You think Commanders-Cowboys animosity runs deep? How about rival owners -- George Preston Marshall and George Halas -- fighting during a championship game? And they had once been close friends.
FILE - In this undated file photo, Chicago Bears founder George Halas points to a picture of the 1920 Decatur Staleys football club, which later became the Bears. The first season, 1920, the American Professional Football Association had 14 teams …at FedEx Field doesn’t have much juice to it. The Commanders, with a 2-2 record, are a 6½ point favorite over the 0-4title on a frigid December day that saw Washington would come out on top 28-21.
After the game, Marshall’s own players were angry with him.told me in an interview many years later. “I think any team would have beaten us that day. The team was mad at Mr.Washington would get a measure of revenge two years later, when the two teams faced each other yet again in the league championship contest. Thewere the defending champions and came into the game 11-0 and led by Hall of Fame quarterback Sid Luckman.
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