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30 Oct, 4 tweets, 3 min read
Will confirm when I can but I think you’re right Jeff!
Great call Sam! Vince Tobin on 11/6/88. I’ll check to see if Ditka missed other weeks. @SamHouseholder @gridironborn @WCGridiron

Thanks Matt! @mts312 @gridironborn @SamHouseholder
Appreciate it! @gridironborn @SamHouseholder

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30 Oct
A star athlete facing an assault charge.

A local judge scared to hurt the team.

A fan's Go Fund Me for the athlete's debts.

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11 Sep
Watching the Netflix 9/11 doc and I still don't think we've collectively processed what happened. The tangible details.
I need this though.
I can't watch anymore of the 9/11 doc right now, so I'm doing what I did during the Bush era when I needed a break from post-9/11 craziness and watching Chappelle's Show.
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7 Jul
A shared executive. A shared Finals. Even a shared players intro song.

The Phoenix Suns are in the #NBAFinals and they’ve got a long shared history with our Chicago Bulls. Here are 18 facts (and one bonus) that bind our two franchises.

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Between 1966 and 1970, the NBA added eight expansion teams, going from nine teams to 17. Two of those teams were the Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns.

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Bulls-Suns history #1, March 1966: Expansion Bulls hire Jerry Colangelo as the team's first employee.

Bulls founder Dick Klein scoops up Chicago Heights native and @IlliniMBB captain Colangelo to serve as head scout and head of marketing.

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18 Mar
On Feb. 1, 1995, Michael Jordan was the projected left fielder for the AAA Nashville Sounds while Scottie Pippen was desperate to get himself traded off the Bulls.

45 days later, on March 18, they were reunited.

This is the day-by-day account of those 45 days.

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What we have here is a confrontation with a scary truth: the 2nd three-peat came very close to not happening. A look at the daily events by stripping away the narrative reveals how a major piece of Chicago sports history changed day by day.
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13 Feb
Great question/conversation here from Mark! I’m taking Red Grange.
My Grange argument:
Red Grange made one of the most clutch plays in Bears history. Down 23-21 in the '33 championship, the Giants could have scored on the final play via lateral. Grange tackled Dale Burnett high, pinning the ball to his chest to prevent the lateral to Mel Hein. Game over. Champs.
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13 Feb
Happy 87th Birthday to a great man and leader and the greatest winner American team sports have ever seen. Salute to you, @RealBillRussell! ImageImageImage
Nobody wins like Bill Russell.

🏆🏆'55-'56 NCAA champ
🥇'56 Olympic gold
#2 overall pick, 1956
🏆'57 NBA CHAMP
❌'58 NBA Finals runner-up
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 '59-'66 NBA CHAMP
Replaces Red Auerbach as head coach while still playing
❌'67 East finals
🏆🏆 '68-'69 CHAMP

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To win the way Bill Russell won, you have to LOVE winning and hate losing. The pursuit of victory must never dim. The joy of victory must never fade. Look at these three celebrating their 7th title together. They look like they've only won their first.

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