The thread that binds George Halas and Vince Lombardi
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The thread that binds George Halas and Vince Lombardi and Bears-Packers
By Robert Zeglinski - June 17th, 2019
Two people epitomize football’s oldest rivalry. Two men, of different backgrounds, cut from the same cloth. Halas and Lombardi.
The debate over who most influenced pro football has always served as an undercurrent to the history of Bears-Packers. Proximity between Green Bay and Chicago, it doesn’t matter. Inter-divisional knowledge between two teams with almost 200 meetings shoved off to the side. History with the most championships and Hall of Famers between them be damned. There is no history in Bears-Packers—any relevant documentation, anyway—without the efforts of George Halas and Vince Lombardi. Two names that to this day should still be viewed through the same prism of respect and honor when both men, long since deceased, were still living. The ebbs and flows of on-field competitiveness, bitter feelings, and a friendly hostility in Bears-Packers are only present thanks to their sacrifices.
Somehow, and against all odds, Halas and Lombardi’s paths intersected on the biggest of stages. Any other random roll of the dice would’ve seen this pair brush by each other without the faintest of glances. Mere strangers passing each other on the street with an awkward half smile, if they ever even got the opportunity. But as is often the case in life, you find it is indeed a small world.
In this small world a special bond would be formed to define a special rivalry.
Read the article.
The thread that binds George Halas and Vince Lombardi and Bears-Packers
By Robert Zeglinski - June 17th, 2019
Two people epitomize football’s oldest rivalry. Two men, of different backgrounds, cut from the same cloth. Halas and Lombardi.
The debate over who most influenced pro football has always served as an undercurrent to the history of Bears-Packers. Proximity between Green Bay and Chicago, it doesn’t matter. Inter-divisional knowledge between two teams with almost 200 meetings shoved off to the side. History with the most championships and Hall of Famers between them be damned. There is no history in Bears-Packers—any relevant documentation, anyway—without the efforts of George Halas and Vince Lombardi. Two names that to this day should still be viewed through the same prism of respect and honor when both men, long since deceased, were still living. The ebbs and flows of on-field competitiveness, bitter feelings, and a friendly hostility in Bears-Packers are only present thanks to their sacrifices.
Somehow, and against all odds, Halas and Lombardi’s paths intersected on the biggest of stages. Any other random roll of the dice would’ve seen this pair brush by each other without the faintest of glances. Mere strangers passing each other on the street with an awkward half smile, if they ever even got the opportunity. But as is often the case in life, you find it is indeed a small world.
In this small world a special bond would be formed to define a special rivalry.
Read the article.