Bears legends Jimbo Covert and Ed Sprinkle were named senior members of the 2020 Pro Football Hall of Fame’s special 20-person centennial class on Wednesday. “It’s just an awesome honor,” Covert said Wednesday on WSCR 670-AM after receiving the call from Hall of Fame president David Baker. Fellow Hall of Famer and former teammate Richard Dent said last summer Covert was the best he competed against. The Pro Football Hall of Fame welcomes this year a 20-member “Centennial Slate” commemorating the league’s 100th year in existence. Covert and Sprinkle are the 29th and 30th ex-Bears in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which leads the NFL.

Source: Daily Sun January 15, 2020 22:52 UTC