In their early years, the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Cardinals-- the two oldest teams in the National Football League --travelled the country with only rare mention in the newspapers. Both teams later saw their official records destroyed by fire. Most of what is now known about those initial seasons is based on often inaccurate statements made many years later. Reconstructing their missing history, this book draws on newly available resources to document the battles and brawls on and off the field, the cunning backroom deals, the financial woes and the 40-year rivalry that endured while…mehr
In their early years, the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Cardinals-- the two oldest teams in the National Football League --travelled the country with only rare mention in the newspapers. Both teams later saw their official records destroyed by fire. Most of what is now known about those initial seasons is based on often inaccurate statements made many years later. Reconstructing their missing history, this book draws on newly available resources to document the battles and brawls on and off the field, the cunning backroom deals, the financial woes and the 40-year rivalry that endured while both teams were in Chicago. Figures like Al Capone, Red Grange, Jim Thorpe and Bronko Nagurski make appearances in the lore of two old adversaries whose uneasy alliance helped ensure the survival of the fledgling NFL.
Joe Ziemba first became interested in the history of pro football after discovering that his father was a draft choice of the Chicago (now Arizona) Cardinals in the 1940s. Because of his knowledge of the early days of the professional game, he has been a resource for articles or reports in Sports Illustrated, New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Daily Southtown, NBC Sunday Night Football, and many others. He hosts the podcast "When Football Was Football" on the Sports History Network which focuses on the history of the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Cardinals, and is a frequent guest on numerous other pro football podcasts. In 2022, he was the recipient of the Ralph Hay Award presented by the Professional Football Researchers Association for lifetime achievement in pro football research and historiography. He lives in Frankfort, Illinois.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction One-The Cardinals' Slippery History Two-Famous Chicago Cardinals Three-Order of the Broken Jaw Four-Yankees, Bobcats, and Owls! Five-Pro Football: The Beginning Six-NFL's Oldest Rivalry Seven-Lawyers, Gum, and Money Eight-That Al Capone Crowd! Nine-The Grange Effect Ten-The NFL's First Scandal Eleven-Betrayals and Empty Bank Accounts! Twelve-Programs and Sir Duke Thirteen-Bidwill Saves the Bears! Fourteen-Bronko, Spies, and Foolish Magnates Fifteen-Mergers, Titles, and Missing Halfbacks Sixteen-Windy City Warriors Seventeen-The Last Hurrah Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction One-The Cardinals' Slippery History Two-Famous Chicago Cardinals Three-Order of the Broken Jaw Four-Yankees, Bobcats, and Owls! Five-Pro Football: The Beginning Six-NFL's Oldest Rivalry Seven-Lawyers, Gum, and Money Eight-That Al Capone Crowd! Nine-The Grange Effect Ten-The NFL's First Scandal Eleven-Betrayals and Empty Bank Accounts! Twelve-Programs and Sir Duke Thirteen-Bidwill Saves the Bears! Fourteen-Bronko, Spies, and Foolish Magnates Fifteen-Mergers, Titles, and Missing Halfbacks Sixteen-Windy City Warriors Seventeen-The Last Hurrah Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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