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Bill Tobin, a longtime Bears executive who served as the team’s de facto general manager from 1986-92, has died at 83, the Bengals announced Friday.
Tobin worked for the Bears from 1975-1993, during which the Bears won one Super Bowl and made the playoffs nine times.
A former Missouri running back, Tobin became the Bears’ pro scouting director in 1975 and was named player personnel director nine years later.
With Tobin as vice president of personnel — the de facto GM spot — the Bears finished first in their division four times.