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Post by JABF on Feb 28, 2020 11:08:14 GMT -6

This is a really handy link to look up past Bears draft history (and also the entire NFL draft history going back to 1936).

REGULAR SEARCH:

www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/

ADVANCED SEARCH (I find this one the most helpful):

www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/draft-finder.cgi

YEARLY TOTALS BY PLAYER POSITION:

www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/draft-totals.htm

NFL COMBINE RESULTS SEARCH:
www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/nfl-combine-results.cgi

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Post by JABF on Feb 28, 2020 17:11:14 GMT -6

1983 was pretty awesome too. Again, we draft 2 future hall of famers - and we also draft two amazing OL guards in Mark Bortz & Tom Thayer, plus we got Willie Gault who while not a great WR, he still was useful taking the top off of defenses with legit world class speed - set a world record at the 1983 World Championships and also set records in college as a hurdler. Mike Richardson was drafted in the 8th round that year and ended up as an All Pro cornerback for us!!! And of course we drafted Hall of Fame LT Jimbo Covert who started as our LT from day-1... Hall of Fame college AND NFL career. And on top of all of those great guys we drafted Hall of Fame DE Richard Dent who was a perennial All Pro who had 137.5 sacks (had 34.5 sacks in '84 & '85 alone).

Holy moley what a draft!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Feb 28, 2020 17:11:14 GMT -6 JABF said:

1983 was pretty awesome too. Again, we draft 2 future hall of famers - and we also draft two amazing OL guards in Mark Bortz & Tom Thayer, plus we got Willie Gault who while not a great WR, he still was useful taking the top off of defenses with legit world class speed - set a world record at the 1983 World Championships and also set records in college as a hurdler. Mike Richardson was drafted in the 8th round that year and ended up as an All Pro cornerback for us!!! And of course we drafted Hall of Fame LT Jimbo Covert who started as our LT from day-1... Hall of Fame college AND NFL career. And on top of all of those great guys we drafted Hall of Fame DE Richard Dent who was a perennial All Pro who had 137.5 sacks (had 34.5 sacks in '84 & '85 alone).

Holy moley what a draft!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Of course '83 was lucky for Da Bears, thats the year I was hatched

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Mar 1, 2020 2:06:59 GMT -6 AlexM said:

Feb 28, 2020 17:11:14 GMT -6 JABF said:

1983 was pretty awesome too. Again, we draft 2 future hall of famers - and we also draft two amazing OL guards in Mark Bortz & Tom Thayer, plus we got Willie Gault who while not a great WR, he still was useful taking the top off of defenses with legit world class speed - set a world record at the 1983 World Championships and also set records in college as a hurdler. Mike Richardson was drafted in the 8th round that year and ended up as an All Pro cornerback for us!!! And of course we drafted Hall of Fame LT Jimbo Covert who started as our LT from day-1... Hall of Fame college AND NFL career. And on top of all of those great guys we drafted Hall of Fame DE Richard Dent who was a perennial All Pro who had 137.5 sacks (had 34.5 sacks in '84 & '85 alone).

Holy moley what a draft!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Of course '83 was lucky for Da Bears, thats the year I was hatched

LOL, we need someone special to be born THIS year then - so we can have another one of those amazing drafts :-)

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