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Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
Current season
	Established September 17, 1920; 103 years ago; First season: 1920; Play in Soldier Field; Chicago, Illinois; Headquartered in Halas Hall; Lake Forest, Illinois
Chicago Bears logo	Chicago Bears wordmark
Logo	Wordmark
League/conference affiliations
	National Football League (1920–present) Western Division (1933–1949); National Conference (1950–1952); Western Conference (1953–1969) Central Division (1967–1969); ; National Football Conference (1970–present) NFC Central (1970–2001); NFC North (2002–present); ;
	Current uniform
Team colors	Navy blue, burnt orange, white;
Fight song	"Bear Down, Chicago Bears"
Mascot	Staley Da Bear
Website	chicagobears.com
Personnel
Owner(s)	Virginia Halas McCaskey
Chairman	George McCaskey
President	Kevin Warren
General manager	Ryan Poles
Head coach	Matt Eberflus
Team history
	Decatur Staleys (1920); Chicago Staleys (1921); Chicago Bears (1922–present);
Team nicknames
	Da Bears; The Monsters of the Midway;
Championships
	League championships (9); NFL championships (pre-1970 AFL–NFL merger) (8); 1921, 1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1963; Super Bowl championships (1); 1985 (XX);
	Conference championships (4) NFL Western: 1956, 1963; NFC: 1985, 2006;
	Division championships (19) NFL Western: 1933, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946; NFC Central: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2001; NFC North: 2005, 2006, 2010, 2018;
Playoff appearances (28)
	NFL: 1932, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1950, 1956, 1963, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2020;
Home fields
	Staley Field (1919–1920); Wrigley Field (1921–1970); Soldier Field (1971–2001, 2003–present); Temporary stadiums 1970 due to renovations to Wrigley Field: Dyche Stadium (one game); 2002 due to renovations to Soldier Field: Memorial Stadium;
Team owner(s)
	A.E. Staley Company (1919–1921); George Halas and Dutch Sternaman (1921–1932); George Halas (1932–1983); Virginia Halas McCaskey (1983–present);
Team president(s)
	George Halas (1921–1953); George Halas Jr. (1963–1979); Michael McCaskey (1983–1999); Ted Phillips (1999–2022); Kevin Warren (2023–present);

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.

^ 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. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
^ "Staley Plant Has Organized Football Team". Herald and 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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[1] Mayer, Larry (September 17, 2020). "Bears, NFL celebrate 100th birthday Thursday". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved February 14, 2023.

[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.

[Mayer-8] Mayer, Larry (January 25, 2022). "Bears hire Ryan Poles as general manager". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

[10] "George Halas, Jr". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2006.

[CBFE-11] "Chicago Bears Franchise Encyclopedia". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2008.

[12] "Green Bay Packers Franchise Encyclopedia". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2008.

[13] "All-Time Win–Loss Records By Team". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.

[14] "Chicago Bears Team Encyclopedia". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2010.

[15] "Staley Plant Has Organized Football Team". Herald and Review. September 21, 1919. p. 3. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[16] "GALLERY: Looking back at the Decatur roots of the Chicago Bears". The Southern Illinoisan. June 28, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2024.

[17] Gempsy, Gary (September 5, 2019). "Chicago Bears 2019 Schedule: 100th Season". Patch Media. Retrieved January 28, 2024.

[18] "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-19] Halas, George; Morgan, Gwen; Veysey, Arthur (1979). Halas By Halas. McGraw Hill. pp. 53–54.

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