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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts during Super Bowl LVII, 2023; the team lost to the Kansas City Chiefs.
The franchise that became the Chicago Bears was founded in 1920 by businessman A.E. Staley as the Decatur Staleys, with George Halas serving as the team's player-coach.12
In 1921, A.E. Staley handed the young franchise over to Halas, who subsequently relocated the team to Chicago. After the move, the team continued to play under the Staleys name for a time before being officially renamed the Bears in 1922, the same year the American Professional Football Association (APFA) was reorganized as the National Football League.21