The 1921 Chicago Staleys season was their second regular season completed in the young American Professional Football Association (APFA), later known...

Football League in 1922. The Staleys, who moved their base of operations from Decatur, Illinois, to Chicago mid-season, were named the APFA Champions...

been 18 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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Hold Staley Eleven to Scoreless Draw," Davenport Democrat and Leader, Dec. 19, 1921, p. 7. "Cardinals Give Staleys a Scare in Tie Game, 0–0," Chicago Tribune...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

Decatur Herald, Nov. 28, 1921, p. 8. "Staleys Whale Green Bay Packers for 20 to 0 Victory," Chicago Tribune, Nov. 28, 1921, p. 19. Cal [George W. Calhoun]...

Chicago Staleys in a disputed tiebreaker, played on the road the day after a game played against another opponent in Buffalo. During the 1921 season,...

10, 1921, p. 4. "Starchworkers Win 14–10 Over Rock Island Team: 4,000 See Staleys Trim Rock Island in Thrilling Tilt," Decatur Herald, Oct. 11, 1921, p...

Post, Nov. 14, 1921, p. 6. "Staleys Thump Pros of Cleveland, 22–7," Chicago Tribune, Nov. 21, 1921, p. 16. "Record Crowd Sees Staleys Humble Cleveland...

The 1920 Chicago Cardinals season was the teams' inaugural season in the American Professional Football Association (soon to be the National Football League)...

since George Halas acquired the then-Decatur Staleys from A. E. Staley and moved the team to Chicago in 1921, renaming the team the Bears the following...

Buffalo Times, Nov. 21, 1921, p. 14. "Staley Eleven Beats Canton Team, 10 to 0", Chicago Tribune, Dec. 12, 1921, p. 17. "Staleys Defend Grid Title Against...

arcolaillinois.org. Sorensen, Mark W. "History of the Decatur Staleys / Chicago Bears". Staley Museum. Retrieved March 10, 2018. "Star Halfback to Play Pro...

week 4, the Independents played the Decatur Staleys. After two games against non-APFA teams, the Staleys played against an APFA team. Late in the first...

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...

Sternment in the third quarter. On the same drive, the Staleys missed a 30-yard field goal. The Staleys' Chamberlin attempted to injure Pollard twice in an...

game, while Buffalo and the Decatur Staleys had to win to capture the AFPA Championship. The Pros held the Staleys to a scoreless tie in front of 12,000...