BOB LANGER, baiduhaiMike Singletary was drafted by the Bears in 1981 in the 2nd round of the draft and was known as "The Heart of the Defense" for the Monsters of the Midway in the mid-1980s. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998.
baiduhaiGeorge McAfee was a great two-way player known for long explosive runs on offensive and dangerous reflexes as a pass rusher. Also could pass the ball in a trick play and was a feared punt returner. His career was interrupted at its peak by World War II and he played just six full seasons and parts of two others. Still, his impact during his brief career landed him in the Hall of Fame in 1966.
baiduhaiDanny Fortmann earned All-NFL honors six straight seasons, 1938 to 1943, and in 1965, and was only the second guard to be elected to the Hall of Fame. Fortmann played along side Hall of Fame tackle Joe Stydahar during the most dominant era of of Bears football that gave rise to the "Monsters of the Midway."
baiduhaiEd Healey was a dominant tackle for the Rock Island Independents and was so frustrating to George Halas' Bears during a 1922 game that Halas decided to buy Healey's contract. He was all-league five times during his eight-year career and Halas considered him one of the most versatile tackles the game has ever seen. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1964.
baiduhaiGeorge Musso was one of the most important defensive players during the Bears' greatest era. Musso played guard and was also an offensive tackle during a career when the Bears won seven division titles and four NFL championships (1933, 1940, 1941 and 1943). The first player to win All-NFL honors at two positions, Musso was elected to Hall of Fame in 1982.
baiduhaiStan Jones was known for size, strength and quickness as one of football's most affective guards. He played for the Bears from 1954 to 1965 and made seven-straight Pro Bowl teams. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1991.
baiduhaiThe "Galloping Ghost" Red Grange played five games for George Halas in 1925, signed to play in a different league and then returned to Chicago in 1929, starring for the Bears for the next five season. Grange scored 32 career touchdowns but his biggest play was a touchdown-saving tackle in the 1933 NFL championship game that preserved a 13-10 win over the New York Giants. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1963.
George Rose / Getty ImagesQuarterback and place kicker George Blanda played pro football for 26 seasons — longer than any other person.
baiduhaiJoe Stydahar played offensive tackle for the Bears from 1936-1942 and 1945-1946. He is also well known for being the first player drafted by the Bears (No. 6 overall) in the first ever NFL Draft in 1936 by George Halas.
Mike Eliason / APWalter Payton, known as "Sweetnes," played for the Bears for thirteen seasons. Payton, a nine-time Pro Bowl selectee, once held the league's record for most career rushing yards, touchdowns, carries, yards from scrimmage, all-purpose yards, and many other categories. His eight career touchdown passes are an NFL record for non-quarterbacks. He was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993.
baiduhaiBill Hewitt is in the Hall of Fame because many consider him the best two-way player of his era, 1932 to 1943. But he is best remembered for his stubborn refusal to wear a helmet until the league made a rules change that forced him to wear one. Hewitt played for the Bears from 1932 to 1936, where his defense saddled ball carriers with negative yardage and his creativity for trick offensive plays stymied defenses. Hewitt devised a play in 1933 NFL title game, where he took a jump pass from Bronco Nagurski and made a lateral pitch to another player who ran it in for the game-winning score against the New York Giants.
BOB LANGER, baiduhaiDan Hampton played twelve seasons for the Bears from 1979 to 1990 and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002.
baiduhaiBronco Nagurski was a bulldozing, do-everything player for most of the 1930s. He gained 4,031 yards over nine seasons. Threw two touchdown passes in the 1933 championship game. Nagurski game out of retirement after five season to help the Bears to the 1943 league title.
CHICAGO TRIBUNEBears linebacker Bill George with wife, Lucy, and some of many gifts he received before game.
Michael Zagaris, Getty ImagesJim Finks joined the Bears in 1974, as general manager and executive vice-president. By 1977, the Bears reached the playoffs for the first time since 1963. They were a playoff team again in 1979 with a 10¿6 record, best-ever for the Finks-led Bears. He resigned in 1982 when George Halas did not consult him in the hiring of Mike Ditka as head coach. He was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995.
baiduhaiAfter attending Northwestern University, John "Paddy" Driscoll played the 1919 season with the Hammond Pros (pre-NFL). From 1920-1925, he led the Chicago Cardinals and was also head coach from 1920 to 1922. In 1926, the Cardinals traded him to the Bears where he continued to carry his team until he retired after the 1929 season. Later, he was head coach of the Bears for two seasons (1956 and 1957), compiling a record of 14-10-1.
baiduhaiQuarterbacks, linemen and ball carriers for 17 years feared a looming Doug Atkins. He played for the Bears from 1955 to 1969 and was a key figure in one of football's most potent defenses, especially the 1963 NFL title season when the defenses allowed a league-low average of 10 points per game. Atkins played on eight Pro Bowl teams and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1982.
Steve Lasker, / baiduhaiDick Butkus is arguably one of the best linebackers ever to play, possessing strength, agility and quickness to cover running backs and tight ends on the same play. He played for the Bears from 1965 to 1973, making seven Pro Bowl teams, collecting 22 interceptions and recovering 27 fumbles. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1979, his first year of eligibility.
baiduhaiRoy "Link Lyman" played for the Bears during the 1920s and 1930s and is credited with developing a deceptive, shifting style that is a foundation of today's tackle position. The Bears won the NFL title in 1933 and a division title in 1934, his final two seasons. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1966.
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Mike Singletary was drafted by the Bears in 1981 in the 2nd round of the draft and was known as "The Heart of the Defense" for the Monsters of the Midway in the mid-1980s. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers revealed on Wednesday that long-time quarterback and Pro Football Hall of Famer Bart Starr is recovering from a stroke.
“Last week Bart Starr suffered a mild ischemic stroke, but is very functional and making progress every day. He is in the care of his physicians and therapists, and will be released as soon as he regains his strength. Bart’s doctors are confident for a full recovery. We remain grateful for your love and concern,” the Starr family related in a statement.
Starr, an Alabama native who played for the Crimson Tide, spent his entire 16- year NFL career in northern Wisconsin, winning three outright NFL titles and a pair of Super Bowls. He passed for almost 25,000 yards and 152 touchdowns over 196 games, and completed his pro tenure with a 94-57-6 regular-season record.
He was enshrined at Canton in 1977.
“Everyone in the Packers family extends our best wishes to Bart for a quick recovery,” said Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy. “On behalf of all our fans, we hope to see Bart and Cherry at Lambeau Field soon.”