We all know that the Chicago Bears have had some great players in the past. Names like Dick Butkus, Red Grange, and Bronko Nagurski all bring to mind the greatness of the NFL’s greatest team.
In our look at the Bears’ greatest players by decade, we are now in the 1940s. The 1940s were a boon for the Bears but a tough time for the country. World War II had sapped some of the manpower out of the National Football League leaving mere shells of teams to carry things on at home. The Bears, however, were able to keep playing well thanks to their quarterback, Sid Luckman.