The Chicago Bears, originally named the Decatur Staleys, are an American football team in the National Football League. The team was originally established in 1919 by the A.E. Staley food company as a company team. The team debuted in 1920 in the American Professional Football League. The team relocated to Chicago in 1921, and in 1922 the team name was changed to the Chicago Bears.

The Bears are members of the North Division of the Nation Football Conference (NFC). Since their inception, the Bears have won nine NFL Championships and one Super Bowl (1985). The Bears’ 1985 Super Bowl Championship team, led by head coach Mike Ditka, is widely considered to be one of the best NFL teams of all time. The franchise holds the record for the most inductees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and they also have the most retired jersey numbers in the National Football League. Additionally, the Bears have recorded more regular season and overall victories than any other NFL franchise. They are one of only two franchises remaining from the NFL’s founding.

Chicago Bears Championship History:

First NFL Championship: 1921

Last NFL Championship: 1985

Other NFL Championships: 1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1963

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Chicago Bears Hall of Famers:

Doug Atkins

George Blanda

Dick Butkus

George Connor

Mike Ditka

John "Paddy" Driscoll

Jim Finks

Dan Fortmann

Bill George

Harold "Red" Grange

George Halas

Dan Hampton

Ed Healy

Bill Hewitt

Stan Jones

Sid Luckman

William Roy "Link" Lyman

George McAfee

George Musso

Bronko Nagurski

Walter Payton

Gale Sayers

Mike Singletary

Joe Stydahar

George Trafton

Clyde "Bulldog" Turner

Chicago Bears Retired Numbers:

3 - Bronko Nagurski 1930-7, 1943

5 - George McAfee 1940-1, '45-50

7 - George Halas 1920-1928

28 - Willie Galimore 1957-1963

34 - Walter Payton 1975-1987

40 - Gale Sayers 1965-1971

41 - Brian Piccolo 1966-1969

42 - Sid Luckman 1939-1950

51 - Dick Butkus 1965-1973

56 - Bill Hewitt 1932-1936

61 - Bill George 1952-1965

66 - Clyde "Bulldog" Turner 1940-1952

77 - Harold "Red" Grange 1925, 1929-34

Chicago Bears Head Coaches (since 1920):

George Halas 1920 - 1929

Ralph Jones 1930 - 1932

George Halas 1932 - 1942

Hunk Anderson 1942 - 1945

Luke Johnsos 1942 - 1945

George Halas 1946 - 1955

Paddy Driscoll 1955 - 1957

George Halas 1957 - 1968

Jim Dooley 1968 - 1971

Abe Gibron 1971 - 1974

Jack Pardee 1974 - 1978

Neill Armstrong 1978 - 1982

Mike Ditka 1982 - 1993

Dave Wannstedt 1993 – 1998

Dick Jauron 1999 - 2003

Lovie Smith 2004 – 2012

Marc Trestman 2013-2014

John Fox 2015- Present

Chicago Bears Home Stadiums:

Staley Field (1919–1920)

Wrigley Field (1921–1970)

Soldier Field (1971–2001)

Memorial Stadium (Champaign) (2002)

Soldier Field (2003–present)

Chicago Bears Current Stadium Stats:

Name: Soldier Field

Opened: October 9, 1924, reopened September 29, 2003

Capacity: 61,500

Defining Feature(s): Modeled on the Greco-Roman architectural tradition, with columns rising above the stands.

Chicago Bears Owners:

A.E. Staley Company (1919–1921)

George Halas and Dutch Sternaman (1921–1932)

George Halas (1932–1983)

Virginia McCaskey (1983–present)

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