George Musso

• Inducted on August 7th, 1982
• Bears regular season record was 104-26-6 and won 4 NFL championships in his 12 years as a Bear
• Washington Redskins coach Ray Flaherty: "George was one of the outstanding linemen of his time."
• "He always gave us trouble every time we played" said Clarke Hinkle of the Packers.
• Known as "Big Bear" by his friends and teammates
• Was a captain 8 of his last 10 seasons
• Played college ball at Millikin College
• Was called by the New York Times a "5th man in the Giants backfield" in helping the Bears stay undefeated
• Once lined up against Ronald Reagan in a game against Eureka College
• In 1935 he played against Gerald Ford. That makes him perhaps the only player ever to play against two future Presidents