Bulldog Turner that compiled an 8–3 record and defeated the Washington Redskins, 73–0, in the NFL Championship Game. In the championship game, Turner intercepted a Sammy Baugh pass and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown. At the end of the 1940 season, he was selected as a first-team All-Pro by the "Chicago Herald-American" and as a second-team All-Pro by the National Football League (NFL), United Press (UP), and International News Service (INS). He was one of only two rookies (Don Looney was the other) to receive All-Pro honors in 1940. In 1941, Turner appeared in all 11 games, 10 as a
1963 Chicago Bears season 1963 Chicago Bears season The Chicago Bears season was their 44th regular season and 12th post-season appearance in the National Football League. The club posted an record to gain their first Western Conference championship since 1956, and the berth to host the NFL Championship Game against the New York Giants In the regular season, Chicago defeated the rival Green Bay Packers (11–2–1) twice to deny them a third consecutive NFL title; the Packers had won the previous five meetings with Chicago. In the championship game on December 29, the Bears defeated the Giants 14–10 at Wrigley Field for the club's