Bears Hall of Famers

WALTER PAYTON

     The list of Chicago Bears in the Pro Football Hall of Fame was longer than that of any other franchise even before it was lengthened with the recent election of Richard Dent. When Dent is enshrined in Canton this summer, he will join 31 other Bears who have been so honored.
     Some of them are names--such as Halas, Grange, Nagurski, Luckman, Butkus, Sayers, and Payton--that are legendary even to the most casual fans. Others are not as vividly remembered today. All helped to make the Bears the flagship franchise of the most successful sports league in the world.
     Below is the complete list of Hall of Famers who spent at least part of their careers with the Bears (asterisks indicate those who were honored chiefly for their achievements with other teams).

Doug Atkins, defensive end, 1955-1966 (inducted 1982)

*George Blanda, quarterback/kicker, 1949-1958 (inducted 1981)

Dick Butkus, linebacker, 1965-1973 (inducted 1979)

*Guy Chamberlin, end, 1920-1921 (inducted 1965)

George Connor, tackle/linebacker, 1948-1955 (inducted 1975)

*Jimmy Conzelman, halfback/end, 1920 (inducted 1964)

Richard Dent, defensive end, 1983-1993, 1995 (inducted 2011)

Mike Ditka, tight end, 1961-1966; head coach, 1982-1992 (inducted 1988)

*John "Paddy" Driscoll, quarterback, 1926-1929; head coach, 1956-1957 (inducted 1965)

Jim Finks, general manager, 1974-1982 (inducted 1995)

Danny Fortmann, guard, 1936-1943 (inducted 1965)

Bill George, linebacker, 1952-1965 (inducted 1974)

Harold "Red" Grange, halfback, 1925, 1929-1934 (inducted 1963)

George Halas, end, 1920-1929; head coach, 1920-1929, 1933-1942, 1946-1955, 1958-1967; owner, 1921-1983 (inducted 1963)

Dan Hampton, defensive tackle/defensive end, 1979-1990 (inducted 2002)

Ed Healey, tackle, 1922-1927 (inducted 1964)

Bill Hewitt, end, 1932-1936 (inducted 1971)

Stan Jones, offensive guard/defensive tackle, 1954-1965 (inducted 1991)

*Walt Kiesling, guard, 1934 (inducted 1966)

*Bobby Layne, quarterback, 1948 (inducted 1967)

Sid Luckman, quarterback, 1939-1950 (inducted 1965)

William "Link" Lyman, tackle, 1926-1928, 1930-1931, 1933-1934 (inducted 1964)

George McAfee, halfback, 1940-1941, 1945-1950 (inducted 1966)

George Musso, guard/tackle, 1933-1944 (inducted 1962)

Bronislaw "Bronko" Nagurski, fullback/tackle, 1930-1937, 1943 (inducted 1963)

*Alan Page, defensive tackle, 1978-1981 (inducted 1988)

Walter Payton, running back, 1975-1987 (inducted 1993)

Gale Sayers, running back, 1965-1971 (inducted 1977)

Mike Singletary, linebacker, 1981-1992 (inducted 1998)

Joe Stydahar, tackle, 1936-1942, 1945-1946 (inducted 1967)

George Trafton, center, 1920-1921, 1923-1932 (inducted 1964)

Clyde "Bulldog" Turner, center, 1940-1952 (inducted 1966)