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Alyssa Barbieri

3 days till Bears season opener: Every player to wear No. 3 for Chicago

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.

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No. 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

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FB Eddie Allen: 1947

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RB Dante Magnani: 1946

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FB Jim Fordham: 1944-45

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RB Bert Johnson: 1938-39

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FB/OT Bronko Nagurski: 1930-43

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HB/QB Dutch Sternaman: 1922-27

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FB Bob Koehler: 1920

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