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EPISODE SUMMARY

As you may recall from our previous episode in this new mini-series that chronicles the 1947 Chicago Cardinals championship run, the Cards had nearly blown their opportunity to contend for the 1947 NFL title.

After compiling a 7-1 record and facing two dreary opponents, the Cardinals shocked the NFL world by dropping two straight to fall behind the Chicago Bears in the western division race. But then, the Cards managed to dispatch the Eagles 45-21 on December 7, 1947, while the Bears were surprised by the Rams. We now move to December 10, 1947 with both teams deadlocked with 8-3 records and with just one game remaining on the schedule…against each other!

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WHEN FOOTBALL WAS FOOTBALL BACKGROUND

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 NFL will be dusted off and resurrected for the listener. Not for the football faint-of-heart since these programs will document when the struggling Bears nearly went out of business or when Cardinals’ players earned $15 a game and were proud of it! It’s NFL history—with a twist!. See Joe's books below.

Cadets, Canons, and Legends: The Football History of Morgan Park Military Academy

When Football Was Football: The Chicago Cardinals and the Birth of the NFL

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