1919 Decatur Staleys season

1919 Decatur Staleys season
General managerFred P. Wasem
Head coachRobert E. Brannan
Home fieldStaley Field
Results
Record6–1
League placeCentral Illinois Champions

The 1919 Decatur Staleys season was the first in the team's long existence, later becoming known as the Chicago Bears. It was also the only season in which the Staleys/Bears were an amateur team, not a member of the National Football League or managed by George Halas. The 1919 Staleys were a works team, made up purely of regular A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company employees, and finished with a 6–1 record to win the Central Illinois Championship.[1]

  1. ^ "The Chicago Bears NFL franchise began in Decatur as the Staleys". Herald & Review. September 17, 2018. Archived from the original on December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.