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1941 Championship Game
THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 8, No. 2 (1986) 1941 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME By Bob Carroll The 1941 National Football League Championship Game was held two weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Held on even terms for more than a half, the Chicago Bears won their second consecutive National Football League Championship by defeating the New York Giants 37-9 with a surge of power in the last two periods. A pair of touchdowns in the third quarter followed by another pair in the fourth made the Bears the first team to repeat as champions since the institution of the league championship game. A skimpy crowd of 13,341 – smallest of the season at Wrigley Field – saw the contest. The gate, smaller than that netted when these same two teams met in a pre-season exhibition game, cut heavily into the participating players' pool. Each Bear received $430.94; each Giant $288.70. The second place teams – the Packers and Brooklyn – divided a pool of $1,564.04. The gross receipts, including radio, were $46,184.05. In part, the crowd was held down by the anticlimactic nature of the game; the Giants were given little chance of derailing the Bears' championship express. Even more responsible was the depressing news coming out of the Pacific where American forces were retreating before the Japanese. Football seemed rather unimportant when viewed in context of the world situation. Two players who appeared in the game – Young Bussey and John Lummus – would be killed in action before the war ended. The Bears were kept in the game during the first half by the sure foot of Bob Snyder who booted three field goals, but the second half produced a deluge of Chicago points. -
Mauriello Blasts Nova's Ring Hopes by Knockout
Mauriello Blasts Nova's Ring Hopes by Knockout Madison Star War Transportation Issue Bears Are Set Second Front Material Lou Badly Trounced Fails to Deter Cagers BY ROBERT MELLACE to New York. Oklahoma A A for Pro Grid by New York Heavy Tops Bowlers XFA Service Staff Correspondent M and Brigham Young stopped NEW YORK. Dec. 12 With off in Buffalo to tackle Niagara the ODT demanding drastic re- and Canisius, respectively. Suffers Multiple Injuries duction in train travel and the Drilled by blond Henry Iba, Title Defense al Chicago baseball people worried about the Oklahoma Aggies represent as Tami Wins in Sixth transportation next spring, our a southwest court tradition. Chicago is Made M" gpyjSH., Connie Schwoegler college athletic teams roll right They perennial rulers of are 3-1 Favorite Over BY SID FEDER Nova, after toppling Tami foi along. the Missouri Valley Conference. eight-count, was ahead. thre« Pocing Benkovic are dragging sea- an The combatants This is Coach Iba s ninth Washington Eleven NEW YORK to on the Associatec season by jour- over the rounds two. by Saran Points out the football son at Stillwater, and heavyweight contender, Lou score card for the fiv« have 1 Press neying magnificent distances. last seven years his squads WASHINGTON. Dec. 12 (A ) was in a hospital with as- heats. (>T) basketball- sec- Nova completed CHICAGO, Dec- 12 And in come the never finished w’orse than Football's most devastating injuries today, his dreams : husky - sorted Connie Schwoegfer, 25- ers with near transcontinental ond. They have won three titles oufit, the Chicago Bears, blew just Madison, Wis., bowler others, includ- of hitting the jackpot about year-old trips. -
(Iowa City, Iowa), 1943-01-14
,. - Five aears Ri.ing Temperatur•• t1ollf'n on All· Ll'a,ue IOWA: ailin. t e~rature I'rof~~lIlonnl Team THE DAILY IOWAN today, with OCt'UIOOfll See Stoty on l'llle 4 Iowa Cityls Morning New spape r U,ht Rnow. TilE ASSOCIATED .aE89 IOWA CITY, IOWA THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1943 VOLUME XLm NUMBER 93 , e e Ir I ------------ '--------------------------~~-----------------------------------------------------.----------~~~---------- ------ . • ~ · I C'z·I Coa s' tiel ne Allies Slash N~l~ Air (oyera~e, AII·ie 5, H.am mer I ~ . Rommel's Tunisia Retreat LIRe ----------------------------------------------------------------------.~----------------------- • FLYNN, GIRL ACCUSERS AT LOS ANGELES TRIAL ALLIED IIE DQ ARTER IN NORTH AFRICA (AP) - British Reveal Use of Wellington Bombers American Flying Fortres. " de!ltroying 34 axil! plane aground Aerial Armada and aloft in a brillifillt raid on Castel Benito airfield, 10 mil e outh of 'l'ripoli, have torn a ('o)lIliderable hole in the already thin In Aiding to Clear Coasls of -Nazi Mine~ ail' cover on which Field )1aJ hal Rommel j de(l('ndin~ tor IIJl Blasts Holland, efrective l'Pt reat from Libya into Tlmisia. LONDON, Thursday (AP)-Thering held a magnetic coil and the Tn thi., the h a"ie t n anlt y t delivet'ed from the we t on the' ail.' ministry released a 3-:,.ear-old ~~rrent \".as supplied b.y an aux axis in Tripolitania, not an Amrrican plane was lost, allied head· secret today in telling how We!- lhary engme of the ordmary Ford I'] l1arte1'. announced y(' t rday. ~8~~ The Fortre. e. ' attack, delivered ye terday, topped all other Vichy France i1nglon bombers helped clear the Th . -
