List of Chicago Bears players

The following are lists of past and current players of the Chicago Bears professional American football team.

Historic teams

Partial inaugural (1919) roster

The following is a partial roster for the 1919 season, when the team was known as the Decatur Staleys.

Name Position Notes
Roy S. "Bement" Adkins G
(?) Bailey E
Robert E. "Red" Brannan E/Coach
(John W.)? Brant HB
Perry Brecount QB
(?) Casey HB
Frank Manley Chase G
"Joe" Cooper E
Robert L. "Bob" Crisp G
(?) Dancliff C
Chuck Dressen QB-HB
(Edward G.)? Eckhoff E
(?) Gammel G
Sidney "Sunshine" Gepford HB-FB
Henry J. Halterman G
"Charlie" Koehler T
William Lutz Krigbaum G-FB Colonel U.S. Army
Ralph L. "Jake" Lanum HB-FB
Chester A. "Baldy" May G
Walter O. "Red" May T
(?) McGrath C
(?) McElvey HB
John F. "Jack" Mintun C
George H. Moffett T
"Bun" Moran G
(?) Pyrzynski HB-FB
C. Lawrence Thrift FB-E
(Willard C.)? Valentine E
W. Walter Veach HB
A. Wade Wacaser T
(?) Wagner E
Paul C. Wilson E Methodist Minister Rev. Paul C. Wilson
Fred P. "Fritz" Wasem E/Manager
Ray C. "Buster" Woodworth E
Lester "Lefty" Wallack

Super Bowl rosters

The following lists are lists of the Bears Super Bowl teams.

Super Bowl XX championship roster

Complete Roster of 1985 season (1/26/1986)[1]

Quarterbacks

Offensive backs

Receivers

Tight ends

  

Kickers

Offensive line

Defensive line

  

Linebackers

Cornerbacks

Defensive backs

Safeties

Super Bowl XLI runner-up roster

(as of 1/2/2007)

Quarterbacks

Offensive backs

Receivers

Tight Ends

Kickers

  

Offensive line

Defensive line

  

Linebackers

Cornerbacks

Safeties

  

Practice squad

Current roster

Chicago Bears roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

Unrestricted FAs

Restricted FAs

Exclusive-Rights FAs

Rookies in italics
Roster updated February 16, 2015
Depth Chart • Transactions
44 Active, 9 Inactive, 23 FAs

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

AFC East
BUF
MIA
NE
NYJ
North
BAL
CIN
CLE
PIT
South
HOU
IND
JAX
TEN
West
DEN
KC
OAK
SD
NFC East
DAL
NYG
PHI
WAS
North
CHI
DET
GB
MIN
South
ATL
CAR
NO
TB
West
ARI
LA
SF
SEA

First-round draft picks

The following list is of the Bears first-round draft picks since 1936.[2]

Pro Football Hall of Famers

The following is a list of Pro Football Hall of Famers that have been a major contributor to the Bears, along with the year of their induction.

Retired numbers

The Bears have retired fourteen uniform numbers, which is the most in the NFL, and ranks fourth behind the NBA's Boston Celtics (21), MLB's New York Yankees (16), and NHL's Montreal Canadiens (15) for the most in the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.

Chicago Bears retired numbers
Bronko Nagurski
FB/LB/T
1930-37, '43
Minnesota		 George McAfee
RB/DB/PR
1940-41, '45-50
Duke		 George Halas
End/HC
Owner/Founder
1920-83
Illinois		 Willie Galimore
RB
1957-63
Florida A&M		 Walter Payton
RB
1975-87
Jackson State		 Gale Sayers
RB/KR
1965-71
Kansas		 Brian Piccolo
RB/FB
1965-69
Wake Forest
Sid Luckman
QB/DB/P
1939-50
Columbia		 Dick Butkus
MLB
1965-73
Illinois		 Bill Hewitt
End
1932-36
Michigan		 Bill George
MG/MLB
1952-65
Wake Forest		 Clyde Turner
C/LB
1940-52
Hardin-Simmons		 Red Grange
RB/DB
1925, '29-34
Illinois		 Mike Ditka
TE
1961-66
HC
1982-92
Pittsburgh

Starting quarterbacks

Jay Cutler, the most recent Bears starting quarterback as of week thirteen of 2015

The following list is a list of starting quarterbacks of the Bears.

Early Era (1920–1969)

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

Modern Era (1970–present)

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

References

  1. ↑ http://espn.go.com/chicago/85bears/specialFeature?page=1985bears
  2. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?teamId=0810&type=roundbyteam#
  3. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – George Halas". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Bronko Nagurski". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Harold (Red) Grange". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Ed Healey". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – William Roy Lyman". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – George Trafton". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Paddy Driscoll". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Dan Fortmann". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Dan Fortmann". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – George McAfee". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Clyde Bulldog Turner". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  14. ↑  "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Joe Stydahar". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Bill Hewitt". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Bill George". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – George Connor". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Gale Sayers". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  19. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Dick Butkus". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  20. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – George Blanda". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  21. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Doug Atkins". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  22. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – George Musso". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  23. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Mike Ditka". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  24. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Stan Jones". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  25. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Walter Payton". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  26. ↑ Inducted as general manager
  27. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Jim Finks". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  28. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Mike Singletary". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  29. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Dan Hampton". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  30. ↑ "Richard Dent makes Pro Football Hall of Fame". Chicago Tribune. February 5, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  31. ↑ http://rjs.org/genealogy/pics/RRS_Bears.jpg
  32. ↑ Evans, Vince. "1970's quarterback". Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  33. ↑ Grossman was named as the Bears' starting quarterback for week fifteen (2005) and the NFC Divisional Playoffs.
  34. ↑ Orton was named as the Bears starting quarterback for week fourteen of the 2007 season, after Grossman sustained a knee injury during week thirteen.

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