List of Chicago Bears players

The following are lists of past and current players of the Chicago Bears professional American football team.

Historic teams

Partial inaugural (1919) roster

The following is a partial roster for the 1919 season, when the team was known as the Decatur Staleys.

Name	Position	Notes
Roy S. "Bement" Adkins	G
(?) Bailey	E
Robert E. "Red" Brannan	E/Coach
(John W.)? Brant	HB
Perry Brecount	QB
(?) Casey	HB
Frank Manley Chase	G
"Joe" Cooper	E
Robert L. "Bob" Crisp	G
(?) Dancliff	C
Chuck Dressen	QB-HB
(Edward G.)? Eckhoff	E
(?) Gammel	G
Sidney "Sunshine" Gepford	HB-FB
Henry J. Halterman	G
"Charlie" Koehler	T
William Lutz Krigbaum	G-FB	Colonel U.S. Army
Ralph L. "Jake" Lanum	HB-FB
Chester A. "Baldy" May	G
Walter O. "Red" May	T
(?) McGrath	C
(?) McElvey	HB
John F. "Jack" Mintun	C
George H. Moffett	T
"Bun" Moran	G
(?) Pyrzynski	HB-FB
C. Lawrence Thrift	FB-E
(Willard C.)? Valentine	E
W. Walter Veach	HB
A. Wade Wacaser	T
(?) Wagner	E
Paul C. Wilson	E	Methodist Minister Rev. Paul C. Wilson
Fred P. "Fritz" Wasem	E/Manager
Ray C. "Buster" Woodworth	E
Lester "Lefty" Wallack

Super Bowl rosters

The following lists are lists of the Bears Super Bowl teams.

Super Bowl XX championship roster

Complete Roster of 1985 season (1/26/1986)[1]
Quarterbacks 9 Jim McMahon 4 Steve Fuller 18 Mike Tomczak Offensive backs 34 Walter Payton RB 26 Matt Suhey FB 20 Thomas Sanders RB 29 Dennis Gentry RB 33 Calvin Thomas RB Receivers 83 Willie Gault 85 Dennis McKinnon 81 James Manness 82 Ken Margerum 86 Brad Anderson 89 Keith Ortego Tight ends 87 Emery Moorehead 80 Tim Wrightman		Kickers 6 Kevin Butler K 8 Maury Buford P Offensive line 74 Jim Covert T 62 Mark Bortz G 63 Jay Hilgenberg C 57 Tom Thayer G 78 Keith Van Horne T 60 Tom Andrews OL 71 Andy Frederick OL 75 Stefan Humphries OL 79 Kurt Becker G Defensive line 99 Dan Hampton DL 95 Richard Dent DE 76 Steve McMichael DT 72 William Perry DT 70 Henry Waechter DL 73 Mike Hartenstine DL 98 Tyrone Keys DE		Linebackers 50 Mike Singletary MLB 55 Otis Wilson LB 58 Wilber Marshall LB 51 Jim Morrissey LB 52 Cliff Thrift LB 53 Dan Rains LB 54 Brian Cabral LB 59 Ron Rivera LB Cornerbacks 27 Mike Richardson 21 Leslie Frazier 48 Reggie Phillips Defensive backs 31 Ken Taylor 23 Shaun Gayle 24 Jeff Fisher Safeties 22 Dave Duerson SS 45 Gary Fencik FS

Super Bowl XLI runner-up roster

(as of 1/2/2007)
Quarterbacks 8   Rex Grossman 14 Brian Griese 18 Kyle Orton Offensive backs 32 Cedric Benson RB 47 Bryan Johnson FB 20 Thomas Jones RB 37 Jason McKie FB 29 Adrian Peterson RB 48 J.D. Runnels FB Receivers 80 Bernard Berrian 16 Mark Bradley 17 Airese Currie 81 Rashied Davis 12 Justin Gage 87 Muhsin Muhammad Tight Ends 88 Desmond Clark 85 John Gilmore 82 Gabe Reid Kickers 9   Robbie Gould K 4   Brad Maynard P		Offensive line 74 Ruben Brown G 63 Roberto Garza C/G 57 Olin Kreutz C 65 Patrick Mannelly LS 60 Terrence Metcalf G 69 Fred Miller T 68 Anthony Oakley OL 78 John St. Clair T 76 John Tait T Defensive line 97 Mark Anderson DE 70 Alfonso Boone DT 96 Alex Brown DE 98 Dusty Dvoracek DT 90 Antonio Garay DT 91 Tommie Harris DT 71 Israel Idonije DT 99 Tank Johnson DT 93 Adewale Ogunleye DE 95 Ian Scott DT		Linebackers 94 Brendon Ayanbadejo OLB 55 Lance Briggs OLB 92 Hunter Hillenmeyer LB 53 Leon Joe OLB 58 Darrell McClover OLB 54 Brian Urlacher MLB 52 Jamar Williams LB 59 Rod Wilson MLB Cornerbacks 23 Devin Hester KR/PR 24 Ricky Manning, Jr. 33 Charles Tillman 31 Nathan Vasher 21 Dante Wesley Safeties 30 Mike Brown SS 22 Tyler Everett SS 46 Chris Harris FS 35 Todd Johnson SS 36 Brandon McGowan S 38 Danieal Manning FS 27 Nick Turnbull FS 44 Cameron Worrell SS		Practice squad 72 Copeland Bryan DE 83 Mike Hass WR 75 Mark LeVoir T 64 Tyler Reed G 84 Brandon Rideau WR 45 Dwayne Slay LB 86 Richard Angulo TE

