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These are the greatest Bears of all-time. Since the NFL's inception, the Chicago Bears have been a vital part of the league's fabric. One of the classic football franchises (one of the two original NFL teams still in existence), the Bears are known for their punishing brand of black and blue football. The team has had some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-football-players-ever">greatest players in football history</a> wear the Dark Navy, Orange and White. When you think of great Chicago Bears, you generally think of defense, especially punishing linebackers. Dick Butkus, Mike Singletary, Brian Urlacher are all considered some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-25-greatest-linebackers-of-all-time">best linebackers in NFL history</a> and they've all been leaders of the Monsters of the Midway.&nbsp;While many consider the best players to play for the Bears to be defenders, one of the greatest offensive weapons played for the Bears. The running back position for the Bears is one of the most prestigious in the entire NFL. That's what happens when you have players like Walter Payton, Gale Sayers, and Red Grange. So whether you like backs, centers, QBs, or receivers, there's a great Bears player at that position, to be sure.The Bears have won nine championships in its illustrious history, which includes one Super Bowl berth. From that special 1985 team, you'll find many of the defensive stars on this list. They are considered one of the greatest defenses of all time, so you would expect them to be considered some of the best Bears players ever.Who are the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/greatest-chicago-bears-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">greatest Chicago Bears</a> of all time? Who are the most famous Bears players? With over 100 of the greatest Chicago Bears listed here, it's up to you to decide who was truly the best. If you notice someone who isn't on this list, feel free to add them. Please re-rank and vote to your liking.

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Big fan of Chicago football? Then you'll have&nbsp;to check out this list of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-chicago-bears-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best Chicago Bears</a> quarterbacks ever! It includes every starting quarterback from throughout Chicago Bears history, including current quarterbacks and past ones. This roster contains many American football greats, players in the game with the highest ratings in the NFL. The QB is the leader of the offensive team, the one who often calls the plays. Although most teams use an offensive coordinator now, QBs still need to know the intricacies of the rules for trick plays and tactics. Vigorous training is a must—and don't forget that a quarterback is only as good as his receivers.Featuring 2018-2019 Chicago Bears and some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-quarterbacks-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">greatest NFL quarterbacks</a>&nbsp;of all time, the best Bears QBs include Jim McMahon, Jim Harbaugh, Jay Cutler, and Sid Luckman, among many other greats.Who are the best quarterbacks in Chicago Bears history? They're on this comprehensive list, along with all of the other sports stars who have had the honor of being the arm behind this beloved Illinois team. Here is every athlete who's ever held the illustrious position of Chicago Bears quarterback.

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Marc Trestman

﻿Throughout their time as a football franchise, the&nbsp;Chicago&nbsp;Bears have had a variety of coaches, but who is&nbsp;the best&nbsp;Chicago&nbsp;Bears head coach of all time? We want you to help us answer that question by voting for your favorite Chicago&nbsp;Bears coaches, keeping stats like Super Bowl wins and playoff runs in mind.It's hard to argue against George Halas being the greatest Bears head coach in the history of the team, seeing that he coached the team to 6 NFL Championships as a coach, and saw two more as the team's owner. He was an innovator and left a lasting impact on not just the Bears organization, but the entire NFL in general.Mike Ditka is another legendary Chicago Bears head coach, winning Superbowls with the team as both a coach and player. In fact it was George Halas who offered Ditka the head coach position in 1982, where Ditka quickly turned the team into a major threat.If the Chicago&nbsp;Bears had a best of all time team, who would coach it? Vote for your favorites below, even if the coach never won a championship with the Chicago&nbsp;Bears.

