Papa Bear The Life and Legacy of George Halas

"Papa Bearis everything a sports book should be: Passionate, encyclopedic, utterly biased and filled with endearingly anachronistic phrases. . ." --New York Times Book ReviewGranted unprecedented access to George Halas's formerplayers, friends and associates, author Jeff Davis tells the incredible story of how one man grabbed an outlaw game by the throat, shook it up, and made it into the most popular spectator sport on the planet.

Jeff Davis is a lifelong Chicagoan and career journalist. He has covered network and local news and sports for more than three decades as a writer, television sports producer, and reporter. His work has earned numerous honors, including five Emmys. He lives in Evanston, Illinois.

Foreword:

v

Gale Sayers

Preface

vii

Acknowledgments

ix

Kickoff: Halas Lives!

1

(30)

FIRST QUARTER 1895 — 1932

ONE Learning the Ropes

31

(16)

TWO Destiny Beckons

47

(8)

THREE From Tank Towns to That Toddlin' Town

55

(16)

FOUR The First Superstar

71

(16)

FIVE The Last Roar of the '20's

87

(12)

SIX Partners on the Rocks

99

(12)

SECOND QUARTER 1933 — 1945

SEVEN The Big Breakout

111

(12)

EIGHT Of Rubber Shoes and the Madman of the Midway

123

(14)

NINE A Son Like No Other

137

(12)

TEN "The Greatest Team of All Time"

149

(14)

ELEVEN The Team of Destiny

163

(12)

TWELVE Crisis on thee? Home Front

175

(8)

THIRTEEN War, War, War

183

(12)

THIRD QUARTER 1946 - 1965

FOURTEEN Money That Burns—the Postwar War

195

(16)

FIFTEEN Best Record, No Titles

211

(24)

SIXTEEN The Luckman Curse, or Was It Lujack, Layne, or Blanda?

235

(24)

SEVENTEEN Tube or Consequences

259

(18)

EIGHTEEN Bears Down

277

(6)

NINETEEN The Kids Who Came to Play

283

(18)

TWENTY Paddy Cake, Paddy Cake, Papa's Man

301

(12)

TWENTY-ONE Déjà Vu and a Dose of Halas Hubris

313

(16)

TWENTY-TWO Changing Times

329

(18)

TWENTY-THREE Building for Another Title

347

(18)

TWENTY-FOUR Primed for the Push

365

(14)

TWENTY-FIVE Hooray for George!

379

(24)

TWENTY-SIX Trouble Comes in Many Packages

403

(14)

TWENTY-SEVEN The Greatest Stars, the Greatest Loss

417

(16)

FOURTH QUARTER 1966 - 2003

TWENTY-EIGHT The Mess

433

(22)

TWENTY-NINE Mugs and Jerry

455

(16)

THIRTY Halas and the McCaskeys: The Legacy

471

(22)

Overtime: Not Sudden Death!

493

(20)

Bibliography

513

(10)

Index

523

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

FREE SHIPPING

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

Papa Bear The Life and Legacy of George Halas

Summary

Author Biography

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials