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| Date | December 21, 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Chicago by 15 points[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 13,341 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Giants: Tim Mara (owner/founder), Wellington Mara (administrator), Steve Owen (coach), Mel Hein, Tuffy Leemans Bears: George Halas (owner/coach), Dan Fortmann, Sid Luckman, George McAfee, George Musso, Joe Stydahar, Bulldog Turner | |||||||||||||||||||
| Radio in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Mutual | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Bob Elson, Red Barber | ||||||||||||||||||
Wrigley Field
Location in the United States
The 1941 NFL Championship Game was the ninth annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL), held at Wrigley Field in Chicago on December 21.[2][3] Played two weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the attendance was 13,341, the fewest to see an NFL title game. However, this statistic might be explained in part by wartime restrictions.[4][5][6]
- ^ Snider, Steve (December 21, 1941). "Bears rate 2-touchdown edge over Giants in pro title game". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 13, section 3.
- ^ Prell, Edward (December 22, 1941). "Bears rout Giants, 37-9; keep league title". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 23.
- ^ "Bears wallop Giants 37 to 9, clinch title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 22, 1941. p. 16.
- ^ Hoff, Dave (December 22, 1941). "Bears wallop Giants for pro title". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 3B.
- ^ Kuechle, Oliver E. (December 22, 1941). "Bears swamp Giants, 37 to 9, in pro play-off before 13,341". Milwaukee Journal. p. 4, part 2.
- ^ "Riotous Bears roar as champions of football world". Pittsburgh Press. (photo). December 22, 1941. p. 29.