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*91,328 people saw [[Fenwick High School (Oak Park, Illinois)|Fenwick]] defeat [[Carl Schurz High School|Schurz]] 40–0 in the 1962 [[Chicago Catholic League#Prep Bowl|Prep Bowl]].<ref name=prep/><ref name=I-records/>
*91,328 people saw [[Fenwick High School (Oak Park, Illinois)|Fenwick]] defeat [[Carl Schurz High School|Schurz]] 40–0 in the 1962 [[Chicago Catholic League#Prep Bowl|Prep Bowl]].<ref name=prep/><ref name=I-records/>
*August 2, 1963 65,000 saw the College All-Stars defeat the [[Green Bay Packers]] 20–17 in the [[Chicago College All-Star Game]]. The MVP was [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]] [[quarterback]] [[Ron VanderKelen]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R80wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1xAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7296%2C487890|newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel|last=Lea|first=Bud|title=All-Stars upset Packers|date=August 3, 1963|page=2-part 2 }}</ref>
*August 2, 1963 65,000 saw the College All-Stars defeat the [[Green Bay Packers]] 20–17 in the [[Chicago College All-Star Game]]. The MVP was [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]] [[quarterback]] [[Ron VanderKelen]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R80wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1xAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7296%2C487890|newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel|last=Lea|first=Bud|title=All-Stars upset Packers|date=August 3, 1963|page=2-part 2 }}</ref>
*November 2, 1963 Soldier Field hosted the [[Army Black Knights football|Army]]-[[Air Force Falcons football|Air Force]] game. It was the first game between two military colleges at Soldier Field since the 1927 [[Army-Navy Game]].<ref name=stadiumanditscity/><ref>{{cite news|last =Wiedrich|first =Robert|title =City to Welcome 5,000 Cadets|newspaper =Chicago Daily Tribune|location =Chicago|publisher =Chicago Tribune|date =November 1, 1963}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last =Bartlett|first =Charles|title =72,000 to See Air Force and Army Clash|newspaper =Chicago Daily Tribune|location =Chicago|publisher =Chicago Tribune|date =November 2, 1963}}</ref> President of the United States [[John F. Kennedy]] was scheduled to make an appearance at halftime as part of his reelection campaign. Kennedy had worked with [[Mayor of Chicago|Chicago Mayor]] [[Richard J. Daley]] in attracting the game to Chicago.{{citation needed}}
*November 2, 1963 Soldier Field hosted the [[Army Black Knights football|Army]]-[[Air Force Falcons football|Air Force]] game. It was the first game between two military colleges at Soldier Field since the 1927 [[Army-Navy Game]].<ref name=stadiumanditscity/><ref>{{cite news|last =Wiedrich|first =Robert|title =City to Welcome 5,000 Cadets|newspaper =Chicago Daily Tribune|location =Chicago|publisher =Chicago Tribune|date =November 1, 1963}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last =Bartlett|first =Charles|title =72,000 to See Air Force and Army Clash|newspaper =Chicago Daily Tribune|location =Chicago|publisher =Chicago Tribune|date =November 2, 1963}}</ref> President of the United States [[John F. Kennedy]] was scheduled to make an appearance at halftime as part of his reelection campaign. Kennedy had worked with [[Mayor of Chicago|Chicago Mayor]] [[Richard J. Daley]] in attracting the game to Chicago. Kennedy's appearance was cancelled with less than an hour notice due to a [[Chicago plot to assassinate President John F. Kennedy]] along his [[motorcade]] route from [[O'Hare International Airport|O'Hare Airport]] to Soldier Field. The official reason given for his cancellation was a newly developed diplomatic crisis in the [[Vietnam War]]. Just twenty days after this failed assassination plot, Kennedy [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|was successfully assassinated]] at [[Dealy Plaza|a point along his motorcade route]] from [[Dallas Love Field|the airport]] to [[Dallas Trade Mart|the Trade Mart]] in [[Dallas]].