George Halas retires a coach...

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May 28, 1968

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, May 28, 1968

* Coach George Halas retires
* Chicago Bears - NFL football
* USS Scorpion submarine missing

This 50 page newspaper has a very nice banner headline on the front page: "NUCLEAR SUB MISSING IN ATLANTIC" with subheads and related photos. Tells of the loss of the USS Scorpion submarine.

Page 34 has a banner headline that reads: "Papa Bear Halas Finally Ends Coaching Career" with photo of Halas. (see) Tells of Chicago Bears famous head coach retiring.

Other news of the day throughout. Good condition.

wikipedia notes: George Stanley Halas, Sr. (February 2, 1895 – October 31, 1983), nicknamed "Papa Bear" and "Mr. Everything", was a player, coach, inventor, jurist, producer, philanthropist, philatelist, owner and pioneer in professional American football and the iconic longtime leader of the NFL's Chicago Bears.

Category: The 20th Century