{"product_id":"9781610600934","title":"Chicago Bears: The Complete Illustrated History","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of only two remaining charter members  of the National Football League, the Chicago Bears are a team steeped in  history. With nine pro football championships and twenty-six hall of famers, the  Bears are also among the most successful franchises in all of professional  sports.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevised and updated to include the latest  seasons on the gridiron, \u003ci\u003eChicago Bears: The  Complete Illustrated History\u003c\/i\u003e brings the team’s vibrant history to  life. Beginning with the franchise’s 1919 origins as the Decatur Staleys, this  lavishly illustrated book presents the highs and lows from more than nine  decades of football. Here is the story of the first dynasty under George “Papa  Bear” Halas; the “Monsters of the Midway” of the 1940s; the team’s resurgence in  the late 1960s; its 1985 Super Bowl win; and the run for the title in 2006.  Former \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e  sportswriter and longtime Bears aficionado Lew Freedmen highlights the legends  who have donned Bears uniforms, outsize characters like Red Grange, Bronko  Nagurski, Sid Luckman, Mike Ditka, Dick Butkus, Gayle Sayers, Walter Payton,  Mike Singletary, Brian Urlacher, and many more. He includes the numbers behind  the stories---the stats and team records---as well as pivotal plays in Bears’  history, from Halas’ T-formation to William “The Refrigerator” Perry’s touchdown  runs. The book presents a key chapter of sports history and offers a fitting  tribute to one of football’s most beloved teams.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MVP Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47184185295088,"sku":"9781610600934","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781610600934","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}