# List of Chicago Bears in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are currently members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL), and are one of two remaining charter members of NFL. Founded in 1919 by the A.E. Staley Company as the Decatur Staleys and based in Chicago since 1922, the Bears organization has become one of the most successful professional football teams, having won a total of nine professional American football championships—eight NFL Championships and one Super Bowl—second most in the NFL, behind the Green Bay Packers. The franchise has recorded 18 NFL divisional titles, four NFL conference championships, and the second most regular season victories of any NFL franchise. In 1963, the Pro Football Hall of Fame was created to honor the history of professional American football and the individuals who have greatly influenced it. Since the charter induction class of 1963, 32 individuals who have played, coached, or held an administrative position for the Bears have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Bears hold the record for the most individuals enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Of the 41 inductees, 32 made their primary contribution to football with the Bears, while the other nine contributed only a minor portion of their career with the Bears. Of the original 17 individuals inducted in 1963, three spent a majority of their careers with the Chicago Bears. This includes the founder, long time owner, and head coach George Halas, long time halfback and two-way player Bronko Nagurski, and the "Galloping Ghost" Red Grange. The first few years of the Hall of Fame's existence saw 14 Bear players enshrined. Jim Finks was enshrined due to his contributions to the team as a general manager, not a player. Mike Ditka was inducted into the Hall of Fame while serving as the team's head coach. The most recent Bears to be inducted were Devin Hester and Steve McMichael in 2024 (primary contributors) and Jared Allen (minor contributor) in 2025.

## Inductees
### Primary members

| # $^§$ | Number was retired by the club for contribution with team |
| † | Major contribution for another team |
| Class | No. | Inductee | Position | Seasons |
| 1963 | 7 $^§$ | George Halas | Club founder/Club Owner Head coach TE/DE | 1920–83 40 seasons 1920–28 |
| 1963 | 3 $^§$ | Bronko Nagurski | HB/OT/LB | 1930–37 1943 |
| 1963 | 77 $^§$ | Harold (Red) Grange | HB/CB | 1925 1929–34 |
| 1964 | 16 | Ed Healey | OT/DT | 1922–27 |
| 1964 | 11 | William R. Lyman | OT/DT | 1926–28 1930–31 1933–34 |
| 1964 | 13 | George Trafton | C/DT | 1920–21 1923–32 |
| 1965 | 1 | Paddy Driscoll$^†$ | QB/DB/K Head Coach | 1926–29 |
| 1965 | 21 | Dan Fortmann | OG/DT | 1936–43 |
| 1965 | 42 $^§$ | Sid Luckman | QB/CB | 1939–50 |
| 1966 | 5 $^§$ | George McAfee | HB/DB | 1940–41 1945–50 |
| 1966 | 66 $^§$ | Bulldog Turner | C/DT | 1940–52 |
| 1967 | 13 | Joe Stydahar | OT/DT | 1936–42 1945–46 |
| 1971 | 56 $^§$ | Bill Hewitt | TE/DE | 1932–36 |
| 1974 | 61 $^§$ | Bill George | LB | 1952–65 |
| 1975 | 71 | George Connor | OT/LB | 1948–55 |
| 1977 | 40 $^§$ | Gale Sayers | HB | 1965–71 |
| 1979 | 51 $^§$ | Dick Butkus | LB | 1965–73 |
| 1981 | 16 | George Blanda$^†$ | QB/K | 1949 1950–58 |
| 1982 | 81 | Doug Atkins | DE | 1955–66 |
| 1982 | 16 | George Musso | OT/G | 1933–44 |
| 1988 | 89 $^§$ | Mike Ditka | TE | 1961–66 |
| 1991 | 78 | Stan Jones | OT | 1954–65 |
| 1993 | 34 $^§$ | Walter Payton | HB | 1975–87 |
| 1995 | -- | Jim Finks$^†$ | General manager | 1974–82 |
| 1998 | 50 | Mike Singletary | LB | 1981–92 |
| 2002 | 99 | Dan Hampton | DE | 1979–90 |
| 2011 | 95 | Richard Dent | DE | 1983–93 1995 |
| 2018 | 54 | Brian Urlacher | LB | 2000–12 |
| 2020 | 74 | Jim Covert | OT | 1983–90 |
| 2020 | 7 | Ed Sprinkle | DE | 1944–55 |
| 2024 | 23 | Devin Hester | KR/WR | 2006–13 |
| 2024 | 76 | Steve McMichael | DT | 1981–93 |

### Minor portion of their career with The Bears/Staleys

| Class | No. | Inductee | Position | Seasons | Primary Team(s) |
| 1964 | 1/15 | Jimmy Conzelman | QB | 1920 | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1965 | 13/23 | Guy Chamberlin | End/DE | 1920–21 | Canton Bulldogs |
| 1966 | 25 | Walt Kiesling | OG | 1934 | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1967 | 22 | Bobby Layne | QB | 1948 | Detroit Lions |
| 1988 | 82 | Alan Page | DL | 1978–81 | Minnesota Vikings |
| 2016 | 76 | Orlando Pace | OT | 2009 | St. Louis Rams |
| 2023 | 54 | Chuck Howley | LB | 1958–59 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 2024 | 90 | Julius Peppers | DE | 2010–13 | Carolina Panthers |
| 2025 | 69 | Jared Allen | DE | 2014–15 | Minnesota Vikings |

### Not listed as a Chicago Bear in Hall of Fame Records

| Class | No. | Inductee | Position | Seasons | Primary Team(s) |
| 1983 | -- | Sid Gillman | Offensive Coordinator | 1977 | San Diego Chargers |
| 2002 | -- | George Allen | Defensive Coordinator/ Director of player personnel | 1958–65 | Los Angeles Rams Washington Redskins |
| 2016 | -- | Dick Stanfel | Offensive line coach | 1981–92 | Detroit Lions Washington Redskins |

## Finalists
### Primary members

| No. | Inductee | Position | Seasons | Years(s) | Notes |
| - | Clark Shaughnessy | Defensive coordinator | 1951–62 | 1969, 1970, 1975, 1976 | |
| 48 | Beattie Feathers | HB | 1934–37 | 1970 | |
| 28 $^§$ | Willie Galimore | HB | 1957–63 | 1992 | Senior committee |

### Minor portion of their career with The Bears/Staleys

| No. | Inductee | Position | Seasons | Years(s) | Primary Team(s) |
| 67 | Abe Gibron | OG | 1958–59 | 1967 | Cleveland Browns |

## Footnotes

* $^a$ The uniform number worn by the player as a member of the Bears.
* $^b$ Only includes the seasons with the Chicago Bears organization.
* $^c$ Ditka was inducted into the Hall of Fame for his service just as a tight end.
* $^d$ Stanfel was inducted into the Hall of Fame for his service just as a player.
* $^e$ Gibron was also the Bears Head coach from 1972–1974.