Sports
Bronko Nagurski, who played with a mean streak and a mission and became one of football’s first stars, died of natural causes after a short illness.
Jan. 9, 1990
Allan Malamud’s column of Jan. 10 includes comments to the effect that the legendary Bronko Nagurski could not play defensive tackle today.
Jan. 13, 1990
Anyone lucky enough to watch Bronko Nagurski play football got their money’s worth.
Bronko Nagurski, a bruising running back who was a charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and an All-American on offense and defense at the University of Minnesota, has died at age 81.
Jan. 8, 1990
There is a memory, undimmed by the passage of 52 years, of the worst mismatch these eyes ever beheld.
Jan. 11, 1990
Bronko Nagurski, who died Sunday at 81, was a terror on the field when he played for the University of Minnesota and the Chicago Bears.
How strong was Bronko Nagurski? Richard P.
Nov. 27, 1986
Rick Mirer, the new Chicago Bear quarterback, discovered Wednesday that jersey No. 3, the number he had worn at Notre Dame and with the Seattle Seahawks, had been retired in Chicago in honor of a Hall of Fame fullback.
Feb. 23, 1997
USC Sports
USC linebacker Su’a Cravens and cornerback Adoree’ Jackson were named to the watchlist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, presented annually by the Football Writers Assn. of America to college football’s defensive player of the year.
July 11, 2015
Sports Now
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Nov. 3, 2011