Chicago Bears Starting Quarterbacks

The following is a list of notable past players of the Chicago Bears professional American football team.

Historic teams

Partial inaugural (1919) roster

The following is a partial roster for the 1919 season, when the team was known as the Decatur Staleys.

Name	Position	Notes
Roy S. "Bement" Adkins	G
(?) Bailey	E
Robert E. "Red" Brannan	E/Coach
(John W.)? Brant	HB
Perry Brecount	QB
(?) Casey	HB
(Frank M.)? Chase	G
"Joe" Cooper	E
Robert L. "Bob" Crisp	G
(?) Dancliff	C
Chuck Dressen	QB-HB
(Edward G.)? Eckhoff	E
(?) Gammel	G
Sidney "Sunshine" Gepford	HB-FB
Henry J. Halterman	G
"Charlie" Koehler	T
W. Lutz Krigbaum	G-FB
Ralph L. "Jake" Lanum	HB-FB
Chester A. "Baldy" May	G
Walter O. "Red" May	T
(?) McGrath	C
(?) McElvey	HB
John F. "Jack" Mintun	C
George H. Moffett	T
"Bun" Moran	G
(?) Pyrzynski	HB-FB
C. Lawrence Thrift	FB-E
(Willard C.)? Valentine	E
W. Walter Veach	HB
A. Wade Wacaser	T
(?) Wagner	E	]
Fred P. "Fritz" Wasem	E/Manager	[
Ray C. "Buster" Woodworth	E

Super Bowl XX championship roster

Main article: 1985 Chicago Bears season

Complete Roster of 1985 season (1/26/1986)
Quarterbacks 9 Jim McMahon 4 Steve Fuller 18 Mike Tomczak Offensive backs 34 Walter Payton RB 26 Matt Suhey FB 20 Thomas Sanders RB 29 Dennis Gentry RB 33 Calvin Thomas RB Receivers 83 Willie Gault 85 Dennis McKinnon 81 James Manness 82 Ken Margerum 86 Brad Anderson 89 Keith Ortego Tight ends 87 Emery Moorehead 80 Tim Wrightman		Kickers 6 Kevin Butler K 8 Maury Buford P Offensive line 74 Jim Covert T 62 Mark Bortz G 63 Jay Hilgenberg C 57 Tom Thayer G 78 Keith Van Horne T 60 Tom Andrews OL 71 Andy Frederick OL 75 Stefan Humphries OL 79 Kurt Becker G Defensive line 99 Dan Hampton DL 95 Richard Dent DE 76 Steve McMichael DT 72 William Perry DT 70 Henry Waechter DL 73 Mike Hartenstine DL 98 Tyrone Keys DE		Linebackers 50 Mike Singletary MLB 55 Otis Wilson LB 58 Wilber Marshall LB 51 Jim Morrissey LB 52 Cliff Thrift LB 53 Dan Rains LB 54 Brian Cabral LB 59 Ron Rivera LB Cornerbacks 27 Mike Richardson 21 Leslie Frazier 48 Reggie Phillips Defensive backs 31 Ken Taylor 23 Shaun Gayle Safeties 22 Dave Duerson SS 45 Gary Fencik FS

Current players

Chicago Bears current roster
Quarterbacks  6 Jay Cutler  8 Matt Gutierrez Running backs 22 Matt Forté 86 Brandon Manumaleuna FB/TE 29 Chester Taylor 48 Harvey Unga 43 Eddie Williams FB Wide receivers 80 Earl Bennett -- Andy Fantuz 23 Devin Hester -- Onrea Jones 13 Johnny Knox 11 Eric Peterman Tight ends 87 Kellen Davis 82 Greg Olsen		Offensive linemen 62 Johan Asiata G 63 Roberto Garza G/C 79 Levi Horn T 67 Herman Johnson T/G 60 Lance Louis G 68 Frank Omiyale T/G 78 Kevin Shaffer T 73 J'Marcus Webb T 74 Chris Williams G/T Defensive linemen 91 Tommie Harris DT 99 Marcus Harrison DT 71 Israel Idonije DE 69 Henry Melton DE 90 Julius Peppers DE -- Nick Reed DE 75 Matt Toeaina DT -- Tank Tyler DT 98 Corey Wootton DE		Linebackers 55 Lance Briggs OLB 92 Hunter Hillenmeyer ILB 93 Chris Johnson OLB 96 Patrick Trahan OLB 54 Brian Urlacher ILB Defensive backs 35 Zackary Bowman CB 24 K. J. Gerard CB 46 Chris Harris FS 26 Tim Jennings CB 30 D. J. Moore CB 31 Joshua Moore CB 20 Craig Steltz FS 33 Charles Tillman CB 27 Major Wright FS Special teams  9 Robbie Gould K 65 Patrick Mannelly LS				Reserve lists Currently vacant Unrestricted FAs 95 Anthony Adams DT 36 Josh Bullocks SS 88 Desmond Clark TE/FB 10 Todd Collins QB 81 Rashied Davis WR 21 Corey Graham CB 52 Brian Iwuh OLB 57 Olin Kreutz C 38 Danieal Manning SS  4 Brad Maynard P 53 Nick Roach OLB 59 Pisa Tinoisamoa OLB 58 Rod Wilson OLB 25 Garrett Wolfe RB Restricted FAs 19 Devin Aromashodu WR 12 Caleb Hanie QB Exclusive-Rights FAs 32 Kahlil Bell RB 70 Edwin Williams G/C Rookies in italics Roster updated February 4, 2011 Depth chart • Transactions 49 active, 0 inactive, 18 FAs → AFC rosters → NFC rosters

First-round draft picks

Main article: List of Chicago Bears first-round draft picks

The following is a list of first round draft picks of the Chicago Bears professional American football team.

