The first truly comprehensive biography on George Halas, the father of professional footballThe founder of the National Football League and father of the Chicago Bears, George Halas single-handedly changed the way Americans spend their Sundays. Papa Bear tells the incredible story of how one man grabbed an outlaw game by the throat, shook it up, and made it into the richest and most popular spectator sport on the planet.Nearly 20 years after his death, Halas remains one of the towering figures of professional sports--rivaling the legendary Vince Lombardi--yet there has never been an authoritative biography published about this great American success story. At last, Papa Bear fills that gap. Written with unprecedented access to Halass family, his closest friends, and associates, this thoroughly researched account includes exclusive interviews and a treasure trove of never-published archival materials on the Hall of Famer and his enduring legacy.
Book Details
Format
Hardcover
ISBN-10
0071422064
ISBN-13
9780071422062
Publication Date
Oct 2004
Item Weight
2.00 pounds
Length
9.09 inch
Width
6.30 inch
Height
1.65 inch
First Sentence
On September 29, 2003, the Bears that George Halas conceived, built, and nurtured with loving adoration with every fiber of his being as long as he lived returned to a thoroughly redesigned and rebuilt space-age Soldier Field.
