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The emotions were raised for the last game of the week 1 between the Bears of Chicago and the Vikings of Minnesota to Soldier Field, and it was the singer of the national anthem who helped to set the tone.
Jim Cornelison, a dramatic tenor, generally sings “The Star-Spangled Banner” for sporting events in Chicago. Monday evening, he had fans applauded in their seats as soon as he started the song.
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Jim Cornelison sings “back home in Indiana” before the start of Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 26, 2019. (Gary Mook / For Indystar)
A general view inside the stadium during the pre-match ceremony before the match between the Vikings of Minnesota and the Chicago Bears on the Soldier Field on September 8, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Michael Reaves / Getty Images)
NFL fans who expressed themselves in “Monday Night Football” to watch the match between Caleb Williams and JJ McCarthy were entitled to an epic performance.
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The 61 -year -old man is a regular at Chicago sporting events. He has been the Bears National Hymn singer since 2010. He has hidden the ice for the Chicago Blackhawks matches since 2008 and sang “back home in Indiana” before Indianapolis 500 since 2017.
Cornelison just as popular outside of sports. He was part of the Lyric Opera Center for American Artists in Chicago and sang in some of the most popular opera in the world.
He is also part of the Board of Directors of Illinois Patriot Education Fund and the honorary commander of the squad of the US Air Force Band of Mid-America.
Chicago Bears Caleb Williams’s quarterrier rushes in the first half of an NFL football match against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday September 8, 2025 in Chicago. (AP photo / Nam Y. Huh)
While he concluded the anthem, the military planes roared above the stadium and football fans locked up for the first match of the year on Monday evening.
