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

Main article: 1985 Chicago Bears season

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

Quarterbacks

Offensive backs

Receivers

Tight ends

87 Emery Moorehead
80 Tim Wrightman

Kickers

6 Kevin Butler K
8 Maury Buford P

Offensive line

Defensive line

Linebackers

Cornerbacks

Defensive backs

Safeties

22 Dave Duerson SS
45 Gary Fencik FS

Super Bowl XLI runner-up roster

Main article: 2006 Chicago Bears season

(as of 1/2/2007)

Quarterbacks

Offensive backs

Receivers

Tight Ends

Kickers

9 Robbie Gould K
4 Brad Maynard P

Offensive line

Defensive line

Linebackers

Cornerbacks

Safeties

Practice squad

Current roster

Chicago Bears roster

Quarterbacks

12 Matt Barkley
9 David Fales

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

49 Sam Acho OLB
58 Jonathan Anderson ILB
94 Leonard Floyd OLB
52 Christian Jones OLB
44 Nick Kwiatkoski ILB
92 Pernell McPhee OLB
53 John Timu ILB
97 Willie Young OLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

76 Mike Adams T (IR)
88 Rory Anderson TE (Injured)
71 Nick Becton OT (IR)
22 Brandon Boykin CB (IR)
6 Jay Cutler QB (IR)
95 Ego Ferguson DE (IR)
50 Jerrell Freeman ILB (Susp.)
23 Kyle Fuller CB (IR)
55 Hroniss Grasu C (IR)
99 Lamarr Houston OLB (IR)
2 Brian Hoyer QB (IR)
45 Roy Robertson-Harris OLB (IR)
17 Alshon Jeffery WR (Susp.)
75 Kyle Long G (IR)
43 Danny Mason ILB (IR)
86 Zach Miller TE (IR)
8 Connor Shaw QB (IR)
93 Will Sutton NT (IR)
59 Danny Trevathan ILB (IR)
13 Kevin White WR (IR)

Practice squad

Rookies in italics
Roster updated December 14, 2016
Depth Chart • Transactions
53 Active, 19 Inactive, 11 Practice Squad

→ 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

Main article: List of Chicago Bears first-round draft picks

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

Pro Football Hall of Famers

Walter Payton set several franchise and NFL records in rushing during his 13-season career with the Bears

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 1930–1937, 1943 Minnesota	George McAfee RB/DB/PR 1940–1941, 1945-1950 Duke	George Halas End/HC Owner/Founder 1920–1983 Illinois	Willie Galimore RB 1957–1963 Florida A&M	Walter Payton RB 1975–1987 Jackson State	Gale Sayers RB/KR 1965–1971 Kansas	Brian Piccolo RB/FB 1965–1969 Wake Forest

Sid Luckman QB/DB/P 1939–1950 Columbia	Dick Butkus MLB 1965–1973 Illinois	Bill Hewitt End 1932–1936 Michigan	Bill George MG/MLB 1952–1965 Wake Forest	Clyde Turner C/LB 1940–1952 Hardin-Simmons	Red Grange RB/DB 1925, 1929–1934 Illinois	Mike Ditka TE 1961–1966 HC 1982–1992 Pittsburgh

Starting quarterbacks

Main article: List of Chicago Bears starting quarterbacks

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

Early Era (1920–1969)

1920s

1930s

Carl Brumbaugh 1930–1934 – Two League Championships
John Doehring 1932–1935, 1937
Bernard Masterson 1935–1939

1940s

Sid Luckman 1940–1948 – Four League Championships
Raymond R. Schumacher 1946–1948^[31]
Wally Dreyer 1949

1950s

Johnny Lujack 1949–1951
George Blanda 1949–1959
Harper Davis 1950
Ron Drzewiecki 1955-1958
Ed Brown 1955–1959

1960s

Zeke Bratkowski 1960
Billy Wade 1961–1964 – League Championship
Rudy Bukich 1965–1966
Jack Concannon 1967–1970

Modern Era (1970–present)

1970s

Bobby Douglass 1971–1972
Gary Huff 1973–1975
Bob Avellini 1976–1979
Mike Phipps 1977–1981
Vince Evans 1977–1983^[32] (only Bear to score a perfect passer rating in a game)

Jim McMahon, the Bears starting quarterback for most of the 1980s, helped the team win Super Bowl XX.

1980s

Jim McMahon 1982–1988
Rusty Lisch 1984 (never listed as an official starter)
Steve Fuller 1984–1986 (never listed as an official starter)
Doug Flutie 1986 (never listed as an official starter)
Mike Tomczak 1986–1990

1990s

Jim Harbaugh 1989–1993
Peter Tom Willis 1992 (never listed as an official starter)
Steve Walsh 1994
Erik Kramer 1994–1995, 1997–1999
Dave Krieg 1996
Rick Mirer 1997
Steve Stenstrom 1998
Moses Moreno 1998 (never listed as an official starter)
Shane Matthews 1999–2001
Cade McNown 1999–2000

2000s

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

Jim Miller 2001–2002
Chris Chandler 2002–2003 (never listed as an official starter)
Henry Burris 2002
Kordell Stewart 2003
Rex Grossman 2003,^[33] 2004–2007, 2008
Chad Hutchinson 2004
Jonathan Quinn 2004
Craig Krenzel 2004
Kyle Orton 2005, 2007,^[34] 2008
Brian Griese 2007
Jay Cutler 2009–present

