Bernheim Bears
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Established c. 1952 First season: 1959–60 SAFL season Play in  Bernheim, San Joaquin, K.S. | |||
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American Football League ([[{{{AFF_start_yr}}} AFF season|{{{AFF_start_yr}}}]]–present) | |||
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| Fight song | Hail To The Bears | ||
| Mascot | Sully | ||
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The Bernheim Bears is an American football sports franchise located in Bernheim, San Joaquin. The team participates in the Northwest Football Conference of the SAFL, and is eligible for entry in the AFF World Championship. The Bears have won five SAFL Pro Bowl Championships and hold the SAFL record for the most entries in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the second-most retired jersey numbers. Bernheim was among the first SAFL franchises with a fight song, "Hail to the Bears", which is played by their marching band after every touchdown scored by the team at home. The team plays its home games at Halo Stadium in the Bernheim–Oakalona–Plainsfield metropolitan area. The franchise is valued by Newstar at KS$3.3 billion, making them the league's third-most valuable team as of 2022.