h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I like these obscure team records questions... I will milk them till the end.

Name the Chicago Bears' career receiving yards record holder.

Wild guess in the park time ... first name that springs to mind is Dennis Gentry.

Before entering the relms of childrens television and doing funny voice overs of animals....
No wait....

Johnny Morris 10 year vet from the 60s
5,000+ yards.I think its something like 5,069.
Single season holder is Marcus Robinson.

And another thing.
I resent the inference to 'obscure' records.
Its a Bears career record,you wouldn't call it obscure if it was about
Payton...hmm.
The only thing obscure about the Bears at the moment is the inability to pick a decent QB in the last 10 years!!

Soap box rant over.Dusts off.Puts back under desk.

Drat!


I knew that one!
Well, that is, if that's right, it would have been my guess too

Friar

Well, I guess I have to award the point on this one for Johnny Morris. I was able to find a source that named him and the 5000+ yards as the record holder.

Unfortunately, my normal source named Walter Payton with his 4,538 yards as the record holder. Guess I need to find a new source.

Thanks for stopping me from screwing that one up... and here I thought I was playing such a safe line of questioning.

Johnnys exploits are covered in What Bears They Were,an excellent book,I'm currently reading.
The irony is that he wasn't even drafted by the Bears,but having seen the team play decided that there type of football was for him.
And so a leg end was born....
New question to come.

There is some irony in the aforementioned point that Johnny Morris should go play for the Bears ... do you think he did the funny voice thing in front of Mike Ditka or Dick Butkus?

Very possibly,would imagine he used to voice over for Staley(the Bears mascot)
There is a 3 picture series of Mr Morris in receiving action in What Bears They Were.Directly behind him near the touchline is Mike Ditka.