Tradition, that is the word that best describes the Chicago Bears. With a rabid fan base and long Chicago history, the Bears are a trademark of the ChiTown sports scene. Founded in 1920 the Bears are one of the NFL‘s founding teams.
The Bears have won only one Super Bowl,in 1985, when they defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX, 46–10. They were led to the championship by legendary outspoken coach Mike Ditka. In total the Bears have won 8 pre- NFL titles and 1 Super Bowl; they have 19 division titles and have made 26 playoff appearances.
Their soccer jerseys take inspiration from the Bears name and heritagethe team has in the city of Chicago. The Bears are ready to do battle looking fearsome and that is what these jerseys inspire, a ready to pounce Chicago Bears.
The Chicago Bears Home Jersey
Chicago Bears home soccer jersey inspired by the team’s heritage.
The Chicago Bears jersey from the back.
The home jersey is a silhouette of a bear’s head that is generated by a 3-D effect. The idea of the jersey is to intimidate, and these jerseys do just that when you see a ferocious looking bear coming right at you. The jersey has the club’s classic colors of navy blue and burnt orange.
The heritage of the club is present as well, with the year the team was founded on the neck, 1920, and the team’s nickname “Da Bears” on the bottom in the front. “Da Bears” became a popular term in pop culture when on Saturday Night Live the sketch “Bill Swerski’s Superfans” became recurring on the show.
The Chicago Bears soccer crest.
The Bears logo took its inspiration from English Premier League club, Leicester City. Leicester City is known as “The Foxes” and has a fox present in their crest, in this case, we placed a Bears head and Chicago Bears in a circular crest. The year the team was founded is present as well and gives the crest an old school soccer feel to it.
“Da Bears” became a popular nickname when SNL did a sketch about Bears fans.
As mentioned before, the sketch on SNL about Chicago sports fans ran from 1991 to 1992, and the characters from the skit have made various appearances since. The sketch is famous for the Inland North dialect of American English that is in Chicago, most famously through the distinctive pronunciation of the phrase “Da Bears”.
Chicago Bears away jersey
The Bears away jersey has bear claws on it.
The Chicago Bears away jersey viewed from the back.
The away jersey is a reference to the bear claws, and it pays homage to the club’s nickname “The Monsters”. In 1985 the “Monsters of the Midway” won the Super Bowl. The team had several personalities like Walter Payton and Jim McMahon. The team ran the 46, a play that was designed to get to the quarterback and crush the opponent’s offense.
The 1985 Bears defense was ranked first in the NFL in points allowed and yards allowed. Richard Dent led the league in sacks and linebacker Mike Singletary won the Defensive Player of the Year Award. Both players went on to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, as we as Walter Payton, defensive end Dan Hampton, and coach Mike Ditka.
So, did we capture the essence of the Chicago Bears? Are they as intimidating as they look? Let us know!
