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Sidney Luckman (November 21, 1916 – July 5, 1998) was an American football quarterback who played for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1939 through 1950. During his 12 seasons with the Bears, he led them to four NFL championships in 1940, 1941, 1943, and 1946.
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Oct 21, 2022 · Sid Luckman wasn’t just one of the best quarterbacks in Chicago Bears franchise history. He was also one of the game’s legendary innovators of the 1940s. When Bears owner and head coach George Halas made Luckman the NFL’s first T-formation quarterback in 1939, football changed remarkably.
Sid Luckman, in his 12 seasons with the Chicago Bears, became the first successful T-formation quarterback. One game in Luckman's second season, the 1940 NFL title game, which saw the Bears defeat the Washington Redskins, 73-0, showcased the explosive possibilities of the T attack.
Feb 9, 2021 · But in Chicago, Luckman, the favorite son of George “Papa Bear” Halas, remains the impossible standard of Bears quarterbacks some seven decades after his last snap.
Aug 3, 2021 · Sid Luckman led the Bears to four championships in the 1940s. He was named All-Pro five times, and averaged 8.4 yards per pass attempt in his career, which still is tied with Patrick Mahomes...
Sep 11, 2019 · Sid Luckman would spectacularly throw that ball and many others through a legendary career that culminated with his becoming the greatest quarterback in Chicago Bears history.
Jul 1, 2024 · Sid Luckman was a quarterback in American professional gridiron football who, during his 12 seasons (1939–50) in the National Football League (NFL), directed with exceptional success the revolutionary T formation offense of the Chicago Bears.
Sep 1, 2019 · Quarterback Sid Luckman, right, gives his Bears backup Nick Sacrinty some pointers on accuracy during an Oct. 16, 1947, practice. Luckman became Halas’ coach on the field, thinking of which ...
Jul 6, 1998 · Sid Luckman, the Columbia University star and quarterback of the great Chicago Bears teams of the 1940's who helped trigger a revolution in how the game of football was played, died...