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League News and Updates
week 9 tackle game information
As of the 2025 Season, the league voted to expand the playoffs to 16 teams for any divisions that contain more than 20 teams. Therefore, Week 9 games will be scheduled for the Silver levels 10u through Varsity upon completion of the Week 8. Opponents for these levels will be posted October 21 with schedules posted by end of day October 22.
week 9 flag tournament
Week 9 will hold a Flag Bowl at Lombard. Please come out and support the youngest players and watch some competitive games as these teams play their final games for the season.
inaugural girls flag football super bowl
We will be holding our Girls Flag Football Super Bowl in Wheaton for the JV Division and Bloomingdale for the Varsity Division on October 26th. This will be a one day playoff tournament with the Championship game at 7pm game at the designated place. Please come out and support our newest athletes!
interested in being a referee?
Please let us know if you would like to be part of the referee crew for our youth games. Email info@bgyfl.org and will help you get certified and attend our free youth clinic in the spring.
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BILL GEORGE YOUTH FOOTBALL
A youth football and cheer organization offering various levels of competition.
History
In 1963, Bill Pope, founding father of the league and president from 1963-1975, was able to get Bill George, Joe Fortunato, and Larry Morris (the Chicago Bears first string linebacker corps off of what was to be the 1963 Championship team) to travel from franchise to franchise to pitch the new league. While all Bears players committed to make cash contributions, Bill George was the only one to send money so Bill Pope named our League after him. The cash contribution to start the BGYFL was $100.00. The Chicago Suburban League was formed in 1960 and the BGYFL was created to be a “cut” league or “B” league for the stronger CSL. Over the next thirty years many towns morphed between the two leagues and or had teams in both leagues. Towns such as Northbrook, Glencoe, Glenside, Hoffman Estates, Hanover Park, Oak Park, Addison, Schaumburg, Glen Ellyn, Bensenville and Lombard were mainstays in the CSL. Meanwhile other communities began to emerge in the up and coming BGYFL such as West Chicago, Bloomingdale, Streamwood, Bartlett, Carol Stream and Wheaton. By the late 1980’s the Chicago Suburban League officially disbanded and the BGYFL became the dominant private league in the Chicago suburbs for over 60 years.
Who we are
BGYFL maintains to be 100% volunteer organization providing one of the best, most competitive youth football and cheer experiences in the Chicagoland Western suburbs