Guy Chamberlin won his NFL
championships in the 1920s and he also was a player-coach for
championship teams that no longer exist: The Canton Bulldogs, the
Cleveland Bulldogs, and the Frankford Yellow Jackets. He has a fan base
in Nebraska where the University of Nebraska Chamberlin Award has been
given out each year since his death, but his NFL reputation has grown
somewhat dim over the years because he had no NFL base like coaches
whose teams have carried on to this day. He is one of the ten coaches
whose football lives we examine in our new book, Pillars of the NFL: Coaches Who Have Won Three or More Championships.
Recent
efforts to recognize or at least renew his recognition as one of the
NFL's greatest coaches have been building. The University of Nebraska
has been recognizing great players with the annual Chamberlin Award
since the great man's death. The award is presented to the senior
player who has shown by the play and contributions to the team that he
has the qualities and dedication of Guy Chamberlin to the Cornhusker
tradition. Folks back home at the Gage County Historical Society, the Wymore Library, and now his home town, Blue Springs have worked to see Chamberlin recognized and remembered. A monument in Chamberlin's honor was recently constructed and placed on ground near where the High School that Chamberlin attended once existed.
On August 8, 2014, at Aunt Mary’s Center at 111 South 8th, Beatrice, Nebraska, a special evening included a book signing and Sunday meal with Patrick McCaskey, 40-year veteran and senior Director of the Chicago Bears. McCaskey is the Chairman of Sports International, an initiative that recognizes people who are successful in sports while leading exemplary lives. He is a speaker known for his moving and humorous presentations on sports, community and faith. This fundraiser is for the Nebraska Baseball Hall of Fame and the Gage County Historical Society.
In his new book, Pillars of the NFL, McCaskey takes a look at interesting important coaches who have won three or more championships in their career including Blue Springs, Nebraska, native and Nebraska Cornhusker All-American, Guy Chamberlin. Patrick McCaskey’s grandfather, George Halas and Guy Chamberlin were starting ends for the Staleys in 1920 and 1921 and early organizers of the National Football League.
On August 8, 2014, at Aunt Mary’s Center at 111 South 8th, Beatrice, Nebraska, a special evening included a book signing and Sunday meal with Patrick McCaskey, 40-year veteran and senior Director of the Chicago Bears. McCaskey is the Chairman of Sports International, an initiative that recognizes people who are successful in sports while leading exemplary lives. He is a speaker known for his moving and humorous presentations on sports, community and faith. This fundraiser is for the Nebraska Baseball Hall of Fame and the Gage County Historical Society.
In his new book, Pillars of the NFL, McCaskey takes a look at interesting important coaches who have won three or more championships in their career including Blue Springs, Nebraska, native and Nebraska Cornhusker All-American, Guy Chamberlin. Patrick McCaskey’s grandfather, George Halas and Guy Chamberlin were starting ends for the Staleys in 1920 and 1921 and early organizers of the National Football League.
