Table of Contents
Foreword Jeff Joniak xi
1 George Halas 1
2 Walter Payton 4
3 The 1985 Super Bowl 8
4 Mike Ditka (the Coach) 11
5 Soldier Field 15
6 Sid Luckman 18
7 Packers-Bears Rivalry 20
8 The 1963 NFL Champion Bears 22
9 Bronko Nagurski 25
10 T-formation 27
11 Bears in the Hall of Fame 29
12 NFL's Top 100 32
13 Brian Urlacher 34
14 The 46 Defense 36
15 Lovie Smith 38
16 1986 (the Year After) 41
17 Dick Butkus 43
18 Monsters of the Midway 46
19 2006 NFC Champions 47
20 Super Bowl XLI 50
21 Red Grange 53
22 Practice Facilities 55
23 Mike Ditka (the Player) 58
24 Buddy Ryan 60
25 Ryan vs. Ditka 62
26 Wrigley Field 65
27 Jim McMahon 68
28 How the Bears Got Their Name 71
29 Retired Numbers 74
30 Halas and Lombardi 76
31 Bill George 78
32 Gale Sayers 80
33 Johnny Lujack 83
34 Chicago Cardinals 85
35 William "the Refrigerator" Perry 87
36 Devin Hester 89
37 1940 NFL Championship Game 92
38 "The Super Bowl Shuffle" 94
39 1963 NFL Championship Game 97
40 The Standings 100
41 Jay Cutler 101
42 Bill Wade and Other Quarterbacks 105
43 Mike Singletary 107
44 1932 NFL Championship Game 110
45 Placekickers 113
46 Harlon Hill 116
47 "Walter Payton's Best Games 118
48 Soldier Field Renovation 120
49 Brian's Song 122
50 The Dolphins Game 125
51 "Bear Down, Chicago Bears" 128
52 Halas Retires 130
53 Bears' First Game at Soldier Field 133
54 Richie Peritbon 135
55 Green Bay Packers 137
56 Johnny Morris 140
57 Paddy Driscoll 142
58 Coaches Between Ditka and Smith 144
59 Coaches After Lovie 147
60 The Pace-Nagy-Trubisky Conundrum 150
61 GMs Finks, Vainisi, Angelo 154
62 Bear Weather 156
63 Manhole Covers 159
64 Bears on Monday Night 161
65 Other Homes for Bears 163
66 Grass or Turf 166
67 The McCaskey Family 168
68 Bears as Actors 170
69 Saying Goodbye to Payton 173
70 When the Bears Drafted in the Top Five 175
71 Bulldog Turner 178
72 Bill Swerski's Superfans 181
73 Spare Bears 183
74 Coaches Between Halas and Ditka 185
75 The Fog Bowl 189
76 1983 NFL Draft 192
77 Doug Atkins 194
78 Richard Dent 195
79 Offensive Linemen in the Hall of Fame 198
80 George McAfee 201
81 The Accident 203
82 Walter Payton as Receiver/Quarterback 204
83 George Connor 208
84 Bears vs. Packers 210
85 Chicago's Other Professional Football Teams 213
86 Halas Saves Green Bay 217
87 The Bears Go to London 218
88 Why Didn't Payton Score? 221
89 Jay Berwanger 224
90 Al Harris and Todd Bell 226
91 George Allen 228
92 The Quarterback Club 231
93 Walking Around Soldier Field 233
94 Walter Payton the Prankster 235
95 Mascots/Cheerleaders 237
96 Walter Payton's Hill 240
97 Uniforms 242
98 Edward "Dutch" Sternaman 243
99 Dan Hampton 246
100 Punters 248
Acknowledgments 251
Sources 253