Current roster

Chicago Bears roster
Quarterbacks 12 Matt Barkley  9 David Fales Running backs 25 Ka'Deem Carey 24 Jordan Howard 33 Jeremy Langford 47 Paul Lasike FB Wide receivers 11 Josh Bellamy 83 Daniel Braverman 81 Cameron Meredith 19 Eddie Royal 14 Deonte Thompson KR 10 Marquess Wilson Tight ends 84 Ben Braunecker 85 Daniel Brown 82 Logan Paulsen -- MyCole Pruitt		Offensive linemen 60 Cornelius Edison C 64 Eric Kush C 62 Ted Larsen C 72 Charles Leno Jr. T 70 Bobby Massie T -- Matt McCants T 71 Josh Sitton G 65 Cody Whitehair C Defensive linemen 74 Jonathan Bullard DE 91 Eddie Goldman NT 96 Akiem Hicks DE 98 Mitch Unrein DE 90 Cornelius Washington DE 69 C. J. Wilson DE		Linebackers 49 Sam Acho OLB 58 Jonathan Anderson ILB 94 Leonard Floyd OLB 52 Christian Jones OLB 44 Nick Kwiatkoski ILB 92 Pernell McPhee OLB 53 John Timu ILB 97 Willie Young OLB Defensive backs 38 Adrian Amos FS 35 Johnthan Banks CB 26 Deon Bush FS 37 Bryce Callahan CB 32 Deiondre' Hall CB 36 DeAndre Houston-Carson FS 30 Demontre Hurst S 29 Harold Jones-Quartey SS 22 Cre'Von LeBlanc CB 27 Sherrick McManis CB 21 Tracy Porter CB 31 Chris Prosinski FS Special teams  4 Connor Barth K 16 Pat O'Donnell P 48 Patrick Scales LS				Reserve lists 76 Mike Adams T (IR) 88 Rory Anderson TE (Injured) 71 Nick Becton OT (IR) 22 Brandon Boykin CB (IR)  6 Jay Cutler QB (IR) 95 Ego Ferguson DE (IR) 50 Jerrell Freeman ILB (Susp.) 23 Kyle Fuller CB (IR) 55 Hroniss Grasu C (IR) 99 Lamarr Houston OLB (IR)  2 Brian Hoyer QB (IR) 45 Roy Robertson-Harris OLB (IR) 17 Alshon Jeffery WR (Susp.) 75 Kyle Long G (IR) 43 Danny Mason ILB (IR) 86 Zach Miller TE (IR)  8 Connor Shaw QB (IR) 93 Will Sutton NT (IR) 59 Danny Trevathan ILB (IR) 13 Kevin White WR (IR) Practice squad 45 Bralon Addison WR 18 Dres Anderson WR 43 David Cobb RB 39 Jacoby Glenn CB 79 Lawrence Okoye DE 87 Justin Perillo TE 78 Will Poehls OT 73 Cyril Richardson G 46 Josh Shirley DE 67 Jimmy Staten DE Rookies in italics Roster updated December 14, 2016 Depth Chart • Transactions 53 Active, 19 Inactive, 11 Practice Squad → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

First-round draft picks

The following list is of the Bears first-round draft picks since 1936.^[2]

