In the 1971 Emmy Award winning TV movie " Brian's Song " which portrays the story of former Chicago Bears running backs Brian Piccolo and Hall of Famer Gale Sayers, it ’ s the night after Piccolo's second surgery and Piccolo ( James Caan ) is talking to Sayers ( Billy Dee Williams ) on the phone.

One irony in the Bears victory was that Payton had a relatively poor performance running the ball and never scored a touchdown in Super Bowl XX, his first and only Super Bowl appearance during his Hall of Fame career ( Many people including Mike Ditka have claimed that the reason for this due to the fact that the Patriots defensive scheme was centered around stopping Walter Payton ).

* Gale Sayers, former running back for the Chicago Bears

* Curtis Enis, former Penn State and Chicago Bears running back

* Matt Forté, running back for Chicago Bears ; played at Tulane University in New Orleans and at Slidell High School

People of note born in Wynnewood include musician Roy Milton, General Tommy Franks, who commanded the invasion forces of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq, and Donna Shirley, who led the Mars Pathfinder project at JPL and James Allen, former NFL running back for the Chicago Bears and Houston Texans.

The team included later notable NFL stars such as David Overstreet, a former running back for the Oklahoma Sooners and Miami Dolphins, and Lovie Smith, head coach of the Chicago Bears.

* November 1 – death of Walter Payton ( 45 ), Chicago Bears running back

On October 10, 1993, Bears receiver Wendell Davis had his cleat get caught in a seam while running a simple pass route.

In January, the Blitz tendered an offer that would have been the largest contract in football --- $ 2 Million dollars a year for 3 years --- to Bears running back Walter Payton.

Playing with a back-up quarterback in Jeff Hostetler and a 33-year-old veteran running back in Ottis Anderson, the Giants convincingly defeated the Chicago Bears in the divisional playoff, 31 – 3, and won in dramatic, come-from-behind fashion over San Francisco, 15 – 13, in the NFC Championship on a last-second 42-yard field goal by Matt Bahr which was set up by a Roger Craig fumble caused by nose tackle Erik Howard.

From 1999 to 2000 he re-appeared as a ' Guest Star ' in The Beano, again drawn by Dallas, running against The Three Bears, Inspector Horse and Jocky and Gordon Bennett to be voted into the comic by readers, though The Three Bears was the winner.

* Al Campana, former National Football League running back, Chicago Bears

The club had some early success before relocating its home games several times and finally running into financial difficulties in the 1980s, forcing it to merge with the Brisbane Bears in 1996 to form the Brisbane Lions.

Cash was born in Justiceburg, Garza County, Texas, and attended ( what was then ) Sul Ross State Teachers College, where he was All-Lone Star Conference in football as well as playing baseball ; he was drafted by the Chicago Bears as a running back in 1955, but declined to play pro football.

Former participants include former Chicago Bears and University of Texas running back Cedric Benson, University of Iowa quarterback Drew Tate, University of Houston quarterback Kevin Kolb, and University of Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel.

The 1971 film Brian's Song — about Brian Piccolo, a Chicago Bears running back who died from carcinoma in the 1970s — was filmed on campus.

With his former number, 30, taken by fullback John Kuhn, Green chose to wear No. 34 in honor of former Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton.

* George Corbett-football player: Chicago Bears running back from 1932-1938.

The Bears, who have historically employed a strong running game, were beginning to rely more on the pass on offense.

On February 25, 2008 the Bears and Orton agreed to a one-year contract extension running through the 2009 season.

In 2005, Dunn was presented with the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award ; named after the Chicago Bears running back who died in 1999, the award is the only NFL award that recognizes a player for his community service as well as for his excellence on the field.

Edgar Bennett III ( born February 15, 1969 ) is a former National Football League running back who played for the Green Bay Packers ( 1992-1996 ) and the Chicago Bears ( 1998-1999 ), and is currently a coach for the Green Bay Packers.

The Patriots took the second quickest lead in Super Bowl history after linebacker Larry McGrew recovered a fumble from Walter Payton at the Chicago 19-yard line on the second play of the game ( the Bears themselves would break this record in Super Bowl XLI when Devin Hester ran back the opening kickoff for a touchdown ).

With the clock ticking down, players from both teams were fighting, and the Bears were forced to snap the ball before the officials formally put it back into play, allowing McMahon to throw the ball out of bounds and stop the clock with three seconds left.

