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Ditka statement on Bears retiring his number
Mike Ditka's statement, in part, on the Bears retiring his No. 89: "It's something that I didn't anticipate or expect. I can't say that there's any greater honor. I'm very humbled by it and very thankful (Chairman George McCaskey) made the decision....Tags: Mike Ditka
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Ditka's 89 to be last in long line of Bears' retired numbers
When Jim Morrissey came to the Bears in 1985 as an 11th-round pick from Michigan State, he was surprised to receive No. 51, figuring it had been put away long before in honor of Dick Butkus. Then, a couple of months later Morrissey was sitting in the...
Tags: Dan Hampton, Mike Ditka, Matt Spaeth, Philadelphia Eagles, Busch Stadium
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Bears to retire Ditka's No. 89
There seems to be a budding debate about whether the Bears can build a bridge to repair relations and retire the jersey number of a certain disgruntled former employee. It will happen this season. Dat's right. For Michael Keller Ditka Jr., the man...
Tags: Michael McCaskey, Matt Spaeth, Walter Payton, Arts and Culture, Richard M. Daley
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Urlacher special to Bears
Typical of how a giddy little brother of a probable Hall of Fame middle linebacker would react, Casey Urlacher couldn't stop gushing over Brian Urlacher's endless accomplishments in 13 NFL seasons. Yet there was one yearly deed the younger Urlacher...
Tags: Target, Marc Trestman, Ted Phillips, Football, Rod Marinelli
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Bears Chairman McCaskey's statement on Urlacher retirement
Chicago Bears Chairman George McCaskey issued this statement Wednesday on Brian Urlacher's retirement: “How lucky we were that Brian Urlacher was a Chicago Bear. “Brian announced his retirement in the same, understated way in which he...
Tags: Brian Urlacher
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Urlacher exits NFL stage quietly
Twitterwas launched in 2006, six years after the Bears selected Brian Urlacher with the ninth overall pick in the 2000 draft. Jack Dorsey, the Twitter creator has said the name was chosen because he ran across a definition of the word that was a perfect...Tags: Denver Broncos, Super Bowl, Ted Phillips, Football, Green Bay Packers
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Another obscure draft pick for Bears GM
Dressed comfortably for a long Thursday night in blue jeans and a Bears jacket, team Chairman George McCaskey entered Halas Hall and promptly placed a stack of 2013 pocket schedules on the receptionist's desk. How misleading. Nothing else the Bears...
Tags: Marc Trestman, Canadian Football, Free Agency, Football, Chris Williams
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Bears show willingness to pounce on free agents
PHOENIX — Perhaps they should rename them the Chicago Vultures. Somewhere along the way, the Bears have become scavengers, sustaining themselves on what other teams have left behind. If you had to project the Bears' 2013 starting lineup in...
Tags: Garrett Wolfe, Julius Peppers, Baltimore Ravens, Jarron Gilbert, Marcus Harrison
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Urlacher void much bigger than hole at linebacker
Over the past several weeks Bears quarterback Jay Cutler made it known to new coach Marc Trestman and others in the organization that he sought to assert himself even more entering his fifth season in Chicago. According to two sources familiar with...
Tags: Manti Te'o, Marc Trestman, Football, Jay Cutler, Oakland Raiders
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If Bears actually respected Urlacher, they'd have made a decision already
It’s this simple: If Brian Urlacher can play, then the Bears should sign him. If he can't, then they shouldn’t. Any questions? The reality appears to be the Bears don’t believe their Hall-of-Fame-bound middle linebacker can play. OK....
Tags: Phil Emery, Super Bowl, Sports, Football, Brian Urlacher
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Former Bears coach Jack Pardee dies at 76
Jack Pardee, a Texas football legend who was Walter Payton's first head coach in the NFL and guided the Bears to a playoff appearance in 1977, died of cancer, his family announced Monday. He was 76. Pardee coached the Bears from 1975 to 1977 and is...
Tags: Heisman Trophy, Canadian Football, Walter Payton, Skin Cancer, The Washington Post
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