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10 greatest Chicago Bears of all time

By Russell S. Baxter

LOS ANGELES,CA: Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears circa 1987 prepares to play against the Los Angeles Raiders at the Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Owen C. Shaw/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES,CA: Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears circa 1987 prepares to play against the Los Angeles Raiders at the Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Owen C. Shaw/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES – NOVEMBER 7: Quarterback Sid Luckman #42 of the Chicago Bears runs past end Tom Fears #55 of the Los Angeles Rams during a game played on November 7, 1948 at the Los Angeles Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vic Stein /Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES – NOVEMBER 7: Quarterback Sid Luckman #42 of the Chicago Bears runs past end Tom Fears #55 of the Los Angeles Rams during a game played on November 7, 1948 at the Los Angeles Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vic Stein /Getty Images) /

6. QB Sid Luckman

The quarterback history of the Chicago Bears isn’t exactly loaded with prolific passing performances. The club’s all-time leader in career aerial yardage as well as touchdown passes is Jay Cutler, who in eight seasons with the club threw for only 23,443 yards and a modest 154 scores. The franchise record for most passing yards and TD tosses in a single season belong to Erik Kramer, with 3,838 yards and 29 scores in 1995.

The club has had its share of flashy names behind center such as Super Bowl champion Jim McMahon, who had his moments but saw his career marred by injuries. However, the most successful of the team’s quarterbacks was Pro Football Hall of Famer Sid Luckman. And in many ways, he stands head and shoulders above the rest.

He was the second overall pick in the 1939 NFL Draft. The Bears’ franchise has won nine NFL titles and Luckman was at the helm for four of those championships (1940, ’41, ’43 and ’46). The three-time Pro Bowler and five-time All-Pro finished his 12-year career with more TD passes (137) than interceptions, somewhat unusual for that era. And the former Columbia University product led the league in passing yards three times during his impressive career.

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