The 1920 Decatur Staleys team was highly successful, winning 10 games, losing one and tying one in the newly formed 12-team American Professional Football Association. The team was renamed the Chicago ...

FRANCHISES: The first season, 1920, the American Professional Football Association had 14 teams, including two Tigers (Cleveland and Chicago). The Akron Pros, Decatur Staleys (later the Chicago Bears) ...

But the building is most likely recognized for Staley Fellowship Club, created by A.E. Staley, who brought his starch company to Decatur in 1909. The organization was created to give employees a ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 17, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1920: George Halas of the Decatur ...

Tonight marks the 106th season of Chicago Bears football. Our team has played almost 1,500 regular season games since our first game as the Decatur Staleys in 1920, 180 miles to the south in Decatur, ...