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Date of Birth
George Halas was born in Chicago, Illinois, into a family of Czech-Bohemian immigrants. -
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George Halas' Life
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Leader
George Halas gains control of the Decatur Staleys (later to be known as the Chicago Bears) -
Controlling
George Halas moves the Decatur Staleys to Chicago. They become the Chicago Staleys. -
Entrepreneur
George Halas gains complete control of the Decatur Staleys (later to be known as the Chicago Bears) and becomes the owner. -
Conceptual
George Halas sold tickets to people before the game. This helped the bears financially and made football more popular. -
Staffing
George Halas convinces Illinois star player Red Grange to join the bears. -
Planning
George Halas teams up with UIC coach Clark Shaughnessy and perfects the T-formation, which creates a revolutionary and overwhelming style of play. -
Human Relations
George Halas worked with University of Chicago coach Clark Shaughnessy to perfect the T-formation. -
Negotiator
George Halas negotiated with Sid Luckman, who was a single wing tailback, to become a quarterback and he did and Sid Luckman eventually was inducted into the hall of fame. -
Technical
George Halas created complex spins, turns, fakes with his new T-formation which helped him win the 1941 NFL championship. -
Leading
George Halas coached the bears to a 73-0 victory over the redskins. The most lop-sided game in NFL history. -
Organizing
George Halas organizes a roster and by using his new, revolutionary T-formation, the bears become NFL champions and the bears become known as the "Monsters of the Midway". -
Resource allocator
George Halas coached his team and taught his players on what they had to do and they won the NFL championship. -
Monitor
George Halas monitored the league and the city for good players who would do good in his offense and he found two future hall of famers. -
Date of Death
George Halas died in Chicago, IL at the age of eighty-eight. -
Figurehead
The Bears honor George Halas by putting his initials in the upper left sleeve of their jersey.
