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Real Fact |
1032 |
The Chicago Bears were originally based out of Decatur, IL and called the Staleys. |
1033 |
The Bears’ unique “rounded” style on their uniforms dates back to the 1950s. |
1034 |
The Bears’ trademark “C” logo first appeared on helmets in 1962. |
1035 |
The original Decatur Staleys were renamed the Chicago Bears on January 28, 1922. |
1036 |
The Bears have the most Pro Football Hall of Famers (27) of all NFL teams. |
1037 |
The Chicago Bears have sold out every home game since Sept. 9, 1984. |
1038 |
The Chicago Bears are the only NFL franchise with over 750 all-time wins. |
1039 |
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1040 |
The Chicago Bears have the most retired jersey numbers in the NFL with 14. |
1041 |
The Bears were known as the Decatur Staleys in 1920 and the Chicago Staleys in 1921. |
1042 |
The Bears played their home games at Wrigley Field for 50 seasons (1921-1970). |
1043 |
The largest crowd to attend a Bears game was 100,470 people, in 1958 in Los Angeles. |
1044 |
The 1985 Bears went 15-1 and won the Super Bowl after going 1-3 in the preseason. |
1045 |
The Bears’ first regular-season game outside the U.S. was played in Toronto in 2010. |
1046 |
The Bears sent a record nine players to the Pro Bowl in 1985 when they won the Super Bowl. |
1047 |
The Bears’ first Thanksgiving game was a 6-0 loss to the Chicago Tigers in 1920. |
1048 |
The Bears clinched the 2005 NFC North title with a win in Green Bay, WI on Christmas Day. |
1049 |
The Bears teams that won back-to-back NFL titles in 1940-41 boasted six future Hall of Fame players. |
1050 |
In 1925, the Bears played 19 games in a two-month span on a coast-to-coast barnstorming tour. |
1051 |
When the NFL was formed in 1920, the Bears and 11 other teams paid a $100 entry fee. |
1052 |
The Bears dominated the NFL in the 1940s, winning four league championships. |
1053 |
The Bears had winning records in 24 of their first 25 seasons of existence from 1920-1944. |
1054 |
In 1970, the Bears played a home game at Northwestern University’s Dyche Stadium, beating the Eagles. |
1055 |
The Bears played a preseason game against the CFL’s Montreal Alouettes in 1961. |
1056 |
The Bears beat Green Bay 33-14 in the NFL’s first divisional playoff game in 1941. |
1057 |
The Bears made the playoffs in 1994 after finishing fourth in the NFL Central Division. |
1058 |
The Bears have played preseason games in Canada, England, Sweden, Germany and Ireland. |
1059 |
The Bears changed the “C” on their helmets from white to orange in 1973. |
1060 |
The Bears added the initials “GSH” to the left sleeve in 1984, in honor of their late coach George S. Halas. |
1061 |
In 1920, the vertical stripes on the Bears jerseys were strips of leather used to help the players secure the ball. |
1062 |
The Bears changed their jersey colors to navy and orange in 1958. |
1063 |
The Bears are known by the Pro Football Hall of Fame as having the last player to play without a helmet. |
1064 |
The Bears’ team colors, orange and navy, were selected after those of the University of Illinois. |
1065 |
The Chicago Bears fight song, “Bear Down, Chicago Bears” was introduced in 1941. |
1066 |
The Bears have come back to win the game with 20-point deficits twice since the 1980s – 1987 at Tampa Bay and in 2006 at Arizona. |
1067 |
The Chicago Bears have opened the season with a win 54 times, the most in the NFL. |
1068 |
The Chicago Bears have selected more players out of the University of Notre Dame than any other school. |
1069 |
The Chicago Bears and Chicago Cardinals played football’s first indoor game on December 15, 1930. |
1070 |
The Chicago Bears unveiled their Famous T-formation in a 73-0 win over Washington for the NFL title in 1940. |
1071 |
The Bears’ last game at Wrigley Field was a 35-15 win over Green Bay on Dec. 13, 1970. |
1072 |
The Bears’ first game at Soldier Field was a 17-15 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sept. 19, 1971. |
1073 |
The Bears have held training camp in 3 different states – Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana. |
1074 |
The Bears’ first training camp held away from their facilities was hosted by the Univesity of Notre Dame in 1933. |
1075 |
The Bears held training camp at Lane Tech High in Chicago in 1934. |
1076 |
The Bears moved their training camp St. John’s Military Academy in Delafield, WI in 1935. |
1077 |
The Bears and Packers agreed their playoff game should be played to a “sudden death” finish in the event of a tie in 1941. |
1078 |
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1079 |
The Bears opened training camp at Lake Forest College in 1975. |
1080 |
In their 1000th game in franchise history on October 3rd, 1993, the Bears defeated Atlanta. |
1081 |
The Bears moved their training camp to UW-Platteville in 1984. |
1082 |
The Bears opened training camp at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, IL in 2002. |
1083 |
The Bears played all of their home games in 2002 at the University of Illinois while Soldier Field was under construction. |
1084 |
The number 42 has only been worn by one Bears player. |
1085 |
87 players who have played for the Bears, have also played high school football in Illinois. |
1086 |
Evanston High School has produced the most Bears players out of any high school in Illinois (5). |
1087 |
Twenty players by the last name of “Johnson” or “Williams”‘ have played for the Bears – more than any other last name. |