He had a cult following during the magical run to Super Bowl XX and for most of the rest of his career. Earl Leggett, DT/DE (1957-65), Israel Idonije, DT/DE (2004-present)ħ2 - William "Refrigerator" Perry, DT (1985-93): The Fridge was a staple of the '85 Bears, from bowling over the Packers as a FB, to clogging up the middle of the defensive line, Perry, with his trademark gapped-tooth smile was a character all his own. The man was a tremendous player playing both sides his entire career and he was one of the first athletic LBs but with the number split he gets knocked down a bit. He went to two Pro-Bowls and was twice a First-Team All-Pro with each number. Honorable Mentions: George Conner, LT/LB/DT (1948-55): I know you're asking "How could a Hall of Famer NOT be first on the list?" Well, Conner played half his career in number 81 one and half in 71. He was also a special teams guy blocking or deflecting eight field goals. Williams was a longtime fan favorite for being a blue collar "lunch pail" type guy who came into the league from the tiny Cheyney and made his only Pro-Bowl following the 2001 season. In '92 he was converted to right tackle and never looked back starting 143 of the rest of his 144-game career at RT. Williams was drafted as a DT but didn't make much of an impact. I went with Lee because he played longer and was a part of a championship team in '63.ħ1 - James "Big Cat" Williams, RT/DT (1991-2002): This one was another tough one. I had never heard of him or the other guy I considered (Dennis Lick) and neither had a Pro-Bowl or any other type of accolade to their name. There were some close calls in this post and even one pick that is sure to be controversial, a one-time Pro-Bowler over a Hall of Famer? What am I thinking?ħ0 - Herman Lee, LT (1958-66): This one was pretty difficult actually. This is going to be a chance to showcase some of that talent along the trenches. Through out the team's history we've had many, many great players and a lot of great offensive and defensive linemen. He'll forever live in the hearts of Bear fans, as well as anyone who admires his "It's my way" mentality.On and on we roll! Hard to believe we're already into the 70s (or is it FINALLY into the 70s?). Honorable Mention - Rex Grossman (Career record: 19-12 and a Super Bowl appearance)ĩ - Jim McMahon, QB (1982-1987) Had to be the Punky QB. In his Pro-Bowl season of 1941 he had 8 rushing TDs for the World Champion Bears. Had sacks been a stat I imagine he'd be in the HOF but as it is, he was on the 1940s All-Decade Team.Ĩ - Hugh Gallaneau, HB (1941-42, '45-47) - Who? Yup, a one-time Pro-Bowl selection in 1941, this guy rushed for 1,421 career yards and 26 TDs, while adding another 794 yards and 7 TDs receiving for his career.
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But Ed Sprinkle was a guy Halas called "The greatest pass rusher I ever saw." He was also known as the meanest man in pro football and played guard, tight end, defensive end and linebacker during his career. Halas founded the team and was instrumental in starting the NFL.
6 of all time.ħ - George Halas, E (1920-1927) Honorable mention - Ed Sprinkle, E (1944-1955) - Actually this is tougher than it looks. I love Cutler and when he wins a Super Bowl, he'll be the best no. He was Devin Hester before Devin Hester and Gale Sayers before Gale Sayers.Ħ - Kevin Butler, K (1985-1995) Honorable Mention - Jay Cutler, QB (2009-present) - Sorry I'm going with the all-time leading scorer over Cutler. After passing over two good kickers in my first post (at numbers 1 and 2) it was time to give a kicker some love.ĥ - George McAfee, HB (1940-41, '45-50) - It's retired for him for a reason. My pick for 6 is likely to cause a bit of controversy but I think I used sound reasoning. However, I was able to dig up a Pro-Bowler who donned number 8 to fill the slot! Number 9, on the other hand, has been good to us, giving us two championship QBs and one great kicker.
Then there was Maury Buford, who had a short stint with the Bears but isn't entirely forgettable. With the likes of Vince Evans, Cade McNown and Rex Grossman wearing it, it was really a 'who is less worse' contest. Number 8 proved to be a real tough choice. This one might cause some controversy because some numbers, while having lots of options, have had many lackluster players donning that jersey. Let's continue our look at the greatest Chicago Bears of all-time by jersey number.
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