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Originally Posted by alanm
Didn't the Bears have him and Butkis squirreled away in a hotel somewhere?
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I don't recall. I do remember one time reading that he seriously considered KC, but decided that Chicago was a better place for an African American fellow to live. I don't know George Halas' race policies, but we know that Lamar was very progressive in signing African Americans, so it wouldn't have been a team management issue. Maybe Gale liked deep dish more than barbecue.