Who was the Bears best player every year of their existence?

If you haven’t read through Jeff Berckes’ fantastic Championship Belt Series to see which Chicago Bears player was the absolute best on every singe team in franchise history, then do it.

Do it now.

It’s a brilliant look in the history books for some and an incredible trip down memory lane for others.

All five parts are linked in this story stream, and while you could simply scroll through this list to see who held the title each of the 100 years of the Bears’ existence, you’ll be missing the full experience that Jeff brings with his unique writing style, the theme songs (walk-up music) for each champ, and the bad-ass posters created by both Jeff and WhiskeyRanger.

To see Jeff’s criteria for awarding the Championship belt you can start your historical journey with part-one here and now lets’s see who held the title each season...

• 1920 - Guy Chamberlin; Halfback, end
• 1921 - Gaylord “Pete” Stinchcomb; Halfback
• 1922 - Gaylord “Pete” Stinchcomb
• 1923 - George Trafton; Center
• 1924 - George Trafton
• 1925 - Red Grange; Halfback, defensive back
• 1926 - Paddy Driscoll; Quarterback, halfback
• 1927 - Paddy Driscoll
• 1928 - Paddy Driscoll
• 1929 - Paddy Driscoll
• 1930 - Red Grange
• 1931 - Red Grange
• 1932 - Bronko Nagurski; Fullback, linebacker, tackle
• 1933 - Bronko Nagurski
• 1934 - Bronko Nagurski
• 1935 - Bronko Nagurski
• 1936 - Bronko Nagurski
• 1937 - Bronko Nagurski
• 1938 - Dan Fortmann; Guard, linebacker
• 1939 - Dan Fortmann
• 1940 - Dan Fortmann

• 1941 - Sid Luckman, Quarterback, defensive back
• 1942 - Sid Luckman
• 1943 - Sid Luckman
• 1944 - Sid Luckman
• 1945 - Sid Luckman
• 1946 - Sid Luckman
• 1947 - Sid Luckman
• 1948 - Clyde “Bulldog” Turner; Center, linebacker
• 1949 - Clyde “Bulldog” Turner
• 1950 - Johnny Lujack; Quarterback, defensive back
• 1951 - Johnny Lujack
• 1952 - George Connor; Tackle, linebacker, defensive tackle
• 1953 - George Connor

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• 1954 - Harlon Hill; End, defensive back
• 1955 - Harlon Hill
• 1956 - Harlon Hill
• 1957 - Bill George; Guard, middle guard, middle linebacker
• 1958 - Bill George
• 1959 - Bill George
• 1960 - Bill George
• 1961 - Bill George
• 1962 - Doug Atkins; Defensive end
• 1963 - Doug Atkins
• 1964 - Mike Ditka, Tight end
• 1965 - Gale Sayers; Running back
• 1966 - Gale Sayers
• 1967 - Gale Sayers

• 1968 - Dick Butkus; Middle linebacker
• 1969 - Dick Butkus
• 1970 - Dick Butkus
• 1971 - Dick Butkus
• 1972 - Dick Butkus
• 1973 - Wally Chambers; Defensive line
• 1974 - Wally Chambers
• 1975 - Wally Chambers
• 1976 - Walter Payton; Running back
• 1977 - Walter Payton
• 1978 - Walter Payton
• 1979 - Walter Payton
• 1980 - Walter Payton
• 1981 - Walter Payton
• 1982 - Walter Payton
• 1983 - Walter Payton
• 1984 - Walter Payton
• 1985 - Walter Payton
• 1986 - Wilbur Marshall; Outside linebacker
• 1987 - Mike Singletary; Middle linebacker
• 1988 - Mike Singletary
• 1989 - Mike Singletary
• 1990 - Mike Singletary
• 1991 - Mike Singletary
• 1992 - Mike Singletary
• 1993 - Richard Dent, Defensive end
• 1994 - Mark Carrier; Safety
• 1995 - Erik Kramer; Quarterback

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• 1996 - Curtis Conway; Wide receiver
• 1997 - Jim Flanigan; Defensive tackle
• 1998 - Glyn Milburn; Returner
• 1999 - Marcus Robinson; Wide receiver
• 2000 - Brian Urlacher; Middle linebacker
• 2001 - Brian Urlacher
• 2002 - Brian Urlacher
• 2003 - Brian Urlacher
• 2004 - Brian Urlacher
• 2005 - Brian Urlacher
• 2006 - Brian Urlacher
• 2007 - Devin Hester; Returner
• 2008 - Lance Briggs, Outside linebacker
• 2009 - Lance Briggs
• 2010 - Julius Peppers, Defensive end

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• 2011 - Charles Tillman; Cornerback
• 2012 - Charles Tillman
• 2013 - Matt Forte; Running back
• 2014 - Matt Forte
• 2015 - Kyle Long; Guard, tackle
• 2016 - Akiem Hicks; Defensive end
• 2017 - Akiem Hicks
• 2018 - Khalil Mack; Outside linebacker
• 2019 - Khalil Mack