Many NFL teams can say some of the greatest running backs in history wore their colors, but few have as strong a claim as the Bears. That’s because the Bears are a storied franchise dating back to the very dawn of the NFL.
Founded in 1920 as the Decatur Staleys, owner and head coach George Halas cultivated the team into one of the NFL’s first championship dynasties. From 1921 to '46, the Bears appeared in 10 NFL championship games and won seven of them. Back then, if you were going to win in pro football, you did it on the ground.