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The game was the idea of Arch Ward, the sports editor of the Chicago Tribune and the driving force behind Major League Baseball's All-Star Game. [1] The game originally was a benefit for Chicago-area charities and was played at Soldier Field except for two years during World War II, in 1943 and 1944, when it was held at Northwestern University's Dyche Stadium in Evanston.
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August 31: a crowd of 79,432 saw the College All-Stars play the Chicago Bears to a scoreless tie in the inaugural Chicago College All-Star Game, which was the brainchild of Arch Ward (who was also the man behind the MLB All-Star Game). Like many events that were staged at Soldier Field, the College All-Star Games were sponsored by the Chicago ...
The 1943 NFL season marked the 24th year of the National Football League. The league contracted to just eight teams, owing to wartime pressures for manpower, with each team playing a regular season schedule of 10 games — 40 contests in all. The season began Sunday, September 19 and culminated on Sunday, December 12, 1943.
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Over $340,000 in donations was collected for Children's Wisconsin at this year's WFCA All-Star Charity Football Games, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh at Titan Stadium.
Pages in category "College football all-star games" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. ... Chicago Charities College All-Star Game;