• Joe Stydahar (1936)
• Les McDonald (1937)
• Joe Gray (1938)
• Sid Luckman (1939)
• Bill Osmanski (1939)
• Clyde Turner (1940)
• Tom Harmon (1941)
• Norm Standlee (1941)
• Don Scott (1941)
• Frankie Albert (1942)
• Bob Steuber (1943)
• Ray Evans (1944)
• Don Lund (1945)
• John Lujack (1946)
• Bob Fenimore (1947)
• Dick Kindt (1947)
• Bobby Layne (1948)
• Max Baumgardner (1948)
• Dick Harris (1949)
• Chuck Hunsinger (1950)
• Fred "Curly" Morrison (1950)
• Bob Williams (1951)
• Billy Stone (1951)
• Gene Schroeder (1951)
• Jim Dooley (1952)
• Billy Anderson (1953)
• Stan Wallace (1954)
• Ron Drzewiecki (1955)
• Menan Schriewer (1956)
• Earl Leggett (1957)
• Chuck Howley (1958)
• Don Clark (1959)
• Roger Davis (1960)
• Mike Ditka (1961)
• Ronnie Bull (1962)
• Dave Behrman (1963)
• Dick Evey (1964)
• Dick Butkus (1965)
• Gale Sayers (1965)
• Steve DeLong (1965)
• George Rice (1966)
• Loyd Phillips (1967)
• Mike Hull (1968)
• Rufus Mayes (1969)
• Joe Moore (1971)
• Lionel Antoine (1972)
• Craig Clemons (1972)
• Wally Chambers (1973)
• Waymond Bryant (1974)
• Dave Gallagher (1974)
• Walter Payton (1975)
• Dennis Lick (1976)
• Ted Albrecht (1977)
• Dan Hampton (1979)
• Al Harris (1979)
• Otis Wilson (1980)
• Keith Van Horne (1981)
• Jim McMahon (1982)
• Jim Covert (1983)
• Willie Gault (1983)
• Wilber Marshall (1984)
• William Perry (1985)
• Neal Anderson (1986)
• Jim Harbaugh (1987)
• Brad Muster (1988)
• Wendell Davis (1988)
• Donnell Woolford (1989)
• Trace Armstrong (1989)
• Mark Carrier (1990)
• Stan Thomas (1991)
• Alonzo Spellman (1992)
• Curtis Conway (1993)
• John Thierry (1994)
• Rashaan Salaam (1995)
• Walt Harris (1996)
• Curtis Enis (1998)
• Cade McNown (1999)
• Brian Urlacher (2000)
• David Terrell (2001)
• Marc Colombo (2002)
• Michael Haynes (2003)
• Rex Grossman (2003)
• Tommie Harris (2004)
• Cedric Benson (2005)
• Greg Olsen (2007)
• Chris Williams (2008)

Starting quarterbacks

These quarterbacks have started for the NFL's Chicago Bears. They are listed in order of the date of each man's first start at quarterback for the Bears.

1920s Early Era (1920–1969)

• Chuck Dressen 1920
• Jimmy Conzelman 1920
• Paddy Driscoll 1926–1929
• Tom Hearden 1929

1930s

• Carl Brumbaugh 1930–1934 – Two League Championships
• John Doehring 1932–1935, 1937
• Bernard Masterson 1935–1939

1940s

• Wally Dreyer 1949
• Sid Luckman 1940–1948 – Four League Championships
• Raymond R. Schumacher 1946–1948 program photo

1950s

• Johnny Lujack 1949–1951
• George Blanda 1949–1959
• Ed Brown 1955–1959
• Ron Drzewiecki (halfback) 1955-1958

1960s

• Zeke Bratkowski 1960
• Billy Wade 1961–1964 – League Championship
• Rudy Bukich 1965–1966
• Jack Concannon 1967–1970

1970s Modern Era (1970–present)

• Bobby Douglass 1971–1972
• Gary Huff 1973–1975
• Bob Avellini 1976–1979
• Mike Phipps 1979

1980s

• Vince Evans 1980–1982
• Steve Fuller 1984–1986 (never listed as an official starter)
• Doug Flutie 1986 (never listed as an official starter)
• Rusty Lisch 1984 (never listed as an official starter)
• Jim McMahon 1982–1988 Super Bowl XX
• Mike Tomczak 1986–1990

1990s

• Jim Harbaugh 1989–1993
• Peter Tom Willis 1992 (never listed as an official starter)
• Steve Walsh 1994
• Erik Kramer 1994–1995, 1997–1999
• Rick Mirer 1997
• Steve Stenstrom 1998
• Moses Moreno 1998 (never listed as an official starter)
• Dave Krieg 1996
• Shane Matthews 1999–2001
• Cade McNown 1999–2000

2000s

• Jim Miller 2001–2002
• Chris Chandler 2002–2003 (never listed as an official starter)
• Henry Burris 2002
• Kordell Stewart 2003
• Rex Grossman 2003, 2004–2007, 2008
• Chad Hutchinson 2004
• Jonathan Quinn 2004
• Craig Krenzel 2004
• Kyle Orton 2005, 2007, 2008
• Brian Griese 2007
• Jay Cutler 2009 - current
• Todd Collins 2010

References

• "Chicago Bears.com - History". http://www.chicagobears.com. Retrieved December 30, 2006.
• "databasefootball.com - History". http://www.databasefootball.com. Retrieved December 30, 2006.