Chicago Sports Memories

Prominent Chicago sports figures who passed away in 2021 include  Tony Esposito , the Blackhawks ’  Hall of Fame  goalie from 1969 through 1...

John Madden  was known to successive generations as the winning coach in Super Bowl XI, as the man who revolutionized the role of analyst in...

  The first two players selected in the 1965 NFL draft, running backs Tucker Frederickson (New York Giants) and Ken Willard (San Francisco 4...

  After losing the Eastern Conference finals to the Detroit Pistons in both 1989 and 1990, the Bulls vowed that it would not happen again i...

Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the greatest defense in pro football history.        Bears defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan named his defe...

In 1981, t he White Sox were in the first year of ownership by Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn, while the Cubs were in the last year of ow...

  In 1971, two of the all-time great Chicago athletes called it a career within three weeks of each other. Ernie Banks played the last of...