Professional football and professional wrestling has had a long association through the years. And no NFL team can claim a more successful group of wrestlers with ties to them than the Chicago Bears. Here are a few of the more noteworthy Bears to the squared circle connections.
- NFL Hall Of Famer Bronko Nagurski is a 2 time NWA World Heavyweight Champion.
- WWE Hall Of Famer and 10 time AWA World Champion Verne Gagne was a 16th round draft pick by George Halas and the Bears in 1947.
- Ernie Ladd, who is a multiple time champ in wrestling and WWE Hall Of Famer, was a draft pick of the Bears in 1961.