He also grew close to head coach and Bears legend George Halas. Mr. Schroeder recalled that, when he stepped away from the NFL for a roughly yearlong stint in the Navy during the Korean War ...

Gene Schroeder, the Bears' 1951 first-round draft pick who played for the team for seven seasons, has died at the age of 95.

SCHROEDER-GEORGE, DONNA Donna D. Schroeder-George. Survivors include husband Alva George; children Wendell Schroeder and Penny Moore; sisters Dorothy Hiatt-Farnsworth and Peggy Schlechte ...