<ref name=stadiumanditscity/><ref>[[Edwin Black]], [http://www.scribd.com/doc/49710299/The-Chicago-Plot-to-Kill-JFK The plot to kill JFK In Chicago Nov. 2, 1963], ''Chicago Independent'', November 1975. ([https://archive.org/details/TheChicagoPlotToKillJfk archive.org versions])</ref><ref>''[Chicago Independent'', November 1975, [http://www.thechicagoplot.com/The%20Chicago%20Plot.pdf]</ref><ref>"A copy of the teletype was recently acquired by CBS news and televised along with an interview of the man on duty when it came across." – Black (1975:10)</ref><ref>[[James W. Douglass]] (2008), ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=NfvkfM8IbBsC&pg=PA206 JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and why it Matters, Volume 2]'', Orbis Books, p206-7</ref><ref>Robert Davis, ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', February 12, 1992, [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-02-12/news/9201130823_1_files-jack-ruby-chicago-police-department Police Files Offer Little About Jfk]</ref><ref>Chuck Goudie, ''[[ABC News]]'', November 22, 2007, [http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3902495&page=1 44 Years After JFK's Death, New Assassination Plot Revealed]; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-Uh4bw6wB8 Goudie's ABC news report]</ref><ref>[[salon.com]], February 17, 2011, [http://open.salon.com/blog/old_new_lefty/2011/02/17/a_very_disturbing_book A Very Disturbing Book], review of [[James W. Douglass]]' book ''JFK and the Unspeakable: Why he died and why it matters''</ref><ref>[[HSCA]], [http://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/select-committee-report/part-1d.html Report of the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives], p231-2</ref><ref>[[James W. Douglass]] (2008), ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=NfvkfM8IbBsC&pg=PA206 JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and why it Matters, Volume 2]'', Orbis Books, p202-7</ref><ref>''[[Los Angeles Free Press]]'', April 11, 1970, [http://jfk.hood.edu/Collection/White%20Materials/White%20Assassination%20Clippings%20Folders/Miscellaneous%20Folders/Miscellaneous%20Study%20Groups/Misc-SG-027.pdf JFK & Hampton murders linked]</ref><ref>''TIME'', April 20, 1970, [http://content.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,944016,00.html Nation: Another Death Plot?]</ref><ref>Jennifer Liberto, ''[[Tampa Bay Times]]'', November 23, 2005, [http://www.sptimes.com/2005/11/23/Tampabay/New_book_tells_of_JFK.shtml New book tells of JFK plot in Tampa]</ref><ref>[[Assassination Records Review Board]], 1998, [https://www.fas.org/sgp/advisory/arrb98/part11.htm Chapter 8: Compliance with the JFK Act by Government Offices]</ref><ref>{{cite news | title =Pageantry on a Grand Day for Football | newspaper =Chicago Daily Tribune | location =Chicago | publisher =Chicago Tribune | date =November 3, 1963}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title =Hoellen Sees Democratic 'Politics' in Service Game | newspaper =Chicago Daily Tribune | location =Chicago | publisher =Chicago Tribune | date =October 10, 1963}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://22november1963.org.uk/jfk-assassination-plot-chicago |title=Was There a Plot to Kill JFK in Chicago?|accessdate=July 17, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://abc7chicago.com/archive/9315215/ |title=JFK MURDER PLOTS PLANNED IN CHICAGO BEFORE DALLAS ASSASSINATION |last=Goudie |first=Chuck |date=November 5, 2013 |website={{url|abc7chicago.com/archive/9315215/}} |publisher=ABC 7 Chicago |accessdate=July 17, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wnd.com/2007/11/44697/ |title=JFK ASSASSINATION PLOT UNCOVERED IN CHICAGO?
|date=November 22, 2007 |website=wnd.com |publisher=WND |accessdate=July 17, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3902495 |title=44 Years After JFK's Death, New Assassination Plot Revealed |last=Goudie |first1=Chuck |date=November 22, 2007 |website=abcnews.go.com |publisher=ABC News |accessdate=July 17, 2014}}</ref>
*81,270 saw [[St. Rita of Cascia High School|St. Rita]] defeat [[Chicago Vocational Career Academy|Chicago Vocational]] 42–7 in the 1963 [[Chicago Catholic League#Prep Bowl|Prep Bowl]].<ref name=prep/><ref name=I-records/>
*81,270 saw [[St. Rita of Cascia High School|St. Rita]] defeat [[Chicago Vocational Career Academy|Chicago Vocational]] 42–7 in the 1963 [[Chicago Catholic League#Prep Bowl|Prep Bowl]].<ref name=prep/><ref name=I-records/>
*August 7, 1964 65,000 saw the [[Chicago Bears]] defeat the College All-Stars 28–17 in the [[Chicago College All-Star Game]]. The MVP was [[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Arizona State]] guard Chuck Taylor.
*August 7, 1964 65,000 saw the [[Chicago Bears]] defeat the College All-Stars 28–17 in the [[Chicago College All-Star Game]]. The MVP was [[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Arizona State]] guard Chuck Taylor.

