Posts from When Football Was Football podcast.
As we kick off our bonus coverage of the 1947 Chicago Cardinals championship run, we begin with a mid-season stumble that nearly cost the Cards any shot at the championship. After strolling through the early part of the schedule with a 7-1 record, the Cardinals looked forward to cruising towards the western division title in … Read more
In this episode of “When Football Was Football’” Joe Ziemba previews his latest book, “Bears vs. Cardinals: The NFL’s Oldest Rivalry,” and shares some of the stories that are included within the book. The recent release of the book by McFarland Publishing coincides with the 75th anniversary of the last NFL championship won by the … Read more
Some may claim that Chicago has a bad reputation…and not necessarily just in football! Much of this aura stems from the glorified gangster days of the 1920s and 1930s when Al Capone and his cohorts ruled the Chicago area underworld. These were not nice people, but Capone attempted to position the reality of his local … Read more
Tuesday, October 18, 1938, was one of the most unique days in the history of Hammond, IN. Nestled in the northeast corner of the state, the solidly blue-collar metropolis of Hammond is actually closer to downtown Chicago than many of the windy city’s far-flung suburbs. Yet as close as it resides to Chicago, the two … Read more
We recently learned of the passing of Charley Trippi, one of the most versatile players ever to play the game of football. Trippi was 100 years old and left us with decades of accomplishments, memories, and stories. Perhaps the best recollection, in my humble opinion, was a run that Trippi of the Chicago Cardinals made … Read more