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Chicago Bears win 1st NFL football championship...
Chicago Bears win 1st NFL football championship...
Item # 720880
December 18, 1933
BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, December 18, 1933
* Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants
* First NFL football championship game
Page 6 has a one column heading: "Brilliant Play Features Game for Pro Title" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 20 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.
AI notes: The 1933 NFL Championship Game, held on December 17 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, was the league’s first officially scheduled title game under its new divisional format, featuring the Western Division champion Chicago Bears against the Eastern Division champion New York Giants. A crowd of around 25,000 witnessed a tightly contested and dramatic matchup, with the Bears ultimately winning 23–21. The game was highlighted by the versatility of Bronko Nagurski, who not only powered through defenses as fullback but also threw a touchdown pass to rookie Bill Karr, who later scored the decisive touchdown on a lateral in the final moments. Jack Manders contributed three crucial field goals that kept the Bears in contention throughout. This inaugural championship set the standard for the NFL postseason, combining strategic innovation, individual heroics, and suspenseful finishes, and it remains celebrated as a defining moment in early professional football history.
Category: The 20th Century
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