The best known member of the team's line-up was Carl Beck, who won the 1924 Anthracite League championship with the Pottsville Maroons.
He also won the 1925 NFL Championship with the Maroons before it was stripped from the team due to a disputed rules violation.
A few weeks later the Bears defeated the Gilberton Catamounts, featuring future Hall of Famer, Fritz Pollard, 9-0.
These questions may have been related to the introduction of several "ringers" into the Bears line-up for the team's final four games against Eastern League opponents.
After the season, Bethlehem offered the Pottsville Maroons of the National Football League $4,000 to play them at home.