Bear Down, Chicago Bears Bear Down, Chicago Bears "Bear Down, Chicago Bears" is the fight song of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. It was written in 1941 by Al Hoffman under the pseudonym Jerry Downs, though Hoffman appeared to have little connection to Chicago. The song was written during the early stages of the "Monsters of the Midway" Era, as well as the year after the Bears had shocked the professional football world by defeating the Washington Redskins in the league championship game by the score of 73-0, which remains the largest win margin in any game in the history of
1942 NFL Championship Game Bears won in a 73–0 rout. "Sunday, December 13, 1942"<br> Kickoff: 2 p.m. EWT (EDT) The NFL had only four game officials in ; the back judge was added in , the line judge in , and the side judge in . The gate receipts from the sellout were over $113,000, a record, and each Redskin player received about $976 while each Bear saw about $639. At the time, an owners' winter meeting and the annual draft of college players was held around the title game. A year into World War II for the United States and with much of