Long before Walter Peyton and William "the Refrigerator" Perry came onto the field, Soldier Field held a plethora of activities such as high school games, NASCAR races, ethnic festivals, and even rodeos. The stadium hosted such celebrities as Judy Garland, Johnny Cash, and the Grateful Dead's final show. And in the 1970s, when the Bears called Soldier Field home for the first time, the stadium was resurrected from its failing, decrepit state to the pride and glory of Chicagoans.
Tribune staff writer Ford has taken the dramatic history of Chicago's beloved Soldier Field and turned it into a tell-all tale of political intrigue and civic pride.
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