The Bears,
archived.
Vintage Chicago Bears sweatshirts and jerseys, filed by era. Super Bowl XX champions (1985 season). 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.
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After Mike
Ditka is out after '92. Wannstedt wins one playoff game in '94, Erik Kramer has a career year in '95, and that's about it.
- 1962The wishbone "C" logo debuted, in white with a black outline.
- 1974The C turned orange with white and navy trim, its only notable change.
- 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.
- 1994For the NFL's 75th season the Bears wore 1920s-style throwbacks.
- 1999A revised orange bear head was introduced as an alternate logo.
60s–70s
Chicago Bears · Butkus & Sayers
80s
Chicago Bears · '85 Bears
90s
Chicago Bears · After Mike
2000s
Chicago Bears · Urlacher
Specific Bears designs, one page each, with every past eBay example we found.
✓Tag check: does the maker and the country of manufacture fit the era the seller claims?
✓Print check: do the logo, wordmark and any copyright date match that year's team identity?
✓Fit check: ask for pit-to-pit and length in inches; vintage tag sizes run differently.