George Halas
George Halas | |||||
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.jpg) Halas in 1982 | |||||
| Born | George Stanley Halas Sr. February 2, 1895 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||
| Died | October 31, 1983 (aged 88) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||
| Cause of death | Pancreatic cancer | ||||
| Nationality | American | ||||
| Spouse |
Wilhelmina "Minnie" Bushing
(m. 1922; died 1966) | ||||
| Children | Virginia Halas McCaskey and George Halas Jr. | ||||
Football career | |||||
.jpg) Halas with the Chicago Bears in 1922 | |||||
| No. 7 | |||||
| Position: | End | ||||
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| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 182 lb (83 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Crane (Chicago, IL) | ||||
| College: | Illinois (1914–1917) Great Lakes Navy (1918) | ||||
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| Regular season: | 318–148–31 (.671) | ||||
| Postseason: | 6–3 (.667) | ||||
| Career: | 324–151–31 (.671) | ||||
| Player stats at PFR | |||||
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Baseball career | |||||
 Halas with the New York Yankees in 1918 | |||||
| Right fielder | |||||
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| MLB debut | |||||
| May 6, 1919, for the New York Yankees | |||||
| Last appearance | |||||
| July 5, 1919, for the New York Yankees | |||||
| MLB statistics (through 1919) | |||||
| Batting average | .091 | ||||
| Home runs | 0 | ||||
| Runs batted in | 0 | ||||
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| Last updated on: February 27, 2025 | |||||
| Military career | |||||
| Allegiance | .svg.png){kind=small} United States | ||||
| Branch |  United States Navy | ||||
| Years of service | 1918, 1942–1946 | ||||
| Rank |  Commodore | ||||
| Unit | Seventh Fleet | ||||
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II | ||||
| Awards | Bronze Star | ||||
George Stanley Halas Sr. (February 2, 1895 – October 31, 1983), nicknamed "Papa Bear", was an American professional football end, coach, and executive. He was the founder and owner of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL).
Halas was also a player for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). The NFC Championship trophy is named after him.[1][2][3]
Halas was one of the co-founders of the American Professional Football Association (now the NFL) in 1920, and in 1963 became one of the first 17 inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Life
Halas was born in Chicago, Illinois. His parents, Barbara (Poledna), who ran a grocery store, and Frank Halas, a tailor, were migrants from Pilsen, Austria-Hungary.[4]
In 1915, Halas worked for Western Electric, and was planning on being on the SS Eastland. He was running late, however, as he was trying to gain weight to play Big Ten football and missed the capsizing, which killed 844 passengers.[5]
Halas died of pancreatic cancer in Chicago on October 31, 1983, at age 88.
References
- ↑ Davis, Jeff, Papa Bear, (McGraw-Hill Co., 2005), 32.
- ↑ Encyclopedia of ethnicity and sports in the United States, Ed. George B. Kirsch, Othello Harris and Claire Elaine Nolte, (Greenwood Publishing, 2000), 164.
- ↑ Elliott J. Gorn, Sports in Chicago, (University of Illinois Press, 2008), 7.
- ↑ Twombly, Wells (1976). 200 Years of Sport in America. New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 186. ISBN 0-07-065640-1.
- ↑ "ITB: Halas escapes Eastland Disaster". Chicago Bears. October 29, 2013. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
Other websites
Quotations related to George Halas at Wikiquote
Media related to George Halas at Wikimedia Commons
- Coaching record at Pro-Football-Reference.com
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- George Halas Bio (Staley Museum)