The Bears' nickname is "Monsters of the Midway." Their unofficial song is "Bear Down, Chicago Bears" composed by Jerry Downs (Al Hoffman) in 1941. During the 1985 season, the Bears defense (the best ever, according to some analysts), became known as the "Junkyard Dog Defense" after Dave Duerson and Otis Wilson barked at some rude and noisy Dallas fans (which in turn caused loyal Bears fans to woof it up at all remaining Chicago Bears games).
Some sports analysts say the Bears-Packers rivalry (one of the great sports rivalries of all time), began in November of 1921 in Cubs Park, when Staleys guard John "Tarzan" Taylor suckered punched Packers tackle Howard "Cub" Buck and broke his nose. The Bears, by the way, went on to win the game 20-0, and Bears founder George Halas himself scored the Bears' final touchdown. (In 1925, Buck returned the favor by breaking a Chicago player's arm while helping the Packers defeat the Bears for the first time 14-10.) Most sports analysts, though, blame Halas and Packers founder Earl "Curly" Lambeau for the rivalry, saying the two men's drive to win was what made the Bears and Packers such enemies.
The Miami Dolphins are the only team in NFL history to go undefeated throughout the season, playoff, and Super Bowl. During the 1985 season, they were the only team to defeat the Bears (in the twelfth week, after the Bears had won eleven straight games). The Chicago Bears would go on to record back-to-back shutouts in the playoffs (the only NFL team ever to do so), and to defeat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX by a score of 46-10.
The 1985 season ended with a ticker-tape parade in downtown Chicago that began at Jackson Blvd. and LaSalle St. and ended at Daley Plaza. Even though the wind-chill factor that day was 25 degrees below zero, the crowd numbered 500,000. On that day, ten tons of ticker tape were dropped on the Loop's streets. Other memorable things from the 1985 season: the Art Institute lions wearing Bears helmets; Perry and the Refrigerettes; the Super Bowl Shuffle...