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Soldier Field in 2006
The Chicago Bears have played at Soldier Field for over 40 years. Here they are playing the Philadelphia Eagles at Soldier Field September 28, 2008.

Soldier Field is a stadium that opened in 1924. It has primarily served as the home field of the Chicago Bears professional football club for over four decades, but it also hosted numerous other events in its 90 years of existence (and was not made the home to the Chicago Bears until 1971, as prior to that season the Bears played at Wrigley Field). The Bears intent was originally to move from Wrigley Field to Northwestern's Dyche Stadium, but that move was blocked by Evanston, so they later took the City of Chicago up on their offer to move into Soldier Field where they have since played.[1] Soldier Field has hosted many events since it opened. Events have been held at Soldier Field for such sports as archery, athletics, American football, association football, tennis, cheerleading, softball, ice hockey, polo, skateboarding , skiing, boxing, street hockey, gymnastics, auto racing, motorcycle racing, swimming, marbles, horseshoes and rugby.[citation needed] Soldier Field has also hosted numerous non-sporting events ranging from memorial services and holiday celebrations, major political and religious gatherings (including an Eucharistic Congress), to music festivals and notable concerts.

1920s

  • Friday September 5, 1924 was the first day of the first dedicatory event at Soldier Field. It was an athletic meet with policemen as participants, and was a fundraiser for the Chicago Police Benevolent Association, which provided support for police widows and officers disabled in the line of action. The meet's official opening ceremony was on the second day and featured 1,200 police officers parading through the stadium, fireworks, music by two police bands amongst other entertainment. The contests in the event included a chariot race and a game of motorcycle polo. The opening ceremony was attended by 45,000 spectators.[1][2][3][4][5]
  • September 10, 1924 there was yet another dedicatory event at Soldier Field. This one was the 'Pageant of Music and Light', this was followed less than two weeks later by another ceremony.[1][6][7][8][9][10][11]
  • September 27, 1924 Soldier Field hosted a Chicago Daily News-sponsored women's track meet featuring more the 500 Chicago-area participants. In addition to traditional track-and-field events, the competitions also included such events as a basketball distance throw.[1]
  • October 4, 1924 the stadium hosted its first football game, a high-school matchup between Louisville Male High School and Chicago Austin Community Academy High School. Louisville's team won 26–0.[1][12][13][14][15]
  • October 9, 1924 a Chicago Day event held at stadium was attended by a crowd of 60,000. The event contained the formal dedication of the stadium, and its official opening. The event included military troops partaking in a mock-battle, equine performances by riders from the 14th Cavalry's Troop A, a semi re-enactment of the Great Chicago Fire with firemen (including ten who actually had fought the Great Fire) fighting the fire using Fire King No. 1 (Chicago's first pump engine). The re-enactment had a cow knock over a lantern (according to lore), had a mock-up of the O'Leary barn burn-down, and also had firemen use modern equipment to fight a fire in a mock-up of a three-story building. Following the fire spectacle there were police drills, followed with performances by two police quartets, and then a polo match. The teams in the polo match were led by Chicago Tribune-owner Robert R. McCormick and the Hotel Sherman-manager Frank Bering. McCormick's team won 5–4.[1][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
  • November 11, 1924 Viator College of Bourbonnais, Illinois and Columbia College of Dubuque, Iowa played in the 1924 Midwest Catholic League championship. The game benefited an American Legion fund for disabled veterans. The game ended 0–0. Due to poor weather conditions the attendance was only 2,000. This was the first college football game held at Soldier Field.[1]
  • November 22, 1924 45,000 spectators saw Notre Dame played Northwestern. Notre dame won 13 to 6. This was the first football game between two major colleges to be held at Soldier Field.[1][23][24]
  • In December 1924 Soldier Field hosted a state amateur horseshoe pitching tournament sponsored by the Ogden Park Horseshoe Pitching Club and Chicago Playground Council.[1][25][26]
  • October 10, 1924 (the 53rd anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire another dedication of the stadium was held.[1]
  • In late 1924 the South Park commissioners erected an ice rink in Soldier Field.[1]
  • May 9, 1925 Soldier Field hosted the South Parks Marble Championship. The tournament included both adult and juvenile competitions.[1]
