{"id":1268750,"date":"2020-11-16T19:49:30","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T00:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1268750"},"modified":"2020-12-10T18:19:31","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T23:19:31","slug":"why-do-the-chicago-bears-have-gsh-on-their-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/why-do-the-chicago-bears-have-gsh-on-their-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do the Chicago Bears Have ‘GSH' on Their Jersey?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the world of sports, certain uniforms take on a life of their own. Everyone, for example, can recognize the New York Yankees' famous pinstripes. Among NFL fans, though, the Chicago Bears' orange and blue <\/a>gear is one of football's iconic outfits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you've spent any amount of time watching the Chicago Bears,<\/a> though, you've probably noticed one extra addition to their jerseys: the letters ‘GSH' on the sleeve. While those three letters may seem pretty inconsequential in the grand scheme of things, they're incredibly important to the Windy City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The history of the Chicago Bears<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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These days, the Chicago Bears <\/a>are simply part of the NFL landscape. When the franchise began 100 years ago, however, they had a different name and home city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bears began life as the Decatur Staleys; as the name would lead you to believe, they were the company team of the A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company and were based in Staley, Illinois. Under the leadership of George Halas, a player-coach, the team joined the American Professional Football Association,<\/a> which later became the NFL, in 1920 and moved to Chicago in 1921. The following year, the club rebranded itself as the Bears, in reference to the Chicago Cubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regardless of their name, though, the Bears became a force in the early years of professional football. The team won three championships in the 1930s; during the 40s, the Monsters of Midway<\/a> claimed four more titles. After that dominance, however, the Bears fell on hard times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While there were a few notable successes, like the 1963 championship, the Bears remained in the doldrums until Mike Ditka<\/a> came to town. Under the mustachioed head coach, Chicago returned to form, dominating the NFC North and winning a Super Bowl title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, though, the Bears have been a bit of a mixed bag. There were some successful seasons and quality players, but Chicago fans have also endured plenty of losses along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

George Halas was the franchise's ‘Papa Bear'<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Co-founder of the league and founder of the #Bears<\/a>, \u2018Papa Bear\u2019 George Halas has been named to the #NFL100<\/a> All-Time Team \ud83d\udc3b\u2b07\ufe0f (via @NFL<\/a>) pic.twitter.com\/R4frb05ly6<\/a><\/p>— Bears Talk (@NBCSBears) December 14, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>