SMART BOOKS FOR YOUNG FANS THE C HICAGO THE C HICAGO B EARS B EARS BY MARK STEWART NORWOODHOUSE PRESS CHICAGO ILLINOIS
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Meet the Bears A s any wilderness expert will tell you bears are powerful they feel threatened The Chicago Bears can be described in a similar way They take their name very seriously animals that can be extremely dangerous especially when The Bears use speed and power to win and the rougher the game the more they seem to enjoy it The Bears have been playing football this way for more than 90 years and few teams have matched their record of success No team in the National Football League NFL is more feared by its opponents and no team is more loved by its fans This book tells the story of the Bears It also tells the story of professional football The NFL owes a lot to the Bears They were the league’s most admired team during tough times Their owner and players changed the game Much of what you see on the field today started with the great Chicago teams of the past Linebackers Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs size up a Chicago opponent The Bears are famous for their great defense 5
