He ended his coaching career in 1990 with a brief one-year stint as defensive coordinator at Lake Forest College.

It just created a hailstorm of publicity. [14], This was the Bears’ last victory at Candlestick Park. Today, Morrissey works as a financial consultant and public speaker and also spends time working with the Chicago Bears Youth Football Camps. However, the Bears had the last laugh against their hated rival, winning 16–10, and Perry scored his first career receiving touchdown along the way.

Since 2007 he has coached with the San Diego Chargers, first as linebackers coach and now as defensive coordinator. But on third and goal, Gary Fencik stuffed a pitch play for a five-yard loss and the Colts' kicker missed a 22-yard-field goal attempt wide left.

But his pride and joy is as founder and chairman of the Otis Wilson Foundation, which raises money for a number of underprivileged groups (Michael Jordan sits on the foundation's board of directors).

Week 4 saw Chicago trailing 10-0 early to the Joe Theismann-led Washington Redskins. At 32, Hartenstine was one of the older veterans on the '85 Bears. Ditka has since gone on record stating that his biggest regret of his career was not creating a scoring opportunity for Payton during the game. He recovered 17 fumbles in his career.

Yet for all his fury on the football field, Fencik was a mild-mannered man off it. He moved to the Bears (his longest tenure, 11 seasons, from 1982 to '92), where he served in a variety of roles including special teams coach, defensive assistant, tight ends coach and assistant to the head coach.

Pro-Football-Reference utilizes Official NFL data for current NFL seasons. [27] They were also second in scoring with 456 points (28.5 points/game), trailing only the Chargers that season. [3] The Bears won the NFC Central Division by seven games over the second-place Green Bay Packers and earned the NFC's top seed and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs at Soldier Field. [37], Assisted the coaches from the coaching booth.

The former Drake standout played just two seasons with the Bears before he retired.

Nicknamed "The Legend" for his lengthy career, Emrich pioneered weightlifting among NFL players early in his career, leading to bigger and bulkier yet faster athletes.

Prior to that, Becker spent several years working in youth football programs and camps with the Fox Valley Park District and the Aurora Catholic League. He also remains involved in McNeese State athletics. He retired in the mid-1990s and returned to where he began his coaching career, Tucson, Ariz. One of George Halas' grandsons, McCaskey served as an assistant trainer from 1982 to '93 before beginning his way up the corporate ladder within the organization. He lost the team presidency following a botched attempt to hire former Bears assistant coach Dave McGinnis, prompting team patriarch Ed McCaskey to not only issue a personal apology to McGinnis, but also ultimately "promote" Michael to the essentially powerless position as the team's chairman. Chicago finally pulled ahead on a 16-yard Walter Payton TD run near the end of the third quarter, and held on for a 17–10 victory. The prodigious offensive tackle played 13 seasons with the Bears (1981-93) before retiring. at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota, The following week against rival Minnesota, backup quarterback Steve Fuller was called up to take the place of Jim McMahon, who was sidelined with a pinched nerve. He also coached at Utah and Wake Forest and with the Buffalo Bills. 1985 Chicago Bears roster Jan 25, 2016 at 06:24 AM ChicagoBears.com takes a look back at the complete 1985 team roster that finished 15-1 in the regular season and moved on to win Super Bowl XX. The Bears subsequently drove 59 yards in 10 plays, featuring a 24-yard reception by Suhey, to score on McMahon's 2-yard touchdown run to increase their lead, 20–3.

Roland spent 10 years with the Bears, primarily as running backs coach, before moving on to similar positions with the New York Jets, St. Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints. Van Horne lives in the Chicago suburbs and can be found occasionally at sports memorabilia and autograph sessions, as well as being a regular at the annual Bears' fan convention. He now owns Forest Technology and Installations in north suburban Lake Forest. Known as "Hit Man" for his aggressive pursuit and tackling during his 12-year career (1976-87), all with the Bears, the Chicago native remains the team's all-time leader in interceptions (38) and was one of the most prolific tacklers in club history. Friedman spent 21 years as director of video services, filming all games and practices with the Bears from 1974 to 1994 before leaving the team.

