The Story of “Papa Bear” George Halas - University of Illinois Athletics

On February 2—Super Bowl Sunday—we celebrate the 125th anniversary of the birth of one of the founders of the National Football League. George Halas, an Illini Hall of Fame three-sport athlete and a 1918 graduate of the University of Illinois, was born on this date in 1895. Many little-known facts about his life and career are uncovered in our profile about the man who would come to be known as "Papa Bear."

On February 2—Super Bowl Sunday—we celebrate the 125^th anniversary of the birth of one of the founders of the National Football League. George Halas, an Illini Hall of Fame three-sport athlete and a 1918 graduate of the University of Illinois, was born on this date in 1895. Many little-known facts about his life and career are uncovered in our profile about the man who would come to be known as "Papa Bear."

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