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George Halas

Chronology

1895	Born February 2 in Chicago, Illinois
1919	Plays baseball with the New York Yankees
1920	Organizes the Decatur Staley's and takes the team to 13-1; formation of the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio
1921	Receives $5,000 from Staley's Starch to start a franchise team in Chicago; reorganization of the APFA into the National Football League (NFL)
1922	Renames the Staley's team officially to Chicago Bears; marries Minnie Bushing on February 18
1925	Signs University of Illinois gridiron sensation Harold "Red" Grange to play with the Bears
1930	Retires permanently as a player and temporarily as a coach
1932	Buys out Bear's partner, Dutch Sternaman, for $38,000; serves as chairman of the NFL rules committee
1933	Emerges from retirement to coach the Bears
1943-45	Serves in the Pacific with the U.S. Navy
1955	Retires temporarily from coaching
1958	Returns as coach
1968	Retires altogether from coaching
1983	Dies in Chicago, Illinois