1943 NFL season
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The 1943 NFL season marked the 24th year of the National Football League. The league contracted to just eight teams, owing to wartime pressures for manpower, with each team playing a regular season sc
1943 edition of the NFL's press manual
Fullback Pat Harder starred in the 1944 Chicago All-Star Game. He would begin his pro career with the Chicago Cards in 1946.
Joe Stydahar's Chicago Bears uniform worn during the team's 1943 championship season.
Program for the 1943 Championship Game.
Joe Stydahar
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Joseph Lee Stydahar, nicknamed "Jumbo Joe", was an American professional football player and coach. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967 and the College Football Hall of Fame in
Stydahar, c. 1936
Stydahar ahead of his rookie season with the Bears.
Stydahar, circa 1950.