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Chicago Bears,

by design.

Every vintage Chicago Bears design in the archive: sweatshirts, hoodies, t-shirts, jerseys and jackets from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Each card is one design with every eBay example of it we found; most are sold out, so open one to see what it went for and search for it again. Check the color of the C: a white wishbone C points to 1962-73 and an orange one to 1974 or later. GSH on the sleeve means 1984 or later.

Bears collector notes by era →

NO. 01 · EVENTS & CHAMPIONSHIPS
NO. 02 · THE 1980S

Sweatshirts 1

T-shirts 4

Jerseys 3

Jackets 2

NO. 03 · THE 1990S

Sweatshirts 5

Hoodies 2

T-shirts 7

Jackets 7

NO. 04 · THE 2000S

Sweatshirts 2

Hoodies 2

T-shirts 6

Jerseys 5

Jackets 1

NO. 05 · ERA UNKNOWN

Sweatshirts 4

Hoodies 2

T-shirts 6

Jerseys 6

Jackets 3

NO. 06 · BIG GAMES IN THE ARCHIVE
NO. 07 · DATING BEARS GEAR
  1. 1962The wishbone "C" logo debuted, in white with a black outline.
  2. 1974The C turned orange with white and navy trim, its only notable change.
  3. 1983-84After George Halas died in 1983, a memorial patch went on the jersey front; from 1984 his initials, GSH, have been on the left sleeve.
  4. 1994For the NFL's 75th season the Bears wore 1920s-style throwbacks.
  5. 1999A revised orange bear head was introduced as an alternate logo.