American Decades
Nagurski, Bronko 1908-
FOOTBALL PLAYER
Man and Myth.
Few athletes in the 1930s possessed as many golden age qualities as Chicago Bears running back Bronk o Nagurski. Son of Ukrainian immigrants, Nagurski moved to northern Minnesota as a young boy and played on a winless high-school team that often had to travel one hundred miles away to play a game. He was unheralded when he entered the University of Minnesota in 1926, but by the end of his college career he was on most all-American teams as either a fullback or a tackle, or both. He was possessed of extraordinary strength. He blocked punts, led interference, and ran over defensive backs, dragging players with him into the end zone. In a game against a superior Wisconsin team, he forced a fumble and then scored the game's only touchdown. He became a folk hero, and tales soon arose about his knocking down walls, pulling fenders off cars, or pointing with a plow to give directions.
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1930's Sports
