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Why did the Bears play at Wrigley Field?
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 10:31 pm
by vikingsfan1963
When Soldier Field was available from 1924-70?
Re: Why did the Bears play at Wrigley Field?
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2018 10:07 am
by nicefellow31
vikingsfan1963 wrote:When Soldier Field was available from 1924-70?
May hold some answers in here.
http://www.chicagobears.com/news/articl ... 4b6dfc07a5
Re: Why did the Bears play at Wrigley Field?
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2018 9:12 pm
by vikingsfan1963
Thanks for the link!
Re: Why did the Bears play at Wrigley Field?
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 12:14 pm
by sluggermatt15
Interesting thread and thank you for sharing the link.
Sounds like a typical case of baseball/football team politics. I believe the Jets experienced the same situation with the Mets over Shea Stadium, where they had to play at least their first few games on the road each year.
Re: Why did the Bears play at Wrigley Field?
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 10:32 pm
by JuggernautJ
I am unable to find my copy of George Halas' autobiography (which is pissing me off) so I am unable to provide verification but I think the relationship between Halas and Wrigley was responsible for the teams sharing Wrigley Field.
I remember Halas named The Bears after the Cubs (because football players were bigger than baseball players he went from Cubs to Bears) and that for the entirety of their stay at Wrigley the two owners never had a written contract, just a hand-shake deal.
That sounds like a personal relationship to me.