Tag Archives: Chicago Bears

Smallthoughts: Old School Tuesday …Mike Ditka


Most fans know Mike Dika as a super bowl winning coach with the Chicago Bears in 1985. Others know him as T.V. pitch man and ESPN analyst. Yet did you know that Mike Ditka was a very solid NFL Tight End? That is the focus of this week’s Smallthoughts: Old School Tuesday. The Chicago Bears drafted DitkaContinue reading “Smallthoughts: Old School Tuesday …Mike Ditka”

Smallthoughts:Trivia Thursday


Welcome back, how did you do with this week;s question? If you answered Harold Grange you are correct…Hall of Famer Harold Grange, All-American running back at the University of Illinois in the early 1920’s, then for the Bears until 1935, was known as “Red Grange” or “The Galloping Ghost.” He was so dominating in a 1924Continue reading “Smallthoughts:Trivia Thursday”

Smallthoughts: NFL Coaching Carousel Spins with No Rhyme and No Reason


The final regular season game of the NFL season is met with two emotions …Joy because your team is going to the post season and dread because you didn’t make the post season and most likely your coach is going to be fired.The last game is followed by Black Monday when head coaches and theirContinue reading “Smallthoughts: NFL Coaching Carousel Spins with No Rhyme and No Reason”

Smallthoughts: Trivia Thursday


How did you do with this week’s question? If you answered …Harold Grange…you are correct. Hall of Famer Harold Grange, All-American running back at the University of Illinois in the early 1920’s, then for the Bears until 1935, was known as “Red Grange” or “The Galloping Ghost.” He was so dominating in a 1924 gameContinue reading “Smallthoughts: Trivia Thursday”

Smallthoughts:Old School Tuesday …Doug Flutie


It was often said he was too short to play quarterback, he is going to be throwiing at his own lineman’s head , yet Doug Flutie was college football golden boy…he threw a Hail Mary pass for the win Boston College vs Miami Hurricanes. Flutie proved time and again throughout his career , that it wasContinue reading “Smallthoughts:Old School Tuesday …Doug Flutie”

Smallthoughts: Old School Tuesday …Doug Flutie


If I were Tim Tebow …I might want to take a long look at the career of Doug Flutie…deemed too short for the NFL at 5 foot 9 played in the USFL , the Canadian Football League (which has been suggested that Tebow really give it a try) and the NFL and along the wayContinue reading “Smallthoughts: Old School Tuesday …Doug Flutie”