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Posts with players, coaches, and other topics from the Chicago Bears for The Football History Dude podcast, covering the history of the NFL.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a grudge match as “a contest or fight between players, teams, etc…..who dislike each other.” There have been many grudge matches over the course of the league’s 100+ year history, but what about the first one? For the answer, we get to go all the way back to the first season … Read more
If you grew up in the same time frame that I grew up (the 80’s and 90’s), there are a few things that you automatically think of when you think of the Chicago Bears. You know the answer to the question: “Who would win in a fight between Godzilla and Ditka?” (the answer is Ditka- … Read more
When an NFL team endures a six-week lapse in its schedule, it’s probably a sign that things might not be going well. In this week’s episode, we’ll tackle the very odd 1928 campaign of the Chicago Cardinals. In fact, we consider this season as the very worst in the 120-year history of the franchise. It … Read more
The average combined score of an NFL game a quarter through the 2020 season is 51.3 points. This is up roughly 16 percent from last year and 20 percent since 2000, according to the New York Times. The 1940 NFL Championship had 73 points scored, in what could be considered the greatest victory in the … Read more
Today, we’re going to talk about the short, but a highly productive career of running back Gale Sayers, who passed away this week at the age of 77. On the surface, the Kansas Comet’s career numbers may not look spectacular, especially compared to the statistics of who we consider the greatest running backs of all … Read more