Bronko

Chris Willis

doi:10.5771/9781538150634

Bronko

The Legendary Story of the NFL's Greatest Two-Way Fullback

Published 2022

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doi.org/10.5771/9781538150634
ISBN print: 978-1-5381-5062-7
ISBN online: 978-1-5381-5063-4
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Zusammenfassung

The remarkable biography of a small-town athlete who became one of the greatest players in NFL history.

Bronislau “Bronko” Nagurski was a superstar for the NFL in the 1930s and one of the pioneer players of the league. He led the Chicago Bears to success on the gridiron as a larger-than-life personality, helping raise the popularity of the NFL during the Great Depression.

In Bronko: The Legendary Story of the NFL’s Greatest Two-Way Fullback, NFL Films historian Chris Willis tells the remarkable story of how Bronko became an NFL legend. Throughout his nine-year NFL career, Bronko’s name became synonymous with power football. While the new league fought to gain respect and recognition, Bronko immediately captured the attention of sports fans in Chicago and across the country. The bruising fullback could do everything: run, block, tackle, and even throw the occasional pass.

With the complete cooperation of the Nagurski family and unlimited access to personal letters, family scrapbooks, and photos, Bronko is the definitive biography of a true sports pioneer and NFL great.

Schlagworte

sports history NFL professional football NFL biography NFL history NFL legend National Football League Pro Football Hall of Famer Wrestler University of Minnesota Bronislau Nagurski Bronko Chicago Bears Chicago sports running back football biography football history early football

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i–xviii Preface i–xviii
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
1–4 1 A BETTER LIFE 1–4
5–6 2 BRONISLAW TO BRONKO 5–6
7–10 3 INTERNATIONAL FALLS 7–10
11–18 4 SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS1 11–18
19–24 5 ON HIS OWN 19–24
25–36 6 OFF TO COLLEGE 25–36
37–46 7 MR. ALL-AMERICAN3 37–46
47–50 8 EILEEN 47–50
51–54 9 EAST–WEST SHRINE GAME 51–54
55–68 10 JOINING THE CHICAGO BEARS 55–68
69–72 11 STATE OF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE 69–72
73–82 12 ROOKIE 73–82
83–88 13 ON THE DOORSTEP 83–88
89–102 14 NFL CHAMPIONS! 89–102
103–L 15 I’LL TRY WRESTLING 103–L
107–122 16 BACK TO BACK 107–122
123–126 17 NOT A HOLLYWOOD STAR 123–126
127–136 18 SNEAKERS SPOIL PERFECTION 127–136
137–142 19 LOST SEASON 137–142
143–148 20 RETURN TO GLORY 143–148
149–152 21 WRESTLING CHAMPION OF THE WORLD! 149–152
153–160 22 DOUBLE DUTY 153–160
161–164 23 STEPPING AWAY AND FATHERHOOD 161–164
165–172 24 RETURNING TO THE BEARS 165–172
173–180 25 GOODBYE TO FOOTBALL 173–180
181–184 26 NAGURSKI’S PURE SERVICENTER 181–184
185–190 27 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME 185–190
191–194 28 HARDWORKING FAMILY 191–194
195–206 29 SUPER BOWL XVIII COIN TOSS 195–206
207–210 30 LOSING BRONKO 207–210
211–216 31 THE LEGACY OF BRONKO NAGURSKI 211–216
217–234 NOTES 217–234
235–242 BIBLIOGRAPHY 235–242
243–248 INDEX 243–248
249–250 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 249–250

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