 1985.
- Super Bowl appearances: XX (won)
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Franchise history
The Bears are one of the storied NFL teams. They were founded by George Halas, who maintained control of the team until his death in 1983. Halas also coached the team off-and-on for forty seasons, an NFL record. For the most part, the Bears have stayed in the Halas family. The team is currently owned by Halas' daughter Virginia McCaskey and has been run on a day-to-day basis since 1999 by President and CEO Ted Phillips .
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New Soldier Field
Players of note
Super Bowl XX Championship Roster:
- Kevin Butler
- Maury Buford
- Jim Covert
- Mark Bortz
- Willie Gault
- Jay Hilgenberg
- Dennis McKinnon
- Jim McMahon
- Emery Moorehead
- Walter Payton
- Matt Suhey
- Tom Thayer
- Keith Van Horne
- Richard Dent
- Dave Duerson
- Gary Fencik
- Leslie Frazier
- Dan Hampton
- Wilber Marshall
- Steve McMichael
- William Perry
- Mike Richardson
- Ron Rivera
- Reggie Phillips
- Mike Singletary
- Otis Wilson
Current players
- Zack Abron
- Bryan Anderson
- Jerry Azumah
- Derrick Ballard
- Keith Belton
- Cedric Benson
- Eddie Berlin
- Bernard Berrian
- Alfonso Boone
- Mark Bradley
- Doug Brien
- Lance Briggs
- Alex Brown
- Mike Brown
- Ruben Brown
- Jeremy Cain
- Darrell Campbell
- Desmond Clark
- Marc Colombo
- Airese Currie
- Ryan Dinwiddle
- Quinn Dorsey
- Rob Droege
- Steve Edwards
- Jamin Elliott
- Carl Ford
- Justin Gage
- Roberto Garza
- Mike Green
- Rex Grossman
- Chris Harris
- Tommie Harris
- MIchael Haynes
- Hunter Hillenmeyer
- Chad Hutchinson
- Israel Idonije
- Jonathan Jackson
- Ben Johnson
- Bryan Johnson
- Ron Johnson
- Tank Johnson
- Todd Johnson
- Thomas Jones
- Tyler Jones
- Alain Kashama
- Kareem Kelly
- Kurt Kittner
- Craig Krenzel
- Olin Kruetz
- Bo Lacy
- Dustin Lyman
- Patrick Mannelly
- Alfonso Marshall
- Brad Maynard
- Jason McKie
- Todd McMillon
- Terrence Metcalf
- Fred Miller
- Qasim Mitchell
- Muhsin Muhammad
- Joe Odom
- Adewale Ogunleye
- John Owens
- Adrian Peterson
- Shurron Pierson
- Jerrell Pippens
- Marcus Reese
- Gabriel Reid
- A.J. Ricker
- Fred Russell
- Darnell Sanders
- Ian Scott
- Nicholas Setta
- John Shivers
- John Tait
- Charles Tillman
- Brian Urlacher
- Nathan Vasher
- Bobby Wade
- Cliff Washburn
- Greg White
- LeVar Woods
- Cameron Worrell
Retired numbers
- 3 Bronko Nagurski
- 5 George McAfee
- 7 George Halas
- 28 Willie Gallimore
- 34 Walter Payton
- 40 Gale Sayers
- 41 Brian Piccolo (the subject of the film Brian's Song)
- 42 Sid Luckman
- 51 Dick Butkus
- 56 Bill Hewitt
- 61 Bill George
- 66 Clyde (Bulldog) Turner
- 77 Harold (Red) Grange
Not to be forgotten
- Neal Anderson
- Marty Booker
- Doug Buffone
- Mark Carrier
- Rick Casares
- Jim Harbaugh
- Raymont Harris
- Mike Hartenstine
- Johnny Morris
- Larry Morris
- Ed O'Bradovich
- Jim Osbourne
- Alan Page
- Doug Plank
- Marcus Robinson
- Ed Sprinkle
- Donnell Woolford
Recent Draft Picks: 2005
- Cedric Benson Running Back - 1st Round 4th Selection - University of Texas
See also
External links
Chicago Bears official web site (http://www.chicagobears.com/)