The Bears

The Birmingham Bears are a professional football team located in Birmingham, Alabama. The team competes as part of the North American Football Association in the Southern division. The Bears have been a member of the NAFA since 1966. The Bears have been playing their home games at Bears Stadium since the beginning. The team was first owned by Jackson “Bear” Smith, who the team is also named after. The team now is under the direction of Smith’s son, Luke Smith.