No Potatoes For Fat Men! George Halas and the 1946 Chicago Bears

<p>When Football Is Football is part of the <a href="https://sportshistorynetwork.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear</a>.</p><p><strong><u>NETWORK SPONSORS</u></strong></p><p><a href="https://sportshistorynetwork.com/row1/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Row One</a> - the vintage shop for sports history fans!</p><p><strong><u>EPISODE SUMMARY</u></strong></p><p>In 1946, the Chicago Bears won still another championship in the National Football League under head coach and owner George Halas. Yet, this was not an ordinary year for both Halas and the Bears. Not only did the team rebound from an ugly 3-7 finish in 1945 to finish with an 8-2-1 title-winning performance in 1946, but Halas and many of his players literally “came back” from lengthy service commitments in World War II.</p><p>During this episode of “When Football Was Football” on the Sports History Network, we’ll examine how Halas (and his players) were able to merge back into the NFL after their often-horrific experiences during the war. How does a coach discipline a player who has encountered the challenges of modern warfare and the hopeless brutality that went along with it? And, how does a coach even attempt to establish team rules for mature, former soldiers who might now view the game of football as child’s play after being shot at just months previously?</p><p>Read the entire episode blog post and check out some other cool info regarding this <a href="https://sportshistorynetwork.com/football/nfl/1946-chicago-bears" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">episode here</a>.</p><p><strong><u>WHEN FOOTBALL WAS FOOTBALL BACKGROUND</u></strong></p><p>Each episode takes the listener back to the very early days of the National Football League. Author Joe Ziemba will share a forgotten or lost story from one of the NFL’s two oldest teams: The Bears and the Cardinals. Team championships, individual exploits, or long-buried items of interest from the earliest years of the N