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=**Monsters of the Midway **=

**By Paityn T. **
**The Chicago Bears are very interesting. I know a lot about the Chicago Bears because my dad coaches for them.** **George S. Halas founded the National Football League (NFL). He also founded the Chicago Bears. Plus, the Bears were the very first NFL team in the history of time!** **Halas was an amazing head coach. He drafted Walter Payton, Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers, and many more great players. He is the most winningest coach in Bears history. He won 321 games and only lost 142. That is an amazing winning percentage!** **Sadly, George Halas died of cancer in 1983, at the age of 63. Now his daughter, Virginia McCaskey, owns the Bears. Several of her children help her run the organization.**  **The Bears are in the NFC (National Football Conference) North Division. The other teams in their division are the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, and Green Bay Packers. The rivalry between the Bears and the Packers is the oldest rivalry in the entire NFL. No two NFL teams have played against each other more times than the Bears and Packers. On September 27, 2010, the Bears and the Packers will meet for the 188th time!** **You might be wondering about my title, Monsters of the Midway. To begin with, the "Midway" was located at the University of Chicago campus. Other teams tried to use the nickname too, but the Bears kept the title. Even today, every Bears player tries to live up to the famous nickname by playing as fierce, tough, strong, and mean as they can. The Bears love to crush their opponents! That makes them who they are!**