The White Sox Logo And How The Chicago Bears Got Their Nickname

Curious City

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🗓️ 9 September 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

When a 22-year-old executive came up with the iconic White Sox logo, he probably never imagined it becoming a hip-hop fashion sensation. Nearly 27 years ago the White Sox debuted a look that would become iconic in pop culture. Producer Jesse Dukes traces its origins all the way back to 1948. And, ever wonder how the Chicago Bears, who don’t play near Midway Airport, ever got their nickname? Bears fan and reporter Araceli Gómez-Aldana tracks down the answer.

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0:00.0	You can almost feel it.
0:02.0	The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting cooler.
0:06.1	Fall is just about here.
0:08.3	And this could be one of those rare octobers where the socks and the Bears are playing at the same time.
0:15.2	See, the NFL season is starting, and Bears fans are excited to see Justin Fields, the team's new rookie quarterback.
0:22.7	Throwback. Fields has Jesse James. Back pedals in. Fields with a touchdown, and the Bears take the lead.
0:29.5	And the socks, barring some kind of historic implosion, they'll be in the playoffs for the first
0:34.9	time in 13 years. Two and one, two Mercedes.
0:39.7	And your meat tattoos this ball.
0:42.8	Oh, where is it going to land?
0:45.2	Bring him home.
0:47.9	I'm Eraseli Gomez, Sandena.
0:49.6	You might have heard me on WBEZ reporting and hosting.
0:53.3	But when the Curious City team said,
0:55.0	hey, how'd you like to work on a few stories with us?
0:57.9	Well, I jumped at the chance.
0:59.8	Number one, because I love answering questions from listeners like you.
1:03.7	And number two, they told me I could talk about sports and do a story on the Bears.
1:08.3	And let's just say, I'm a huge fan.
1:12.6	And look, even if you're not a sports fan,
1:15.0	you're gonna learn some interesting things
1:17.1	about the city's history on this week's episode.
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