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.
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| 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 (January 26, 1986)[1] | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Offensive backs
Receivers
Tight ends
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Kickers
Offensive line
Defensive line
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Linebackers
Cornerbacks
Defensive backs
Safeties
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Super Bowl XLI runner-up roster[]
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Quarterbacks
Offensive backs
Receivers
Tight Ends
Kickers
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Offensive line
Defensive line
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Linebackers
Cornerbacks
Safeties
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Practice squad
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Current roster[]
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Unrestricted FAs
Restricted FAs
Exclusive-Rights FAs
Rookies in italics
Roster updated January 19, 2022 29 active, 12 inactive, 35 free agent(s) → AFC rosters → NFC rosters |
First-round draft picks[]
The following list is of the Bears first-round draft picks since 1936.[2]
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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.
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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 (20), and NHL's Montreal Canadiens (15) for the most in the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
Top 100 greatest Bears of all-time[]
In honor of the team centennial anniversary, on May 20, 2019, the Chicago Bears have unveiled the Top 100 players in franchise history, as voted on by Hall of Fame writers Don Pierson and Dan Pompei, two of the most famous journalists that have ever covered the club in their long history.[32] At the time of the publish, the list included 27 Pro Football Hall of Famers, while two more inductees would join in the 2020 class (Jim Covert and Ed Sprinkle).
Among the 100 Greatest, four active players made the list, including safety Eddie Jackson (96), defensive lineman Akiem Hicks (75), offensive lineman Kyle Long (74) and highest-ranked active Bear was Khalil Mack (60), who played only one season with the team. Long would retire the following year.
On later date, Chicagobears.com released a list titled "Top 10: Best of the rest", that featured the top 10 snubs from the centennial list. The players include (in a following order): Alex Brown, Thomas Jones, Dave Whitsell, Curtis Conway, Tim Jennings, Leslie Frazier, Roberto Garza, Marty Booker, Nathan Vasher and William Perry.[33]
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