When the Nfl Had Character
THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 16, No. 1 (1995) WHEN THE NFL HAD CHARACTER By Stanley Grosshandler Two generations of football fans have grown up since the 1953 season, part of the decade called "The Golden Age of the NFL." Younger fans today may find it surprising to learn that the NFL was losing star players back then to the draft (remember the draft?) and to the Canadian Football League. The Korean Conflict had siphoned several top men into the service, including Cleveland tackle Bob Gain, the Cardinals great Ollie Matson, and San Francisco's versatile tackle Bob Toneff. Meanwhile, the Canadian Football League made some inroads by luring a handful north of the border. Among the emmigrants were Cleveland's star end Mac Speedie, the Giants' center-tackle Tex Coulter and defensive end Ray Poole, San Francisco defensive back Jim Cason, and an Eagle receiver named Bud Grant who would return a dozen years later as a coach. Although these and several other well-known players missed the 1953 season, the league still continued to grow in popularity -- due in part to the individual aura that made each team special. Teams then had a their own particular character and each had an identifiable leader. They were not the plastic, look-alike teams who strive today for parity (another name for mediocracy) and play for the field goal. Reviewing those rosters of forty years ago can still produce chills among some "veteran" fans. The Cleveland Browns had the confidence and composure of their coach Paul Brown. They did not have to be told they were winners. -
Yanks Race Toward Germany U.S
f] THE SBWp Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces?****^ * in the European Theater of Operations Vol. 1 No. 50 New York—London—Rennes Wednesday, Aug. 30. 1944 Yanks Race Toward Germany U.S. Army Gives Aazis Some 'Blitzkrieg' Lessons 96 Mi. From Border; Chal ons, Vitre Fall To Lightning Thrust U.S. Troops Converging On Reims; Chateau-Thierry Is Liberated; Gains Made at Brest Sweeping ahead 100 miles east of Paris, American troops last night were reported within 96 miles of the German border after capturing Chalons sur Marne and Vitry le Francois, while other U. S. columns, which liberated Chateau-Thierry and Soissons yesterday, were con- Stars and Stripes Map by Bert Marsli verging on the cathedraj city of Reims. After liberating Chateau-Thierry, Soissons, Chalons sur Marne and Vitry la Francois, American troops last Meanwhile, Allied military observers estimated that German cas- night were within 96 miles of the German border and 60 miles of Belgium's frontier. A north-east-west ualties in northwestern France since D-Day totalled 330,000 with the assault also was being carried out against the German garrison at Brest. announcement that 92,000 prisoners had been taken from Aug. 10 to 25, including about 42,000 captured in the Falaise-Argentan pocket. Other War Fronts The enemy's dead were estimated at 25,000 for this period. The majority* of the German Seventh Army's tanks, vehicles and 8th Infantry, 4th Armored other equipment was made ineffective in this period, it was said. Three thousand vehicles, 160 tanks, Red Land-Sea and 180 guns were captured by Al- lied soldiers. -
Vol. 30, No. 1 2008
Vol. 30, No. 1 2008 PFRA-ternizing - 2 Otto Graham & AAFC 3 PFRA Committees 8 1967 New York Giants 11 Player Deaths in 2007 14 PAL Kicker Rating System 16 Longest 1940s Plays 19 Research Notes 20 Brian Brennan 22 Classifieds 24 THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 30, No. 1 (2008) 2 PFRA-ternizing A PFRA member has an interesting website – www.profootballarchives.com/index.html / It lists by team every game ever played in the NFL, AFL, or AAFC, with the date, score, location, and for the most part attendance. Before you say all that is available other places, let me tell you the part of this site that interests me and then ask you for a big favor. The first part of the site is devoted to pre-NFL years – 1910-19. This includes major teams like the 1917 Canton Bulldogs and 1914 Evanston North Ends as well as semi-semi pros like the 1912 Beloit Iroquois A.C. and the 1916 Hartford City A.A. Many of the major teams are nearly complete, but the little teams that you never heard of have lots of blanks. Now here’s the big favor. Look at the yearly team lists for 1910-19 and see if there were teams listed from your town. If you find one or more, see * * * * what’s missing. (In many cases it’s all but one or two games of a team’s schedule.) Now go to your local library (or wherever microfilm of your local newspaper is kept) and start checking game accounts. See how many of the blanks – date, site, THE COFFIN CORNER opponents, score, attendance – you can fill in. -
