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Vintage Chicago Tribune: Meet the 12 Chicago Bears 1st-round draft picks who never played for the team

By | krumore@chicagotribune.com | Chicago Tribune
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Head coach George Halas, left, mans the phone and Luke Johnsos, an assistant, ponders a loose-leaf notebook as other staff members stand in readiness to aid in the tedious business of the Bears' part in the National Football League draft on Nov. 28, 1964. Others in the Bears office draft site are, from left, Joe Sullivan, Milwaukee-area scout; and coaching aides Phil Handler, George Allen, George Halas Jr. and Joe Stydahar. (Chicago Tribune historical photo)
Head coach George Halas, left, mans the phone and Luke Johnsos, an assistant, ponders a loose-leaf notebook as other staff members stand in readiness to aid in the tedious business of the Bears’ part in the National Football League draft on Nov. 28, 1964. Others in the Bears office draft site are, from left, Joe Sullivan, Milwaukee-area scout; and coaching aides Phil Handler, George Allen, George Halas Jr. and Joe Stydahar. (Chicago Tribune historical photo)
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A look back at the dozen first-round picks by the Chicago Bears who never played for the team.
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