Chicago: America's Best Sports Town

by Brian Sandalow, Mike Ditka (Foreword by)

Overview

Chicago’s five major professional sports teams have put their fans through hell, reached incredible heights, and been graced by some of sports’ greatest stars. And that’s only part of the story of Chicago sports.

Divided during the summer and united for the rest of the year, the Chicago sports scene has a unique culture. The win-loss records can only say so much about the Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs, and White Sox. Each team has a rich history filled with characters and settings a writer could only dream of creating. Perhaps more than any other city, Chicago is defined by what its teams do on the field, as some of the city’s athletes have become its greatest ambassadors.

Chicago: America’s Best Sports Town tells the stories of the athletes and beloved sports teams of this Midwestern metropolis. Yes, some losing is involved, but so is plenty of triumph and, most of all, passion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781634940290
Publisher:	North Star Editions
Publication date:	06/12/2018
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	489,211
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	14 Years

About the Author

Brian Sandalow is a freelance sports reporter in Chicago who has written extensively for the Chicago Sun-Times, Associated Press, The Sports Xchange, and ChicagoSide Sports. Raised in suburban Skokie and a graduate of the University of Missouri, Brian has covered just about everything in Chicago sports, ranging from the Cubs to New Zealand rugby, the Blackhawks to international soccer, and pretty much anything in between.

Michael Keller Ditka (born Michael Dyczko; October 18, 1939) is a former American football player, coach, and television commentator. A member of both the College Football (1986) and Pro Football Hall of Fame (1988), he was the 1961 UPI NFL Rookie of Year, a five-time Pro Bowl selection and five-time All-Pro tight end with the Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, and Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).

Table of Contents

Foreword 4

Chicago Sports Town 7

Chapter 1 The Bears 15

Chapter 2 The Blackhawks 33

Chapter 3 The Bulls 51

Chapter 4 The Cubs 69

Chapter 5 The White Sox 87

Chapter 6 The Colleges 107

Chapter 7 Chicago And The Olympics 119

Chapter 8 Beyond The Five 131

Chapter 9 Gone, Not Forgotten 141

Chapter 10 Chicago's Very Own 149

Chicago's Mount Rushmore 163

Index 172