History of the football helmet gridiron until 1939 and were not made mandatory in the National Football League until 1943 As a side note, "the last NFL player to play in a game without a helmet was Dick Plasman an end for the Chicago Bears in 1940." There is a photograph of him without one taken during the 1940 NFL Championship Game in which Chicago defeated the Washington Redskins 73–0. Before the invention of the football helmet, players would often grow their hair long, because they believed it would protect their heads. The man largely credited with inventing the first helmet was George Barclay. In
Chicago Bears statistics Win Percentage: 2006: 13, 3, 0.813 2007: 7, 9, 0.438 2008: 9, 7, 0.563 2009: 7, 9, 0.438 2010: 11, 5, 0.688 2011: 8, 8, 0.500 2012: 10 6, 0.625 2013: 8, 8, 0.500 2014: 5, 11, 0.313 2015: 6, 10, 0.375 2016: 3, 13, 0.188 2017: 5, 11, 0.313 Total: 92, 100 Average: 8 8 "†-tied NFL record" <nowiki>*</nowiki> – 1940 NFL Championship "†-tied NFL record" The club have had two most valuable players, Sid Luckman and Walter Payton. Chicago Bears statistics This page details statistics about the Chicago Bears American football team. Isabella deCastro & Nicole Hernandez Information