  • May 22–25, 1925 the 65th Reserves and its superior outfit, the Army's Sixth Corps, sponsored the first of numerous military pageants held at Soldier Field. There were two shows a day, airplane fights in the afternoon, searchlights and antiaircraft-mimicking fireworks in the evening. The highlight of the day shows was a radio-dispatched arrangement of warplanes flying over the stadium. Audience members could hear the air-to-ground radio communication via the stadium's state-of-the-art loudspeaker system, and watch the planes respond to the ground command and perform stunts. 25,000 attended the first afternoon show, among them Vice President Charles G. Dawes. The temperature was 92 degrees. The show reenacted the Battle of the Argonne utilizing, amongst other things, a smoke screen and four tanks. In the first night show's reenactment an infantryman was injured when he was trampled by horses, and prior to that show a policeman partaking in a roman-style horse race was thrown from his horse and also injured. For the final day wind kept the planes grounded, and the crowd was small due to chilly temperature that peaked near 40 degrees. Nonetheless, entire event was deemed a success.[1][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]
  • April 19, 1925 Loyola University held an intercollegiate track meet at Soldier Field. Amongst the participants in the competition was nine-time Olympic gold medalist (and three-time silver medalist) Paavo Nurmi of Finland who was in the last several weeks of a five-month US tour (during which he participated in 55 competitions). Nurmi had won five gold medals at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Also competing was fellow Finnish Olympian Ville Ritola, who was also a United Sates resident and had traveled with Nurmi during his tour. Nurmi defeated Ritola in the meet.[1][35][36][37][38]
  • May 1925 Soldier Field held and event dubbed the "first annual Chicago Olympics", an athletics event sponsored by the Finnish-American Athletic Association. Notable male competitors include Finnish five-time Olympic gold medalist (and three-time silver medalist) Ville Ritola, Finnish two-time Olympic gold medalist Jonni Myyrä, American two-time Olympic gold medalist Harold Osborne. Notable female competitors included US Women's Athletics legend Helen Filkey, Norma Zilk, and Nellie Todd (who, along with Zilk, was a protégé of University of Chicago track coach Tom Eck). Norma Filkey set a record in hurdles at the event, Jonni Myyrä set a javelin record at the event, Harold Osborne won as the best overall athlete of the competition, and Ville Ritola won the 2-mile race. Due largely to 90-degree heat only 2,500 spectators attended this event.[1][37][38][39][40][41][42][43]
  • November 7, 1925 Northwestern played Michigan at Soldier Field. 70,000 tickets had been sold, but just over 40,000 spectators attended due to severely inclement weather. Northwestern won 3–2.[24]
  • November 11, 1925 the American Legion and South Park commissioners organized a commemoration of Armistice Day marking the stadium's name change from Grant Park Municipal Stadium to Soldier Field. The day began the firing of guns at sunrise. At eleven in the morning, a 21-gun salute was fired in Chicago's Grant Park and people in the 'Chicago Loop' paused, men removing their hats, and held moment of silent prayer and reflection. In the afternoon, former governor Frank Lowden and naval officer John A. Rodgers were the guests of honor in the ceremonies held at Soldier Field. At the time Rodgers was a national hero, following his attempted nonstop flight two months earlier, and was all-over the newsprint.[44][45][46][47][48][49] The event at Soldier Field began with decorated war veterans escorting Gold Star Mothers to their seats, and a salute fired by field artillery. The Flag of the United States was then raised, followed with a large banner baring the words 'Soldier Field' that had been carried into the stadium by the Gold Star Mothers. This was followed with a parade led by an Army general. The parade featured sailors from the Chicagoland-area Great Lakes Naval Station, Reserve Officers' Training Corps units, and various veterans groups (including the Grand Army of the Republic). Following the procession of the parade, Rodgers spoke about his attempted non-stop flight. Other speakers included South Park Board-member, and future-mayor, Edward J. Kelley. The ceremony was attended by over 20,000.[1][22][50][51][52][53][54]
  • June 21–23, 1926 the 28th International Eucharistic Congress held three days of outdoor day and evening events.[1]
  • July 27, 1926 50,000 people attended a program held by the Lutherans from the Missourri Synod to commemorate the USA's sesquicentennial (150th anniversary).[1]
  • November 26, 1926 stadium is 'officially' renamed Soldier Field at a free public event held at the stadium. Amongst those partaking in the ceremony was US Vice President Charles G. Dawes.[1]
  • November 27, 1926 over 110,000 spectators attended the 1926 Army-Navy Game. It would decide the national championship, as Navy entered undefeated and Army had lost only to Notre Dame. The game lived up to its hype, and even though it ended in a 21–21 tie, Navy was awarded the national championship. Amongst the 110,000 in attendance (which at the time was the largest crowd for a football game) were the Vice President of the United States Charles G. Dawes as well as the United States Secretary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur. Also in attendance was legendary Notre Dame Fighting Irish football coach Knute Rockne, who considered the game at Soldier Field important enough to warrant his missing his own team's game against Carnegie Tech that day (a game which Rockne's undefeated Fighting Irish lost in an upset that was ranked the fourth-greatest upset in college football history by ESPN[55][56]) The game was also broadcast nationally on radio, a notable early use of the rising broadcast medium. More than a decade later the readers of Esquire voted this the best football game of all-time. Even today many revere this as the greatest Army-Navy Game ever.[1][22][57][58][59]
