Chicago Bears (2015)

In 2012, Dr Pepper Snapple Group signed a year-year marketing agreement with the Chicago Bears, becoming a “Hall of Fame Partner” and the exclusive provider of carbonated soft drinks and other beverages at Chicago’s Soldier Field. Dr Pepper Snapple Group also became the  title partner of Bears’ training camp and hosted in-stadium and game day events in the south courtyard at Soldier Field. This was Snapple’s first category-exclusive vending and pouring rights deal with an NFL franchise.

In 2015, as part of the partnership, Snapple published 56 “Real Facts” about the Chicago Bears, ranging from #1032 to #1087.

Please get in touch if you have a photo of #1039 or #1078.

References

# Chicago Bears “Real Fact”
1032 The Chicago Bears were originally based out of Decatur, IL and called the Staleys.
1033 The Bears’ unique “rounded” style on their uniforms dates back to the 1950s.
1034 The Bears’ trademark “C” logo first appeared on helmets in 1962.
1035 The original Decatur Staleys were renamed the Chicago Bears on January 28, 1922.
1036 The Bears have the most Pro Football Hall of Famers (27) of all NFL teams.
1037 The Chicago Bears have sold out every home game since Sept. 9, 1984.
1038 The Chicago Bears are the only NFL franchise with over 750 all-time wins.
1039
1040 The Chicago Bears have the most retired jersey numbers in the NFL with 14.
1041 The Bears were known as the Decatur Staleys in 1920 and the Chicago Staleys in 1921.
1042 The Bears played their home games at Wrigley Field for 50 seasons (1921-1970).
1043 The largest crowd to attend a Bears game was 100,470 people, in 1958 in Los Angeles.
1044 The 1985 Bears went 15-1 and won the Super Bowl after going 1-3 in the preseason.
1045 The Bears’ first regular-season game outside the U.S. was played in Toronto in 2010.
1046 The Bears sent a record nine players to the Pro Bowl in 1985 when they won the Super Bowl.
1047 The Bears’ first Thanksgiving game was a 6-0 loss to the Chicago Tigers in 1920.
1048 The Bears clinched the 2005 NFC North title with a win in Green Bay, WI on Christmas Day.
1049 The Bears teams that won back-to-back NFL titles in 1940-41 boasted six future Hall of Fame players.
1050 In 1925, the Bears played 19 games in a two-month span on a coast-to-coast barnstorming tour.
1051 When the NFL was formed in 1920, the Bears and 11 other teams paid a $100 entry fee.
1052 The Bears dominated the NFL in the 1940s, winning four league championships.
1053 The Bears had winning records in 24 of their first 25 seasons of existence from 1920-1944.
1054 In 1970, the Bears played a home game at Northwestern University’s Dyche Stadium, beating the Eagles.
1055 The Bears played a preseason game against the CFL’s Montreal Alouettes in 1961.
1056 The Bears beat Green Bay 33-14 in the NFL’s first divisional playoff game in 1941.
1057 The Bears made the playoffs in 1994 after finishing fourth in the NFL Central Division.
1058 The Bears have played preseason games in Canada, England, Sweden, Germany and Ireland.
1059 The Bears changed the “C” on their helmets from white to orange in 1973.
1060 The Bears added the initials “GSH” to the left sleeve in 1984, in honor of their late coach George S. Halas.
1061 In 1920, the vertical stripes on the Bears jerseys were strips of leather used to help the players secure the ball.
1062 The Bears changed their jersey colors to navy and orange in 1958.
1063 The Bears are known by the Pro Football Hall of Fame as having the last player to play without a helmet.
1064 The Bears’ team colors, orange and navy, were selected after those of the University of Illinois.
1065 The Chicago Bears fight song, “Bear Down, Chicago Bears” was introduced in 1941.
1066 The Bears have come back to win the game with 20-point deficits twice since the 1980s – 1987 at Tampa Bay and in 2006 at Arizona.
1067 The Chicago Bears have opened the season with a win 54 times, the most in the NFL.
1068 The Chicago Bears have selected more players out of the University of Notre Dame than any other school.
1069 The Chicago Bears and Chicago Cardinals played football’s first indoor game on December 15, 1930.
1070 The Chicago Bears unveiled their Famous T-formation in a 73-0 win over Washington for the NFL title in 1940.
1071 The Bears’ last game at Wrigley Field was a 35-15 win over Green Bay on Dec. 13, 1970.
1072 The Bears’ first game at Soldier Field was a 17-15 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sept. 19, 1971.
1073 The Bears have held training camp in 3 different states – Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana.
1074 The Bears’ first training camp held away from their facilities was hosted by the Univesity of Notre Dame in 1933.
1075 The Bears held training camp at Lane Tech High in Chicago in 1934.
1076 The Bears moved their training camp St. John’s Military Academy in Delafield, WI in 1935.
1077 The Bears and Packers agreed their playoff game should be played to a “sudden death” finish in the event of a tie in 1941.
1078
1079 The Bears opened training camp at Lake Forest College in 1975.
1080 In their 1000th game in franchise history on October 3rd, 1993, the Bears defeated Atlanta.
1081 The Bears moved their training camp to UW-Platteville in 1984.
1082 The Bears opened training camp at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, IL in 2002.
1083 The Bears played all of their home games in 2002 at the University of Illinois while Soldier Field was under construction.
1084 The number 42 has only been worn by one Bears player.
1085 87 players who have played for the Bears, have also played high school football in Illinois.
1086 Evanston High School has produced the most Bears players out of any high school in Illinois (5).
1087 Twenty players by the last name of “Johnson” or “Williams”‘ have played for the Bears – more than any other last name.