Tales from the Chicago Bears Sidelines

Tales of the Chicago Bears brings together the famous and infamous, funny and not-so-funny stories, anecdotes, incidents and quips that are weaved through the history of the National Football League's first franchise. The tales start with George Halas, the founder of the Bears and the architect of the NFL, and span the more than eight decades of Bears lore, on into the era of coach Dick Jauron. The book will comprise tales from every era but will sub-divide into sections to focus particularly on sever major figures: Halas, Mike Ditka, Walter Payton, Dick Butkus, among others, as the stories are assembled. John Mullin, who covers the Bears for the Chicago Tribune, interviewed more than two dozen former players, agents and members of the organization. The stories reveal some "hidden Bears" (i.e. what really happened when Steve McMichael went to sign a contract with the Green Bay Packers).John Mullin is the author of 'Tales from the Chicago Bears Sidelines ', published 2007 under ISBN 9781596702462 and ISBN 159670246X.