  • 1926 marked the first year that a football game benefiting causes related to the Chicago Sisters of Mercy (amongst them the order's Catholic high schools and Mercy Hospital). These games were held annually until the 1951. Most often it featured a matchup of two Catholic League schools (commonly Saint Rita and Leo). Some years the game included professional or college teams. The game usually attracted between 20,000 and 30,000 spectators. It was started by Sister Mary Ricardo, who decided a football game would be a good annual fundraiser after a meeting with Chris O'Brien. O'Brien suggested that a game against the Kansas City Cowboys could be moved from Comiskey Park to Soldier Field.[1][60][61][62]
  • 1927 Chicago Sparta played an exhibition match against the Uruguay National Football Team, winners of gold at the 1924 Olympic Games.[1]
  • September 22, 1927 The Long Count Fight, the second heavyweight championship bout between Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney, was held at Soldier Field.
  • November 26, 1927 the all-time collegiate attendance record of 123,000 plus was established as Notre Dame beat USC 7–6.[1][22][63] Amongst those in attendance was Los Angeles mayor George E. Cryer. In preparation for this game a thousand seats were added by the South Park Board to the venue, and a proclamation was issued by Chicago mayor Big Bill Thomson encouraging residents to decorate their houses with the Flag of the United States and the colors of the two opposing teams.[1]
  • December 3, 1927 the first official Prep Bowl was held. 50,000 spectators attended the game, which saw Mount Carmel defeat Schurz 6–0.[1][64][65][66][67]
  • The 1928 Peel Cup finals were played at Soldier Field.[1]
  • October 13, 1928 Notre Dame defeated Navy in a 7–0 game.[23] Amongst those in attendance were New York Mayor James L. Walker (who was in Chicago for a Democratic rally) and Democratic candidate for governor (and former state Supreme Court justice) Floyd E. Thompson. This game was attended by 120,000 spectators. This game is argued to possibly hold the all-time collegiate attendance record, as some sources (such as the Chicago Tribune) reported the November 25, 1927 match at Soldier Field to have had a then all-time high attendance of 117,000, while the NCAA recorded the 1927 match attendance as 120,000 and deems it the 'largest pre-1948 regular season college football attendance'. The figure of 123,000 for the 1927 match comes from the official Park District attendance count.[1]
  • Over 15,000 spectators attended the first leg of the 1928 National Challenge Cup (now known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup) between soccer teams Bricklayers and Masons F.C. of Chicago and New York Nationals of New York City. The match ended in 1–1 tie, and New York won the second leg 3–0 in New York City.[1][67][68][69][70]
  • June 1928 a Women's track meet sponsored by the Chicago Evening American was held at Soldier Field, The meet featured many notable participants, but it is best remembered as the debut of future Olympic legend Betty Robinson, who would go on to win two Olympic gold medals and one silver while competing for the United Sates. In the 100-meter race she set a world-record with a time of 12 seconds (the previous record was 12.6) in a semi-final qualifying heat (despite a strong north wind), and finished with the same time in the final, defeating Helen Filkey by 1 yard. Robinson was only 16 years of age at the time.[1][71][72][73][74][75][76]
  • In 1929 Soldier Field hosted its first Sokol national slet. In the USA national slets (a word for gatherings) are held every four years. The 1929 slet drew 25,000. In attendance was U.S. representative Ruth Hanna McCormick. Slets included gymnastics competitions and track and field events amongst other sports. At the 1929 slet athletes from 1,200 US Sokol organizations participated in Olympic-style individual gymnastic events. Also, in the 1929 slet 2,000 Chicago youth partook in a mass gymnastic drill timed to orchestral music.[1][77][78]
  • In 1929 Soldier Field again hosted the South Parks Marble Championship.[1][79]
  • October 19, 1929 90,000 spectators saw Notre Dame defeat Wisconsin in a 19–0.[1][23][80][81]
  • October 26, 1929 was the first year that a long-running football rivalry game between Tuskegree and Wilberforce University (both historically black colleges) was held at Soldier Field. The game was moved to Soldier Field after having been held elsewhere for its inaugural game in 1928. The 1929 game also provided a championship among historically black colleges. Tuskegee's star player was College Fooball Hall of Fame-inducted running back Ben Stevenson. The game was attended by 12,000 spectators. This rivalry game was played annually at Soldier Field from 1929 until 1942, with the exception of the 1931 game held at Mills Stadium in Chicago, 1932 when in place of this matchup Wilberforce played a different team at another venue in Chicago, and a cancelled game in 1937. After 1942 the game continued to be played at Chicago's Comiskey Park until 1949. Overall, Wilberforce recorded nine victories, Tuskegee recorded eight victories, and three games were tied in the rivalry series. The rivalry series was remembered endearingly by many in Chicago's African-American community, notably singer Lou Rawls.[1][82][83][84][85][86][87]
  • November 9, 1929 Notre Dame defeated Drake 19–7.[23]
  • November 16, 1929 Notre Dame defeated USC 19–12.[23]

