
Monsters
The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football
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Narrated by:
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Tom Taylorson
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By:
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Rich Cohen
The gripping account of a once-in-a-lifetime football team and their lone championship season.
For Rich Cohen and millions of other fans, the 1985 Chicago Bears were more than a football team: they were the greatest football team ever - a gang of colorful nuts, dancing and pounding their way to victory. They won a Super Bowl and saved a city.
It was not just that the Monsters of the Midway won but how they did it. On offense, there was high-stepping running back Walter Payton and Punky QB Jim McMahon, who had a knack for pissing off Coach Mike Ditka as he made his way to the end zone. On defense, there was the 46: a revolutionary,quarterback-concussing scheme cooked up by Buddy Ryan and ruthlessly implemented by Hall of Famers such as Dan "Danimal" Hampton and "Samurai" Mike Singletary. On the sidelines, in the locker rooms, and in bars, there was the never-ending soap opera: the coach and the quarterback bickering on television, Ditka and Ryan nearly coming to blows in the Orange Bowl, the players recording the "Super Bowl Shuffle" video the morning after the season's only loss.
Cohen tracked down the coaches and players from this iconic team and asked them everything he has always wanted to know: What's it like to win? What's it like to lose? Do you really hate the guys on the other side? Were you ever scared? What do you think as you lie broken on the field? How do you go on after you have lived your dream but life has not ended?
The result is Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football, a portrait not merely of a team but of a city and a game: its history, its future, its fallen men, its immortal heroes. But mostly it's about being a fan - about loving too much. This is a book about America at its most nonsensical, delirious, and joyful.
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Solid.
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Excellent sports story
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Occasional reminders of how different the game was then compared to now. Hard hits used to create “oohs and ahs” and now they make us say “oh no!”
46 defense was created for #46 who was a safety. If you love the Bears or loved that team, this should be a fun listen for you.
Cool Bears History
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Well told, passionate, detailed, and emotional!
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Great storytelling for any football/history fan
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Well Worth the Listen
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The story of legends
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just incredible
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As always, Tom Taylorson delivers with outstanding marks. As a narrator, he’s easily within my Top 3.
I picked up Monster to better understand a couple of my friends. One is a football fan, the other deeply tied to her Chicago roots. I’ve recommended this book to both of them so we’ll see what they say, but I’m very glad I did.
Monster made me appreciate football
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A love letter to the Bears
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