Papa Bear the Life And Legacy of George Halas

" . . . Jeff Davis's ambitious reconstruction of the life and times of George Halas is probably the most thorough examination ever performed on the founding father of the Chicago Bears and all of pro football." --Chicago Tribune "Papa Bearis everything a sports book should be: passionate, encyclopedic, utterly biased, and filled with endearingly anachronistic phrases . . . " --New York Times Book Review "WithPapa Bear, Jeff Davis is the first writer to truly capture the larger-than-life saga of football's most epic figure, George Halas, in all his crackling, electrifying presence." --Peter Gent, former NFL player and author ofNorth Dallas Forty Featuring personal interviews with friends, NFL executives, sportswriters, rivals, and unforgettable players and coaches such as Sid Luckman, Dick Butkus, and Mike Ditka,Papa Bearsheds light on both the sinner and the saint who was George Halas. Author Jeff Davis delivers the full-fledged, no-holds-barred story of the mystery and the man who made pro football America's secular religion.Davis, Jeff is the author of 'Papa Bear the Life And Legacy of George Halas ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780071477413 and ISBN 0071477411.