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Also Known As Chicago Staleys
Awards And Honors Super Bowl (1985)
Date 1920 - present
Headquarters Chicago
Areas Of Involvement American football
Related People Jim Harbaugh • Mike Ditka • Red Grange • Walter Payton • Alan Page • Brian Urlacher • Dick Butkus • Bronko Nagurski • Gale Sayers • George Halas • Sid Luckman • George Blanda • George Allen

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