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Monster of the Midway Bronko Nagurski, the 1943 Chicago Bears, and the Greatest Comeback Ever Hardcover - 2003

by Jim Dent


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Jim Dent's "Monster of the Midway" is the story of football's fiercest competitor, the legendary Bronko Nagurski. From his discovery in the middle of a Minnesota field to his 1943 comeback season at Wrigley, from the University of Minnesota to the Hall of Fame, Bronko Nagurksi's life is a story of grit, hard work, passion, and, above all, an unstoppable drive to win.
"Monster of the Midway" recounts Nagurski's unparalleled triumphs during the 1930s and '40s, when the Chicago Bears were the kings of professional football. From 1930, the Bronk's first year, through 1943, his last, the Bears won five NFL titles and played in four other NFL Championship Games. Focusing on Nagurski's 1943 comeback season, and how he miraculously led the Bears to their fourth NFL championship against the backdrop of World War II era Chicago, Jim Dent uncovers the riveting drama of Nagurski's playing days. His efforts were the stuff of legend, and his success in 1943 accomplished in spite of a battered frame, worn-out knees, multiple cracked ribs, and a broken bone in his lower back. While chronicling the drama of the '43 championship chase, Dent also tells of both the Bears' colorful early years and Bronko's improbable rise to fame from the backwoods of northern Minnesota. Woven into the narrative are the sights and smells and sounds of one of the most romantic, flavorful eras of the twentieth century. And laced through it all are stories of legend: Bronko rubbing shoulders with colorful characters like George Halas, Red Grange, Sid Luckman, and Sammy Baugh; Bronko running into (and breaking) the brick wall at Wrigley Field; Bronko winning All-American spots for two positions; Bronko knocking scores of opponents unconscious; and Bronko reaching the heights of football glory and, with rare grace, turning his back on the game after winning his last championship.
Rich in unforgettable stories and scenes, this is Jim Dent's account of Bronko Nagurski-arguably the greatest football player who ever lived-and his teammates, the roughest, toughest, rowdiest group of players ever to don leather helmets, and the original Monsters of the Midway.

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The storm blasted off Lake Michigan and bucked into the Navy Pier, hoisting an icy spray over the bow of the USS Wolverine, then cut a swath through the Loop and angled southwest along the Chicago River, kicking up wrappers and scattering old newspapers as the sound of forty thousand voices echoed across the South Side.

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  • Title Monster of the Midway Bronko Nagurski, the 1943 Chicago Bears, and the Greatest Comeback Ever
  • Author Jim Dent
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 320
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Thomas Dunne Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date October 1, 2003
  • ISBN 9780312308674

About the author

Jim Dent is the author of the "New York Times "bestseller "The Junction Boys," which became an acclaimed ESPN original movie. He has written three other books: "The Undefeated," "King of the Cowboys," and "You're Out and You're Ugly, Too" (with Durwood Merrill). Dent is an award-winning journalist who covered the Dallas Cowboys for eleven years and worked in the sports media for more than two decades. He is a graduate of Southern Methodist University.
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