Which Chicago Bears players wore jersey number 72?
The player who most famously donned number 72 for the Chicago
Bears was mammoth defensive tackle (and sometime fullback) William
"The Refrigerator" Perry, who wore the number from 1985 through
1993. Other notable 72s for the Bears include Hall-of-Fame
linebacker Bill George (who wore 72 from 1952-53 before sporting
his more familiar 61 from 1954-65), All-Pro offensive tackle Bill
Wightkin (1954-57), guard Jim Cadile (1962-72), defensive end Gary
Hrivnak (1973-75), defensive tackle Brad Shearer (1978, 1980-81),
and offensive tackle Qasim Mitchell (2003-05).