<P> Mike Ditka , a tight end for the Bears from 1961 to 1966 , was hired to coach the team by George Halas in 1982 . His gritty personality earned him the nickname `` Iron Mike '' . In the 1985 season the fire in the Bears -- Packers rivalry was relit when Ditka used 315 pound defensive tackle `` Refrigerator '' Perry as a running back in a touchdown play at Lambeau Field , against the Packers . The Bears won their ninth NFL Championship , first since the AFL - NFL merger , in Super Bowl XX after the 1985 season in which they dominated the NFL with their then - revolutionary 46 defense and a cast of characters that recorded the novelty rap song `` The Super Bowl Shuffle '' . The season was notable in that the Bears had only one loss , the `` unlucky 13th '' game of the season , a Monday night affair in which they were defeated by the Miami Dolphins . At the time , much was made of the fact that the 1972 Dolphins were the only franchise in history to have had an undefeated season and post-season . The Dolphins came close to setting up a rematch in the Super Bowl , but lost to the New England Patriots in the AFC title game . `` The Super Bowl Shuffle '' was videotaped the day after that Monday night loss in Miami . </P>
<P> Mike Ditka , a tight end for the Bears from 1961 to 1966 , was hired to coach the team by George Halas in 1982 . His gritty personality earned him the nickname `` Iron Mike '' . In the 1985 season the fire in the Bears -- Packers rivalry was relit when Ditka used 315 pound defensive tackle `` Refrigerator '' Perry as a running back in a touchdown play at Lambeau Field , against the Packers . The Bears won their ninth NFL Championship , first since the AFL - NFL merger , in Super Bowl XX after the 1985 season in which they dominated the NFL with their then - revolutionary 46 defense and a cast of characters that recorded the novelty rap song `` The Super Bowl Shuffle '' . The season was notable in that the Bears had only one loss , the `` unlucky 13th '' game of the season , a Monday night affair in which they were defeated by the Miami Dolphins . At the time , much was made of the fact that the 1972 Dolphins were the only franchise in history to have had an undefeated season and post-season . The Dolphins came close to setting up a rematch in the Super Bowl , but lost to the New England Patriots in the AFC title game . `` The Super Bowl Shuffle '' was videotaped the day after that Monday night loss in Miami . </P>
when 's the last time the chicago bears won the superbowl
when 's the last time the chicago bears won the superbowl
1985
1985