The 1921 Chicago Staleys season was their second regular season completed in the young American Professional Football Association. The team improved on...

been 17 head coaches for the Chicago Bears, including coaches for the Decatur Staleys (1919–1920) and Chicago Staleys (1921). The Bears franchise was founded...

the 1921 APFA Championship title to the Chicago Staleys (later renamed the Chicago Bears). The controversy began at the conclusion of the 1921 season, when...

14 during the previous season to 21 in 1921. The Chicago Staleys (to be renamed the Chicago Bears after the end of the season), led by wide receiver George...

1920 season was the Decatur Staleys 2nd season of existence, the first professional season of the franchise that would go on to be known as the Chicago Bears...

The Chicago Bears franchise was founded as the Decatur Staleys, a charter member of the American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team moved...

2011. "1921 Chicago Staleys Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2011. "1922 Chicago Bears Statistics...

Panhandles Triangles Staleys Heralds Jeffersons Independents Traveling teams Pros Flyers The 1920 APFA season was the inaugural season of the American Professional...

That season the team moved to Comiskey Park. The Staleys and Cardinals played each other twice in 1920 as the Racine Cardinals and the Decatur Staleys, making...

Staley Field in Decatur, Illinois, United States, was the home of the Decatur Staleys club of the American Professional Football Association in 1920,...

received US$5,000 to keep the name "Staleys" for the 1921 season. In 1922, Halas changed the team name from the Staleys to the Bears. The team moved into...

opponents, and losing the league title to the Chicago Staleys in a disputed tiebreaker. During the 1921 season, several of the Buffalo All-Americans, most...

O'Brien was willing to let the Decatur Staleys play in Chicago the following season (in fact, it was the Staleys that proved to be the Tigers' actual last...

season. The Staleys and the Racine Cardinals split the 1920 series with the home team winning in each. In the Cardinals' 7–6 victory over the Staleys...

Mark W. "History of the Decatur Staleys / Chicago Bears". Staley Museum. Retrieved March 10, 2018. "1919 Decatur Staleys". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved...

the 1920 season. Staley gave Halas a $5,000 bonus for the move to Chicago provided that he keep the Staleys franchise name for the 1921 season. Halas then...

economically feasible for the Staleys. The Staley company sold the team to George Halas, who transferred the team to Chicago in 1921 and move the games to Cubs...

The 1921 Chicago Cardinals season was their second in the American Professional Football Association. The Cardinals failed to improve on their previous...

Meanwhile, Buffalo and the Staleys had to win in order to capture the APFA Championship. The Pros were able to hold the Staleys to a scoreless tie at Cub...

A. E. Staley's team following a 41–0 loss. Although Sternaman agreed, the Staleys were not present when they became aware of the plan. Staley later approached...

June 1921, Trafton returned to the Staleys, working in A. E. Staley's starch plant during the summer. The 1921 Staleys compiled a 9–1–1 and won the first...

organizations played for the first time in 1921 at Chicago, when the Bears were named the Chicago Staleys. Bears' Gaylord "Pete" Stinchcomb scored the...

Meanwhile, the Chicago Staleys changed their name to the Chicago Bears, and the Racine Cardinals changed their name to the Chicago Cardinals. The Muncie...

In 1921, Chamberlin played as a center fielder for the Staleys baseball team during the summer, and he remained with the organization as the Staleys football...

are sorted, all the names of a franchise are grouped together: Bears and Staleys Steelers and Pittsburgh Pirates Titans and Oilers Chiefs and Dallas Texans...

post-season rematch and won, setting up a repeat of 1921, when the Bears (at that time still known as the Staleys) were able to win the championship from Buffalo...

Lost to Decatur Staleys 7–0. Douglas Park. 7,000. November 7, 1920 Tied Decatur Staleys 0–0. Douglas Park. 4,991. October 2, 1921. Tied Detroit Tigers...

1920, at Cubs Park, Chicago The Pros would end their season in week twelve against the Staleys. Prior to the game, the Staleys' coach, George Halas,...

from Staleys to Bears because Halas wanted his football franchise's nickname to reflect that of the team whose field he used, that being the Chicago Cubs...

football player who played quarterback for six seasons for the Decatur Staleys, Chicago Staleys, Chicago Bears, Kenosha Maroons, and Providence Steam Roller...