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USA Today Sports Media Group
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Alyssa Barbieri

3 Bears make list of top 11 college football players of all-time

As college football celebrates its 150th season, they’ve counted down the top collegiate players of all time. During halftime of Monday’s National Championship Game, they unveiled the top-11 college players of all time — and three of them went on to play for the Chicago Bears.

Running back Red Grange, linebacker Dick Butkus and running back Gale Sayers made the list. All three are Hall of Famers and played their whole careers with the Bears.

Here’s the full list:

  1. Jim Brown
  2. Herschel Walker
  3. Bo Jackson
  4. Archie Griffin
  5. Jim Thorpe
  6. Red Grange
  7. Earl Campbell
  8. Dick Butkus
  9. Barry sanders
  10. Gale Sayers
  11. Roger Staubach

Oh, and let us not forget…

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