1930s

  • August 23, 1930 150,000 people (with thousands more being denied admission) attended the first annual Chicagoland Music Festival. The Chicagoland Music Festival was an event both organized sponsored by the Chicago Tribune, and ran for 26 years.[1][88]
  • A 1930 multiple-day track meet at held at Soldier Field attracted over 40,000 spectators to its last night of events. The event was an multinational competition between athletes from the British Empire a team of US competitors. Similar events had been hosted in England, with the one at Soldier Field being the first hosted in the United Sates. Notable participants included Ralph Metcalfe.[1][89]
  • The 1930 Public League championship substituted for the Prep Bowl (which was not played in either 1929 nor in 1930). The game was attended by 20,000 spectators.[1][67][90]
  • November 29, 1930 Notre Dame defeated Army 7–6.[23][91][92][93][94][95][96][97][98][99][100][101][102]
  • The second Chicagoland Music Festival, held in 1931, featured John Philip Sousa.[88]
  • October 10, 1931 Notre Dame played Northwestern in a scoreless tie.
  • May 12, 1931 Soldier Field held its first amateur boxing event. This event was a Golden Gloves tournament sponsored by the Chicago Tribune. The tournament had outgrown its former home at the Chicago Stadium, and was moved to Soldier Field that year. The Chicago-based Golden Gloves tournament was the brain-child of Arch Ward, and was first held in 1923, before a brief state ban, and again was revived in 1928. It had begun as a local contest, but quickly became a regional Midwestern and finally a national amateur championship. In 1931 it became an international event, with the addition of international competitors, in the case of the 1931 tournament 10 young Frenchmen were invited to participate. To ensure that in the case of rain the event could be moved to the Chicago Stadium, only 21,000 tickets were sold in advance, but on the day of the fights 40,000 showed up at Soldier Field. The ring was placed in the center of Soldier Field's arena, and was surrounded by 22,000 'ringside seats' placed on a giant, slightly sloped, floor. The bouts were kicked off following a band and fireworks. In the first bout Leo Rodak defeated André Perrier for the flyweight title.[1]
  • Harrison defeated Mount Carmel 44–6 in the 1931 Prep Bowl.[103]
  • In mid-June 1932 Soldier Field hosted a war show celebrating the bicentennial of George Washington's birth. The show took up residence at Soldier Field for an eleven-day run. The show was opened at 8pm with a flyover by four squadrons of fighter planes escorting a plane painted to resember a red and white eagle flown by Amelia Earhart. Amelia later landed and made her way to the stadium, where she was given a gold medal and she spoke to the crowd (as well as an audience listening to a radio broadcast of the event) about her flight across the atlantic the previous year.[1][104][105][106]
  • July 27, 1932 Chicago held its second Chicago Golden Gloves tournament. More than 45,000 spectators attended (organizers of the event lauded it as the largest crowd in the world to have ever seen an amateur boxing tournament). This tournament featured Olympic-caliber participants from Germany. American participants won 4 of the matches, and German participants won four as well. Three of the German participants (bantamweight Hans Ziglarski, featherweight Josef Schleinkofer, and welterweight Erich Campe) would go on to win silver in the boxing competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles several weeks later.[1]
  • A 1932 Post-Olympic track meet was held at Soldier Field featuring teams from 15 nations. Notable participants included Ralph Metcalfe.[1][107]
  • In 1933 attendance for the annual war show was high.[1]
  • A June 1933 NCAA track meet was held at Soldier Field, and featured such notable participants as US Olympic legends Ralph Metcalfe and Jesse Owens. Five records were set at this meet, one of which was set by Metcalfe.[1]
  • In conjunction with the Century of Progress Worlds Fair, Soldier Field again hosted the South Parks Marble Championship in 1933.[1][108]
  • June 1933 50,000 attended a national Sokol slet held at Soldier Field.[109]
  • August 3, 1933 Soldier Field held its final Chicago Golden Gloves tournament. This tournament was held in conjunction of Chicago's 1933–1934 Century of Progress World's Fair. More than 48,000 people attended the matches, despite a one-day postponement due to rain. This tournament featured participants from Ireland. The first two bouts were won by Irish participants, but the next six were won by American participants. Irish heavyweight champion Patrick Mulligan was knocked out broke his ankle during his bout.[1]
  • August 12, 1933 Soldier Field hosted a national African American athletic meet in conjunction with the 'Negro Day' event held at the Century of Progress Worlds Fair. The event featured such notable athletes as Olympic gold medalists Edward Gordon and William DeHart Hubbard (the first African American to win a gold medal).[1][110][111]
  • The 1933 Peel Cup finals were played at Soldier Field.[1]
  • Summer of 1933 Soldier Field hosted the Forty-Sixth annual National Amateur Athletic Union meet. The track and field event only managed to attract just over 8,000 spectators. A commentator wrote, "Judged solely by the caliber of its athletes, (it) was one of the best in the history of the modern games," but added "By the standards of attendance....the games flopped."[1][112]
  • 85,000 spectators attended the fourth annual Chicagoland Music Festival in 1933.[113]
  • Mount Carmel defeated Harrison 7–0 in the 1933 Prep Bowl.[67][114][115][116]
  • Easter of 1934 Soldier Field held its first nondenominational Protestant Easter sunrise service. A year earlier a similar event had been held near the stadium at the site site of the adjacent Worlds Fair.[1]
