List of Chicago Bears in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Puns

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* Indicates Hall of Fame

1. Walter Payton*
2. Dick Butkus*
3. Bronko Nagurski*
4. Sid Luckman*
5. Gale Sayers*
6. Mike Ditka*
7. Bill George*
8. Bulldog Turner*
9. Doug Atkins*
10. Danny Fortmann*
11. Dan Hampton*
12. Richard Dent*
13. Jimbo Covert
14. Brian Urlacher*
15. Mike Singletary*
16. Bill Hewitt*
17. Stan Jones*
18. Jay Hilgenberg
19. Steve McMichael
20. Devin Hester
21. Joe Stydahar*
22. George Connor*
23. George McAfee*
24. Joe Fortunato
25. Ed Sprinkle
26. Ed Healey*
27. Olin Kreutz
28. Lance Briggs
29. Rick Casares
30. Gary Fencik
31. Charles Tillman
32. Paddy Driscoll*
33. George Trafton*
34. Matt Forte
35. George Musso*
36. Red Grange*
37. George Halas*
38. Link Lyman*
39. Harlon Hill
40. Ken Kavanaugh
41. Neal Anderson
42. Richie Petitbon
43. Wilber Marshall
44. Johnny Morris
45. Otis Wilson
46. Doug Buffone
47. Dave Duerson
48. Fred Williams
49. Ray Bray
50. Mark Bortz
51. Keith Van Horne
52. Joe Kopcha
53. Jim McMahon
54. Ed Brown
55. Johnny Lujack
56. Roosevelt Taylor
57. Jim Osborne
58. Wally Chambers
59. Julius Peppers
60. Khalil Mack
61. Willie Galimore
62. Robbie Gould
63. Mike Brown
64. James Williams
65. Dick Gordon
66. Mike Hartenstine
67. Ed O’Bradovich
68. Dick Barwegen
69. Bill Wade
70. Matt Suhey
71. Kevin Butler
72. Mark Carrier
73. Tommie Harris
74. Kyle Long
75. Akiem Hicks
76. J.C. Caroline
77. Bennie McRae
78. Donnell Woolford
79. Dennis McKinnon
80. Alshon Jeffery
81. Brandon Marshall
82. George Blanda*
83. Willie Gault
84. Tom Thayer
85. Jay Cutler
86. Allan Ellis
87. Luke Johnsos
88. Joey Sternaman
89. Mike Pyle
90. Beattie Feathers
91. Bob Wetoska
92. Bill Osmanski
93. Herman Lee
94. Jim Dooley
95. Larry Morris
96. Eddie Jackson
97. Bobby Joe Green
98. Trace Armstrong
99. Doug Plank
100. Patrick Mannelly

Jim Thorpe is often mentioned as one of the greatest athletes of all time, and in the early 20th century, he was peerless. His accomplishments:

• Intercollegiate ballroom dancing champion (1912)

• Attending Carlisle Indian School, Thorpe played Harvard in 1911, pulling an 18-15 upset. Thorpe scored all of his team's points: four field goals and a touchdown.

• President Dwight D. Eisenhower once played against Thorpe in college, and recalled in a later speech: "Here and there, there are some people who are supremely endowed. My memory goes back to Jim Thorpe. He never practiced in his life, and he could do anything better than any other football player I ever saw."

• Thorpe entered the 1912 Summer Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, and competed in Pentathlon and Decathlon. He won a Gold Medal in both. King Gustav V awarded Thorpe his medals and said "You, sir, are the greatest athlete in the world." Thorpe famously replied "Thanks, King."

• Thorpe's Gold Medals were stripped by Amateur Athletic Association (AAU), who ruled Thorpe was ineligible to compete due to accepting wages as a professional baseball player. In 1982, Thorpe's medals were posthumously given back to him.

• Thorpe played 52 games for six different NFL franchises before retiring at the age of 41.

• As a coach, Thorpe had a 14-25-2 record overseeing various teams, including the now defunct Canton Bulldogs.

• Thorpe played 289 professional baseball games. He batted a .252 average in his career with 91 runs scored and 82 RBI.

• Thorpe had a brief and undocumented pro Basketball career, playing for a traveling team called "The World Famous Indians."

• Thorpe was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963, and has a full size statue in Canton, not just a bust.

Sharing this for those who may not know about Thorpe's life and accomplishments!

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