Talk:Chicago Bears
Latest comment: 2 months ago by Shadow311 in topic Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 8 February 2024
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Date confusion edit
"The franchise was founded in Decatur, Illinois, on September 20, 1920, and became professional on September 17, 1920" - the franchise became professional three days BEFORE being founded......? -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 16:37, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
- It seems the bit about "became professional" was added in this edit. I think this is a typo by the editor. The Bears began playing football on September 20, 1919.[1][2] The team joined a pro league (The precursor to the NFL) on September 17, 1920.[3] -- StarScream1007 ►Talk
- @Tails Wx:, I think, based on this, we should add this back to the main article and List of Chicago Bears first-round draft picks. I guess someone just mistakenly changed the date from 1919 to 1920 at some point. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:15, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
- Ok, sounds good. I also was confused at that fact and presumed that it was founded and became professional on September 17, 1920 per the bearswire.usatoday.com source...good find! ~ Tails Wx (he/him • aroace • 🐾) 13:22, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
- That's the date that the NFL was founded and the Bears were a founding member, so that's the date they turned professional. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:38, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 8 February 2024 edit
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Typo. 78.174.52.181 (talk) 16:50, 8 February 2024 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Shadow311 (talk) 17:12, 8 February 2024 (UTC)