The Season of '41
THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 13, No. 4 (1991) The Season of '41 by Stan Grosshandler On January second Stanford, using the resurrected T- formation, defeated Nebraska in the Rose Bowl illustrating the speed and deceptiveness of this formation. The following day the National Intercollegiate Football Rules Committee initiated unlimited substitution and recommended players be numbered according to their position. On the fourth, a Pro All-Star game was played at the Polo Grounds between the 1940 champion Bears and an All-Star team chosen from the rest of the NFL. The Bears won 35- 24. On January sixth President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed that when the war raging throughout the rest of the world ends all people should be guaranteed four freedoms: speech, worship, from want, and from fear. His new budget has 60% dedicated for national defense. In March the monumental Lend-Lease act allowing the U.S. to supply the Allies with much needed materials was passed by Congress. During the April meetings of the NFL Bert Bell and Art Rooney, co-owners of the Philadelphia Eagles announced they were trading franchises with Lex Thompson who had bought the Pittsburgh Pirates from Rooney the previous year. The entire rosters of each team would swap cities with the former Eagles becoming the Steelers and vice- versa.. Next, the league announced that Elmer Layden, coach and A.D. of Notre Dame, was appointed Commissioner. The old fullback of the Four Horseman would have powers equal to those of Baseball Commissioner Judge Kenesaw Landis. Baseball captured, and held tight, the attention of the nation as Joe DiMaggio compiled his incredible batting streak, Ted Williams attempted to become the first man in a decade to bat .400, and the Dodgers and Cardinals put on an exciting race for the National League pennant. -
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CHICAGO BEARS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS RELEASE Tuesday, December 7, 2010 Bears Media Relations Department 2010 NFL WEEK 14, GAME 13 (847) 295-9657 Chicago Bears (9-3) vs. New England Patriots (10-2) Sunday, December 12, 2010 --3:15 p.m. CT Soldier Field (Natural Grass) -- 61,500 THIS WEEK vs. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS CHICAGO BEARS 2010 SCHEDULE PRESEASON A pair of first-place teams will square off at Soldier Field this Sunday, December 12, Day Date Opponent Result Score as the Chicago Bears (9-3) host the New England Patriots (10-2) in Week 14. Sat. Aug. 14 @ San Diego . .L . .10-25 Chicago holds a one-game lead over Green Bay (8-4) in the NFC North and also Sat. Aug. 21 OAKLAND RAIDERS . .L . .17-32 Sat. Aug. 28 ARIZONA CARDINALS . .L . .9-14 currently own the tie-breaker over the Packers after winning the first meeting of the Thur. Sept. 2 @ Cleveland Browns . .L . .10-13 season between the teams, 20-17, in Week 3. The two teams will meet in Green Bay REGULAR SEASON to close out the regular season. Day Date Opponent Result CT / Network The Patriots are atop the AFC East after defeating the New York Jets (9-3) this past Sun. Sept. 12 DETROIT . .W . .19-14 Sun. Sept. 19 @ Dallas . .W . .27-20 Monday night. Mon. Sept. 27 GREEN BAY . .W . .20-17 The Bears are riding a five-game winning streak into Week 14 after a 24-20 victory Sun. Oct. 3 @ New York Giants . .L . .3-17 Sun. -
Ken Kavanaugh: the Bears' Home-Run Hitter
THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 8, No. 2 (1986) KEN KAVANAUGH: THE BEARS' HOME-RUN HITTER By Bob Carroll Ken Kavanaugh probably caught fewer passes than any other wide receiver to be seriously considered for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. His modest total of 162 catches over an eight-year pro career would make a tidy two-year total for some of today's busier wide-outs. But there's quantity and then there's quality. Ken Kavanaugh was definitely a quality receiver. It was never how many passes he caught but what he did with them. On a Chicago Bear team that ran the ball against NFL defenses with the same thundrous effect of real bears against rabbits, Kavanaugh was the sudden touchdown stike from far out, the big play end, the home-run hitter. He averaged a touchdown for nearly every third catch. Ken was born November 23, 1916, at Little Rock, Arkansas. He was graduated from Little Rock Senior High School in 1936 and entered Louisiana State University that fall. He played three varsity seasons at L.S.U. and was named All-SEC each year. Twice, he was a Sugar Bowl All-Star. In his final season, he finished seventh in the voting for the Heisman Trophy and won the Rockne Trophy given by the Washington Touchdown Club. During that season, he caught 30 passes for 467 yards and eight touchdowns. He was selected to play in the Chicago Tribune College All-Star Game for 1940. At L.S.U., he also starred in baseball and later played minor league baseball for the St. -
