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In 1901, obrien bought used maroon uniforms from the university of chicago, the. Obrien later moved them to chicago s normal park and renamed them the racine normals, since normal park was located on racine avenue in chicago. The chicago hornets were an american football team that played in the allamerica football conference from 1946 to 1949. I made the trip to the south side last week to see exactly what maroon football is all about. A timeless tribute to your team, this beautiful leatherette book with library binding makes a great gift for football fans who have everything.
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