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Big fan of Chicago football? Then check out this list of Chicago Bears linebackers with photos and seasons as starters.&nbsp;It includes every starting linebacker from throughout Chicago Bears history, including current linebackers and past ones. An important part of the Chicago defense, the LB position includes middle or inside linebackers, and outside (strong-side or weak-side) linebackers. Featuring some of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-25-greatest-linebackers-of-all-time" target="_blank">greatest NFL linebackers of all time</a>,&nbsp;the best Bears&nbsp;LBs include Brian Urlacher, Dick Butkus, Hunter Hillenmeyer, and Lance Briggs.In the 2017-18 NFL season, the current Chicago Bears starting LBs and backup LBs are Jonathan Anderson, Leonard Floyd, Jerrell&nbsp;Freeman, Isaiah Irving, Howard Jones, Nick Kwiatkoski, Pernell McPhee, Danny Trevathan, and Willie Young.Who are the best linebackers in Chicago Bears history? Here is every player who has ever held the position of Chicago Bears&nbsp;starting linebacker.

Big fan of Chicago football? Then check out this list of Chicago Bears running backs with photos and seasons as starters.&nbsp;It includes every starting running back from throughout Chicago Bears history, including current running backs and past ones. Featuring 2018-2019 Chicago Bears&nbsp;and some of the greatest NFL&nbsp;running backs&nbsp;of all time, the best Bears RBs include Matt Forte, Walter Payton, Neal Anderson, and Thomas Jones, among other NFL greats.

Who are the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-current-nfl-running-back/ranker-sports?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best running backs</a> in Chicago Bears history? Here is every player who has ever held the position of Chicago Bears&nbsp;starting running back.

Big fan of Chicago football? Then check out this list of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/list-of-cornerbacks-on-the-chicago-bears/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Chicago Bears cornerbacks</a> with photos and seasons as starters.&nbsp;It includes every starting cornerback from throughout Chicago Bears history, including current cornerbacks and past ones. An important part of the Chicago defensive backfield, the CB position requires fast players to cover receivers, defend against pass offenses, and make tackles. Featuring 2018-2019 Bears and&nbsp;some of the&nbsp;greatest NFL cornerbacks of all time,&nbsp;the best Bears&nbsp;CBs include Tim Jennings, Nathan Vasher, Prince Amukamara, Jerry Azumah, and Donnell Woolford.Who are the best cornerbacks in Chicago Bears history? Here is every player who has ever held the position of Chicago Bears&nbsp;starting cornerback.

Big fan of Chicago football? Then check out this list of Chicago Bears wide receivers with photos and seasons as starters.&nbsp;It includes every starting wide receiver from throughout Chicago Bears history, including current wide receivers and past ones. Featuring 2018-2019 Chicago Bears&nbsp;and some of the greatest NFL&nbsp;wide receivers of all time,&nbsp;the best Bears&nbsp;WRs include Brandon Marshall, Curtis Conway, Willie Gault, and Dennis McKinnon.&nbsp;

Who are the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-current-nfl-wide-receiver/ranker-sports?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best wide receivers</a> in Chicago Bears history? Here is every player who has ever held the position of Chicago Bears&nbsp;starting wide receiver.

The Chicago Bears have had some great tight ends throughout the franchise&rsquo;s history. This list of past Bears tight ends features former greats, current impact players, and even future stars.&nbsp;As the tight end position increasingly becomes more of a focal point in the offensive schemes of today, one can only imagine what this list could look like in years down the road. No matter what happens in the evolution of this position, these Chicago tight ends have left a legacy for this that can&rsquo;t be taken away.&nbsp;

Great <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-chicago-bears-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Chicago Bears players</a> such as Mike Ditka, Desmond Clark, and Emery Moorehead have gone down as some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-25-greatest-tight-ends-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best tight ends</a> in franchise history.

So&nbsp;who is the greatest tight end in Chicago Bears history? Which of these tight ends has left a lasting legacy in the Windy City? Vote below for who you think is the best Chicago Bears tight end of all time!

The best Chicago Bears kickers ever have all had a part in some of the biggest moments in franchise history. NFL games can be won and lost by one or two points, making every made or missed kick of the greatest importance and every starting kicker a potential hero.

While recent stars like Robbie Gould and Paul Edinger&nbsp;have made their mark in the Bears&#39; past, early standouts like Kevin Butler and Bob Thomas helped craft their own legacies in the old days of&nbsp;the franchise.

So which of these kickers from Chicago Bears&nbsp;history deserves to rank near the top of the list? Who are the best Bears kickers of all-time? Vote below, and check back to see what other football fans thought.

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Terry Schmidt

Terry Richard Schmidt (born May 28, 1952 in Columbus, Indiana) is an American dentist and former American football player, playing cornerback in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints and Chicago Bears.  He played college football at Ball State University where he was an All-American.
After completing his football career, Schmidt attended Loyola University Dental School in Chicago, Illinois where he graduated first in his class in 1989. His entire professional dental career has been spent working in the Veterans Administration hospital system, first at the North Chicago VA Hospital where he was Chief of Dental Services for six years, later at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa, Florida and the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, North Carolina.  Schmidt is currently chief of dental services at the James H Quillen VA Medical Center in Johnson City, TN. He is also a retired commander in the United States Naval Reserve.  Dr. Schmidt and his wife, Nancy Chamberlain Schmidt, perform missionary dentistry in third world countries, most notably in Central and South America and in Africa. He also serves on the medical board of the Christian Medical Service for Construction for Worldwide Evangelism.

Erich Barnes

Erich Theodore Barnes ( EE-ritch; born July 4, 1935) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League.  He was a six-time Pro Bowler.  Before the NFL, he was an outstanding all-around athlete at Purdue University (1956–58), where one of his teammates was future NFL star quarterback Len Dawson.
Barnes was drafted in the fourth round by the Bears in the 1958 NFL Draft and traded to the Giants in 1961.  He tied an NFL record in his first season with the Giants by intercepting a pass against the Cowboys and returning it 102 yards for a touchdown.  In the 1962 NFL Championship Game against the Green Bay Packers in New York, the Giants tried to redeem themselves from a 37-0 shellacking by the Packers in the 1961 title game.  However, they lost again to Lombardi's Packers on a fiercely windy and cold day in Yankee Stadium.  Barnes set up the only scoring for the Giants when he blocked a punt that was recovered by Giants teammate Jim Collier in the end zone in a 16-7 loss.Barnes was known as an aggressive, physical player, and is the Giants record holder for longest interception return after scoring on a 102-yard return against the Dallas Cowboys in 1961.After the 1964 season, the Giants traded him to the Cleveland Browns—his favorite team as a child—for linebacker Mike Lucci and a 1966 third round draft pick which the Giants then traded to Detroit for quarterback Earl Morrall. This trade further aggravated the demise of a once stellar Giants defense that had already lost standouts Sam Huff and Dick Modzelewski, who was also traded to the Browns and an integral component of their 1964 NFL championship team after the 1963 season.
While with the Browns, Barnes was known for standing at the goalpost (then stationed at the goal line) and blocking field goal attempts (a practice later outlawed in the NFL).
After his football career, Barnes went on to work in the New York City area as a corporate special events planner. He was elected to the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Purdue University Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009. In 2012, the Cleveland Plain Dealer's Mike Pettica ranked Barnes as the #63 player in Browns' history (counting only what players did playing for Cleveland). 
The Professional Football Researchers Association named Barnes to the PRFA Hall of Very Good Class of 2013 In November 1963, Barnes appeared as one of the impostors on the panel game show To Tell the Truth, claiming to be a sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Tom Poston was particularly chagrined at not having recognized Barnes, who fooled two of the four panelists.

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Anthony Blaylock

Anthony Darius Blaylock (born February 21, 1965) is a former professional American football cornerback in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the Cleveland Browns, the San Diego Chargers, and the Chicago Bears.

Reuben Henderson

Reuben Stanley Henderson, D.O. (born October 3, 1958) is a former professional American football player who played cornerback for four seasons for the Chicago Bears and the San Diego Chargers. He is now an osteopathic physician.

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