Bears vs Cardinals NFL Oldest Rivalry by Joe Ziemba

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In their early years, the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Cardinals - the two oldest teams in National Football League travelled with only rare mention in the newspapers. Both teams later saw their official records destroyed by fire. Most of what of what is known now about those intial seasons is based on often inaccurate statements made many years later. Reconstructing their missing history, this book draws on newly availabe resources to document the battles and brawls on and off the field, the cunning backroom deals the financial woes and the 40-year rivalry that endured while both teams were in Chicago. Figures like Al Capone, Red Grange, Jim Thorpe, and Bronko Nagurski make appearances in the lore of two old adversaries whose uneasy alliance helped ensure the survival of the fledgling NFL.