Joe Stydahar (1936) Les McDonald (1937) Joe Gray (1938) Sid Luckman (1939) Bill Osmanski (1939) Clyde Turner (1940) Tom Harmon (1941) Norm Standlee (1941) Don Scott (1941) Frankie Albert (1942) Bob Steuber (1943) Ray Evans (1944) Don Lund (1945) John Lujack (1946) Bob Fenimore (1947) Dick Kindt (1947) Bobby Layne (1948) Max Bumgardner (1948) Dick Harris (1949) Chuck Hunsinger (1950) Fred "Curly" Morrison (1950) Bob Williams (1951)

Billy Stone (1951) Gene Schroeder (1951) Jim Dooley (1952) Billy Anderson (1953) Stan Wallace (1954) Ron Drzewiecki (1955) Menan Schriewer (1956) Earl Leggett (1957) Chuck Howley (1958) Don Clark (1959) Roger Davis (1960) Mike Ditka (1961) Ronnie Bull (1962) Dave Behrman (1963) Dick Evey (1964) Dick Butkus (1965) Gale Sayers (1965) Steve DeLong (1965) George Rice (1966) Loyd Phillips (1967) Mike Hull (1968) Rufus Mayes (1969)

Joe Moore (1971) Lionel Antoine (1972) Craig Clemons (1972) Wally Chambers (1973) Waymond Bryant (1974) Dave Gallagher (1974) Walter Payton (1975) Dennis Lick (1976) Ted Albrecht (1977) Dan Hampton (1979) Al Harris (1979) Otis Wilson (1980) Keith Van Horne (1981) Jim McMahon (1982) Jim Covert (1983) Willie Gault (1983) Wilber Marshall (1984) William Perry (1985) Neal Anderson (1986) Jim Harbaugh (1987) Brad Muster (1988) Wendell Davis (1988)

Donnell Woolford (1989) Trace Armstrong (1989) Mark Carrier (1990) Stan Thomas (1991) Alonzo Spellman (1992) Curtis Conway (1993) John Thierry (1994) Rashaan Salaam (1995) Walt Harris (1996) Curtis Enis (1998) Cade McNown (1999) Brian Urlacher (2000) David Terrell (2001) Marc Colombo (2002) Michael Haynes (2003) Rex Grossman (2003) Tommie Harris (2004) Cedric Benson (2005) Greg Olsen (2007) Chris Williams (2008) Gabe Carimi (2011) Shea McClellin (2012)

Kyle Long (2013) Kyle Fuller (2014) Kevin White (2015) Leonard Floyd (2016)

Pro Football Hall of Famers

Walter Payton set several franchise and NFL records in rushing during his 13-season career with the Bears

The following is a list of Pro Football Hall of Famers that have been a major contributor to the Bears, along with the year of their induction.

George Halas (1963)[3] Bronko Nagurski (1963)[4] Red Grange (1963)[5] Ed Healey (1964)[6] William R. Lyman (1964)[7] George Trafton (1964)[8] Paddy Driscoll (1965)[9]

Dan Fortmann (1965)[10] Sid Luckman (1965)[11] George McAfee (1966)[12] Bulldog Turner (1966)[13] Joe Stydahar (1967)[14] Bill Hewitt (1971)[15] Bill George (1974)[16]

George Connor (1975)[17] Gale Sayers (1977)[18] Dick Butkus (1979)[19] George Blanda (1981)[20] Doug Atkins (1982)[21] George Musso (1982)[22] Mike Ditka (1988)[23]

Stan Jones (1991)[24] Walter Payton (1993)[25] Jim Finks[26] (1995)[27] Mike Singletary (1998)[28] Dan Hampton (2002)[29] Richard Dent (2011)[30]

Retired numbers

The Bears have retired fourteen uniform numbers, which is the most in the NFL, and ranks fourth behind the NBA's Boston Celtics (21), MLB's New York Yankees (16), and NHL's Montreal Canadiens (15) for the most in the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.

Chicago Bears retired numbers
Bronko Nagurski FB/LB/T 1930–1937, 1943 Minnesota	George McAfee RB/DB/PR 1940–1941, 1945-1950 Duke	George Halas End/HC Owner/Founder 1920–1983 Illinois	Willie Galimore RB 1957–1963 Florida A&M	Walter Payton RB 1975–1987 Jackson State	Gale Sayers RB/KR 1965–1971 Kansas	Brian Piccolo RB/FB 1965–1969 Wake Forest
Sid Luckman QB/DB/P 1939–1950 Columbia	Dick Butkus MLB 1965–1973 Illinois	Bill Hewitt End 1932–1936 Michigan	Bill George MG/MLB 1952–1965 Wake Forest	Clyde Turner C/LB 1940–1952 Hardin-Simmons	Red Grange RB/DB 1925, 1929–1934 Illinois	Mike Ditka TE 1961–1966 HC 1982–1992 Pittsburgh

Starting quarterbacks

The following list is a list of starting quarterbacks of the Bears.

