Chicago Bears
... At the second meeting the following teams attended: the Akron Pros; Canton Bulldogs; Cleveland Ohio Indians; Dayton Ohio Triangles; Decatur Illinois Staleys Athletic Club; Hammond Indiana Pros; Massillon Tigers; Muncie Indiana Flyers; Racine [a Chicago street] Cardinals; Rochester New York Jeffersons; Rock Island Illinois Independents; and [the State of] Wisconsin. ... Four other teams-the Buffalo All-Americans, Chicago Tigers, Columbus Panhandles, and Detroit Heralds-joined the league sometime during the year. ... The Chicago Statleys who would later become the Bears were crowned the 1921 league champions. ... George Halas of the Chicago Bears picked up a Jim Thorpe fumble and ran for a 98-yard touchdown. ... In 1925, 36,000 people gathered to watch the Chicago Cardinals play the Chicago Bears.