The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced today its list of 102 modern-era nominees for the class of 2019, and four Bears (and kind of five) made the cut. Here is everything you need to know about what happens next.
So, who are the nominated Bears?
Thanks for asking! They are:
- Dave Krieg, quarterback, 1996 (played from 1980-1998, with 12 years in Seattle)
- Wilber Marshall, linebacker, 1984-1987 (played until 1995 with four teams, mostly Washington)
- Clark Shaughnessy, coach, 1951-1962 as defensive coordinator (and famously helped design the T-Formation before the 1940 NFL championship between the Bears and D.