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'85 Bears White House visit

View the photos of the 1985 Super Bowl XX Champion Chicago Bears when they visited the White House in 2011. The '85 Bears never originally visited because of the space shuttle Challenger tragedy two days after Super Bowl XX.

Alicia Duerson and Connie Payton
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Alicia Duerson and Connie Payton

Jimbo Covert (left), Keith Van Horne (right), Willie Gault (back left) and Jim McMahon (back right).
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Jimbo Covert (left), Keith Van Horne (right), Willie Gault (back left) and Jim McMahon (back right).

Otis Wilson
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Otis Wilson

Mike Ditka
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Mike Ditka

Tom Thayer
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Tom Thayer

Buddy Ryan and Otis Wilson
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Buddy Ryan and Otis Wilson

Jim McMahon
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Jim McMahon

As a joke Jim McMahon was handcuffed.
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As a joke Jim McMahon was handcuffed.

Richard Dent
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Richard Dent

Mike Ditka
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Mike Ditka

Jeff Fisher
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Jeff Fisher

Tom Thayer and Mike Ditka
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Tom Thayer and Mike Ditka

Dennis Gentry, Jim McMahon and Calvin Thomas
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Dennis Gentry, Jim McMahon and Calvin Thomas

Willie Gault takes a photo.
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Willie Gault takes a photo.

Willie Gault
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Willie Gault

President Barack Obama and Otis Wilson
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President Barack Obama and Otis Wilson

Ken Taylor, Ken Margerum, Mitch Krenk, Bill Tobin and Tyrone Keys
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Ken Taylor, Ken Margerum, Mitch Krenk, Bill Tobin and Tyrone Keys

Jim McMahon
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Jim McMahon

Connie Payton and Buddy Ryan
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Connie Payton and Buddy Ryan

The view as the ceremony began at the White House.
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The view as the ceremony began at the White House.

President Obama and Buddy Ryan
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President Obama and Buddy Ryan

President Obama with Buddy Ryan, Jim McMahon and the rest of the Bears.
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President Obama with Buddy Ryan, Jim McMahon and the rest of the Bears.

President Obama receives a number 85 Bears jersey from coach Ditka.
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President Obama receives a number 85 Bears jersey from coach Ditka.

President Obama and Mike Ditka
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President Obama and Mike Ditka

President Obama and Mike Ditka
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President Obama and Mike Ditka

The 1985 Chicago Bears at the White House.
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The 1985 Chicago Bears at the White House.

A view of the White House and the team near the conclusion of the ceremony.
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A view of the White House and the team near the conclusion of the ceremony.

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