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Tuesday December 11, 1951 “Four Chargers gain All-Pro Status” – John Herbert San Diego Union Buddy Young, Dan Garza, George Taliaferro, and Tom Williams will represent the National Conference on January 12, 1952 at the 2nd NFL Pro Bowl. The game will be played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Buddy Young, who has put up 1,362 total yards and carried the ball 199 times to date, is the work horse of the San Diego offense. The 5’4” speedster “The Bronze Bullet” is a fan favorite in...

League round up – Monday December 10, 1951 “Browns lock up American Conference title” – The Cleveland Plain Dealer The Cleveland Browns punched their ticket to the NFL title game on December 23 with a tough 14-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Browns, 10-1 on the season, have locked up the American Conference title with one week left in the regular season. All Pro offensive end Mac Speedie had 4 receptions for 114 yards and 2 touchdowns in the victory “Giants gridders...

Sunday December 9, 1951 Chicago Bears @ San Diego Chargers Location: Balboa Park Stadium, San Diego, California Attendance: 20,806 Weather: Sunny and 69 degrees, Wind: 9 mph from the NW Game MVP: Billy stone “Bears dominate in lopsided victory” – John Herbert, San Diego Union George Halas and his Chicago Bears arrived in Southern California with a purpose Sunday afternoon and handed the hometown team their worst defeat of the season. The Bears overwhelmed the Chargers 27-7. Coach...

Friday December 7, 1951 “San Diego welcomes the Bears to Southern Cal this weekend” – John Herbert, San Diego Union (6-3-1) Chicago Bears @ (1-7-2) San Diego Chargers Location/time: Balboa Park, San Diego, California, 1:15 pm PST Last meeting: October 14, 1951; San Diego 14 @ Chicago 17 All time record: 0-1 Point spread: -7 (CHI) Over/Under 43.5

Thursday December 6, 1951 “Young inks extension” – John Herbert, San Diego Union It was reported early Thursday morning that the San Diego front office and Claude Henry “Buddy” Young had worked out a deal keeping him in a Bolts uniform through the 1955 season. The deal is, reportedly, worth $140,000 a year over the course of next four seasons and includes an $18,000 signing bonus. “That was good news to hear today,” Mentioned Offensive Coordinator Jim Benton when the press cornered him...