What It Takes to Be #1: Vince Lombardi on Leadership Free
FREE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE #1: VINCE LOMBARDI ON LEADERSHIP PDF Vince Lombardi | 288 pages | 12 Sep 2003 | McGraw-Hill Education - Europe | 9780071420365 | English | New York, NY, United States Vince Lombardi - Wikipedia Leadership continues to be one of the most written-about and most trained-for qualities in business today. And no figure so fully embodies the leadership qualities managers hope to cultivate in their professional and personal lives as the late Vince Lombardi, the greatest NFL coach of all time. The exalted place Lombardi holds in American culture has never been clearer than it is today, as evidenced by the enormous success of the best seller, When Pride Still Mattered, as well as the vast popularity of the coach's son, Vince Lombardi, Jr. Taking as his jumping-off point his father's legendary speech on the supreme importance of self-knowledge, character, and integrity, Lombardi, Jr. Throughout, What It What it Takes to be #1: Vince Lombardi on Leadership to Be Number One is enlivened by personal anecdotes and quotes about and by his father, as well as quotes from other great leaders providing further wisdom and inspiration. Follow Us On. Search Go Advanced Search. Buy from a third party:. Audio Download. Free with Audible Trial. Audio CD. Audio Cassette. This Author: Vince Lombardi. This Narrator: Michael Prichard. Vince Lombardi. Michael Prichard. McGraw-Hill Audio. Running Time. Review this title. Available On. Audio Books. Free Stuff. Thoughts on Leadership: Lessons From Vice Lombardi | According to Wikipedia. He is best known as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the s, where he led the team to three straight league championships and five in seven years, including winning the first two Super Bowls following the and NFL seasons. -
THE HEAD COACHES IMPORTANT NFL DATES CHICAGO BEARS REGULAR SEASON Marc Trestman Oct
Chicago Bears (3-4) at New England Patriots (5-2) Sunday, October 26, 2014 -- Noon CT Gillette Stadium (FieldTurf) -- 68,756 THIS WEEK at PATRIOTS CHICAGO BEARS 2014 SCHEDULE PRESEASON The Bears (3-4) close out the fi rst half of the regular season by hitting the road for the fi fth Day Date Opponent Result Score time in the last seven weeks when they travel to New England to take on the Patriots (5-2) on Fri. Aug. 8 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES .....W ........................34-28 Thur. Aug. 14 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS .W ........................20-19 Sunday, October 26. Fri. Aug. 22 @ Seattle Seahawks ............L ...........................6-34 The Bears are 3-1 on the road this season. Thur. Aug. 28 @ Cleveland Browns.............L .........................13-33 Chicago is 1-2 against the AFC this season, losing to the Bills (23-20 in overtime in Week REGULAR SEASON Result/ Score/ 1) and Dolphins (27-14 in Week 7) at home in between defeating the New York Jets (27-19 in Day Date Opponent CT Network Week 3) on the road. Sun. Sept. 7 BUFFALO BILLS ...................L ...................20-23 (ot) Sun. Sept. 14 @ San Francisco 49ers..........W ........................28-20 Following Sunday’s contest, the Bears will have their bye weekend before traveling to Green Mon. Sept. 22 @ New York Jets ....................W ........................27-19 Bay to take on the Packers on Sunday, November 9. Following that road trip, Chicago will play Sun. Sept. 28 GREEN BAY PACKERS .........L ..........................17-38 fi ve of their last seven games of the regular season at home. Sun. Oct. 5 @ Carolina Panthers ..............L ..........................24-31 Sun. -
Drexel Triangle
T h e Drexel Triangle VOL. 19 PHILADELPHIA, PA., SEPTEMBER 10, 1943 N O . 5 K t H t o r l a l Rvfflm traltoK 300 M en A ssigned IVo Dance[s] _____ St>pt. U.% 2 t To D rexel In A . S.T. P . Sat. Night[s] Schedule for registration and en- rollment of Drexel freshmen and up- This is n story of exasperation, of New Cadets W ill Form Third Com perclassmen will start off on Wednes nd intent, of u surplus of effort go day, September 22, with the psycho hut little support. It hns to do pany and W ill Start B oth A dvanced logical examination for freshman with eiirh and every man in this unit women. - none barred. First payment of fees and matricula and B asic Classes in O ctober. Several months ago when this bat* tion will be on September 23 for en Within the next few weeks, and be talion was formed, every effort was tering students. Upperclassmen will T h i n t h v A r m g , f« fore the start of the new term, three made to arrange and carry out a be able to pay fees and be placed —but definitely—this issue of the hundred new men will he assigned well-balanred recreational program on a class list starting September 24. T rian g le has been put out almost ex- to Drexel under the A.S.T.P. The which would be put into effect as At this time they will also receive a clusively by the Gl hoys.