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Fabulous Foursome (other)
Two National Football League offensive backfields were at one point known as the Million Dollar Backfield: * Million Dollar Backfield (Chicago Cardinals), backfield of the Chicago Cardinals 1947 * Million Dollar Backfield (San Francisco 49ers), backfield of the San Francisco 49ers 1954 {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Million Dollar Backfield (Chicago Cardinals)
The Million Dollar Backfield was a National Football League (NFL) offensive backfield of the Chicago Cardinals in 1947 after an unprecedented amount of money by Cardinals owner Charles Bidwill lured several of the day's top players to the team. The Million Dollar backfield was also referred to separately as the Dream Backfield by Bidwill. Line-up * Elmer Angsman, HB * Paul Christman, QB * Marshall Goldberg, HB * Pat Harder, FB * Charley Trippi, HB History After World War II, professional football experienced an increase in popularity. The Cardinals hired Jimmy Conzelman as their new head coach. Soon afterwards Conzelman implemented the âTâ formation. He then drafted quarterback Paul Christman in 1945 to run the offense. A year later, fullback Pat Harder and halfback Elmer Angsman were added to the line-up. It was around this time that the upstart All-America Football Conference (AAFC) placed a team in Chicago, the Rockets. The new AAFC franchise publicly pushe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |