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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, On January 26, 1986, the Chicago Bears won the | ||||||
3 | National Football League's Championship Game: Super Bowl XX, | ||||||
4 | against the New England Patriots, by a score of 46-10; during | ||||||
5 | that 1985 season, the Chicago Bears, also known as the | ||||||
6 | "Monsters of the Midway" for their ferocious "46 defense", had | ||||||
7 | a regular season record of 15-1; during that regular season, | ||||||
8 | the Chicago Bears defense only allowed 198 points to be scored | ||||||
9 | against them, including the two shut-outs, while the Chicago | ||||||
10 | offense scored over three times that, with 456 total points | ||||||
11 | scored during the regular season; the 1985 playoffs and Super | ||||||
12 | Bowl XX were no different, in which the Chicago Bears won by | ||||||
13 | the scores of 21-0 against the New York Giants, 24-0 against | ||||||
14 | the Los Angeles Rams, and the 46-10 against the New England | ||||||
15 | Patriots in the Super Bowl win; and
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16 | WHEREAS, The 1985 Chicago Bears dominated the National | ||||||
17 | Football League, their persona and swagger also dominated both | ||||||
18 | the City of Chicago and the nation as a whole; the leaders of | ||||||
19 | the 1985 Chicago Bears became household names in every home in | ||||||
20 | the nation; leaders such as coaches Mike Ditka and Buddy Ryan, | ||||||
21 | players Jim McMahon, Mike Singletary, Richard Dent, Dan | ||||||
22 | Hampton, Kevin Butler, William "the Fridge" Perry, Willie | ||||||
23 | Gault, Dave Duerson, Shaun Gayle, Gary Fencik, Steve Fuller, | ||||||
24 | Wilber Marshall, Dennis McKinnon, Ron Rivera, Matt Suhey, Otis | ||||||
25 | Wilson, and the team's greatest player and leader, the immortal | ||||||
26 | "Sweetness", Walter Payton; and
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27 | WHEREAS, Just before their Super Bowl win, the 1985 Chicago | ||||||
28 | Bears became forever engrained in the hearts and minds of every | ||||||
29 | Chicagoan, Illinoisan, and Chicago Bears fan nationwide with | ||||||
30 | the creation and release of the Super Bowl Shuffle; with | ||||||
31 | players now identified with the nicknames of "Samurai Mike", | ||||||
32 | "Punky QB", "Mama's Boy Otis", "Sackman", and, of course, | ||||||
33 | "Sweetness", not only was the song well received by fans |
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1 | everywhere, the song hit #41 on the Billboard charts, and sold | ||||||
2 | over 2 million copies; and
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3 | WHEREAS, 2005 is the 20th anniversary of what ESPN, on May | ||||||
4 | 15, 2005, has determined was the greatest football team ever in | ||||||
5 | the history of the National Football League by Eddie Epstein in | ||||||
6 | his ESPN article "Papa Bear Would've Been Proud of the '85 | ||||||
7 | Team"; the 1985 Chicago Bears have once again come together to | ||||||
8 | not only to celebrate the most prolific season in Chicago Bears | ||||||
9 | history, but to also help raise funds for various local | ||||||
10 | charities, including the Walter & Connie Payton Foundation, the | ||||||
11 | After School Matters foundation, and the Misericordia | ||||||
12 | foundation; throughout the entire 2005 season, former players | ||||||
13 | from the 1985 Chicago Bears will be making various appearances | ||||||
14 | around the City of Chicago, and its metropolitan areas, in a | ||||||
15 | joint effort to commemorate their championship season with | ||||||
16 | their fans, as well as to help those who need help the most; | ||||||
17 | many of their events can be viewed on their website | ||||||
18 | www.85worldchamps.com; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Each and every individual player and coach of the | ||||||
20 | 1985 Chicago Bears are to be recognized, in alphabetical order, | ||||||
21 | for their achievements, both on and off the field; the State of | ||||||
22 | Illinois recognizes the 1985 Chicago Bears players: Brad | ||||||
23 | Anderson (wide receiver-#86), Tom Andrews (center-#60), Brian | ||||||
24 | Baschnagel (wide receiver-#84), Kurt Becker (guard-#79), Mark | ||||||
25 | Bortz (guard-#62), Maury Buford (punter-#8), Kevin Butler | ||||||
26 | (place kicker-#6), Brian Cabral (linebacker-#54), Jim Covert | ||||||
27 | (offensive tackle-#74), Richard Dent (defensive end-#95), Dave | ||||||
28 | Duerson (safety-#22), Pat Dunsmore (tight end-#88), Gary | ||||||
29 | Fencik (safety-#45), Jeff Fisher (defensive back-#24), Leslie | ||||||
30 | Frazier (cornerback-#21), Andy Frederick (tackle-#71), Steve | ||||||
31 | Fuller (quarterback-#4), Willie Gault (wide receiver-#83), | ||||||
32 | Shaun Gayle (defensive back-#23), Dan Hampton (defensive | ||||||
33 | end-#99), Mike Hartentine (defensive end-#73), Jay Hilgenberg | ||||||
34 | (center-#63), Stefan Humphries (guard-#75), Tyrone Keys |
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1 | (defensive end-#98), Mitch Krenk (tight end-#89), James Maness | ||||||
2 | (wide receiver-#91), Ken Margerum (wide receiver-#82), Wilber | ||||||
3 | Marshall (linebacker-#58), Dennis McKinnon (wide | ||||||
4 | receiver-#85), Jim McMahon (quarterback-#9), Steve McMichael | ||||||
5 | (defensive tackle-#76), Emery Moorehead (tight end-#87), Jim | ||||||
6 | Morrissey (linebacker-#51), Keith Ortego (wide receiver-#96), | ||||||
7 | Walter Payton (running back-#34), William Perry (defensive | ||||||
8 | tackle-#72), Reggie Phillips (cornerback-#48), Dan Rains | ||||||
9 | (linebacker-#53), Mike Richardson (cornerback-#27), Ron Rivera | ||||||
10 | (linebacker-#59), Thomas Sanders (running back-#20), Mike | ||||||
11 | Singletary (linebacker-#50), Matt Suhey (fullback-#26), Ken | ||||||
12 | Taylor (defensive back-#31), Tom Thayer (guard-#57), Calvin | ||||||
13 | Thomas (running back-#33), Cliff Thrift (linebacker-#52), Mike | ||||||
14 | Tomczak (quarterback-#18), Keith Van Horne (offensive | ||||||
15 | tackle-#78), Henry Waechter (defensive tackle-#70), Otis | ||||||
16 | Wilson (linebacker-#55), and Tim Wrightman (tight end-#80); | ||||||
17 | furthermore, the State of Illinois recognizes the coaches of | ||||||
18 | the 1985 Chicago Bears: Head Coach Mike Ditka, Jim Dooley | ||||||
19 | (Research and Quality control), Strength Coach Clyde Emrich, | ||||||
20 | Defensive Line Coach Dale Haupt, Offensive Coordinator Ed | ||||||
21 | Hughes, Special Teams/Tight Ends Coach Steve Kazor, Defensive | ||||||
22 | Secondary Coach Jim LaRue, Receivers Coach Ted Plumb, Running | ||||||
23 | Backs Coach Johnny Roland, Defensive Coordinator Buddy Ryan, | ||||||
24 | and Offensive Line Coach Dick Stanfel; therefore, be it
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25 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
26 | NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
27 | the 1985 Chicago Bears be recognized as the greatest football | ||||||
28 | team of all time, with the realization that the entire 1985 | ||||||
29 | season and Super Bowl XX victory was a complete team effort to | ||||||
30 | which all persons and athletes should aspire to become; and be | ||||||
31 | it further
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32 | RESOLVED, That during the twentieth anniversary of their | ||||||
33 | Super Bowl XX victory, the 1985 Chicago Bears, in honor of | ||||||
34 | their accomplishments on the field and their selflessness in |
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1 | giving back to the community off the field, the State of | ||||||
2 | Illinois shall designate the month of November 2005 as 1985 | ||||||
3 | Chicago Bears Championship Month; and be it further
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4 | RESOLVED, That the 1985 National Football League | ||||||
5 | Champions, the Chicago Bears, shall be saluted and commemorated | ||||||
6 | by the 94th Illinois General Assembly by the singing of the | ||||||
7 | official tribute to the Chicago Bears, "Bear Down, Chicago | ||||||
8 | Bears", in which the lyrics are as follows: | ||||||
9 | Bear Down, Chicago Bears.
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10 | Make every play clear the way to victory! | ||||||
11 | Bear Down, Chicago Bears.
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12 | Put up a fight with a might so fearlessly! | ||||||
13 | We'll never forget the way you thrilled the nation, | ||||||
14 | With your T formation.
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15 | Bear Down, Chicago Bears.
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16 | And let them know why you're wearing the crown.
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17 | You're the pride and joy,
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18 | Of all Illinois.
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19 | Chicago Bears, Bear Down!; and be it further
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20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be given | ||||||
21 | to each individual player of the 1985 Chicago Bears football | ||||||
22 | team, each individual coach of the 1985 Chicago Bears football | ||||||
23 | team, and to the McCaskey family and any other representatives | ||||||
24 | of the Chicago Bears organization.
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