Original title: "In 1925, the Bears visited Pittsburgh to take on an all-star team. Injuries resulted in the Bears only having 10 players on the field, prompting them to put athletic trainer Andy Lotshaw at tackle despite him having never played football before." Subreddit: /r/NFL Post date: November 8, 2021 With the Bears playing the... Continue Reading →
Original title: "[OC] On this day 100 years ago, the Staleys/Bears played their first official APFA/NFL game ever when they defeated the Moline Tractors 20–0." Subreddit: /r/CHIBears Post date: October 3, 2020 On October 3, 1920, seven games for the newly-formed American Professional Football Association took place, one of which was a battle between the... Continue Reading →
Original title: "The 1955 Bears' front 7: 26 combined Pro Bowls, 18 First-Team All-Pros (6 Second-Team), 4 All-Decade Team appearances, and now 3 Pro Football Hall of Famers." Subreddit: /r/CHIBears Post date: January 15, 2020 With Ed Sprinkle being named to the Hall of Fame earlier today, I was doing some newspaper reading on him... Continue Reading →
Original title: "[OC] On this day 100 years ago, the Decatur Staleys beat the Arcola Independents 41–0. Seeking revenge, Arcola hired Dutch Sternaman to build a superteam. The Staleys found out, canceled the rematch, and ended their inaugural season with a 6–1 record." /r/NFL title: "100 years ago today, the Decatur Staleys (now Bears) beat... Continue Reading →
Original title: "[OC] On this day 100 years ago, the Decatur Staleys played the Rantoul Aviators in a do-over after the Aviators literally failed to show up to the first game. The Aviators had planes fly to Decatur and perform at halftime, while the Staleys won 61–0." Subreddit: /r/CHIBears Post date: November 16, 2019 Welcome... Continue Reading →
Original title: "[OC] Almost on this day 100 years ago, the Decatur Staleys played the Taylorville Independents for the Central Illinois Championship. Taylorville, who had shut out all but three opponents since their creation in 1914, was upset 21–7." /r/NFL title: "On this day 100 years ago, college teammates Sunshine Gepford and Roy Adkins helped... Continue Reading →
Original title: "[OC] On this day 100 years ago, with their biggest game coming up, the Decatur Staleys had a tune-up game against the Champaign Eleven, a team of Illini ineligible to play for their college and former Champaign High stars. After a 0–0 tie at halftime, the Staleys scored 32 points in a shutout."... Continue Reading →
Original title: "[OC] On this day 100 years ago, the Decatur Staleys were supposed to play the Rantoul Aviators of Chanute Field. However, the Aviators' trucks broke down on their way to Decatur, forcing the game to be canceled." Subreddit: /r/CHIBears Post date: October 26, 2019 Welcome back to the UGF Pandas Decatur Staleys! Today, we... don't... Continue Reading →
Original title: "[OC] On this day 100 years ago, the Decatur Staleys enjoyed what would be their biggest win of the season as they shut out Staunton 89–0." Subreddit: /r/CHIBears Post date: October 19, 2019 Welcome to Part 3 of the 1919 Decatur Staleys Centennial Series (name pending)! After smashing Stonington in Week 2, our... Continue Reading →
Original title: "[OC] On this day 100 years ago, the Decatur Staleys won their first game. Taking on Stonington, they led 44–0 at halftime before easing up in the second half. Decatur went on to win 50–3." Subreddit: /r/CHIBears Post date: October 12, 2019 Welcome back to the second part of my series following the... Continue Reading →
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