Edward Sternaman better known as Dutch, was an American

United States

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 player, coach

Coach (sport)

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, and owner in professional football

American football

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 for the NFL

National Football League

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's Chicago Bears

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.

Sternaman and George Halas took over management of the Decatur Staleys (as the Bears were then known) in 1920 when both were working for the A. E. Staley

A. E. Staley

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 Co., a corn products firm in Decatur, Illinois

Decatur, Illinois

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. Sternaman and Halas both starred in football at the University of Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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 under the coaching of Bob Zuppke.

Sternaman played 10 seasons with the Bears after joining the team with George Halas

George Halas

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 in 1920. Along with Halas, Sternaman was co-coach of the team, quarterbacked for several seasons by Joey Sternaman

Joey Sternaman

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, Dutch's younger brother. The three men were teammates at the University of Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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 in 1918. Sternaman sold his interest of the Chicago Bears to Halas in 1932. In the 1930s he coached at North Park University

North Park University

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 in Chicago.