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Uniform Numbers of the NFL:

All-Time Rosters, Facts and Figures

The Chicago Bears

The following corrections cover errors and omissions that may appear in early pressings of the book. If anyone has evidence of more correct numbers, please contact me.

Chicago Bears

George Bolan wore 5 not 19 in 1921. (Bernie Ruehle)

Pete Stinchcomb wore 4 not 8 in 1922. (Bernie Ruehle)

Joey Sternaman wore 8 not 4 in 1922. (Bernie Ruehle)

Jake Lanum also wore 9 in 1922-24. (Chris Byrum)

Russ Smith wore 28 not 16 in 1925.

Earl Britton wore 80 in 1925, Cam Neacy wore 80 in 1927, Ted Drews wore 80 in 1928, Tom Hearden wore 80 in 1929 -- These are all included in the index, but not in the team listing..

Roy Carlson wore 24 in 1928.

Hunk Anderson also wore 18 in 1924 and is listed as Ed in 1923.

Hugh Blacklock also wore 12 in 1922 and 1924-25.

Bill Fleckenstein also wore 23 in 1925. (Bernie Ruehle)

Laurie Walquist wore 11 in 1922, also wore 25 from 1925-28 and wore 5 in 1927 and 1929-31.

Johnny Bryan also wore 8 in 1923, 29 in 1925 and 27 in 1926.

Link Lyman also wore 16 in 1926.

Ed Healey also wore 77 in 1926.

Paddy Driscoll wore 2 not 1 from 1926-29; he also wore 26 in 1926. (Bernie Ruehle)

Vern Mullen also wore 8 and 9 in 1926.

Bill Senn also wore 28 in 1926. (Bernie Ruehle)

Roy Carlson wore 24 in 1928. (Bernie Ruehle)

Bill Buckler also wore 16 in 1928 and wore 15 in 1933.

Joe Kopcha wore 22 not 29 in 1929 and wore 29 in 1934-35.

Ted Richards wore 29 in 1929. (Bernie Ruehle)

Bernie Leahy wore 6 in 1932. (Bernie Ruehle)

Joe Zeller wore 17 from 1933-38, not just in 1938.

Jeff Curchin wore 70 from 1970-71.

Hurles Scales wore 38 in 1974.

Brooks Williams wore 83 in 1981. (Bernie Ruehle)

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