George Halas
American football player
1895 – 1983
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Who was George Halas?
George Stanley Halas, Sr., nicknamed "Papa Bear" and "Mr. Everything", was a player, coach, owner and pioneer in professional American football. He was the iconic founder and owner of the National Football League's Chicago Bears. He was also lesser known as an inventor, jurist, producer, philanthropist, philatelist, and Major League Baseball player.
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- Born
- Feb 2, 1895
Chicago - Also known as
- Mr. Everything
- Papa Bear
- George Stanley Halas
- George Stanley Halas, Sr.
- Spouses
- Minnie Bushing
(1922/02/18 - 1966/02/14)
- Minnie Bushing
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Czech American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Lived in
- Chicago
- Died
- Oct 31, 1983
Chicago
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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