Logo of the National Football League’s Chicago Bears, one of the league’s iconic franchises, used from 1940 until 1953. The club was led during this era by team founder George “Papa Bear” Halas, as they were for most of their storied history. The team won the NFL title in the first year this logo was used, 1940, throttling the Washington Redskins 73-0 in the title game while using a new wrinkle to befuddle the ‘Skins during the game, the T formation. The team won 4 NFL championships during the era of this logo. Key Bear players during this era include Clyde “Bulldog” Turner, Sid Luckman, Bronko Nagurski, George McAfee, Joe Stydahar, George Musso, George Blanda and Bill George.