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Attendance of the 2021 National Sports Collectors Convention — nearly four times what it was in 2019 — is an indication of an industry that remains hot.
The Chicago Sports Museum is a 23,000-square-foot museum located along the Magnificent Mile at the Water Tower Place mall in Chicago. [1] The museum, which was opened on April 1, 2014—by Harry Caray's Restaurant Group and CEO Grant DePorter —features interactive skill challenges, unique sports memorabilia, and a collection of game-used ...
Chicago Sports Network's flagship program is The Chicago Lead, a daily sports program covering all Chicago sports teams including local college and high school sports. In addition, the network also airs The Big College Football Show and The Big Pro Football Show , focusing on college football and the National Football League , respectively.
The National Sports Collectors Convention is an annual trade show held in the United States devoted to sports memorabilia. Also known as The National, the convention has been held annually since 1980 when a small handful of sports card collectors convened at a hotel located adjacent to the Los Angeles International Airport. [ 1 ]
The Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame, located in the Hawthorne Race Course, [1] in Stickney/Cicero, near Chicago, honors sports greats associated with the Chicago metropolitan area. [2] It was founded in 1979 as a trailer owned by the Olympia Brewing Company parked at Soldier Field in Chicago.
The 2017 National League Division Series were two best-of-five-game series to determine the participating teams of the 2017 National League Championship Series.The three divisional winners (seeded 1–3) and a fourth team—the winner of a one-game Wild Card playoff— played in two series.
Chet W. Coppock (April 30, 1948 – April 17, 2019) was an American radio broadcaster, television broadcaster, sports talk personality and author based in Chicago. His fifth book “Chet Coppock: In Pursuit of Chet Coppock” was released in July 2018.
The International Amphitheatre was the home for Chicago's wrestling scene for years as well as the Chicago Auto Show for approximately 20 years beginning in the 1940s. [11] [8] Strangely enough, on December 30, 1962, and January 5, 1964, the Chicago Amphitheatre hosted The Southside WinterNationals INDOOR Drag Races.