I was happy to see the New Orleans Saints presented with the George S. Halas Trophy tonight rather than mercenary Brett Favre’s Minnesota Vikings.  Look, I give him credit, he and his team played their hearts out, but good for the Saints.
I have heard some say they don’t want to listen to two weeks of […]

Our 2009 Chicago Bears page at www.BearsHistory.com is complete.  Here’s the first few paragraphs:
Urbandictionary.com has many definitions for the phrase “epic fail”, which we take it from the young people is a newer addition to the English lexicon. One of the better definitions is:
“A mistake of such monumental proportions that it requires its own term […]

Earlier this week the Chicago Tribune named their worst Chicago sports free agent signings in history in response to the Cubs’ suspension of Milton Bradley.  For the Bears, one of their reporters named the 2005 signing of Muhsin Muhammad as the Bears’ worst.
I didn’t agree with that, and Mike Mulligan of the Sun-Times confirms when […]

I’ll be giving a presentation on Chicago Bears History and will have Chicago Bears History books available for purchase and signing tonight at 7 p.m. at the Oak Lawn Public Library.
Funny, as I was setting up the date for this with the library, I figured the first week of the season would be best “so the […]

Today we wrap up the BearsHistory.com Chicago Bears Ring of Honor with some Honorable Mentions.  Then we get back to real football!  Thanks for following us.
It was, of course, difficult to parse through 89 seasons of Chicago Bears History to come up with a narrow list of players not recognized by the Bears or the […]

Yes, he’s only 31 years old.  Yes, he’s still playing in the NFL, for the Kansas City Chiefs.  But Mike Brown  scored more defensive touchdowns than any other Bear in history, led to arguably more excitement than any other player this decade, and is the last member of the BearsHistory.com Chicago Bears Ring of Honor.
“Do […]

Today’s inductee to the BearsHistory.com Chicago Bears Ring of Honor is a little out of chronological order; I almost forgot to add him.  But here he is: offensive tackle Jim Covert.
How much specifically can be written about an offensive lineman’s play?  Not much I’m afraid, but Covert’s play still has him mentioned as a possible […]

Sorry for the absence this week, all.  We’re winding down the 2009 entrants to the BearsHistory.com Chicago Bears Ring of Honor.  We have two more announcements, including today’s new member, kicker Kevin Butler.  Then next week the season begins in earnest!
Nothing about Kevin Butler’s arrival to or departure from the Chicago Bears was quiet.  Between […]

Only three more inductees into the BearsHistory.com Chicago Bears Ring of Honor, then it’s training camp time!
Today’s inductee is Richard Dent.
In any draft past 1992, Richard Dent would have been an undrafted free agent in the NFL. He was selected as a skinny defensive end from Tennessee State in the eighth round […]

We’re in the home stretch announcing the original members of the BearsHistory.com Chicago Bears Ring of Honor.
Today’s inductee is my favorite Bear from the mid-1980’s, although I still have to say it wasn’t a slam dunk.  I’m the first to admit that the Bears haven’t had a legitimate, long-term quarterback since Sid Luckman (1939-1950).  And […]