For clarity, that's 39 total players. The Bears have 32 primary players in the Hall of Fame, with seven partial players. They have one head coach in the HOF (George Halas), putting them at 40 total members, too.
They increased their number of all-time franchise Hall of Famers to 39, up from 36, with the selections of Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Devin Hester and Julius Peppers on Thursday night. For clarity, that's 39 total players. The Bears have 32 primary players in the Hall of Fame, with seven partial players.
With 39 Hall of Famers, the Bears still own the most HOFs in the NFL. Here are the top ten teams with the most Hall of Famers: Chicago Bears - 39. Green Bay Packers - 34 (Julius Peppers counts for Packers)
McMichael becomes the seventh member of the '85 Bears to be inducted into the Hall of Fame — joining Walter Payton, Mike Singletary, Dan Hampton, Richard Dent, Jim Covert and Mike Dikta. McMichael is the fourth player from the legendary '85 Bears defense, widely considered to be the greatest ever, to be enshrined.
That was put on display on Thursday night when the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame class was announced, and three Bears were selected — Devin Hester, Steve McMichael, and Julius Peppers. This was a great announcement for Bears fans. We all remember how good a guy like Peppers was during his four seasons with the team.
Who Is the Best Chicago Bear of All Time? Walter Payton is the best Chicago Bears player of all time. “Sweetness” retired as the NFL's all-time leading rusher (16,726) and rushing touchdown scorer (110).
Jason Kelce is one of the best centers in NFL history. The Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman is right up there with Jim Langer, Jim Otto, or Mike Webster, and his name will almost certainly join those legends in the Hall of Fame in 2029.
Walter Jerry Payton (July 25, 1953 – November 1, 1999) was an American professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears.
Cutler is by far the franchise's all-time passing leader (23,443 yards), also throwing a franchise-high 154 touchdowns. He is also second among all Bears QBs (minimum 10 starts) in completion percentage.
Jay Culter has the franchise record for most games started as a Bears quarterback – 104. Jim McMahon played 12 seasons in Chicago, the longest of any Bears starting quarterback.
This demonstrates how incredible of a start Mahomes has had in his Hall of Fame career (yes, Mahomes is a Hall of Fame-bound quarterback at age 28). Going down the list of postseason accomplishments, Mahomes is already among the all-time greats at quarterback.
Cal Hubbard is the only man enshrined in both the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1963) and the Baseball Hall of Fame (1976). The 6'5” tackle starred for nine NFL seasons with the New York Giants, Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, who were later renamed the Steelers.
"We are ecstatic and extremely grateful that both Steve McMichael and Devin Hester have been selected for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame," Bears President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Warren said in a news release.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame's charter class of 17 members was enshrined on September 7, 1963. With the enshrinement of the Class of 2023, there are 371 members in the Hall of Fame.
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