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Chicago Bears... New York Giants... Right after the bombing of Pearl Harbor...
Chicago Bears... New York Giants... Right after the bombing of Pearl Harbor...
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December 22, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, December 22, 1941
* Chicago Bears win NFL football championship - New York Giants
* Just after the bombing of Pearl Harbor - WWII era
This 36 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on page 26: "Bears Overpower Giants With 28 Points in Second Half to Keep Pro Title" with subheads that include: "13,341 SEE CHICAGO SCORE 37-9 VICTORY" and more with action photo, stats and lineup. (see)
Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.
wikipedia notes: The 1941 National Football League Championship game was the 9th annual championship game and was held December 21, 1941 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The game was played two weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The attendance was 13,341, the smallest ever to see an NFL title game. Two players who appeared in the game, Young Bussey and Jack Lummus, would be killed in action before World War II ended.
The game featured the Western Division champion Chicago Bears (10-1) who had defeated the Green Bay Packers 33-14 in the first ever divisional playoff game in the NFL. The Eastern Division champions were the New York Giants (8-3). The Bears became the first team since the NFL adopted the championship game in 1933 to win back to back titles.
Ray "Scooter" McLean elected to drop kick the extra point on the last touchdown. This would be the last drop kick in the NFL until Doug Flutie of the New England Patriots kicked one in the last game of the season in 2005.
Category: The 20th Century
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