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==Sports== [[File:Decatur staleys 1920.jpg|thumb|[[1920 Decatur Staleys season|1920 Decatur Staleys]]]] Decatur was the original home of the [[Chicago Bears#Franchise history|Chicago Bears]], from 1919 to 1920. The football team was then known as the [[1920 Decatur Staleys season|Decatur Staleys]] and played at [[Staley Field]], both named after the [[A. E. Staley|local food-products manufacturer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1920schicagobears.aspx|title = 1920s Chicago Bears}}</ref> A.E. Staley created the team from regular Staley Processing employees who had an interest in the sport. As the team continued to win games and show promise, Staley decided to invest in the team further by hiring [[George Halas]] as its second head coach. Halas led the team to success in the 1920 season, going 10β1β2. As the team continued to win, Staley realized that he could make more money and further develop the team if there were larger crowds and a larger venue to play at. Halas and Staley agreed to move the team to Chicago in 1921 and play at [[Wrigley Field]]. The team was to play one season as the Chicago Staleys. In 1922, they played their first season as the Chicago Bears.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://staleymuseum.com/history-of-the-staley-bearschicago-bears/|title=History of the Decatur Staleys / Chicago Bears}}</ref> From 1900 to 1974, Decatur was the home of the [[Decatur Commodores|Commodores]], a minor-league baseball team playing at [[Fans Field (Decatur)|Fans Field]]. The [[USTA]]/Ursula Beck Pro Tennis Classic has been held annually since 1999. Male players from over 20 countries compete for $25,000 in prize money as well as ATP world ranking points at the Fairview Park Tennis Complex. The tournament is held for eight consecutive days at Fairview Park concluding on the first weekend in August. Decatur formerly hosted the annual Decatur-Forsyth Classic presented by Tate & Lyle and the Decatur Park District. The tournament was traditionally held in June.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.LPGAFuturestour.com |title=Home | Symetra Professional Golfers | Tour Schedule, Leaderboard & News | Symetra Tour |publisher=Lpgafuturestour.com |access-date=March 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017094319/http://www.lpgafuturestour.com/ |archive-date=October 17, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.decaturforsythclassic.com/|title=Decatur-Forsyth Classic|work=decaturforsythclassic.com|access-date=October 7, 2015|archive-date=October 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016171749/http://decaturforsythclassic.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The final year for the tournament was 2019.
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