I took the above photograph of my Uncle Bill (on the left), father Nelson (in the center), and brother-in-law George (seen on the right and more recently in last Sunday's post) around 1970 in the living room of Susan and George's 24th floor apartment at 1130 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago. My father is seen perusing George's new book on the history of the National Football League, a birthday gift to him from my sister. And my father, by the way, was 61 years young when this photo was taken, the same age as I am today. Talk about scary. In any case, the following year George, my father, and I went to Soldier's Field, located just across the street from that apartment, to see the Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Colts play the College All-Stars. It was an annual charity event sponsored by the Chicago Tribune, and the game we attended was the first held at the newly remodeled Soldier's Field. I remember George being very impressed with the place, and my father not so much. In any case, not too many years later that annual game was permanently canceled, probably because the NFL decided they were more interested in thuggery and money than charity. As the old saying goes, the more things change...
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