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| Chicago Bears | |||||
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| Established September 17, 1920[1][2] First season: 1920 Play in Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois Headquartered in Halas Hall Lake Forest, Illinois | |||||
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National Football League (1920–present)
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| Team colors | Navy blue, orange, white[3][4][5] | ||||
| Fight song | "Bear Down, Chicago Bears" | ||||
| Mascot | Staley Da Bear[6] | ||||
| Website | chicagobears.com | ||||
| Personnel | |||||
| Owner(s) | Virginia Halas McCaskey[7] | ||||
| Chairman | George McCaskey | ||||
| General manager | Ryan Poles[8] | ||||
| President | Kevin Warren | ||||
| Head coach | Matt Eberflus | ||||
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League championships (9)
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| Conference championships (4) | |||||
| Division championships (19) | |||||
| Playoff appearances (28) | |||||
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Temporary stadiums 1970 due to renovations to Wrigley Field:
2002 due to renovations to Soldier Field: | |||||
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The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NFL Championships, eight prior to the AFL–NFL merger and one Super Bowl. They also hold the NFL records for the most enshrinees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the most retired jersey numbers. The Bears' NFL championships and overall victories are second behind the Green Bay Packers,[10][11][12] with whom they have a long-standing rivalry.[13]
The franchise was founded in Decatur, Illinois, on September 20, 1919,[14][15][16] became professional on September 17, 1920, and moved to Chicago in 1921.[17][18] It is one of two remaining franchises from the NFL founding in 1920, along with the Arizona Cardinals, which began in Chicago. The team played home games at Wrigley Field on Chicago's North Side through the 1970 season; playing since then at Soldier Field on the Near South Side, adjacent to Lake Michigan.
The team headquarters, Halas Hall, is in the Chicago suburb of Lake Forest, Illinois. The Bears practice at adjoining facilities there during the season, and began hosting training camp at Halas Hall in 2020 after major renovations.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 17, 2020). "Bears, NFL celebrate 100th birthday Thursday". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ "Chicago Bears Team Facts". ProFootballHOF.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ "Brand Guidelines". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "History of the Bears Uniform" (PDF). 2023 Chicago Bears Media Guide (PDF). NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
In 1935 the Bears introduced an orange jersey with black arm stripes and black helmet and by 1958 were wearing the familiar navy blue with burnt orange.
- ^ "Chicago Bears Team Capsule" (PDF). 2022 Official National Football League Record and Fact Book (PDF). NFL Enterprises, LLC. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "Staley's Page". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ "Front Office". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (January 25, 2022). "Bears hire Ryan Poles as general manager". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "George Halas, Jr". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2006.
- ^ "Chicago Bears Franchise Encyclopedia". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2008.
- ^ "Green Bay Packers Franchise Encyclopedia". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2008.
- ^ "All-Time Win–Loss Records By Team". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ "Chicago Bears Team Encyclopedia". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
- ^ "Staley Plant Has Organized Football Team". Herald & Review. September 21, 1919. p. 3. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "GALLERY: Looking back at the Decatur roots of the Chicago Bears". The Southern Illinoisan. June 28, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ Gempsy, Gary (September 5, 2019). "Chicago Bears 2019 Schedule: 100th Season". Patch Media. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ "Historical Highlights" (PDF). 2020 Chicago Bears Media Guide (PDF). NFL Enterprises, LLC. August 11, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Halas, George; Morgan, Gwen; Veysey, Arthur (1979). Halas By Halas. McGraw Hill. pp. 53–54.
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