Three more Chicago Bears have been selected to NFL 100’s All-Time Team, including a head coach, tight end and offensive guard.
When discussing the greatest coaches in NFL history, it’s impossible not to mention Papa Bear himself, George Halas. Not only would there not be an NFL without Halas, but he found success as head coach of the Bears. He led the Bears to six NFL championships (1921, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1963).
Halas, a two-time NFL Coach of the Year, is the second-most winningest coach in NFL history with a record of 318-148-31.
Mike Ditka was the first tight end voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and rightfully so. Before he led the 1985 Bears to glory, Ditka revolutionized the tight end position as a Bear.
Ditka, a two-time All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowler, became the first tight end to eclipse 1,000+ receiving yards in a season as a rookie in 1961, which also garnered him Offensive Rookie of the Year.
He also won an NFL Championship with the Bears in 1963 and also went on to win Super Bowl VI with the Cowboys.
Dan Fortmann was one of seven offensive guards chosen to the NFL 100’s All-Time Team, and he’s got quite the resume.
Fortmann won three NFL Championships with the Bears (1940, 1941, 1943). He was a 4-time First-Team All-Pro, 3-time Pro Bowler and a member of the 1930s All-Decade Team.
