Hall of Fame Class of 1963: George Halas

Head Coaching Record:
318-148-32 Regular Season
6-3 Post Season

George Halas
6'0" - 182 lbs. * E
Born: Feb 2, 1895 Chicago, IL
Died: Oct 31, 1983 Chicago, IL
High School: Crane (Chicago, IL)
College: Illinois

PLAYER: 1920-28 Chicago Staleys/Bears

HEAD COACH: 1920-29, 1933-42, 1946-55, 1958-67
Chicago Staleys/Bears

The career of George Halas spanned an incredible 64 years, nine as a player and 40 as a coach. Halas briefly played baseball with the 1919 New York Yankees, but was synonymous with professional football through its first half century. Halas was part founder of the NFL in 1920 when an organizational meeting was held in Canton, Ohio. His "Monsters of the Midway" helped deliver NFL Championships in 1933, 40, 41, 46, and 63. Halas was named All-Pro at his position in the league's first year of existance. He retired as a coach in 1967 with 324 wins, a record eclipsed only by Don Shula.

Chicago Bears - NFL Champions 1933, 40, 41, 43, 46, 63, 85
Chicago Bears - other head coaches aside from George Halas were as follows: Ralph Jones (1930-32); Hunk Anderson/Luke Johnsos (1942-45); John Paddy Driscoll (1956-57); Jim Dooley (1968-71); Abe Gibron (1972-74); Jack Pardee (1975-77); Neill Armstrong (1978-81); Mike Ditka (1982-92); Dave Wannstedt (1993-1998); Dick Jauron (1999-2003); Lovie Smith (2004-2007).

Recommended Book Purchases

01. Total Football: 1997 NFL Properties - edited by Carroll, Gershman, Neft, and Thorn
02. The Sporting News Pro Football's Heroes of the Hall - 2003 Ron Smith
03. Pro Football Register - 1999 The Sporting News
04. The Sports Encyclopedia: Pro Football - 1999 David Neft, Richard Cohen & Rick Korch
05. The Football Encyclopedia - 1991, 94 David Neft & Richard Cohen
06. 1998 Record & Fact Book - 1998 National Football League, NFL Properties, Inc.
07. The NFL's Official Encyclopedic History of Professional Football - 1977 NFL Properties
08. NFL Football - 1996 NFL Properties
09. Best Shots: The Greatest NFL Photography of the Century - 1999 NFL Properties
10. The Sporting News Selects Football's 100 Greatest Players - 1999 Ron Smith & Bill Wilson
11. The Sporting News Super Bowl Book - 1987 The Sporting News
12. Football: A History of the Professional Game - 1996 Peter King; SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
13. The Pittsburgh Steelers: A Pictorial History - 1980 Pat Livingston
14. Titletown Again: The Superbowl Season of the 1996 Green Bay Packers - 1997 Chuck Carlson
15. New York Giants: Seventy Five Years - 1999 Jerry Izenberg
16. 1997 Official NFL Rulebook - 1997 NFL Properties

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