THE ARMCHAIR COMPANION TO CHICAGO SPORTS brings together for the first time the significant events in Chicago sports history. Filled with fascinating facts, trivia, data, and nostalgia, it covers the major sports of football, baseball, basketball, and hockey, as well as such 'minor' pastimes as bowling, horseracing, tennis, sailing, and golf. Here is a fascinating look at the athletes, the games they play, and the love affair that has existed between a vibrant city and the men and women whose athletic excellence is unsurpassed anywhere.