2010s

Jay Cutler 2009–2016
Todd Collins 2010
Caleb Hanie 2011
Josh McCown 2011, 2013
Jason Campbell 2012
Jimmy Clausen 2014, 2015
Brian Hoyer 2016
Matt Barkley 2016–present

References

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

External links

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Founded in 1919 Formerly the Decatur Staleys and the Chicago Staleys Based in Chicago, Illinois Headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois

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Stadiums	Staley Field Wrigley Field Soldier Field Memorial Stadium Soldier Field II

Lore	Fog Bowl 1932 Playoff Game First NFL Championship Game "The Sneakers Game" Monsters of the Midway T formation 46 defense 15–1 Super Bowl XX Bears 73, Redskins 0 Staley Swindle Cardiac Kids George S. Halas Trophy Brian Piccolo Award 75th Anniversary League Team NFL All-Time Team 2006 game vs. Arizona Cardinals

Culture	Brian's Song 1971 2001 "Bear Down, Chicago Bears" "The Super Bowl Shuffle" Bill Swerski's Superfans Chuck Swirsky Staley Da Bear Logos and uniforms Halas Hall A. E. Staley Jack Brickhouse Papa Bear Mike Ditka Roosevelt/Wabash 85386 Payton Chicago Honey Bears Jim Cornelison

Rivalries	Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings

Retired numbers	3 5 7 28 34 40 41 42 51 56 61 66 77 89

Key personnel	Chairman: George McCaskey President/CEO: Ted Phillips General Manager: Ryan Pace Head Coach: John Fox

Division championships (18)	1933 1934 1937 1940 1941 1942 1943 1946 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1990 2001 2005 2006 2010

Conference championships (4)	1956 1963 1985 2006

League championships (9)	1921 1932 1933 1940 1941 1943 1946 1963 1985 (XX)

Media	Radio: WBBM (AM) WCFS-FM (FM simulcast of WBBM) Personnel: Jeff Joniak (play-by-play) Tom Thayer (analyst) Zach Zaidman (sideline reporter and radio coach's show host) Television: WFLD (pre-season and most regular season games through Fox, official pre-game and post-game) Comcast SportsNet Chicago (in-season team programming) Personnel: Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter) Sam Rosen (pre-season play-by-play) Jim Miller (pre-season analyst)

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (96)	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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Pard Pearce (1920–1921)
Chuck Dressen (1920)
Jimmy Conzelman (1920)
Joey Sternaman (1922–1925, 1927–1929)
Johnny Bryan (1923)
Milton Romney (1926)
Paddy Driscoll (1926–1929)
Edward Sternaman (1927)
Carl Brumbaugh (1930–1936)
Keith Molesworth (1932–1936)
Bernie Masterson (1935–1940)
Ray Buivid (1937–1938)
Gene Ronzani (1937–1938, 1944–1945)
Sid Luckman (1939–1949)
Charlie O'Rourke (1942)
Bob Snyder (1943)
Johnny Long (1944)
Al Grygo (1945)
Tom Farris (1946)
Noah Mullins (1946–1948)
Mike Jarmoluk (1947)
Mike Holovak (1947)
Ed Sprinkle (1948)
Dick Flanagan (1948)
Johnny Lujack (1949–1951)
George Blanda (1949, 1952–1954)
Bob Perina (1949)
Steve Romanik (1951–1952)
Bob Williams (1952)
Zeke Bratkowski (1954, 1957–1960)
Ed Brown (1955–1961)
Bill Wade (1961–1965)
Rudy Bukich (1964–1966)
Jack Concannon (1967–1971)
Larry Rakestraw (1967–1968)
Bobby Douglass (1969–1975)
Virgil Carter (1968–1969)
Kent Nix (1971)
Gary Huff (1973–1975)
Bob Avellini (1975–1979, 1982, 1984)
Mike Phipps (1978–1980)
Vince Evans (1979–1981, 1983)
Jim McMahon (1982–1988)
Steve Fuller (1984–1986)
Rusty Lisch (1984)
Greg Landry (1984)
Mike Tomczak (1986–1990)
Doug Flutie (1986)
Mike Hohensee (1987)
Steve Bradley (1987)
Jim Harbaugh (1988–1993)
Peter Tom Willis (1992–1993)
Will Furrer (1992)
Steve Walsh (1994)
Erik Kramer (1994–1998)
Dave Krieg (1996)
Rick Mirer (1997)
Steve Stenstrom (1998)
Moses Moreno (1998)
Shane Matthews (1999–2000)
Cade McNown (1999–2000)
Jim Miller (1999–2002)
Chris Chandler (2002–2003)
Henry Burris (2002)
Kordell Stewart (2003)
Rex Grossman (2003–2008)
Craig Krenzel (2004)
Chad Hutchinson (2004)
Jonathan Quinn (2004)
Kyle Orton (2005, 2007–2008)
Brian Griese (2007)
Jay Cutler (2009–2016)
Todd Collins (2010)
Caleb Hanie (2011)
Josh McCown (2011, 2013)
Jason Campbell (2012)
Jimmy Clausen (2014–2015)
Brian Hoyer (2016)
Matt Barkley (2016–present)

Lists of NFL first-round draft picks by team

Defunct Teams

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