Chicago Bears

A National Football League team based in Chicago, Illinois USA.

Founded: 1920. One of the charter NFL franchises.

Formerly known as: the Staleys, after their corporate sponsors, in the early 1920s.

Home stadium: Soldier Field, Chicago.

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".

League championships won: 1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1963, 1985.

Super Bowl appearances: XX (won)

Franchise history

The Bears are one of the storied NFL teams. Founded by George Halas, Halas maintained control of the team until his death in 1985, and also coached the team off-and-on for forty seasons.

Players of note

[Football Hall of Fame]?rs: :[Dan Fortmann]?, [["Stubby" Steve Millett]], [Carl Mercer]?, [Bill Hewitt]?, [Sid Luckman]?, [Bronko Nagurski]?, [Walter Payton]?

Current stars:

Retired numbers:

Not to be forgotten: [Jim McMahon]?, [William Perry]? ("the Refrigerator"), [Brian Piccolo]? (the subject of the film Brian's Song), [Gale Sayers]?