Chicago Bears quarterback Sid Luckman shown Oct. 1939. (Associated Press)

Sid Luckman of the Chicago Bears, 1942. (Associated Press)

Tom Fears of the Los Angeles Rams (55), and Sid Luckman of the Chicago Bears (42) in an undated photo. (Associated Press)

Veteran quarterback Sid Luckman poses with two new comers to the Chicago Bears during pre-season workout August 25, 1948 at Collegeville, Indiana. Left to right are; Johnny Lujack, left, Sid Luckman, center, and Bobby Lane. (Associated Press)

Chicago Bears quarterback Sid Luckman, left, gets a hug and a kiss from teammate George McAfee, center, as Ray McLean, right, watches in dressing room following Chicago's 24-14 defeat of the New York Giants for the National Professional Football League Championship at the Polo Grounds, Dec. 15, 1946 in New York. Luckman's 19-yard touchdown run in the final quarter broke a 14-14 tie. (Associated Press)

Chicago Bear Hall of Fame running back/defensive back George McAfee takes a handoff from Hall of Fame quarterback Sid Luckman in an undated photo from the 1940s. (National Football League)

George Halas, Hall of Fame Chicago Bears owner and head coach with Chicago Bears Hall of fame quarterback Sid Luckman circa 1940's. (National Football League)

Line up that faces the All Stars of Chicago Bears team on Jan. 3, 1942, from left to right are: lineman, John Seigal; Lee Artoe; Ray Bray; Clyde Turner; Dan Fartmann, Ed. Kolman and Dick Plasman. From Left to right are: backfield, Hugh Gallarneau; Sid Luckman; Norman Standlee; Ray Nolting. (Associated Press)

Sid Luckman, Chicago Bears' Quarterback is set to have another great season under George Halas. 6 foot, 195 pounds. Here Luckman is shown practicing, November 18, 1954. (Associated Press)

Sid Luckman, backfield coach for the Chicago Bears, who quarterbacked that team to four National Football League championships in the 1940's, is seen through a modern football helmet as he discusses its advantages for the wearer, Dec. 10, 1969 in Chicago. In his 12 seasons with the Bears, Luckman became the team's career leader in touchdowns with 137, and yards gained with 14,686. He then began a 14-year part-time coaching career in 1950 after retiring from football. (Associated Press)

Members of the Chicago Bears football team hoist George Halas (center, waving glove hand), owner and coach, and Sid Luckman (42), bears back, to their shoulders as they congregate in their dressing room at the Polo Grounds in New York, on Dec. 15, 1946 after defeating the New York Giants, 24-14, to win the national football league championship. (Associated Press)

Chicago Bears' Sid Luckman warms up in Washington for a game with the Redskins, Nov. 20, 1943. (AP Photo/Herbert K. White)

Sid Luckman of the Chicago Bears football team in posed action, 1949. (Associated Press)

Chicago Bears' coach George Halas, left, and Sid Luckman, Bears' player, are seen at the Polo Grounds in New York, Dec. 14, 1946. (Associated Press)

Chicago Bears' quarterback Johnny Lujack (32) is congratulated by coach George Halas, left, on setting a National League aerial gain record of 468 yards in defeating their rivals, the Chicago Cardinals at Chicago, Dec. 11, 1949. Other players whooping it up in the dressing room are: Sid Luckman (42), Clyde "Bulldog" Turner (66), behind Lujack, Ray Bray (82), who is being kissed by Don Kindt; George McAfee, shirtless, and Chuck Drulis (21). The rest are unidentified. (AP Photo/Ed Maloney)

Not the buck but the pigskin, these three get rating at the top. From left: Sam Baugh, formerly of Southern Methodist and now playing with the Washington Redskins; Benny Friedman, formerly of Michigan and now coach at City College of New York, and Sid Luckman, current passing sensation at Columbia University. They're enjoying a little get-together at the Commodore Hotel on Oct. 27, 1938. Baugh is in New York to play against the Brooklyn Dodgers. (Associated Press)