'Craziest' Chicago Bears Fan Shows Off 157 Tattoos of Players' and Coaches' Signatures Blanketing His Body Skyler CarusoDecember 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM 0 NBC Chicago/Instagram Glenn Timmermann, fan of the Chicago Bears. Glenn Timmerman has 157 tattoos of Chicago Bears players' and coaches' signatures The superfan showed them off during a video interview with NBC Chicago 5 in December 2025 He also exposed one person from the franchise who denied his autograph request Now this is the definition of dedication.
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Skyler CarusoDecember 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Glenn Timmermann, fan of the Chicago Bears. -
Glenn Timmerman has 157 tattoos of Chicago Bears players' and coaches' signatures
The superfan showed them off during a video interview with NBC Chicago 5 in December 2025
He also exposed one person from the franchise who denied his autograph request
Now this is the definition of dedication.
Football fans undeniably go to great lengths to show their love and support for their favorite teams, but there's one NFL devotee who literally wears his pride on his sleeve (well, body): Glenn Timmerman.
The 60-year-old Bears fan is a diehard, having gotten 157 autographs from players and coaches of the Chicago team tattooed all over his body — chest, head, arms, legs, stomach, back and all.
In a recent interview with NBC 5 Chicago, Timmerman admitted he's reached the "crazy" level of fanatic when it comes to supporting his favorite team in the NFL. He then clarified his initial claim.
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Glenn Timmermann, fan of the Chicago Bears.
"I'm not just the biggest Bears fan, I'm the craziest," he told sports anchor Mike Berman when asked, as seen in a video shared on the outlet's Instagram.
Timmerman, who was shirtless during the interview that appeared to be set in his decked-out Bears man cave, then made clear how many tattoos of players' and coaches' signatures he has inked onto his body.
"157 of 'em. Working on more. Working on more," he told the reporter.
Then, Timmerman took the camera on a tattoo tour. He pointed out former Bears coach and player Doug Plank on the back of his shaved head above the Bears logo and retired linebacker Brian Urlacher on his right forearm (among many, many more).
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Caleb Williams, quarterback of the Chicago Bears.
As for how the whole tattoo autograph thing started in the first place?
"Otis Wilson was going to be here for the game," Timmerman recalled of the former Bears linebacker who won the 1985 Super Bowl with the Chicago team against the Miami Dolphins.
"I thought, 'Wow! Okay.' Told the wife I wasn't going to watch the game at home," he continued. "I was going to go down the street and watch it there. Game came on and me and Otis started watching."
At one point, Timmerman asked Wilson to sign his arm, telling him that he was going to get it tattooed.
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Head Coach Mike Ditka of the Chicago Bears on the field before a mid circa 1980's NFL football game.
"He's like, 'S---, right'!" he recalled of the NFL star's sarcastic response upon thinking the fan wouldn't actually commit to the ink job.
The fan, however, was serious about his tattoo deal — and yes, committed to getting it done. Two weeks later, Bass Pro Shops was hosting an autograph signing, and Otis was going to be there.
"I thought, 'I gotta show him'!" recalled Timmerman. "Way in back, he sees me, stands up, looks at me and goes, 'Did you get it?' I was like, 'Yeah!' He was like, 'Come on up here!' I went up there. He turned me around and was like, 'Here's a fan, guys'!"
The tattoo deal is a win-win for the diehard Bears lover in more ways than one, particularly getting to travel to franchise fan events hands-free.
"Now it's like, 'I don't have to carry anything anymore'!" he joked of not needing to bring any memorabilia or autograph book to get signed. "I can leave my credit card at home, but not my Sharpie!"
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Chicago Bears fan Glenn Timmermann.
When asked by the reporter about his favorite tattoo on his body, the fan didn't hesitate to cite his signature of former head coach Mike Ditka.
"Oh, he loved it," the fan recalled of Ditka seeing him with the tattoo years later. "He saw me come in and he just lit up."
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Timmerman was also asked who he wants to get tattooed on his body from this year's team.
"I'd like to go with Williams, would be nice," he said of Bears quarterback Caleb Williams. "Moore would be great," he added of D.J. Moore.
With 157 tattoos and counting, Timmerman exposed one person involved in the Bears franchise who denied his request to sign his body.
"That was our punky quarterback Jim McMahon," he revealed and optimistically added: "You can do it, Jimmy!"
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Published: December 28, 2025 at 09:27PM on Source: RON MAG
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