Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears
Current season
Established September 17, 1920 (September 17, 1920)[1][2]
First season: 1920
Play in Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
Headquartered in Halas Hall
Lake Forest, Illinois
Chicago Bears logo
Chicago Bears logo
Chicago Bears wordmark
Chicago Bears wordmark
LogoWordmark
League/conference affiliations

National Football League (1920–present)

Current uniform
Team colorsNavy blue, burnt orange, white[3][4][5]
     
Fight song"Bear Down, Chicago Bears"
MascotStaley Da Bear[6]
Personnel
Owner(s)Virginia Halas McCaskey[7]
ChairmanGeorge McCaskey
PresidentKevin Warren
General managerRyan Poles[8]
Head coachMatt Eberflus
Team history
  • Decatur Staleys (1920)
  • Chicago Staleys (1921)
  • Chicago Bears (1922–present)
Team nicknames
Championships
League championships (9)
Conference championships (4)
Division championships (19)
Playoff appearances (28)
Home fields
Temporary stadiums

1970 due to renovations to Wrigley Field:

2002 due to renovations to Soldier Field:

Team owner(s)
Team president(s)

The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The Bears have won nine NFL Championships, including one Super Bowl (XX in 1986), and hold the NFL record for the most enshrinees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the most retired jersey numbers. The Bears have also recorded the second-most victories of any NFL franchise, only behind the Green Bay Packers,[10][11][12] who they have a long-standing rivalry with.[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 only two remaining franchises from the NFL's founding in 1920, along with the Arizona Cardinals, which was originally also in Chicago. The team played home games at Wrigley Field on Chicago's North Side through the 1970 season; they now play 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.

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  2. ^ "Chicago Bears Team Facts". ProFootballHOF.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Brand Guidelines". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "History of the Bears Uniform" (PDF). 2021 Chicago Bears Media Guide (PDF). NFL Enterprises, LLC. August 3, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021. 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.
  5. ^ "Chicago Bears Team Capsule" (PDF). 2021 Official National Football League Record and Fact Book (PDF). NFL Enterprises, LLC. August 11, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 11, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "Staley's Page". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  7. ^ "Front Office". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  8. ^ Mayer, Larry (January 25, 2022). "Bears hire Ryan Poles as general manager". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  9. ^ "George Halas, Jr". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2006.
  10. ^ "Chicago Bears Franchise Encyclopedia". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2008.
  11. ^ "Green Bay Packers Franchise Encyclopedia". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2008.
  12. ^ "All-Time Win–Loss Records By Team". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  13. ^ "Chicago Bears Team Encyclopedia". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
  14. ^ "Staley Plant Has Organized Football Team". Herald and Review. September 21, 1919. p. 3. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "GALLERY: Looking back at the Decatur roots of the Chicago Bears". The Southern Illinoisan. June 28, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  16. ^ Gempsy, Gary (September 5, 2019). "Chicago Bears 2019 Schedule: 100th Season". Patch Media. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ Halas, George; Morgan, Gwen; Veysey, Arthur (1979). Halas By Halas. McGraw Hill. pp. 53–54.


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