  • In 1934 attendance for the annual war show was high. Every night the show would end with a re-enactment of the World War I Battle of Cantigny.[1]
  • August 31, 1934 a crowd of 79,432 saw the College All-Stars play the Chicago Bears to a scoreless tie in the inaugural Chicago College All-Star Game, which was the brainchild of Arch Ward (who was also the man behind the MLB All-Star Game).[1][117] Like many events that were staged at Soldier Field, the College All-Star Games were sponsored by the Chicago Tribune.[1] The game raised over $4 million for charity over the course of its 42 game run.[118] All but two of those games were held at Soldier Field, with the other two held at Dyche Stadium in 1943 and 1944.
  • 50,000 people saw Lindblom defeat Leo 6–0 in the 1934 Prep Bowl.[1][67][119][120][121][122]
  • Easter of 1935 23,000 people attended the nondenominational Protestant Easter sunrise service held at Soldier Field.[1]
  • August 29, 1935 77,450 saw the Chicago Bears defeat the College All-Stars 5–0 in the Chicago College All-Star Game.
  • 75,000 people saw Lindblom defeat Leo 6–0 in the 1935 Prep Bowl.[1][122]
  • July 22, 1936 the Chicago Catholic Youth Organization held its first boxing tournament at Soldier Field. This was an intercity boxing meet against New York's Catholic Youth Association. The proceeds of the tournament went to the CYO Mil Fund to help feed 35,000 students in n onsecretarian summer schools run at Chicago Catholic schools.[123] The Catholic Youth Organization would hold numerous intercity and international boxing tournaments at Soldier Field over the next several years.[1]
  • September 2, 1936 76,000 saw the College All-Stars tie the Detroit Lions 7–7 in the Chicago College All-Star Game.
  • In 1936 national softball championships for both men and women were held at Soldier Field. The stadium's arena was big enough to hold five softball diamonds with their home plates along the west stands (on the running track). All five were used simultaneously during the day, but only three were used at the same time for night games. Teams from 40 states and Canada perticipated, but rain delayed the tournament so it started two days late. A game that stood out was one attended by 15,000 spectators that featured the teams from Rochester and Cleveland facing off (Rochester, led by amateur softball legend Harold "Shifty" Gears, defeated Cleveland 2–0 in that game).[1]
  • 75,000 saw Austin tied Fenwick 19–19 in the 1936 Prep Bowl.[122][124]
  • In late 1936 an ice rink was erected in Soldier Field.[1]
  • In 1936 the U.S. Central Ski Association held its annual ski meet at Soldier Field. They built a temporary ski jump that was 13-stories.[1][22]
  • In 1936 a Chicago-area ski group sponsored an invitational ski tournament at Soldier Field.[1]
  • In 1937 Soldier Field held many events in honor of Chicago's Charter Jubilee, which was a celebration of the centennial of Chicago's 1837 incorporation as a city. The events were held between March 4 (the date of Chicago's incorporation) and October 9 (the anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire) Amongst the events Soldier Field held in celebration of the Jubilee were boxing matches.[1]
  • Only 12,000 attended the 1937 Easter sunrise service at Soldier Field due to cold weather. The service that year was counted as a Charter Jubilee event.[1]
  • In 1937 attendance for the annual war show was high.[1]
  • In 1937 Soldier Field again held national softball championships for both men and women.[1]
  • Austin defeated Leo 26–0 to win the 1937 Prep Bowl; another contender for the highest attendance ever (estimated at over 120,000 spectators). Pre-game entertainment featured 'King of Jazz' Paul Whiteman.[1][22][91][92][93][94][95][96][97][98][99][100][101][102][122][124]
  • In 1937 U.S. Central Ski Association again held its annual ski meet at Soldier Field. Entertainment included a dogsled race, a ski-equipped car, and a demonstration from the Chicago Figure Skating Club.[1]
  • In 1937 the Chicago Daily Times sponsored a ski meet at Soldier Field. During the meet, the bottom section of the temporary ski jump's slide broke and injured two brothers who were going down the slope.[1]
  • September 1, 1937 84,560 saw the College All-Stars defeat the Green Bay Packers in the College All-Star Game.[125]
  • 50,000 attended the 1938 Easter sunrise service at Soldier Field. The service had Charles E. Fuller as its chief inister.
  • July 4, 1938 as part of the American Legion Fourth of July show held at Soldier Field, a 124th Artillery team played a Cuban army team to a 3-3 tie in a polo match.[1][126]
  • In 1938 Soldier Field again held national softball championships for both men and women.[1]
  • August 31, 1938 74,250 saw the College All-Stars defeat the Washington Redskins 28–16 in the Chicago College All-Star Game. The MVP was Purdue running back Cecil Isbell.[127]
  • September 1, 1938 80,000 people saw Fenger defeat Mount Carmel 13–0 in the Mount Carmel 44–6 in the 1938 Prep Bowl.[1][122][124][128]
  • 1938 was the final year that the U.S. Central Ski Association held its annual ski meet at Soldier Field.[1]
  • About 50,000 attended the 1939 Easter sunrise service held at Soldier Field.[1]
  • In 1939 Soldier Field one last time held national softball championships for both men and women.[1]
  • August 30, 1939 81,456 saw the New York Giants defeat the College All-Stars 9–0 in the Chicago College All-Star Game. The MVP was Holy Cross running back Bill Osmanski.
  • In 1939 the Chicago Rugby Club played two games at Soldier Field. The first was against a Hollywood club The second game was against a New York-East Coast all-star squad featuring high-level athletes. Chicago won the second game 24-9 and advanced to a Los Angeles game against the Hollywood Lighthorse Lancers for the national amateur rugby championship. The second game was attended by a crowd of 10,000 and was held on November 12.[1][129][130][131]
  • 75,000 people saw Fenger tie Mount Carmel 13–13 in the 1939 Prep Bowl.[122][124]

