Posts from When Football Was Football podcast.
Some might describe it as a betrayal… Others might simply consider it as a wonderful business opportunity… In reality, it prompted a rash of hard feelings that eventually shattered the trusted business partnership between two legendary NFL pioneers. In this episode of “When Football Was Football,” we’ll look closely at the arrival of the original … Read more
Something didn’t look right… It was the morning of December 28, 1947, 75 years ago today, and both the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Cardinals were preparing for their eagerly awaited NFL title game at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Despite the presence of 18 tons of hay being used to cover the field in the … Read more
As we continue our tribute to the 1947 Chicago Cardinals NFL championship, we head back to December 27, 1947, the day before the title game with the Philadelphia Eagles at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Absolutely no one gave the Eagles a chance in this game, except, perhaps Cardinals’ coach Jimmy Conzelman who was overly cautious … Read more
They called them “Cinderellas”—a couple of previously woebegone National Football League teams that had never been to the big ball– more commonly known as the NFL Championship game. Since the NFL staged its first “playoff” in 1932—due to a tie in the standings—neither the Philadelphia Eagles nor the Chicago Cardinals had ventured into the annual … Read more
It was a long week—and a long wait—for the Chicago Cardinals as the club waited for an Eastern Division playoff result to determine which team would play the Cardinals for the 1947 NFL championship. And now, 75 years ago to the day, we continue our mini-series on the 1947 Chicago Cardinals championship quest here on … Read more