biography
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Halas, George (Stanley)
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| male
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| lived:
| (1895–1983)
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| biography:
| Player of American football, coach, owner, and pioneer, born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. In 1920 he formed the Decatur (IL) Staleys, which was one of the 11 original teams in the newly founded American Professional Football Association. This became the National Football League (NFL) in 1922, the same year he moved his team to Chicago and renamed it the Bears. While coaching the team (1920–9) he played end, and returned as coach only (1933–42, 1946–55, 1958–68), during which years the Bears won seven NFL championships and he amassed a league-record 325 coaching wins. He is credited with several innovations that led to modern football, and is also remembered for his sideline histrionics. He owned the Bears until his death, and was elected to the NFL Hall of Fame (1963). |
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