Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team in the National Football League based in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears were founded in Decatur, Illinois, by George Halas, in 1919. They were first called the Decatur Staleys, after the A.E. Staley Starch Company which owned the team for its first two seasons. The team has won nine NFL Championships, with the last being in 1985 (Super Bowl XX).[1] They also played in Super Bowl XLI in 2006 against the Indianapolis Colts, but they lost 29-17 to Peyton Manning and the Colts.[1] The team is owned by Virginia Halas McCaskey,[2] and the general manager is Ryan Pace.[3] The team's current head coach is Matt Nagy since 2018.
Chicago Bears | |||
Established 1919 Play in Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois | |||
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League/Conference affiliations | |||
National Football League (1920–present)
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Team Details | |||
Team colors | Navy Blue, Burt Orange, White | ||
Personnel | |||
Owner | Virginia Halas McCaskey | ||
General Manager | Ryan Poles | ||
Head Coach | Matt Eberfluse | ||
Team history | |||
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Team Nicknames | |||
Da Bears Monsters of the Midway | |||
Championships | |||
League Championships (9)
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Conference Championships (4) | |||
Division Championships (18) | |||
Home fields | |||
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The Bears play their home games at Soldier Field. They played there from 1974 to 2001 and then 2003-present (Soldier Field was being made new in 2002). The Bears had played at Wrigley Field from 1921 to 1970. Wrigley Field is the home of the Chicago Cubs baseball team, and the Bears were named after the Cubs.[4]
The Bears have retired 14 uniform numbers, the most than any NFL Franchise.
Players
Chicago Bears Media
The team's founder George Halas (right) with NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle, early 1980s
Bears Hall of Famer Mike Ditka is the only person in the modern era to win an NFL championship as a player and coach for the Chicago Bears.
Roquan Smith, Khalil Mack, DeAndre Houston-Carson, and Akiem Hicks of the Bears in 2018
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2019 Super Bowl Homepage - NFL.com". www.nfl.com.
- ↑ "Meet The 88-Year-Old Grandmother Who's One Win Away From The Super Bowl - Business Insider". Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- ↑ "Bears hire Emery as general manager". Archived from the original on 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- ↑ "1920s Chicago Bears". www.bearshistory.com.
- ↑ "Team Roster". www.chicagobears.com.