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Happy Birthday George Halas
Legendary player, coach and owner George Halas was born 128 years ago today. To honor Papa Bear's legacy, check out exclusive photos from his storied career with the team.
George Halas and quarterback Sid Luckman are seen at the Polo Grounds in New York, Dec. 14, 1946.
George Halas of the Chicago Bears is shown in October 1933.
George Halas gives instructions to three member of his coaching staff. (Left to right: Halas, Paddy Driscoll; Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos.)
Hall of Fame Chicago Bears coach George Halas, left, instructs Hall of Fame quarterback Bobby Layne with a play diagram.
George Halas, Hall of Fame Chicago Bears owner and head coach with Chicago Bears Hall of fame quarterback Sid Luckman circa 1940's.
George Halas shakes hands with halfback Gale Sayers of Kansas after he signed a Chicago Bears contract Dec. 1, 1965.
George Halas, coach of the Chicago Bears, puts his team through a workout in Chicago.
George Halas discusses the upcoming football season with four of his second-year men at training camp on July 29, 1966 at St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Ind. With Halas at picture session are from left, Dick Gordon (45), Dick Butkus (51), Mike Reilly (62) and Jimmy Jones (80).
Chicago Bears head coach George Halas and linebacker Bill George celebrate the Bears victory over the Green Bay Packers, 10-3, at City Stadium in 1963.
George Halas is happy as he exits Wrigley Field after a win over the Packers, Nov. 17, 1963.
Photos mirror emotions of owner-coach George Halas of the Chicago Bears as his club battled Pittsburgh to a 17-17 deadlock at Forbes Field.
In 1963, the Chicago Bears' league-leading defense held their opponents to a then-league record low 144 points and finished 11-1-2 to win the Western Conference, twice beating Vince Lombardi's defending champion Green Bay Packers.
Secretary of the Navy Charles Thomas, right, presents the Navy's Distinguished Service Cross to George Halas.
Bears owner and head coach George Halas poses with the JFK memorial award presented by the City of Chicago.
The City of Chicago honored the Bears with the first JFK memorial award during a ceremony to celebrate their 1963 championship.
George Halas shares a laugh with Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi.
George Halas, coach of the Chicago Bears, and Vince Lombardi, coach of the Green Bay Packers, meet at the New York Chapter of the Professional Football Writers' Association.
George Halas poses with a bust of himself after he was enshrined in the National Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on Sept. 7, 1963.
George Halas meets with NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle after he was reelected to a new 5-year contract on Jan. 8, 1962
George Halas, coach and owner of the Chicago Bears, announces his retirement as Bears head coach, during a press conference at his office in Chicago, Ill., on May 27, 1968.