Eight plays later, McMahon finished the Super Bowl record 96-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run to make the Bears lead 30–3.

All rights reserved. [20][21], Rookies in italics Dan Hampton then tipped a Marino pass into the air, but it sailed downfield for 30 yards before landing in the hands of Clayton, who went into the end zone to make it 38–17. Patriots coach Raymond Berry then replaced Eason with Steve Grogan to see if he could spark the Patriots offense. Plumb is recognized for saving Ryan's life in 1990 when, at dinner, Ryan started choking on a pork chop.

"It was like following The Beatles, quite honestly. He is the NFL leader in tenure with one team among active coaches. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Andrews' NFL career was brief, spending two seasons with the Bears (1984-85) and one with Seattle (1986). As a testament to their toughness, a hit by Marshall where he knocked Detroit Lions quarterback Joe Ferguson unconscious is still replayed as just one example of the ferocity with which this team played.[30].

The Bears' iconic 46 defense (Named after former Bears' safety, Doug Plank), led by mercurial Defensive Coordinator Buddy Ryan, was an "attack from all angles" scheme that resulted in, arguably, one of the greatest overall team defenses in league history.

What a way to go out. He is still immortalized at the infamous Fraser Street Deli in State College, Pa., with a sandwich named in his honor (a lox and cream cheese bagel).

On their very first play, McMahon faked a handoff to Payton, then threw a 60-yard completion to Gault. You couldn't buy a break, it was like a nightmare, when something is happening and you’re in the middle of it, and you’re thinking this can’t be happening, please let this be a dream. It was the Bears' first NFL World Championship title since 1963.

Like former teammate Bortz, "Hilgy" also had an unusually long playing career (13 years, including 11 with the Bears and single seasons in Cleveland and New Orleans). He is retired, with the exception of taking part each year in the Texas vs.The Nation game.

Guaranteed.". He also earned an MBA from the University of Washington.

Sanders serves on the coaching staff of St. Charles-based Junior Rank, one of the nation's top youth-athlete talent evaluation services. That charge was overturned on appeal in June and Richardson was released in early August. 1985 Chicago Bears Starters, Roster, & Players: Super Bowl XX Champs over , 15-1 (po:3-0) (1st in NFC Central), Coach: Mike Ditka, ProBowl: Covert, Dent, Duerson, Hampton, Hilgenberg, McMahon, Payton, Singletary, Wilson After the Patriots received the second half opening kickoff, they managed to get one first down, but then had to punt after Grogan was sacked twice. The former Penn State standout could play left and right defensive end. Although Krenk's official statistics say he spent just one season in the NFL -- with the Bears in 1984 -- he still earned a Super Bowl ring for spending the 1985 season on injured reserve. A world-class runner and hurdler, he qualified for the 1980 men's Olympic track team, but the U.S. boycotted those games in Moscow. The 1985 season was the Chicago Bears' 66th in the National Football League the 16th post-season completed in the NFL, and their fourth under head coach Mike Ditka. This allowed the rest of the Bears' offense far more opportunities to score than had the Patriots employed a more balanced defense. An All-America tight end from UCLA, Wrightman was drafted by the Bears in 1982, but a contract dispute led him to sign with the Chicago Blitz of the rival USFL. A member of the Bears' video team under chief videographer Mitch Friedman, and the son of longtime Bears and NFL executive Bill McGrane.

Copyright © 2000-2020 Sports Reference LLC. In promoting Cabral, Buffaloes coach Dan Hawkins said, "no one person has had more influence in the success of Colorado football than Brian Cabral.". Maness saw limited action in eight games, returning two punts and catching one pass in his brief NFL career. With the Bears trailing the Vikings, an anxious McMahon was allowed to return to the game. Well needless to say, there was something different about that game, and there were some things happen that night, that were really strange. Prior to that, he served with several teams, including head coach from 1959 to '66 at the University of Arizona, which featured a 15-1-1 streak early in his tenure.

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