The following are lists of past and current 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.
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| Roy S. "Bement" Adkins | G | |
| (?) Bailey | E | |
| Robert E. "Red" Brannan | E/Coach | |
| (John W.)? Brant | HB | |
| Perry Brecount | QB | |
| (?) Casey | HB | |
| Frank Manley 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 | |
| William Lutz Krigbaum | G-FB | Colonel U.S. Army |
| 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 | |
| Paul C. Wilson | E | Methodist Minister Rev. Paul C. Wilson |
| Fred P. "Fritz" Wasem | E/Manager | |
| Ray C. "Buster" Woodworth | E | |
| Lester "Lefty" Wallack |
Super Bowl rosters[]
The following lists are lists of the Bears Super Bowl teams.
Super Bowl XX championship roster[]
Super Bowl XLI runner-up roster[]
Current roster[]
First-round draft picks[]
The following list is of the Bears first-round draft picks since 1936.[2]
Pro Football Hall of Famers[]
Walter Payton set several franchise and NFL records in rushing during his 13-season career with the Bears
The following is a list of Pro Football Hall of Famers that have been a major contributor to the Bears, along with the year of their induction.
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Retired numbers[]
The Bears have retired fourteen uniform numbers, which is the most in the NFL, and ranks fourth behind the NBA's Boston Celtics (21), MLB's New York Yankees (20), and NHL's Montreal Canadiens (15) for the most in the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.
Chicago Bears Retired Numbers
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| Bronko Nagurski FB 1930-37, 1943 Minnesota |
George McAfee RB 1940-41, '45-50 Duke |
George Halas End/HC Owner/Founder 1920-83 Illinois |
Willie Galimore RB 1957-63 Florida A&M |
Walter Payton RB 1975-87 Jackson State |
Gale Sayers RB 1965-71 Kansas |
Brian Piccolo RB 1966-69 Wake Forest |
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| Sid Luckman QB 1939-50 Columbia |
Dick Butkus LB 1965-73 Illinois |
Bill Hewitt DE 1932-36 Michigan |
Bill George LB 1952-65 Wake Forest |
Clyde (Bulldog) Turner C/LB 1940-52 Hardin-Simmons |
Harold (Red) Grange RB 1925, 1929-34 Illinois |
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Starting quarterbacks[]
The following list is a list of starting quarterbacks of the Bears.
Early Era (1920–1969)[]
1920s[]
- 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
- Chuck Apolskis 1938-1939
1940s[]
- Sid Luckman 1940–1948 – Four League Championships
- Raymond R. Schumacher 1946–1948[32]
- Wally Dreyer 1949
1950s[]
- Johnny Lujack 1949–1951
- George Blanda 1949–1959
- Harper Davis 1950
- Ron Drzewiecki 1955–1958
- Ed Brown 1955–1959
1960s[]
- Zeke Bratkowski 1960
- Billy Wade 1961–1964 – League Championship
- Rudy Bukich 1965–1966
- Jack Concannon 1967–1970
Modern Era (1970–present)[]
1970s[]
- Bobby Douglass 1971–1972
- Gary Huff 1973–1975
- Bob Avellini 1976–1979
- Mike Phipps 1977–1981
- Vince Evans 1977–1983[33] (only Bear to score a perfect passer rating in a game)
Jim McMahon, the Bears starting quarterback for most of the 1980s, helped the team win Super Bowl XX.
1980s[]
- Jim McMahon 1982–1988
- Rusty Lisch 1984 (never listed as an official starter)
- Steve Fuller 1984–1986 (never listed as an official starter)
- Doug Flutie 1986 (never listed as an official starter)
- 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
- Dave Krieg 1996
- Rick Mirer 1997
- Steve Stenstrom 1998
- Moses Moreno 1998 (never listed as an official starter)
- 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,[34] 2004–2007, 2008
- Chad Hutchinson 2004
- Jonathan Quinn 2004
- Craig Krenzel 2004
- Kyle Orton 2005, 2007,[35] 2008
- Brian Griese 2007
- Jay Cutler 2009–2016
2010s[]
- Jay Cutler 2009–2016
- Todd Collins 2010
- Caleb Hanie 2011
- Josh McCown 2011, 2013
- Jason Campbell 2012
- Jimmy Clausen 2014, 2015
- Brian Hoyer 2016
- Matt Barkley 2016
- Mike Glennon 2017
- Mitchell Trubisky 2017–present
References[]
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/chicago/85bears/specialFeature?page=1985bears
- ↑ http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?teamId=0810&type=roundbyteam#
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – George Halas". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=85. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Bronko Nagurski". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=160. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Harold (Red) Grange". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=78. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Ed Healey". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=91. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – William Roy Lyman". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=136. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – George Trafton". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=215. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Paddy Driscoll". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=60. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Dan Fortmann". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=70. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Dan Fortmann". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=135. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – George McAfee". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=145. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Clyde Bulldog Turner". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=218. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Joe Stydahar". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=207. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Bill Hewitt". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=96. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Bill George". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=73. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – George Connor". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=47. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Gale Sayers". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=188. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Dick Butkus". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=39. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – George Blanda". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=29. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Doug Atkins". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=17. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – George Musso". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=159. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Mike Ditka". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=57. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Stan Jones". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=109. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Walter Payton". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=110. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ Inducted as general manager
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Jim Finks". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=67. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Mike Singletary". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=196. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Dan Hampton". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=87. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Richard Dent makes Pro Football Hall of Fame". Chicago Tribune. February 5, 2011. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-spt-0206-bears-richard-dent-hall-o20110205,0,1402352.story. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
- ↑ ""SELECTION SATURDAY" RESULTS IN PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME'S CLASS OF 2018". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/selection-saturday-results-in-pro-football-hall-of-fames-class-of-2018/. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ↑ http://rjs.org/genealogy/pics/RRS_Bears.jpg
- ↑ Evans, Vince. "1970's quarterback". http://www.nfl.com/player/vinceevans/2500575/profile. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ↑ Grossman was named as the Bears' starting quarterback for week fifteen (2005) and the NFC Divisional Playoffs.
- ↑ Orton was named as the Bears starting quarterback for week fourteen of the 2007 season, after Grossman sustained a knee injury during week thirteen.
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