George Halas Hall of Fame career began in Decatur
The 1920 Decatur Staleys with legendary player/coach George Halas, front row, center. The team would move to Chicago the next year and become the Bears in 1922.
George Halas is forever Papa Bear, the man who founded the Chicago Bears as the Decatur Staleys in 1920.
Company teams, particularly baseball, were common in the early 20th century, as wealthy owners sought a certain prestige for their firms. A.E. Staley Sr. was no exception, but he also had his eye on a new sport â football. Halas moved to Decatur and lived at 280 W. William St., according to the city s street directory.
George Halas Hall of Fame career began in Decatur
The 1920 Decatur Staleys with legendary player/coach George Halas, front row, center. The team would move to Chicago the next year and become the Bears in 1922.
George Halas is forever Papa Bear, the man who founded the Chicago Bears as the Decatur Staleys in 1920.
Company teams, particularly baseball, were common in the early 20th century, as wealthy owners sought a certain prestige for their firms. A.E. Staley Sr. was no exception, but he also had his eye on a new sport â football. Halas moved to Decatur and lived at 280 W. William St., according to the city s street directory.
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Fans of Ross Petty’s annual holiday pantomime – and fans of Stratford Festival star Dan Chameroy – will have an opportunity this weekend to watch the acclaimed actor’s return to the holiday musical as the beloved character Plumbum from the safety and comfort of their own living rooms.
Filmed ahead of time, There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays will be available to ticket-holders online this weekend as the first virtual holiday show Petty has produced since he started the Christmas-time tradition 25 years ago.
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Live holiday concerts and awkward office parties are out this year but that doesn’t mean the season has to be joyless. Some of the city’s holiday favourites and a few newer events have gone virtual this year for cozy at-home streaming. Here’s how to indulge in the festivities this season while you’re stuck at home.
A sing-along classic
1For more than three decades, Tafelmusik has performed Handel’s famous
Messiah in an interactive sing-along rendition led by founding director Ivars Taurins. This year, it’s streaming a performance of Sing-Along
Messiah, recorded in 2010 at Koerner Hall, for free. To December 26, YouTube.
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Fans of Ross Petty’s annual holiday pantomime – and fans of Stratford Festival star Dan Chameroy – will have an opportunity this weekend to watch the acclaimed actor’s return to the holiday musical as the beloved character Plumbum from the safety and comfort of their own living rooms.
Filmed ahead of time, There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays will be available to ticket-holders online this weekend as the first virtual holiday show Petty has produced since he started the Christmas-time tradition 25 years ago.
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