Mike Singletary Chicago Bears Footballs
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Mike Singletary spent his entire playing career as a linebacker for the Chicago Bears after starring
in college at Baylor University. After playing with the Baylor Bears, Singletary was known as
"The Heart of the Defense" for the Chicago Bears' Monsters of the Midway in the mid-1980s.
His nickname was Samurai Mike. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998.
At 6 ft (1.8 m), 230 lbs (104 kg), Singletary became a starter in the Chicago Bears lineup in the seventh
game of his rookie season (1981).
A nearly unanimous all-rookie selection, Singletary went on to start 172 games for the Bears during his
12-year career, which is the second most in club history.
An intense player, Mike finished as the Bears' first or second leading tackler each of his last 11 seasons.
He amassed an impressive 1,488 career tackles, 885 of which were solo efforts.
A constant force on defense, he missed playing just two games, both in 1986.
He also recorded 7 interceptions and 12 fumble recoveries.
Selected to play in a team record 10 Pro Bowls, Singletary was All-Pro eight times,
and All-NFC every year from 1983 to 1991.
He led the Bears to a magnificent 15-1 season in 1985. That season, he recorded 109 solo tackles (52 assists),
3 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumble recoveries, 1 forced fumble, and 10 defended passes.
He won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year as the Bears won Super Bowl XX.
