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Bear Down, Chicago Bears. " Bear Down, Chicago Bears " is the fight song of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. It was written in 1941 by Al Hoffman under the pseudonym Jerry Downs, though Hoffman appeared to have little connection to Chicago. [1] The song was written during the early stages of the "Monsters of the Midway" Era of ...
The original home of the Bears was Staley Field at Decatur, Illinois, back when the team was known as the Decatur Staleys, before they move to Chicago in 1921. Soldier Field's playing turf was changed from natural grass to astroturf before the 1971 season, and then back to natural grass in time for the start of the 1988 season.
Early years: Formation of the league and Bear domination (1919–1946) The Decatur Staleys, the organization that eventually became the Chicago Bears, were originally founded as a works team of the A. E. Staley food starch company of Decatur, Illinois, in 1919; [1] this was the typical start for several early professional football franchises.
The change in the Bears' logo was due to the addition of logos on helmets, which professional football teams began adding in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Unlike some NFL franchises that have had many different logos over time, the Bears have kept the wishbone-C for over 50 years, with its only notable change being in 1974, when its color was ...
The Chicago Bears unveiled a nearly $5 billion proposal Wednesday for an enclosed stadium next door to their current home at Soldier Field as part of a major project that would transform the city ...
The Chicago Bears already figured to have plenty of eyes on them. There'll be a few more cameras now, too. The Bears are ready to welcome the “Hard Knocks” film crew this summer after HBO and ...
Chicago Bears ( NFL) (2028-) Chicago Bears Stadium is a planned fixed roof stadium to be constructed on the Museum Campus in Chicago, Illinois and will be the home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). Construction is scheduled for 2025 and is planned to open in 2028. It will be publicly owned.
Inducted into KY Pro Football HOF (2015) Player stats at PFR. Douglas John Buffone (June 27, 1944 – April 20, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League (NFL). Buffone, the son of a coal miner (whose parents were Italian immigrants from the southern province of ...