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"Papa Bear" in Photos
 

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Halas starred for the Great Lakes Naval Academy who won the 1919 Rose Bowl.

Note that this photo was salvaged from a fire at the Bears headquarters in the 1960s and hence the fringed edges.

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Halas played professional baseball with the New York Yankees.
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Halas was an outstanding end for the Decatur Staleys/Chicago Bears during the 1920s. In fact, he was named to the NFL's All-Decade Team of the 1920s at that position.
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Halas coached the Chicago Bears to 324 victories over his 40-year career as a head coach in the NFL.
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Halas at an NFL owners meeting in the early 1930s (seated, second from left).

He played significant roles in pro football as a player, coach, and owner.

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Halas talks strategy with his assistants, Hunk Anderson and Carl Brumbaugh.
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George Halas was the NFL's winningest coach until Don Shula surpassed his win total in 1993.
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Halas coached many legendary players including Hall of Fame quarterback Bobby Layne.
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Halas coached the Bears in four distinct tenures: 1920-1929, 1933-1942, 1946-1955, and 1958-1967.
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Halas coached many "nailbiters" in his career. In all, he compiled a .671 winning percentage.
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George Halas, circa 1934. That season the Bears posted an undefeated 13-0 record before falling to the Giants in the NFL Championship Game.
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Halas greeted players at the Bears' 1948 training camp. The team finished that year with a 10-2-0 record to finish second in the NFL's Western Division.
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Halas oversaw the Bears operations from 1920 through his death in 1983.
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Halas and the Bears earned the nickname "Monsters of the Midway" for their domination during the 1940s.
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Halas (third from right in back row) was an obvious choice as a charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 1963.
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Halas delivered his Hall of Fame enshrinement speech on September 7, 1963.
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Halas's Hall of Fame mural.
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Halas was a frequent visitor to the Hall in Canton. Here, he is shown in 1973 when he celebrated the 10th anniversary of his induction into the Hall.
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Two pillars of the NFL -- Commissioner Pete Rozelle and George Halas.
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Halas was the only person associated with the NFL throughout its first 50 years.

He was in attendance at the NFL's formation meeting in Canton, Ohio on September 17, 1920.

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Forever immortalized -- George Halas's bronze bust.
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