One of the NFL's most storied franchises, the Chicago Bears are a family-owned operation that's been run by the Halas family since Day One. While the team has only one Super Bowl victory to their credit, Super Bowl XX, it won numerous NFL championships prior to the AFL-NFL merger. The Super Bowl XX team will go down in history as one of the greatest of all time, featuring such luminaries as Walter Payton and Mike Singletary as well as unforgettable characters such as Jim McMahon, William "Refrigerator" Perry and "Da Coach" Mike Ditka. Luminous figures are a part of Bears tradition, with Red Grange, Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo figuring in the team's legend.
As spectators fill the parking lot of Lumpkins Stadium on Friday for the annual fireworks show, the old football stadium, home of the Waxahachie Indians, will be waiting on a much needed improvement.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:30:35 GMTDo the Bears need an upgrade at wide receiver or don't they?
Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:31:51 GMTIn his 11 years as athletic director at the Punahou School, on the Hawaiian island of Honolulu, Tom Holden never decorated his school's gym walls or outfield fences with championship banners. State titles, of which there have been 61 over the last four years, hold a place in Buff 'n Blue lore, but that's in the trophy case. "We just congratulate among ourselves," said Holden, who retired last ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:55:14 GMT
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The Chicago Bears started life as the Decatur Staleys (1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921), after their corporate sponsors, a starch company.
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