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The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. They are one of two remaining franchises from the NFL's founding in 1920, along with the Arizona Cardinals. The Bears play their home games at Soldier Field on the Near South Side, adjacent to Lake Michigan. The team headquarters, Halas Hall, is in the Chicago suburb of Lake Forest, Illinois.
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The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier American football league in the world.
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CHICAGO, IL (CelebrityAccess) – Mike Ditka, the legendary Chicago Bears player and coach who led the franchise to its only Super Bowl championship, died Friday, October 9. He was 86. His family confirmed his death in
Affectionately known as “Iron Mike” and “Da Coach,” Mike Ditka revolutionized the tight end position during a Hall of Fame playing career with the Bears and later led the franchise to a Super Bowl championship as head coach. Ditka’s family announced Frida