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Da Bears! by Steve Delsohn
An acclaimed sports journalist and native Chicagoan tackles what many call the greatest team in NFL history. Da Bears tells the full story of the '85 legends--with all the controversy and excitement--on the field and off. It's been 25 years since the Chicago Bears won Super Bowl X with what Bill Parcells called the best defensive team I've ever seen and an offense surprisingly good for a franchise where offense was often a dirty word. Now, for the first time, an incredibly candid book takes you through all the games and behind the scenes--into the huddles, the locker rooms, the team meetings, and of course the bars--for an intimate account of that unforgettable season. Here's how a team that got booed in its regular-season opener ended up winning its first world championship in 22 years, led by the most capable, colorful, and un-PC characters ever to strap on helmets--including Jim McMahon, the hard partyer and so-called punk rocker who became a star quarterback and an antihero; William Refrigerator Perry, the rookie giant who turned into a full-blown national sensation; Mike Ditka, the legendarily combative head coach called Sybil for his mercurial moods; his nemesis, defensive coordinator, Buddy Ryan, who insulted and broke down his players, then built them back up again, military-style; Walter Payton, the hard-nosed running back and mischievous prankster; and middle linebacker Mike Singletary, known for his leadership and his jarring hits. From the inner workings of their innovative and attacking 46 defense to the inside story of their cocky Super Bowl Shuffle music video (shot, amazingly, right after their one loss of the season, to Miami), all the setbacks and triumphs, ferocious hits and foibles, of this once-in-a-lifetime team are recaptured brashly and boldly--the Chicago way.
Delsohn, Steve: -
Steve Delsohn has written several acclaimed books about sports, including the New York Times bestseller Out of Bounds with NFL great Jim Brown. He is the author of two previous oral histories, The Fire Inside: Firefighters Talk About Their Lives and Talking Irish: The Oral History of Notre Dame Football. Delsohn is also a correspondent for ESPN television. A native of Chicago, he now lives in Thousand Oaks, California, with his wife and three daughters.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780307464682 |
| ISBN 10 | 0307464687 |
| Title | Da Bears! |
| Author | Steve Delsohn |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2011-09-06 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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