Chicago Staleys Team History
Relocated to Chicago
The team relocated to Chicago in 1921, where the club was renamed the Chicago Staleys. Under an agreement reached by Halas and Sternaman with Staley, Halas purchased the rights to the club from Staley for $100.
The team relocated to Chicago in 1921, where the club was renamed the Chicago Staleys. Under an agreement reached by Halas and Sternaman with Staley, Halas purchased the rights to the club from Staley for US$100.
Established
1920
City
Decatur – Chicago
League History
1920 – Present National Football League
Nickname
Staleys – The club was established by the A. E. Staley food starch company of Decatur, Illinois in 1919 as a company team. Continued with the name Staley for the first year in Chicago.
Team History
1922 – Present Chicago Bears
1921 Chicago Staleys
1920 Decatur Staleys
Championship
Super Bowl 0
1985
NFL Championships 0
1963, 1946, 1943, 1941, 1940, 1933
NFL Standings Champion 1
1921
Stadium
2003 – Present Soldier Field II
*Champaign*
2002 Memorial Stadium
*Chicago*
1971 – 2001 Soldier Field I
1921 – 1970 Wrigley Field
*Decatur*
1919 – 1920 Staley Field
Owner
1983 – Present Virginia Halas McCaskey
1933 – 1983 George Halas
1921 – 1933 George Halas and Dutch Sternaman
1919 – 1921 A. E. Staley
Retired Number
3 Bronko Nagurski
5 George McAfee
7 George Halas
28 Willie Galimore
34 Walter Payton
40 Gale Sayers
41 Brian Piccolo
42 Sid Luckman
51 Dick Butkus
56 Bill Hewitt
61 Bill George
66 Clyde “Bulldog” Turner
77 Harold “Red” Grange
89 Mike Ditka
Mascot
2003 – Present Staley Da Bear
*Blue is this team’s history