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Historic Moments: Nagurski Returns

BEARS WHIP CARDS. Nov. 28, 1943: Bears 35, Cardinals 24. After a 6-year absence from football and the Bears needing a win to clinch their division, Bronko Nagurski is moved to his old position of FB and the rest is legend.

The front page of the Chicago Tribune on November 29, 1943. Bears Historic Moments - Chicago Tribune
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The front page of the Chicago Tribune on November 29, 1943. Bears Historic Moments - Chicago Tribune

After a 6-year absence from football and the Bears needing a win to clinch their division, Bronko Nagurski is moved to his old position of FB and the rest is legend. Bears Historic Moments - Chicago Tribune
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After a 6-year absence from football and the Bears needing a win to clinch their division, Bronko Nagurski is moved to his old position of FB and the rest is legend. Bears Historic Moments - Chicago Tribune

After a 6-year absence from football and the Bears needing a win to clinch their division, Bronko Nagurski is moved to his old position of FB and the rest is legend. Bears Historic Moments - Chicago Tribune
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After a 6-year absence from football and the Bears needing a win to clinch their division, Bronko Nagurski is moved to his old position of FB and the rest is legend. Bears Historic Moments - Chicago Tribune

After a 6-year absence from football and the Bears needing a win to clinch their division, Bronko Nagurski is moved to his old position of FB and the rest is legend. Bears Historic Moments - Chicago Tribune
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After a 6-year absence from football and the Bears needing a win to clinch their division, Bronko Nagurski is moved to his old position of FB and the rest is legend. Bears Historic Moments - Chicago Tribune

Bronko Nagurski scores the Bears' first touchdown in their 1943 title-game victory at Wrigley Field. Bears Historic Moments - Chicago Tribune
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Bronko Nagurski scores the Bears' first touchdown in their 1943 title-game victory at Wrigley Field. Bears Historic Moments - Chicago Tribune

After a 6-year absence from football and the Bears needing a win to clinch their division, Bronko Nagurski is moved to his old position of FB and the rest is legend. Bears Historic Moments - Chicago Tribune
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After a 6-year absence from football and the Bears needing a win to clinch their division, Bronko Nagurski is moved to his old position of FB and the rest is legend. Bears Historic Moments - Chicago Tribune

After a 6-year absence from football and the Bears needing a win to clinch their division, Bronko Nagurski is moved to his old position of FB and the rest is legend. Bears Historic Moments - Chicago Tribune
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After a 6-year absence from football and the Bears needing a win to clinch their division, Bronko Nagurski is moved to his old position of FB and the rest is legend. Bears Historic Moments - Chicago Tribune

After a 6-year absence from football and the Bears needing a win to clinch their division, Bronko Nagurski is moved to his old position of FB and the rest is legend. Bears Historic Moments - Chicago Tribune
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After a 6-year absence from football and the Bears needing a win to clinch their division, Bronko Nagurski is moved to his old position of FB and the rest is legend. Bears Historic Moments - Chicago Tribune

The front page of the Chicago Tribune on November 29, 1943. Bears Historic Moments - Chicago Tribune
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The front page of the Chicago Tribune on November 29, 1943. Bears Historic Moments - Chicago Tribune

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