3. 1932 PLAYOFFS-- The NFL used to name a champion based on regular season winning percentages, but when the Bears and the Portsmouth Spartans tied, the league arranged for an additional game to be played.
Because of cold weather, the game was moved inside the Chicago Stadium. The Bears won 9-0 in the first of what would be an annual playoff game. Back in the days before the Super Bowl.
4. BUDDY RYAN-- He hated Mike Ditka, and Ditka hated him. Together, they killed the NFL in 1985. Ryan was defensive coordinator and mastermind of the famed "46" defense that made quarterbacks scream to mommy to make it stop.
Fakers Gold: 46 was named for safety Doug Plank, a paralyzingly powerful hitter, who wore that number for the Bears from 1975-82.
5. DAN HAMPTON-- The "46" started with this Hall of Fame defensive tackle, no matter how many knee surgeries he required, and there were so many required that he finally got a punch card so the 11th surgery was free. Nickname was "D'animal."
--Wow, Da '85 Bears. Wow!!
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