Camarillo, who punted 4 times in the first half, managed to pin the Bears back at their own 4-yard line with a then-Super Bowl record 62-yard punt.

Florida head coach Jack Pardee bolted back to the NFL to take over the Chicago Bears.

* Vic Zucco, former NFL defensive back who played four seasons for the Chicago Bears

" Mad Mac " brought the Chicago Bears back in the first game following the 1987 NFL players strike to defeat the Buccaneers, 27 – 26.

The Bears went on to an 11 – 4 record with many expecting McMahon to lead the Bears back to the Super Bowl — however as in 1986 they fell short against the Washington Redskins, this time 21 – 17 in the NFC divisional playoff game.

The Orange Tornadoes moved back to Newark in 1937 and were eventually bought by the Chicago Bears.

And if it is, aren't the Berenstain Bears simply teaching to the test, providing a lesson to be spit back, rather than one lived and understood and embraced?

Cappelletti signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL, but was traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, later cut, and went back to the ORFU, leading the Sarnia Golden Bears ( the team changed its name in 1956 ) to the league championship.

In 1986, Gibbs coached the team to a 12 – 4 regular season record and defeated the Los Angeles Rams 19 – 7 in the wild card playoffs, then upset the defending champion Chicago Bears 27 – 13 in the divisional round, on the road, to get back to the NFC Championship game against the New York Giants.

* Marion Barber III – Running back, Chicago Bears

After sitting out 1928, Grange returned to the Bears, where he was a solid runner and excellent defensive back through the 1934 season.

After a successful campaign in Division 2, the Bears were promoted back to the top flight after only a season's absence in September 2008.

After Lancashire set the Bears 194 to win, Warwickshire were able to claw back to 187 for 7, and lost by 7 runs.

While the Super Bowl XX Champion Bears were a fixture of mainstream American pop culture in the 1980s, the Bears made a prior mark with the 1971 American TV movie Brian's Song starring Billy Dee Williams as Gale Sayers and James Caan as Brian Piccolo.

National Football League standouts Gale Sayers with the Chicago Bears and Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions both were born and raised in Wichita.

* October 31, 1994, In a rainy and windy game at Soldier Field on Monday Night Football, Dick Buktus ' and Gale Sayers ' Jerseys were retired at Halftime, but the Bears were blown away by Brett Favre and the Packers, 6-33.

It should be noted, though, that two star players for the Chicago Bears from the 1960s, Gale Sayers and Dick Butkus, were inducted despite playing on mostly mediocre Bears teams of that era.

*** The Chicago Bears, for Hall of Famer Gale Sayers.

He rose to stardom after starring in the critically lauded blockbuster biographical TV movie, Brian's Song ( 1971 ), in which he played Chicago Bears star football player Gale Sayers, who stood by his friend Brian Piccolo ( played by James Caan ), during his struggle with terminal cancer.

Along with fellow Hall of Famer Gale Sayers, Butkus was one of three first round picks for the Bears in 1965 NFL Draft, having used the pick they acquired in a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Butkus and their own pick on Sayers.

The film Brian's Song, loosely based on Gale Sayers ' autobiography, tells the story of the friendship between Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and their time during football with the Chicago Bears up until Brian Piccolo's death.

Gale Sayers was drafted by the Chicago Bears of the NFL, and the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League, but signed with Chicago.

Allen was also given responsibility for the Bears ' college player drafts ; most likely his best-remembered choices were three players who won election the to the NFL Hall of Fame and became household names in American sport — end Mike Ditka ( chosen in 1961 ), halfback Gale Sayers and middle linebacker Dick Butkus ( 1965 ).

Brian's Song is a 1971 ABC Movie of the Week that recounts the details of the life of Brian Piccolo ( played by James Caan ), a Wake Forest University football player stricken with terminal cancer after turning pro, told through his friendship with Chicago Bears running back teammate and Pro Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers ( Billy Dee Williams ), who helps him through the difficult struggle.

The movie begins as Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers ( Williams ) arrives to team practice as an errant punt was sent to Sayers.

Prior to the season, both the NFL's Chicago Bears and the AFL's Kansas City Chiefs selected running back Gale Sayers in their respective league drafts.

He is currently the Bears ' second all-time franchise rusher, immediately behind his predecessor, Walter Payton ( 16, 726 yards ), and immediately ahead of Rick Casares ( 5, 657 yards ) and Gale Sayers ( 4, 956 yards ).