George Stanley Halas was "Papa Bear" to almost anyone familiar with the Chicago Bears football team … and rightly so. For 61 years Halas was affiliated with the Bears in one capacity or another—he named the Bears, played for...

George Stanley Halas, Sr. (February 2 1895 - October 31 1983), nicknamed "Papa Bear" and "Mr. Everything", was an American player, coach, owner and pioneer in professional football and the iconic longtime leader of the NFL's Chicago...

George Halas had one objective: winning. For him, that wasn't limited to being the owner and coach of the Chicago Bears, but also in helping build the National Football League from its struggling inception to a national institution.On the football field, "I play to win....

Her role as owner was never something she sought. Her status among the rich and powerful was never something she pursued. Virginia McCaskey realizes she reached this point only because she happened to be the daughter of Papa Bear, the late George Halas.Football, quite literally,...

Lovie Smith doesn't say much. Doesn't have to, really. He leads by example, figuring if he does the right thing, good things are bound to follow.Leading the Chicago Bears to the Super Bowl is more than just good, though. It's historic, and it's about time.With...

There are plenty of reasons Bill Belichick is the last guy you would want held up as the model NFL coach.He's about as warm and cuddly as a cranky porcupine, and makes the folks at the CIA look like naive blabbermouths. And he dresses as...