List of Chicago Bears award winners

Running back Gale Sayers was named the UPI NFL Rookie of the Year in 1965.

The Chicago Bears are an American football franchise currently playing in the National Football League. The following is a list of all the awards the franchise has acquired over since its inception in 1920.

## Individual league awards

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Most Valuable Player #  | Player  | Season  | Awarding Organization  | Ref

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1  | Sid Luckman | 1943  | Joe F. Carr Trophy |
2  | Harlon Hill | 1955  | NEA |
3  | Walter Payton(1) | 1977  | PFWA, AP, FD | [1]
\--  | Walter Payton(2) | 1985  | NEA |
Super Bowl MVP #  | Player  | Season  | Awarding Organization  | Ref

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1  | Richard Dent | 1985 (XX)  | NFL  |
Offensive Player of the Year #  | Player  | Season  | Awarding Organization  | Ref

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1  | Walter Payton  | 1977  | AP  |
Defensive Player of the Year #  | Player  | Season  | Awarding Organization  | Ref

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1  | Dick Butkus(1) | 1969  | NEA |
\--  | Dick Butkus(2) | 1970  | NEA |
2  | Mike Singletary(1) | 1985  | AP | [1]
\--  | Mike Singletary(2) | 1988  | AP, NEA | [1]
3  | Brian Urlacher | 2001  | FD | [1]
\--  | Brian Urlacher  | 2005  | AP | [1]
Offensive Rookie of the Year #  | Player  | Season  | Awarding Organization  | Ref

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1  | Mike Ditka | 1961  | UPI |
2  | Ronnie Bull | 1962  | UPI |
3  | Gale Sayers | 1965  | UPI, NEA |
4  | Jim McMahon | 1982  | UPI |
5  | Rashaan Salaam | 1995  | UPI |
6  | Anthony Thomas | 2001  | AP |
Defensive Rookie of the Year #  | Player  | Season  | Awarding Organization  | Ref

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1  | J. C. Caroline | 1956  | SN |
2  | Wally Chambers | 1973  | AP, FD |
3  | Mark Carrier | 1990  | UPI, AP, FD |
4  | Brian Urlacher  | 2000  | AP, FD |
5  | Charles Tillman | 2003  | FD |
Coach of the Year #  | Coach  | Season  | Awarding Organization  | Ref

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1  | George Halas(1) | 1963  | UPI, SN, AP |
\--  | George Halas(2) | 1965  | UPI, SN, AP |
2  | Jack Pardee | 1976  | UPI |
3  | Mike Ditka(1) | 1985  | UPI, SN, AP, FD |
\--  | Mike Ditka(2) | 1988  | UPI, PFW, AP, FD |
4  | Dave Wannstedt | 1994  | UPI |
5  | Dick Jauron | 2001  | SN, PFW, AP, MFC, FD |
6  | Lovie Smith | 2005  | PFW, AP |
7  | Matt Nagy
| 2019  | NFL  |
Bert Bell Award #  | Player  | Season  | Awarding Organization  | Ref

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1  | Walter Payton  | 1985  | MFC  |
Man of the Year Award #  | Player  | Season  | Awarding Organization  | Ref

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1  | Walter Payton  | 1977  | NFL  |
2  | Dave Duerson | 1987  | NFL  |
3  | Mike Singletary  | 1990  | NFL  |
4  | Jim Flanigan  | 2000  | NFL  |
5  | Charles Tillman | 2013  | NFL  |
NFC Player of the Year #  | Player  | Season  | Awarding Organization  | Ref

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1  | Wally Chambers | 1976 (Defense)  | UPI  |
2  | Walter Payton(1) | 1977 (Offense)  | UPI  | [1]
3  | Mike Singletary(1) | 1984 (Defense)  | UPI  |
\--  | Walter Payton(2) | 1985 (Offense)  | UPI  |
\--  | Mike Singletary(2) | 1985 (Defense)  | UPI  |
\--  | Mike Singletary(3) | 1988 (Defense)  | UPI  |
NFC Rookie of the Year #  | Player  | Season  | Awarding Organization  | Ref

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1  | Jim McMahon | 1982  | UPI  |
2  | Mark Carrier | 1990  | UPI  |
3  | Rashaan Salaam | 1995  | UPI  |

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f "Who are the 10 greatest Chicago Bears of all time?". FOX Sports. Retrieved June 3, 2025.

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* Founded in 1919
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Division championships (21)|

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