THE BOOK OF THE CHICAGO BEARS A DECADE-BY-DECADE HISTORY he first-ever photographic collection from the Chicago Tribune detailing the nearly hundred-year-history of The Chicago Bears. T A beautiful and detail-rich hardbound collection of Bears history, featuring stunning full-color photography alongside vintage black and white historical photos from the team’s early years. Also included are: F Original articles and headlines covering games, players, and championships F New and archived essays, including a series by George Halas himself F Top 10 lists of best Bears players ever by position F Breakdowns of most memorable playoff games dating back to 1930s F Decade-by-decade timelines and overviews of the team F Year-by-year records and scores for every game in team history INTRODUCTION BY Don Pierson, retired Chicago Tribune pro football sportswriter Hardcover | 320 pages | 9.5 × 11 | $35.00 and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame writers’ wing. 978-1-57284-177-2 FOREWORD BY Joe Knowles, associate managing editor, sports for the Chicago Tribune. More than 300 pages of This is the MUST-HAVE gift item of the season and the Bears history that every most complete Chicago Bears souvenir ever made. fan will want to own Copies offered at bulk rate discounts from Agate Publishing, and available anywhere books are sold. SPECIAL SALES DISCOUNT SCHEDULE 10-49 copies ...........40% discount 50-99 copies .......... 45% discount 100+ copies ............50% discount Shipping: Customer pays shipping and handling. Terms: Orders must be prepaid. All major credit cards, checks, and PayPal accepted. All books still in salable condition are fully returnable, although 1930s 1930s customers must pay return shipping. 1932 Cold weather on Dec. 18 renders Wrigley Field unplayable, so the Bears and the Portsmouth Spartans play the league’s first-ever postseason game indoors at Chicago Stadium on an 80-yard field. The Bears win 9-0 to take the championship. Later that year, co-owner Dutch Sternaman sells his share of the team to Halas. Nov. 5, 1933 Dec 17, 1933 The Bears’16-game In the NFL’s first 1920s1930s winning streak ends with matchup of division a 10-0 loss to Boston. winners, the Bears edge the Giants 23-21 behind Agate Books are distributed by 11 points from rookie kicker Jack Manders. 1930 1933 Dec. 2, 1934 Following a disappointing 1929 season, Halas replaces Beattie Feathers, PGW/Perseus George Halas steps down as head Jones as head a rookie out of coach and hands the job to Ralph coach. The NFL the University of Jones. The Bears sign University of splits into two Tennessee, makes divisions for Minnesota star Bronko Nagurski. his Bears debut and Dec. 9, 1934 Dec. 12, 1937 the first time. leads the NFL in In the famous “sneaker” game, the Bears squander a 10-3 lead at the Behind Sammy Baugh’s three TD passes, Stores with PGW/Perseus accounts direct rushing with 1,004 half and fall to the Giants 30-13 at the Polo Grounds in the NFL title Washington defeats the Bears 28-21 in yards, the first game. The Giants change to sneakers at halftime and run the previously the NFL championship game. player to reach the undefeated Bears into the ground, outscoring them 27-3 in the second 1,000-yard mark in half and ending their 18-game winning streak. orders to [email protected] a season. 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Dec. 30, 1934 1939 The Bears acquire Sid Luckman, a quarterback from Columbia University who would become the leading passer in team Aug. 31, 1934 history. The first matchup between college all-stars and the reigning NFL champs is held at Soldier Field. A crowd of more than 1936 79,000 sees the Bears and the In the first official draft of college players, the Bears All-Stars battle to a 0-0 tie. select tackle Joe Stydahar from the University of West Virginia with the seventh overall pick. Stydahar goes on to become a Hall of Famer. 44 FORWARD THINKING FORWARD THINKING 45.