The Chicago Bears will kick off their 2023 regular season against the Green Bay Packers on Sept. 10, which is now 3 days away.
From now until the start of the season, we’ll be counting down each day by revisiting the players who have worn that specific jersey number.
Buy Bears TicketsNo. 3 was most famously worn by Hall of Famer Bronko Nagurski. The number, last worn by Wally Dreyer in 1949, was retired in Nagurski’s honor.
With 3 days until kickoff, here’s a look at every player to ever wear No. 3 for the Bears (via Pro Football Reference):
DB/HB Wally Dreyer: 1949
FB Eddie Allen: 1947
RB Dante Magnani: 1946
FB Jim Fordham: 1944-45
RB Bert Johnson: 1938-39
FB/OT Bronko Nagurski: 1930-43
HB/QB Dutch Sternaman: 1922-27
FB Bob Koehler: 1920
