Windy City Gridiron
The Bears captured their 3rd championship in four seasons
In the 1940s, the Chicago Bears pushed the league into the future with their innovative wrinkle of adding motion to their T Formation. The Bears rode the offense to four championships over seven years from 1940 to 1946, interrupted by World War II.
Pigskin Dispatch is running a series covering all the NFL Championship games before the league merged with the AFL to create the Super Bowl. In case you missed it last week, I helped them by spotlighting Chicago’s fantastic 1940 season and the record-setting (73-0) Championship game and the record breaking 1941 championship season. You can check those episodes out here and here.
I handed off the championship run to my colleague Jack Silverstein, who detailed the 1943 season. Jack relives this incredible season including the big numbers put up by Sid Luckman and the triumphant return of Bronko Nagurski as the Bears reset the direction of the NFL forever. Check out Jack on the video embedded below or the podcast player further down.