Early Era (1920–1969)

1920s

• Chuck Dressen 1920
• Jimmy Conzelman 1920
• Paddy Driscoll 1926–1929
• Tom Hearden 1929

1930s

• Carl Brumbaugh 1930–1934 – Two League Championships
• John Doehring 1932–1935, 1937
• Bernard Masterson 1935–1939

1940s

• Sid Luckman 1940–1948 – Four League Championships
• Raymond R. Schumacher 1946–1948^[31]
• Wally Dreyer 1949

1950s

• Johnny Lujack 1949–1951
• George Blanda 1949–1959
• Harper Davis 1950
• Ron Drzewiecki 1955-1958
• Ed Brown 1955–1959

1960s

• Zeke Bratkowski 1960
• Billy Wade 1961–1964 – League Championship
• Rudy Bukich 1965–1966
• Jack Concannon 1967–1970

Modern Era (1970–present)

1970s

• Bobby Douglass 1971–1972
• Gary Huff 1973–1975
• Bob Avellini 1976–1979
• Mike Phipps 1977–1981
• Vince Evans 1977–1983^[32] (only Bear to score a perfect passer rating in a game)

Jim McMahon, the Bears starting quarterback for most of the 1980s, helped the team win Super Bowl XX.

1980s

• Jim McMahon 1982–1988
• Rusty Lisch 1984 (never listed as an official starter)
• Steve Fuller 1984–1986 (never listed as an official starter)
• Doug Flutie 1986 (never listed as an official starter)
• Mike Tomczak 1986–1990

1990s

• Jim Harbaugh 1989–1993
• Peter Tom Willis 1992 (never listed as an official starter)
• Steve Walsh 1994
• Erik Kramer 1994–1995, 1997–1999
• Dave Krieg 1996
• Rick Mirer 1997
• Steve Stenstrom 1998
• Moses Moreno 1998 (never listed as an official starter)
• Shane Matthews 1999–2001
• Cade McNown 1999–2000

2000s

Jay Cutler, the most recent Bears starting quarterback as of week thirteen of 2015

• Jim Miller 2001–2002
• Chris Chandler 2002–2003 (never listed as an official starter)
• Henry Burris 2002
• Kordell Stewart 2003
• Rex Grossman 2003,^[33] 2004–2007, 2008
• Chad Hutchinson 2004
• Jonathan Quinn 2004
• Craig Krenzel 2004
• Kyle Orton 2005, 2007,^[34] 2008
• Brian Griese 2007
• Jay Cutler 2009–present

2010s

• Jay Cutler 2009–2016
• Todd Collins 2010
• Caleb Hanie 2011
• Josh McCown 2011, 2013
• Jason Campbell 2012
• Jimmy Clausen 2014, 2015
• Brian Hoyer 2016
• Matt Barkley 2016–present

References

1. http://espn.go.com/chicago/85bears/specialFeature?page=1985bears
2. http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?teamId=0810&type=roundbyteam#
3. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – George Halas". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
4. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Bronko Nagurski". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
5. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Harold (Red) Grange". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
6. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Ed Healey". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
7. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – William Roy Lyman". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
8. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – George Trafton". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
9. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Paddy Driscoll". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
10. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Dan Fortmann". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
11. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Dan Fortmann". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
12. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – George McAfee". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
13. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Clyde Bulldog Turner". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
14.  "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Joe Stydahar". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
15. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Bill Hewitt". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
16. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Bill George". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
17. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – George Connor". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
18. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Gale Sayers". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
19. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Dick Butkus". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
20. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – George Blanda". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
21. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Doug Atkins". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
22. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – George Musso". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
23. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Mike Ditka". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
24. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Stan Jones". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
25. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Walter Payton". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
26. Inducted as general manager
27. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Jim Finks". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
28. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Mike Singletary". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
29. "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Dan Hampton". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
30. "Richard Dent makes Pro Football Hall of Fame". Chicago Tribune. February 5, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
31. http://rjs.org/genealogy/pics/RRS_Bears.jpg
32. Evans, Vince. "1970's quarterback". Retrieved 27 November 2013.
33. Grossman was named as the Bears' starting quarterback for week fifteen (2005) and the NFC Divisional Playoffs.
34. Orton was named as the Bears starting quarterback for week fourteen of the 2007 season, after Grossman sustained a knee injury during week thirteen.

External links

• Official website