1940s

1950s

Gen. Douglas MacArthur addressing an audience of 50,000

1960s

Martin Luther King led the Chicago Freedom Movement rally at Soldier Field

1970s

1980s

Soldier Field in 1988

1990s

•Matches of the 1990 Marlboro Cup (held in Chicago):

Date Team #1 Result Team #2 Round
May 4, 1990  Colombia 2–1  Poland
Mexico Atlas 2–0  Costa Rica
May 6, 1990  Poland 2–1  Costa Rica Third place match
Mexico Atlas 0–0 (4–2)  Colombia Final
Date Team #1 Result Team #2 Spectators
June 3, 1992  United States 1–0  Portugal 10,402
June 6, 1992  United States 1–1  Italy 26,874
Date Team #1 Result Team #2 Spectators
June 13, 1993  Germany 4–3| United States 53,549
Date Time (CDT) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Spectators
June 17, 1994 14:00  Germany 1–0  Bolivia Group C Opening Match 63,117
June 21, 1994 15:00  Germany 1–1  Spain Group C 63,113
June 26, 1994 11:30  Greece 0–4  Bulgaria Group D 63,160
June 27, 1994 15:00  Bolivia 1–3  Spain Group C 63,089
July 2, 1994 11:00  Germany 3–2  Belgium Round of 16 60,246
Date Time (CDT) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Spectators
June 24, 1999 19:30  North Korea 1–2  Denmark Group A 65,080
June 24, 1999 17:00  Brazil 2 –0  Italy Group B 65,080
June 26, 1999 18:30  Norway 4–0  Japan Group C 34,256
June 26, 1999 16:00  Ghana 0–2  Sweden Group D 34,256

2000s

The XFL Chicago Enforcers play at Soldier Field
July 11, 2004 USA vs. Poland international-friendly
Soldier Field in 2005
Date Team #1 Result Team #2 Spectators
June 4, 2000  Ireland 2–2  Mexico 36,469
Date Team #1 Result Team #2 Spectators
September 9, 2001  United States 4–1  Germany 10,235
September 9, 2001  China 3–0  Japan
Date Time (CDT) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Spectators
June 21, 2007 18:00  Canada 1–2  United States Semi-finals 50,760
June 21, 2007 18:00  United States 2–1  Mexico Final 60,000
Date Time (CDT) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Spectators
July 23, 2009 18:00  Honduras 0–2  United States Semi-finals 55,173
June 23, 2009 21:00  Costa Rica 1–1  Mexico Semi-finals 55,173
Soldier Field configured for 360° Tour

2010s

Soldier Field in 2010
Date Time (CDT) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Spectators
June 12, 2011 18:00  El Salvador 6–1  Cuba Group A 62,000
June 12, 2011 20:00  Mexico 4–1  Costa Rica Group A 62,000
President Barack Obama throws a football at Soldier Field after the 2012 Chicago Summit NATO summit
The 2014 NHL Stadium Series featuring the Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins
League Home team Score Visiting team Attendance
CCHA Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2–1 Miami Redhawks 52,051
WCHA Wisconsin Badgers 3–2 Minnesota Golden Gophers 52,051
Soldier Field before a soccer match

The halftime show featured Tone Kapone and Shag from Power 92, WGCI-FM personality Leon Rogers, and Spenzo who performed his song Wife Er along with a new song. Spenzo was joined by Diggy Simmons, son of Joseph "Rev. Run" Simmons. The halftime show ended with a battle of the bands between Morehouse and Central State.[195]

  • November 1, 2014 Soldier Field hosted its first international rugby union test match between the United States and New Zealand as part of the 2014 end-of-year rugby union tests.[196] More than half of the 61,500 tickets were sold within two days.[197] The attendance was a capacity crowd of 61,500. This set the record for the most attended international rugby test held in the USA, surpassing the previous record by over 40,000. The All Blacks beat the USA Eagles 76-6.[198]

Scheduled Upcoming Events

2020's

Scheduled Upcoming Events

  • In 2024 Soldier Field will celebrate the hundredth anniversary of its opening.

See also

List of events at Wrigley Field

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  145. ^ Norris, Frank (November 28, 1943). "St. George Beats Phillips, 19–12 for Title". Chicago Tribune. Chicago: Chicago Tribune.
  146. ^ "Soldiers' Field Sokol Festival Thrills 50,000". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago: Chicago Tribune. 1947.
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  148. ^ Wegman, Carl (April 7, 1946). "Keep U.S. Mighty-Truman". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago: Chicago Tribune.
  149. ^ "Text of Truman Speech Given in Soldiers' Field". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago: Chicago Tribune. April 7, 1946.
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  153. ^ "Democrats Pay $10,000 to Hear President Talk". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago: Chicago Tribune. July 20, 1949.
  154. ^ "Shriners' Parade Dazzles Chicago". New York Times. New York City. July 20, 1949.
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  156. ^ "Truman Hints New Trouble Faces Stalin". LA Times. Los Angeles: Associated Press. July 20, 1949.
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  165. ^ Checkered Flag Waves for NASCAR Legends story – Soldier Field
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  169. ^ "NICK AND PETE SPANAKOS '60". www.collegeofidaho.edu. College of Idaho. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
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  174. ^ Blatchford, Frank (January 23, 1973). "Johnson's Visits to Chicago: War Often a Theme". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago: Chicago Tribune.
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  176. ^ Shepard, Terry (July 24, 1976). "Rain and fans do in players". Milwaukee Journal. p. 10.
  177. ^ "Rampaging fans, rain shorten all-star game". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. July 24, 1976. p. 3B.
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  188. ^ "More than 25,000 crashed 'the world's party' at Soldier Field". Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  189. ^ "Beyonce (and Sir Paul) helps heat up Chicago's summer concert ticket resale biz'". Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  190. ^ Liverpool Hold Off Olympiacos at Soldier Field ICC.com July 28, 2014 Retrieved July 28, 2014
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