The Retired Numbers of the Chicago Bears and the Men Behind Them

CHICAGO - OCTOBER 04: A general view of a field goal by the Chicago Bears against the Detroit Lions on October 4, 2009 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears defeated the Lions 48-24. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO - OCTOBER 04: A general view of a field goal by the Chicago Bears against the Detroit Lions on October 4, 2009 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears defeated the Lions 48-24. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
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CLEVELAND – SEPTEMBER 2: A Chicago Bears helmet sits on the sideline during the preseason game between the Chicago Bears and the Cleveland Browns on September 2, 2010 at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns defeated the Bears 13-10. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND – SEPTEMBER 2: A Chicago Bears helmet sits on the sideline during the preseason game between the Chicago Bears and the Cleveland Browns on September 2, 2010 at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns defeated the Bears 13-10. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

Sid Luckman

Perhaps the best quarterback in Bears’ history, Luckman held a majority of the Bears’ passing records until a guy named Jay Cutler came along.

He earned NFL MVP honors for his work in 1943 and make it onto the All-Pro team five times and the Pro Bowl three times.

Luckman passed for a total 14686 yards and 137 touchdowns. He had a completion percentage of 51.8 yards during his career with the Bears which stretched from 1939 to 1950. One of his most famous feats was throwing seven touchdown passes in one game.

He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965

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